Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-14


CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Yesterday afternoon the District Commissioners
awarded the contract for constructing two-story-
and basement brick building for the National Asso-
citation for Destitute COlored Women and Children
TO j. Il. COrrgan for xlS,O0, he being the lowest
bidder. The Commissioners also awarded the con
tract for the construction OF the addition to the
Industrial Home school. located above Georgetown,
10 Z. 1hOmas, the lowest bidder, at $4,y75.
COLLECTIONS
was s34 ,.s.s5 80.
ASKS REMOVAL - TELEGRAPH WIRES
MT. II. Is. Zevely. In note to the Commissioners
asks the removal of telegraph wires from the ROOF
OF his house, 1925 street northwest
THE PERSONAL TAX
the annual report OF the assessor to the District
commissioners states that the assessment for
1883 "a. on personal property is SIC. 443: the tax
on which Is Sl6a 81 g. This tax meets with great
opposition In the District OF Columbia The per-
sons who make returns according to law, the re-
port says, are by no means numerous, and they
reasonably complain that they are cOmDelled To
bear an unequal burden.
VITAL sTATISrICs
The report OF the health officer for the week end
ing November 10th shows that there were during
the week 81 Deaths 30 whites and IS cOlOred and 16
marriages and AZ births reported.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were issued by Inspector Ent-
wfsle as follows: Lucinda Duvall erect two-story
dwelling, K street, between 5th and 9Th streets
northeast: $1,000 7. D. Wilson. U. S. n, erect a
ner OF 10th and Q streets northwest; $4,000. WV
BOYS CHARGED WITH LARcENY.-In the Police
Court, this morning, three small white boys, named
JAS. Beach, Walter Ebert and John Hopkins, were
charged with the larcency of $40 q from the Office
OF the Bergner Engel Brewing company, corner
OF 9th street and MARYLAND avenue The testimony
showed that Beach entered the window last Satur-
day evening, while the others and another small
boy, named VIM Hepburn, were watching outside
and took $40 8 belonging to driver, named Fred.
DefYert Judge Smell said that these cases of petit
larcency against small boys were becoming too
frequent and he would send them to the reform
school during minority. Counsel for Hopkins and
Ebert noted an appeal
ALLEGED POLICY DEALERS SENTENcED-In the
Police Court this morning, In the against JnO
and Eustace OBrien, charged with keeping policy
shop, Detectives Block and Raft testified that last
Monday they went TO Room So, Federal buildings,
arrested the DEFENDANTS, and captured some para
phernaia of such establishments, including writ
tngS up TO date Mr. Schuiteis stated that he had
played policy with the defendants. Judge Smell
said he proposed to change the plan OF disporng OF
policy cases, and he imposed fine OF $50 or 60 DAYS
case OF John OBT1en he sentenced him to three
months in Jail and to pay fine OF 800 or 60 days
additional
were the readings at the office OF the chief signal
officer Today am, a. o. II am, AL: pm, as
Maximum. SOL: minimum. 421.
How A CoLORED Boy GOT A H0RsE.-In the Police
Court this morning James BOaTman, q small oO,ored
boy, was charged with cruelty 10 animals The
testimony showed that the boy went to the stables
OF Johnson's ice company, In West Washington,
With i note for horse and wagon: that he got the
team and drove away, and was gone about three
hours; that the horse appeared 10 have been driven
very fast The note appeared to have been written
by some person other than the one by whom 1t pur-
ports TO be signed The court dismissed the case
s5aOr l,rceny. Lieut. Kelley says that this Is The
third case OF the kind Ntthin the last teW days