Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-09


Messrs Geo. W. Riordsn. VIM. h Cemenv. Geo
Dobereiner and 4. f. Glachet I'm a letter 10 the
District Commissioners complain that they were
summoned as witnesses by the police OF the nth
precinct on the 9th instant 70 appear the 9TH at
the Police Court In a case. Causing them 10 lose
rle .fon Iheir business and that finally by some
They state that they are law-abiding citizens and
appeal TO the Commissioners FOR redress
TOO MUCH SINGING AND TOO LITTLE SPELLING
A complaint has been received by the District
commissioners OF what the writer believes TO be
"a serious wrong which exists in the primary de-
partment OF public school situated between 9th
and 10th and { and streets northwest He calls
attention 70 the case or a small boy OF nine years
who was under the tuition OF certain teacher
during the whole OF last year. ale knew
his letters when he entered" the writer con-
tinues, land cannot now spell IN words OF
three letters We call that slow progress. shame
ful indeedl That boy must go out into the world
TO earn living when L. years old. for his parents
are poor" The teacher the letter says, hears
them spell only once IN the morning session,
and once in the afternoon, the remainder OF the
time being filled In with singing The little boy IA
question, who is bright, Intelligent little fellow,
not learn anyt hing" sThe children should spell
six times In day instead OF twice. continues the
writer. They have no time 10 waste In singing.
What does all this singing mean anyhow Is IL Tor
ornainentation al the examinations: school for
learning is one thing aud singing school another.
DO pray have this condition OF things changede"
THE GHEAT BOUNDARY STREET sBwER
Col. Il. l. Crawford the contractor Tor laying the
auxiliary TO the Boundary street intercepting
sewer. or that part OF IL which turns the water In
an eaSterly direction and discharges into Rock
Creek, broke ground Tuesday last and is now
under full Roadway. The size OF this sewer inter-
nal diameter, Is s25-luOX5.s feet, and for good
feet depth for the foundation. The nature OF the
earth, however, is easier TO eXcayata than the
easter ly portion OF this Boundary street sewer.
COMPLAINT FROM MR. FAGUE
Inc commissioners have received a letter from
Mr.. solomon J. Fague calling attention Ito the
wrong done citizens OF this District who have paid
MI fpn
We're revised, and ROW appear on book H. Office OF
the assessor OF the District OF Columbia due owner
due District OF Columbia Where the amount Is
unpaid you have received. and are now receiving.
one-third In full payment, whilst you are with
holding the amount OF two-thirdS paid by citizens,
ana yet marked due owner"
MISCELLANEOUS
Inc collector OF taxes reports receipts OF taxes,
&C, during September amounting TO sso. 25S D.
MI. Evan Lyons, OF West Washington. in a note
10 the District Commissioners. requests that the
north end OF Mill street be macadaInized.
Ar. Louis p Shoemaker complains OF the delay
In the work or Improving 7th-Street road.
The health officers weekly report shows that
during last week there were " deaths in the Dis
trict-49 white and IL colOred. There We're IL mar
r1ageS and so births reported.
Mr.. Thomas E. Smithson, 1898 ~ street south
west, makes application for a water main On A
street, between 9TH and sth streets northeast.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector EntwiSe: Conrad lost reuafr
brick, 1900 9th street northwest $50 A. c strauss
repair frame, on Bennings road. county; $3.50 JAS
bouoieH, eItct tWo tWo-StorS dwellings,. ih street
southeast; $4,000. Samuel Nornent, erect sixteen
two-story dwellings, and c and "a and Sd streets
southwest: $500. I. jenkins. repair grick, 2lI5
PENNSYLVANIA avenue: $3.50. Johu McAvoy, repair
brick, rear OF 1910 2l,h street: $500 Thomas Con-
don repair frame 1909 18th street northwest: $50
Miss A. Adams repair brick. In rear 2is AZ street;
$780, E. Nash repair frame. No. 10 L street north
west; $780, E Lewis. erect a two-story and cellar
dwelling, P, between 2lst and 22d streets north
west; 450. ". w. Danenhower & Son. erect four
twostory dwellings, f, between 22d and 23t streets
northwest: $1,000. John Shepherd, erect a private
stable. AL 18th street northwest: 500. ". ".
DanenRower Son. erect a two-StOry dwelling Viz
ginia avenue. between 2sd and I'D streets north
west; $500. George Walker. erect two-story frame
In county: $500. Susan Birch, erect a tvo-story
dwelling, Goth, between Pennsylvania avenue and
M street northwest; $1,000. Geo. b. Miller. repair
frame on Bladensburg road; 1925. II. c. Jones. re-
move and repair frame 220 LIST street southwest;
$2l5