Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-26
District Government Affairs.

THE COST OF HEATING SCHOOL BUILDINGS
commissioner West is busy In his inquiries into
the causes OF the wide discrepancies in the cost OF
heating the various school buildings. The Ruttan
system. which has been lately introduced. and
which has been severely criticised as expensive,
MI. West thinks has not had a fair trial, and he
proposes to pursue the trial through the coming
winter The lanltors will get general shaking up
III the line OF their duties.
BIDS FOR ERECTING HOSPITAL BUILDING
Bids were opened this morning at the ofdce of
| the District Commissioners for the erection OF
new hospital building at the grounds OF the Wash
ington asylum. This building is be in the shape
OF cross 60x12 feet with uniform width OF % feet
at all points, one story high with cupola in the CEN
ter tor ventilation. The bids were as follows: j. b.
HALLIDAY a51: G. Thomas "a 15O. r w Darhv
50 500, and j. IL. Edelin,, $3.50. The latter was in
formal, there being no certificate OF deposit accom-
pany1ng the bid. For many years there has been
no enlargement OF hospital facilities this 1nStitu-
ton, while the inmates have been steadily ncreas-
ing in numbers. The money, was appropriated
from fund OF unexpended balancies stan ding to
tie credit OF the District The building is to be OF
wood, and Will be finished in time for occupancy
The coming winter. No award was made
BUILDINGS CONDEMNED.
Building Inspector EntwSle has Issued the follow
Ing orders: The present construction OF the addition
10 the house OF S. E. Golf, esq, adjoining Iowa
Circle on the east side does not meet the reorire-
mentS OF the building regulations. The owner Is
notified to carry up the partition wall to the bot
tom of the second floor OF Jost before proceeding
further with the work. Tie nine inch party wall
OF the building of James Robbins, on 18th street,
between Q and X streets northwest, has been re-
regulations. MI Thomas Blagden is notified of the
dangerous condition OF the balcony In front of
houses Nos 3lO-l214 and 36 Indiana avenue, and is
reqIlra 10 have IL taken down or repaired at once
AT house AIS 3d street northwest of the walls of
back building has sprung SO that it is dangerous.
Ten days are given 10 have it taken down The
south wall OF brick stable in rear OF 6a2 and 62a f
street northwest is in a dangerous condition, and
ten days are given to take 1t down
The front and rear walls OF house 10 street
northeast. are sprung, making them dangerous to
life and imb thirty days are given to repair them
The chimneys at rear OF house 3O22 NJ street, West
Washington, are in dangerous condition; ten
days are given for repairs The wooden building
21l Sth street northwest is In dilapidated condi-
ton; thirty days are given to strengthen 1t tear
1t down.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. Geo Boston has erected seventeen tenement
houses on I'd street, near B street southwest, and
asks that water connections be made with them,
Mr.. j. S. Brown and many other citizens and
property holders of Mount Pleasant, in a communi-
cation to the District Commissioners, protest
against macadimizing the other half OF Park street,
and ask that all be macadamZed.
The Courts.
POLICE CoURT-.Judge Mills pro tenn.
To-day. William Snowden, colored, larceny of
Brooks. coored, assault on John Turner; IS. VIM.
Jaser and David Cary, profanity; S each. George
Miller fined S. or Is days on the farm for diorderly
conduct.
CHARGE OF AssACLT.-A warrant was issued to-
day by the clerk OF the Police Court on the oath OF
Charles c. Langley, charging Harry williams with
assault and battery. Mr.: Langley states that he
was in the Green House restaurant, on Pennsyl-
vana avenue, last Wednesday, when Williams
struck him in the mouth with loaded cane Knock
ing his 1ront teeth out.
How TO GET A FAMILY BIBLE-ThiS morning
Detectives Mattingly and Edelin, arrested Frank
family Bible valued at s12. belonging to Jennings
Hood, on July 2Sth, and he Is held for hearing.
1t is alleged That Long stood in front of a door
where the Bible was to be delivered and told the
agent that he would take it. as his wife was not at
home. The officers arrested him on Saturday night
but peaadngao1 n to to his r. MRS
avenue to attend to his child, when he made his
escape through a second-story window. He is the
Dan Williams and dismissed; and it Is said that
there are other charges against him here ard else
Where. defective Drost OF Baltimore came over
this afternoon to see If Long is the Frank Long
wanted there on several charges, and II he should
prove TO be the one he Will probably be sent to Bal
timore.
MARRIAGE L1cESsEs;-Marriage licenses have
Of Sa ,hs and to Lucy Ss
Duckett; John Edmonson and Margaret Brown;
Winston Harlins and Julia Webb, OF Fairfax
county, Virginia.
AN INDIANA CYCLoNE.-Cyclonia is the name
She was born during the rightful cyclone In ia
maica two years ago, which swept away villages
ana inc IN Te dr e mother lay
ing OF the room in which she was Destruction
reigped all about her, and death would have been
the mother and her newborn babe were saved. They
named the little sCyclonia, }" and she Is strong
and healthy enough to raise one at slight provoca-
ton
SHOT AND KILLED By PLAYNATk-At Long
Mont, Mo-, yesterday morning, at O'Clock, Willie
Hart, aged thirteen years, was shot and Instantly
killed by his playmate, George Eastman, at the
and Jay Fox had passed the night together, and in
the morning got up and were playing robbers and as