Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-06
District Government Affairs.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN


Heretofore special policemen serving without
compensationfro from the District, but receiving
their authority from the District Commission.
ers, have been appointed for one year and re-
appointed if found necessary. Yesterday the
Commissioners determined to change this
custom, and hereafter special policemen will
stead Of one. This Is for the reason that they
have power TO revoke the commissions of any
of the special police, IL cause exists, also to
every year. There are about three hundred
powers OF policemen. It is found to be- a mat.
of the principal public schools of the district
both white and cOlOred, with police powers to
preserve order and protect public property
sued to Janitors Edward F. Vermillion, of the
Webster school building; Winfield Wilkerson
Gales building; John Speake Henry building;
Locke, Seaton building; Lloyd Locke, Morse
building; Robert Amman, TWining building;
Henry E. Amman, Blair building.
WHAT THE METROPOLITAN STREET RAILROAD
PEOPLE WANT.
Mr.. George w. Pearson, president Of the Met.
rOpOlitAn street railroad, in u note to the Dis
trict Commissioners says: I'VE have in course
Of construction a car stable and workshop,
located on street, between 9th and 25th
streets northwest, and in SO doing we find it
necessary to make certain alterations in our
tracks that will necessitate the removal of one
or more trees and a lamp-post and to level up
the stone roadway in front Of said stable with
the curD. he lnClOSeS a. diagram and asks
permission to do the work.
THE FIRE ALARM BELL AT ST. DOMINIc's
Rev: E. ID. Donnelly, pastor Of ST. Dominic's
church, writes to Superintendent Miles, of the
of
bell on that church for fire alarm and other
purposes; that the wood work sustaining and
aged by Earring and by the weather, and he
feels that, as the District and the public are
chiefly benefited by the use OF the bell, the
repairs. Superintendent Miles has transmitted
the note to the District Commissioners, and
recommends that the District comply with the
request of the pastor of the church.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The health Office reports for the week ended Au-
gust LIST Is as follows: Number Of deaths 1877;
white, 20; col9red, e. @! Death rate per go, 200
population, 1902; 63 were under years OF
age and 21 over 60 years. Twenty-four of the
deaths Occurred in hospitals and public institu.
sumption. II; diarrhoeal, %; typhoid fever, 5;
scarlet fever, I; pneumonia, I; congestion of the
eo%sh q
males; ~ white females; 20 cOlored males; II
cOlOred females Marriages reported: white;
coIored. stili-births reported: white; col.
oTed.
Commissioner Edmonds was at his Office at
Nj. Edwin Ma *. Trusil hss been appointed an
additional private of the Metropolitan police
force, y. G. for three years, for duty in connec.
ton with the Humane society Of the District
Of Columbia, without compensation from the
District.
Dog tags are furnished at the collectors Office
at the rate Of two hundred per day at the pres
emit time.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Susan Yates,
erect twostory dwelling on 18th, between
and % streets, east side; 81 500. ]. b. Ham.
mOnd, repair frame ON and 18th streets north
west; 300. George w. Talbefts, repair frame
shed and stable, rear Of lot IL, square 077;
300: 8. s. Shedd, erect > threestory house on
Woody lane road, county; $11 900. Mrs. M:
Davis and Mrs. Rouf, erect two two-story and
cellar dwellings ON A, between Sd and 9TH
two-story and cellar dwelling on A and N
pair brick dwelling, 1923 SD street northwest;
$500. Danenh0Wer Son, erect four twostory
dwellings on Canal aud Sd streets southeast;
$500 =. q. Posey, erect . private stable, rear
Of lot rs, square $50; e1OO. JnO. N. Walker.
repair brick, AS B street northeast; $500. q,
n. Bryan, erect threestory and basement
dwelling, Massachusetts, avenue, between 3Otn
and 21st streets. $4,000. Frances Brown,
erect twostory dwelling, 18th, between w
and Boundary streets; $500. Samuel Fowler
erect . threeAtory end cellar dwelling, u, be:
tween 14th and 10th streets northwest;
$4,000. John Hoover, erect four twost0ry
dwe!itngs, 9. between New Jersey avenue ano
"a streets; $4,000.