Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-01
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS.


| District Auditor Tichenor returned to the
city last evening from two weeks vacation,
| much improved I'm health and resumed his
official duties in the District ofiice this morn
There has been some delay IN the prepare
ton OF the schoolteachers' pay-rolls, but IL In
Saturday next.
j. +. Saum and company ct al call the atten-
ton OF the Commissioners to the very bad con-
dition of Louisiana avenue all along the north
side next TO the curb, between 9th and 10th
Mr. Rittenhouse, who resides at the eastern
end Of q street, Georgetown, requests that Q
lamp be placed I'm that portion of the street.
which Is 24O feet long, east OF Montgomery
Rev. c. c. Meador requests that the enclosed
plat OF proposed subdivision OF lots Al and AZ,
square 5o3, may be recorded In the surveyors
Mr.. w. III. Clagett asks the consent OF the
commissioners OF the District 10 subdivide q
part OF his land known as "Bong Meadows,
being on the Bennings bridge road, for the pur.
pose of providing a sidewalk along the line Of
Stephen Flanagan, 4th street northeast
requests that curb may be set, gutter paved,
ana sdewa,k ad on the norh points OF square
also on the north front of square 9SS on B
street, between 18th and 18th streets norths
east, and requests that the work be done
George w. Boyd has been appointed Metro
been promoted to the second class.
Mr. James j. Boyd complained TO the
Commissioners that because he picked up q
chestnut In the Presidents grounds he was
rested and locked up from TO p. IN. by q po-
lice officer.
The number OF deaths in the District last
week was ~; white, 81; colored, 40; death rate
per LOCO per annum-white, 1878; colored
3o.o1; total population, 1872.
ESTIMATES FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT
Yesterday the Commissioners got through
their interviews with the citizens respecting
their preferences for street improvements, and
to-day have been considering their estimates in
connection with future appropriations which
they propose 10 ask from Congress. The aggre-
gate appropriations asked for will necessarily
be In excess of last years amount by several
thousands OF dollars.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS BY THE CHAIN GANG.
THE STAR has occasionally made mention of
the fact that the workhouse laborers have been
employed by Mr.. Stoutenberg In grading Ten
nessee avenue, b street northeast, and the
streets surrounding Lincoln park, where il was
improvement OF those streets by paving, sewer
ing, &c. This is great undertaking and when
completed viii have saved the District many
thousands of dollars. Some sixty or seventy
able-bodied men, who have been committed
from the Police Court, have been under Police
weeks grading out b street northeast between
18th and l4th streets, (which is q high bankl
street and Lincoln park; also, the east end Of B
street, and q great change has taken place In
ii 'ns
square yards OF earth. North Carolina and
Kentucky avenues will come in for Q share Of
earn their board.
POLICE CHANGES.
Yesterday, the Commissioners promoted
Private w. r. Maddox, from class TO class 2,
Of the Metropolitan police, vice Private g. I.
Kearney, retired; have appointed George w.
Boyd, o private Of class /, vice Maddox pro-
effect October i, 1885.
WITHHOLDING FTREMEN's PAT.
The Commissioners issued an order several
months ago TO the DIRE department. holding the
member responsible for damages done by care
essness 70 the engines or hose carriages while
yoing to q IRE. On Friday night as 40. 6 En-.
Iine company was responding 70 an alarm =
sheel was broken on the hose carriage, In con-
he members were withheld nom them until an
nvestigasaon n bald - 70 who q in fault IN -