Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-24
District Government Affairs.
MISC ELLANEoUs MATTERs,

Commissioner Edmonds, who ia In charge OF the
matters relating to schools, had conference with
upon the sites to be selected for the new school
buildings No conclusions have been arrived at
as yet The plans for all the new buildings will
The new set Of books made and bound for the
wafer department by Lycett's bindery, II. W.
ducts Of the sk be e .ns osiaI 1ssI
the department praise them very highly.
-, The published statements about the settling Of
and loud report having been heard as II the
wall Madis were cracking, are all erroneous Yes
and looked them all over and could see nothinS
wrong. Afterwards Inspector Entwisle went
through the place and made thorough inspec-
tOn but could find no settlement of the walls nor
any cracks In them. Lieut.. Arnold stated to him
that he could find nothing out of place.
THE NEW ASSESSORS SWORN IN.
the new aSSeSsorS-G. NJ. Golden, first sub dis
trict: b Carpenter, second; Jos. w. Davis. third
Edward B. Cottrell, nth; Geo. W. Hardness,
sixth; John H. Bird, seventh: Joseph T Coldwe
VIM j. .Purman. eleventh; VIM. Bennett Moore,
twelfth-Were sworn into Office in due form this
went down stairs to the room OF Col Dodge the
assessor, where they had an informal discussion
upon the duties they are about to assume. and
were told to report next Monday, when IL is hoped
the books will be ready for them to go to work.
They all express the fear that the time limited is
TOO short for a thorough assessment
INSPECTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
President West, OF the Board or Commiss, toner's,
maze concluding examination OF the flre engine
houses this morning, visiting truck A and Nos. 8
and engine houses, all OF which he found in good
order The discipline, cleanliness, &C., he found
unexceptionable. There are some slight repairs
necessary TO the buildings, and Indications OF
natural wear and tear OF apparatus. The fire de-
partMent generally he found to be In q very salts
factory condition.
PERMITS TO BUILD
Build Ing permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle to B. p Litz to repair brick, 24l New
Jersey avenue northwest: $500 Mrs. Lanahan,
n CT re cnf,fh efnO
Adolphus FeldroSS erect a two-stOry dwelling on
pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 9TH streets
southeast; s2.5O0. John A. Hayward, dwelling on
= street southeast; s40O Patrick Sullivan, erect
three two,story dwellings on street. between I'd
and Sd streets southwest; S2,1OO. John Huston,
streets; $500 James o. eaton. erect a two-sforv
brick on west Market Space, Georgetown; 81 600
Commodore Quacken6ush, repair brick, ll47 Con-
erect two-story dwelling on II street, between I'd
and 3D. streets northwest: $270O. Thos. Calhane,
erect ia tWSo,Story ~ dwelling on street. between
erect frame building In the county; $500. C. II.
Burgess. repair brick, corner of Sth and streets
brick IN rear of 1875 street northwest: s4OO Me-
tropol1tan Insurance Company, repair brick in
rear OF health office; $780, j. " N Huyck, repair
brick, 7S2 street northwest; $500
THE SUIT AGAINST CONSUL GENERAL VAN BuREN
DIsMIssED.-To-day, in the Circuit Court, Judge
Macarthur, the case or q. Wallace Hill agt It. B.
Van Buren, was dismissed THIS was a suit In
trover for $500 for furniture ALLEGED to have been
taken by defendant In Japan Plaintiff appeared
In his own behalf. The suit was Instituted here
in January last. Mr. E. A. Bailey appeared for de-
1endant and nled motion for security for costs,
ana on February 10th an order was made to that
elect, within ten days. This not having been COM
piled with. motion to dismiss was filed on Thurs
DAY, ana 6eing called UP to-day the suit was dis
missed. The defendant claimed that the goods
were taken under a Judgment OF the consular
court OF Japan, and in fact he never saw them nor
had them In possession.