Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-12
District Government Affairs.
TNSAEE RITZ nvNES

UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
Building Inspector EntwisIe has notified J. B.
Porter, agent, OF the condition OF the houses Nos.
90, 800, 9OS and $40 street northwest, where the
rear walls OF each are found leaning SO as to en-
danger the lives and limbs OF the occupants. The
north wall OF 912 is in the same condition. He is
notified to Immediately repair them, and 80 days
are given TO have 1t done The stoops In front OF
the houses OF Thomas Bagden. on Indiana avenue,
between Sd and 4th streets northwest, found to
DE UNSAFE, particularly those at 80 and 3l2 They
are ordered to be repaired without delay. B. Ii.
warner has been notified that the rear wall OF
house NO 1412 l1th street is sprung out far to
make It dangerous He is ordered TO take it down
TO the floor and rebuild. Thomas L. Waggaman,
agent, is notiled that the building 916 Delaware
avenue northeast IS found to be in diiapidated
condition, endangertng the lives OF occupants.
Ihlrty days are given to repair. The occupants OF
house GIG Delaware avenue were notified to vacate
for repairs Mr. Chas. Newbod has been notified
that his barn, near Mount Pleasant. leans east
wardly, and Is liable, On account Of the large
amount OF storage in the second story, to fall lie
Is notlied to have 1t propped and made secure
within ten days.
REPORT OF THE LUMBER INSPECTOR.
The annual report Of the inspectors and meas
nrerS OF lumber for the year ended June 30th has
been submitted to the District commissioners. The
report states that during this time IL, feet OF
yellow pine was Inspected S72 feet OF White pine
43o95 feet Of cypress, 2l52l1 feet Of poplar, 491
1eet OF OaSSWOOd, 3S 620 feet OF black walnut, "a
feet OF cherry, 1035O0 feet OF ash, 1l0S25 feet OF
Total, IL, 335 ,o92 feet.
THE ELM BCG
The letter OF Hon. W. w. Belknap to ComEns-
siOner West about the elm bugs printed In yester-
days STAR, was referred to Capt Greene. who for
"arded 1t to the parking commission with re-
quest that critical examination be made OF the
trees referred TO on Vermont avenue and report
mace as 10 the probable spread OF these bugs on
elm trees in this city. Mr.. VIM. Saunders, secre-
tary OF the parking commission, replies; "Thi>
elm insect has been troublesome for a century at
least. Many expedents have been tried to stop It's
raVageS. the most successful being that OF spraying
water over the trees. having teaSpoonful Of paris
green 10 each four gallons OF water The parking
commission had a spraying apparatus at work last
year. but concluded that the appropriation would
not warrant its continuance"
FLUSHING THE SEWERS.
Health officer Townshend proceeded yesterday
TO carry out his project OF flushing out the sewers
continuing the work until quite late last night and
through the cooperation OF Chef Cronin made
good progress Chief CTonn detailed his assistants
Geo. Spiiman and ChaS- Mer1llat, who thoroughly
flushed all the Sewer-trapS and sewers on PennSyl l.
Van1a avenue from 1t TO 18th streets; 9TH and 9Th
streets, IRON Pennsylvania avenue to New York
avenue, and On +, from 5th to 18Th streets They
will continue this work until the sewers In the prin.
clpal streets OF the city are cleanSed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The board OF police surgeons Will hereafter hold
their regular sessions at 2a O'Clock on the second
Wednesday OF each month.
Mr. Chas A. Harkness, in a note to the Commis-
sloners, requests the repair of the pump on New
YORK avenue, between 18th and 18th streets north
west This Is one OF the Oldest and best pumps in
the District.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwsle as follows:
northeast; $500. Great Falls Ice Company, repair
frame, south side Water street, West Washington
5000 Robert ". Young, repair frame, sl4 and BIC
erect small dwelling, 18th street, between and
streets northeast; $3.50. D. B. Croft, erect five
two-story and basement dwellings, North Carolina
avenue, between Sth and 9Th streets northeast;
5000 Mrs Mary White, repair brick, 1928 18th
street northwest; s., 400.