Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-31
District Government Affairs.

UNDERGROUND WIRES FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The commissioners have notified the United
States Electric Light company that their request
10 lay Underground circuits for electric lights
street, from 9Th TO 18th streets northwest. meets
the favorable consideration OF the Commissioners,
and permit for the same will be given the sub
mission OF plans, details and conditions that shall
be approved by the Engineer Commissioner; but no
permit will issue that gives exclusive rights for an
underground electric system In this street 10 any
one company, or that does not limit the period In
winch the work proposed shalt be completed.
BUILDINGS THAT MUST BE REPAIRED.
AS the result OF recent inspections, the building
inspector has given the following notices: The
ned to reconstruct a dliapidated party wall Mr.
Michael Nutten, trustee, Is notified to repair the
center partition OF the building at the northeast
corner OF ID and Sth streets northwest within 30
days, and also 20 repair the front wall OF the
Bile attached TO the property on Sth street MIR. X
Z. Fox Is notified that the wall or stable No.
% street northwest must be taken down within
10 days. Henry StrauSberger Is notified that the
rain-spout OF premises sos 9TH street northwest
must be reconstructed Ten days are given 10 Mr..
John Marbury to repair the east wall OF buildings
Nos. 3ll4 and BIG street northwest, and Mr..
Horace johnson is given ten days TO repair the
wall OF premises No. 403 Pennsylvania avenue.
EXEMPTED FROM TAXATION
The Commissioners received a letter In October
from Rev. A. w. Pitzer, president OF the board OF
trustees OF the Central Presbyterian church, re-
questlng that the erroneous against lot
g. square $50, for 1873 be cancelled SAID church
property Is exempt under the law OF June II. 1870
IL was referred TO Assessor Dodge, who reported
that he sees no reason for changing his opinion
TO the rightful assessment OF the ground on which
this church was built, t was made under the act
OF the District legislature and the act OF Congress
OF June IL, 1870 The Commissioners have, how
ever. cancelled the general tax for 1873 upon this
property.
Dr. j. W. Little, physician TO the poor at Union
town. has resigned his office 1t is probable that
he VIII be succeeded by DR.. r. A. Pyles, OF that dis
trct
MISCELLANEOUS.
MT. William LinkinS and large number OF other
prODerIy in the end n yp
petitioned the Commissioners for the grading OF
Champiain avenue, between Boundary street and
Mr.. George White and other citizens OF South
washington have asked that a gas lamp be erected
on street southwest, between 10th and llth
Streets for the benefit OF residents In that section
OF the city.
A complaint has been made by Mr. R W. Lowrie
to the Commissioners that the Baltimore a. Poto-
mac railroad company have incommoded travel at
Shern'S Crossing, Sheriff road, near Benning's. by
raising their rail- tracks above the grade OF the road
MI. Z. Z. Willard and others In 4 note TO the
Commissioners, enter protest against the erection
or two telegraph poles in an alley in square PSI,
which opens on street.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows
JAS T. SomerS repair frame, Blagden's wharf: $780,
Independent Ice Co., erect building above George
town; $500.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WOOD DIVORCE CASE
In the case OF Foster p. Wood against Elizabeth
Wood In which the defendant has filed petition,
as stated In yesterdays STAR to set aside the de-
cree or divorce granted about two weeks ago
against Mrs Wood for alleged adultery saic TO
have been committed by her with Jansen. the
grave robber at the Braddock house In AleXan-
dr1a, Mrs. Woods now files besides her affida-
Wit one or Mrs. Maude St Clair Brenabey, In which
she states substantially that she introduced JAN
Sen TO Mrs Wood last April; that after the Brad
dock house affair came out she accused Jansen OF
having been hired 10 entrap Mrs. Wood, and he ad-
mitted 1t, and further stated that well-known de-
tective, who he alleged, was living with one OF
Woods daughters, had paid him 10 carry out the
scheme.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chief signal
O1cer today am, 41.3: IL IL In, 49, pm 30. l.
Maximum, 53.l; minimum. 40.
BURIED IN TEE DEBRIs-The pavement on 1th
street al the site OF the old Moses building cayed
in today about 2:20 O'Clock, and lady was caught
and buried in tie debris, but no serious damage
was done.