Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-04
District Government Affairs.

FIRE ALARM INDICATORS.
The superintendent OF the telegraph and tele-
the automatic fire registers, which Chief Cronin
requested to have placed in the engine houses,
could not be made to work 10 advantage in con-
nectfon with the Gamewell flre-alarm system In
use here. He suggests that the Gamewell indlca-
tors, costing $l25 EACH which displays the number
OF the station from which an alarm may be struck,
works In harmony with the Gainewell system.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED.
The District commissioners have approved appli-
cations for liquor licenses from the following
Alexis Adj, Jas. Clotworthy, Chas Dismer, Michael
Knight, John W. Oil, George Egloir. Lawrence
Hickey. augustus a \: halhert, cnas Mades John
Schafer, L. w. Shook and John ToenSe.
WOOD INSPECTIONS
MI. Henry Burrows, inspector and measurer OF
wood Tor Rock creek district. reports that during
49, 1884, he Inspected and measured 6,1U7 cords OF
wood, OF which about equal quantities came from
Maryland and Virginia
FLOUR INSPECTIONS
Mr.. J. II. WEIGH inspector or flour reports -four
inspected since october 1st 1888, to June J. 1854
follows: Family flour. 10000 barrels; extra i26
supertine, $40; rye. I,75S-total, 1O4 O32 barrels
PROPOSED UNDERGROUND FIRE ALARM WIRES.
Mr.. f. 2. COX, agent OF the Postal Telegraph
company, has notified Capt Greene in response to
an inquiry that two OF the wires in the conduit on
14th street will be leased to the fire department fer
the entire length of the conduit for 500 per year.
Or for the same sum they Will permit the District
to run Two OF It's own wires roagh the conduit
the department can get to the places designated
for fire alarm boxes without the use OF this conduit.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector EntwiSle as follows
Thos. A. Brown, repair brick, 43a street north
west; $780, Anna Kemp. repair frame. northeast
corner of 18th and streets northeast: $780, Edith
1th between and Pennsylvania avenue SOUTH
east; $500. j. B. G. Gusts, erect three story
and cellar dwelling, East Capitol, between LIST and
ct re nNr hoo Rrac ofr
brick, 1900 18th street northwest: $780, Edwin
Dev1ng, erect two story and cellar store, 14th
street and MARYLAND avenue northeast; 1900. NJ.
Maidel, erect a two story dwelling. 18th. between
g and streets northeast; $500. D. Pfeil, repair
frame, 9TH street road 5000. ThOs HyneS, repair
dwelling, A street, between 18th and l4th Streets
avenue between 18th and 18th streets northeast;
5000. Geo. E. Mitchell. erect frame dwelling,
on Livingston road, county; $500 Jos Bishop, to
erect o three-Story dwelling 9th, between e and F
streets southwest; So, 400.
MISCELLANEOUS
MI. VIM. Morgan. assistant assessor for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, who was confined TO his home for
several weeks with tumor in his Side has returned
to his Official duties much improved.
The District Commissioners have decided that
"there never has been any authority OF law for the
revision Of the So-called Emery assessment and
that no drawbacks can be issued on such assess
ment" The Commissioners say that no such set
Elements will be allowed in the future.
Mr.. Milton Ford No 81 Myrtle street northeast,
complains tnat tne DTlch makers nave eAcaFated
the street In front OF his house on ID street, he
tween 18th and 18th streets southeast, and have
left it twelve feet above grade He asks Tor relief
by erection Of steps. Capt F. V. Greene says tie
only remedy is in the completion OF the street TO
grade which the District is unable to do at present.
CHANGE IN THE MAIL Observation-Disclosures
Conger has issued an order on account OF change
In railroad time table, changing the schedule for
closing and receiving mails as follows: Washing
ton and Richmond X. p. q. train %, Alexandra,
Fredericksburg R r.. mail closes at $40 a. m, in
stead OF O'Clock as heretofore. Washington and
Richmond r. z. o. train 49, Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg, mail closes at Ais, instead OF $50 as
heretofore. New York and Washington R. p. O.
train %, B. and p H. R., arrives at a. m, instead
of $40 as formerly. New York ana Washington r.
P o. train l5 B. and p railroad, arrives at 445 in
stead OF p. IN. Baltimore and Grafton X. p. O.
train T. b. and o. railroad, mail closes at $780, in
icfsl nalri ID o. "a