Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-13
District Government Affairs.

THE REGULAR SESSIONS OF THE BOARD.
.,rn rneSterday the CommsSoners adopted an order:
"Ihat regular sessions OF the Board OF COM
mfssfoners be held at 80 pm on the days OF
| tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OF the week, and
members OF the board are present or having been
| notified have waived attendance"
AN INVITATION ACCEPTED.
Ine District Comm iSSionerS have accepte ed the
Invitation OF the department OF the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic, TO be present at The
Decoration Day ceremonies at Arlington.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Commissioners have approved the apnIIca.
tlons for liquor license from John P.Newholse and
ley.
PHYSICIAN TO THE POOR.
On recommendation Of Health OfTlcer Town.
shend, Dr. Louis 4. Beatty has been appointed as
physician to the poor, Sth sanitary division, vice
Dr. W; F. c: Hazen. promoted to be visiting physi-
clan, Washington asylum.
THE CLAIM OF THE CITIZENS Committee
controller Lawrence upon being consulted by
commissioner West this morning as to the legality
OF any payment to be made to the citizens com.
mittee for expenses incurred In the proceedings
which have led to the finding OF Indictments
against the detectives and others for criminal
practices. expressed the opinion that such pay
ment could be made out OF the appropriation for
.misceiia1eous and contingent expenses" OF the
properly presenting the facts Judge Lawrence
remarked III crime had not been detected by the
committee he did not know what the phrase de-
tectlon OF crime slgn1fed."
PRECAUTIONS AGAISsT SMALLPOX.
Yesterday Health Officer Townshend received a
note from supervising Principal N. p Gage, OF the
family OF Abraham Walsly, OF 1906 7h street north.
west, and stating that he is informed that on
Tuesday younger brother OF the patient and a
cousin living next door, both pupils In the school
on n street, between 9Th and 7th streets were In
attendance at school up to the time the case was
Mr.. Gage desires to be Informed as soon as possi.
BILE after due investigation of the health ONCE
whether the school should be dismissed for the
tU INV ft,oN
be or should be taken to prevent the spread OF the
disease through the medium OF the schools, to
be well to adjourn the school during the incuba-
tory period OF the disease say until the Goth inst
that we may be enabled to ascertain whether or
not the disease has been communicated by this
means" DR.. Townshend has caused the vaccina-
ton OF every person In the neighborhood OF where
the patient lives. and has taken every precaution
lncludlng fumigaton, &C., and thinks there is no
cause for alarm in the case.
THK FIsH-wHARF CONTROVERSY ENDED.
Commissioner West was at the Police Court this
morning to notify Judge Smell that the nsh-wharf
privilege had been transferred from Mr. Riley to
Mr.. r. A. Golden. He also stated that OF the many
cases against Mr.: Golden of violating the law by
case was paid the District would be satisfied. as
one fine the rights OF the District In the matter
would not be compromised.
PERMITS TO BUILD
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle as follows: w. +. Nash, repair frame,
erect f1ve two-story dwellings, northwest corner
and 9th streets northwest; $4,000 VIM. Waring,
erect two two-stOry dwellings. r, between 10th
and 11th streets northwest; 1900 John sherman
corner 10th and g streets northwest; S30, ,000 c.
Co., erect six threestory and basement dwellings,
Kennedy, erect three-st0ry and cellar dwelling
New Jersey avenue, between and G streets
northwest; $500. Henry Wex, erect a two-story
sOss aaS Swsn and
two-story dwellings,. New Jersey avenue, between
and [ streets northwest; 8: 400. c. {. Martin,
erect six three-story and cellar dwellings on
Corcoran street; $4,000 John B. Nppard, repair
brick 1888 9Th street northwest; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS MATrKR&
Major Lydecker accepted the plans for the six
new school buildings to-day, and proposals are at
once to be advertised for their erection.
Yesterday the District Commissioners issued an
order that all cOloreo employees OF the District OF
for duty, be granted leave OF absence on the 18TH
instant. Emancipation day."
THs ANNIvERsARY OF ODD FELLowsBrr.-Tnurs-
Institution OF odd Fellowship in this country by
the late Thomas Wildey. OF Baltimore. and the day
will be appropriately observed here. The hall
formed PatIarcSs for the night Of the % sssh' the
general celebration win take place on Wednesday
evening the 18th, when there win be an entertain-
ment Of musical and literary e1ercises In the main
be short addresses BY Rev r. Norris and Others
The feature OF the celebration VIII Oe the dona.
tons to the widows and orphans OF the order. and
tho reception Of Donations Of gfoceriea provisions,
clothing. money. &C., which win b distributed By
Coon MAN DYN0.-The ReX Alfred Holmead,
for % many years rector Of Grace Episcopal
church, hes at the point Of death at his residence
naWs TO TIE many nsends q this grostiy sespscted
divine. He has been great Sn0eror Tor yeAE1, -