Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-26
District Government Affairs.
THE ASNUAI HRkrTH REPORT


accumulated in the office during the year. As
usual it will be very full OF statistical information
1t has been the custom to give every year consider
able space to the discussion OF some one particular
subject In hygiene or sanitation. Last year the
port contained very exhaustive treatise on the
subject of "trades nuisances" This year the sub
ject OF the milk supply OF the city Will form the
theme OF special report giving the results OF in
vestgations OF the dair1es furnishing milk to the
city.
The annual real estate tax sale, which began in
Collector Cooks Office last Tuesday, has been
advanced so that the list OF lots advertised for
arrears for 1884 In the city OF Washington was
completed to-day. The list for Georgetown and
the county, and property advertised for special
taxes, PC, will be begun Monday. The lector says
that there are as many bids as usual, though the
number is hardly sufficient to make it profitable to
has to he made. 1t Is seldom that piece of prop
erty sold at such sale is unredeemed. there is
not often transfer of property. The bidders give
to the District the amount OF taxes and penalties
in arrears The owner can then redeem the prop
erty any time within two years by reimbursng the
purchaser for his payment and paying him fifteen
safe, and number OF persons with spare funds
offer bids on the property advertised for sale.
NO cLEMENcY FOR MAN WITH A sLUNG-sHoT.
On the 10th instant petition signed by w. j.
others was sent to the District Commissioners
stating that VIM. Sweetwine was an honest, hard
be extended to him. The clemency asked was the
remission Of a $40 fine imposed upon Sweetwine for
carving concealed weapons Ar Padgett the as as
lows upon the case: "Thts man was convicted OF
carrying slung-shO He got into light with
pained to police oficer % that 0 sweetwne @ had the
weapon, and the officer found 1t near him, where
ne had dropped 1T as the officer approached. see
day sent letter to the petitioners informing them
that "after full Investigator OF the case the peti
ion is refused. The prohibition of the carrying Of
concealed weapon 'ust Se insisted upon"
EIEcrRIC LIGHTING M THE ayFSre
The Commissioners have notified the Brush
Swan Electric Light company that their methoi OF
street illumination, which has been In use on
Pennsylvania avenue an experiment, has not
proved satisfactory. and that its continuance be-
yond the designated trial period, which expires on
the 30th instant, is not desired. The company is
invited to submit proposals for the electric lighting
OF Pennsylvania avenue subject to the conditions
that the cost shall exceed the cost OF lighting
lamp that may be dispensed with; that the system
shall be in readiness for operation by November 1,
days; that the wires shall be placed Underground
on or before January 1st 1885, and that all ap-
pliances shall be subject to the approval Of the
Commissioners
POLICE OFFICERS WHO TALK POLITICS
The District commissioners have upon the rec
ommendation OF Maj. Dye remitted the fines and
Officers VIM. II. West and VIM. II. white sfor ne
matters upon public streets The charge was
tnat the officers had stopped twenty or thirty min
utes and engaged in political dispute, In which
rather warm and improper language was used.
They were sentenced to fine OF SIS and 10 be dis
mounted and transferred. The Commissioners In
their letter TO Maj Dye call attention TO the preva-
lent disregard OF the rule prohibiting officers from
stopping to hold conversation with citizens while
patroliing their beats. "Ihe officers tried in this
case" the letter continues, "were clearly amenabe
to that rule and the TACT that it was overlooked In
bringing the charges is conclusive evidence OF It's
general disregard by the higher as well as subordi-
nate members OF the force. 1t Is required that in
the future 1t shall be strictly enforced. Had It
q
graceful wrangle about matters totally foreign to
the duties OF the force and highly preudlcal to its
discipline would not have occurred"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Geo. ". McElfresh has been notified that
his services as superintendent OF the work on the
new station house and engine houses Will be dis
continued to-day, as the appropriation for such
ing the construction OF the new school building on
street. between 18TH and l4th streets, will take
charge, also, Of the new station and engine house
The new stable erected for the use OF the police
department, in the rear OF the new first precinct
station house, on street. between ~ and 9th
streets southwest. will be completed to-day. This
commodation for seven horses, besides police am
balances and other conveyances. Heretofore the
horses Of the department have been kept at livery
stables.
have been issued by Inspector Entwsle as follows:
n. R Elliot, repair brick, 1424 Tennessee avenue;
$40. H. A. Griswold, erect two-story -and-cellar
dwelling, Nichols avenue, AnacoStia; 5000. Jas.
c. Guy, erect small dwelling, southeast corner n
street and Delaware avenue 800 Ryan Tracy,
repair three buildings, corner Sth street and South
Carolina avenue $500.
RECENT BoBBERIEs-Lewts Bell, 62o street
southwest, reports that his house was entered on
the night Of the oath inst, and s43 In money was
stolen.-JuliuS Juenemann, corner OF 9th street
and Louisiana avenue, reports stolen from bis
house yesterday S25 in cash.