Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-02
District Government Affairs.

M, QU ESTION AS TO SEWERS.
ine Conmissloners have addressed letter to
6fis' Sen 5ohn Newton, chief Of engineers, U.
:. A., stating that they have caused careful ex.
amman 10 De made in relation TO diverting
ceroalh sewers now emptying into the Potomac
river between the Long bridge and 18th street
northwest as was requested In his letter dated
1885, from from Major r. C. Hains, corps
it i foana that The
sewers indicated on the tracing which accom-
panied Major Haine's letter do not pertain to
sioners of the District have control. They were
not constructed under the direction of the Dis
tflct authorities, but under that of the officer
the control of the grounds Or struc-
lures to WHICH they appear to pertain,
viz: The Washington monument, the
and printing, and the United States Quarter.
masters corral. Under these circumstances
the commissioners are of the opinion that they
are not authorized to take any action towards
effecting such changes as may be made neces-
sary by the operations now in progress under
the directions of the engineer department
along the riVer front.
RETURN OF THE AUDITOR.
Col. Tichenor, District auditor, returned from
Philadelphia to-day and was at his desk. He
states that he saw good deal in the PhiIadel-
phia system Of auditing the city accounts, to
emulate, which agrees with his own notions
and which he has for the last two years advo-
Gated in his reports to the Commissioners. He
will return in q couple Of weeks to Philadelphia
for further Investigation.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The commissioners have approved the issue
Of licenses to the following persons: Edward
Adler, Geo. +. Altman, c. p. Anderson, Henry
AlSchwee, Chris. f. Bartlenous, James Boyce,
John H'Ia1,d M. Buckley John A; Bigh, Timothy
Thomas F Conroy, Frank E. Cassaday, Robert
Callahan, Edward D; Corcoram. w. E: Dubant,
Ebo@a! DI p H DeAsy Edward Dopney'
Ellen Donahoe, Frederick Eichoia. Jo Ryso D.
Evans; James j. Flanagan, Theophilas Felter,
tian G. Gockeler. Garior Guggenheimer, Grea-
son Brothers. Edward T. Gibbons, Robert Heb
sacker, Charles a; Hammer, James Q. Holmes,
renee Hickey, Robert Hutchinson 4 Co., Robert
ohn k h6dse Charles ae1 Kotz J 9eSD
nedy, Bridget Lee, John F. Laggan, Timothy
F. Lee, Edward Murphy, Thos. b. Mcfarland,
Mansfield, John i. Marlenick, VIM. Mcclure,
Ply, James Msr9ans, WI: Nelson, Blaa sds
Prev, Musco Pendleton, Edwin p. Humphrey,
Addison q. Pernell, John II. Richardson, Her.
man Ruppertus, Geo. c. Kelsey, Jacob Roth,
John A. Sproeser, Joseph I. Torrens, August
Willege, Wilkins & Smith, Marcellas West, j.
7. Wright Wormly & Brothers, Leopold Weiss,
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: H. Kaldzki,
repair frame, 1881 18th street southeast; $3.50.
JnO. Mcclure, repair brick, 423 1st street south
west; 500. q. ". Murphy, repair frame shed,
east side 3D.. ,tween NJ and street southeast;
S11O. l. w. Hoskins, erect two small dwellings,
Sherman avenue, county; $500. Mary A. Cush-
ing, erect seven two-story dwellings, NJ street,
between Half and LIST streets southeast; 81 ,575
A. G. Riddle. repair brick, 11I6 18th street
northwest; $500 Mary a. Cushing. erect four
two-story dwellings, NJ street, between Half and
LIST streets southeast; $500. VIM: Hudson, erect
a two-stOry and cellar dwelling, 10th, between
and East Capitol streets northeast; So 900.
l. W. HosEins, erect two small dwellings, Sher-
man avenue, county; $500.
GRAHAM HoUGH, Of Maryland has been ap-
pointed chief Of division in the sixth auditors
Office Treasury department..