Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-12
District Government Affairs.

A HEALTH ORDINANCE TO BE ENFORCED.
Health Officer Townshend and his officers are
nances adopted by the board of health Novem-
Der 10, 1875, which says that "the carrying and
transporting of bones, hides fish, garbage, offal
composing and offensive condition, in any other
than covered and inclosed vehicles through any
street, avenue, alley or public place within the
more densely populated suburbs of said cities,
is hereby declared a nuisance injurious to
health, and any person who shall cause, COM
nit, create or maintain such nuisance shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less than two nor
more than twenty-five dollars for every such
offense.' There are many persons who make a
practice of going about with ricketty old carts
and wagons gathering up garbage, &c, to carry
out to the county to feed to their domestic ami
mails. The law Is to be strictly enforced here
after.
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS IN SQUARE 271.
Mr.. b. H. Warner, in a note to the Commits
sioners, asks to have the plat Of square 27l,
and 18th streets, placed on the records of the
surveyors office as subdivision of square OIL.
The taxes are all paid to June 30, 1885, and the
ground dedicated as streets and alleys is greater
in amount than by any former subdivision.
Extensive improvements will, he says, at once
be made, and parties are now waiting to COM
mence building. This is the square recently
sold to Mr.. Rupert and afterwards sold by him
at great advance.
AN INQUIRY ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL PAY
ROLLS.
First Auditor Chenoweth has addressed let
ter to the Commissioners inquiring whether it
is true that Mr.. Frederick Sohon, q High school
pupil. signed the pay-rolls and drew money
which was then paved over to Burton r. Ross,
clerk in the War department, for his services
as "drill master at the High school, and ask
Ing also as te the nature Of the
school pay-rOllS as a sub-asSistant.
The letter is now in the hands of the District
auditor, ana such information as bears upon
the subject will be collected by the time Presi-
dent Edmonds returns to his duties Mr.. Webb,
the new Commissioner, states that everything
shall appear perfectly clear before the Treasury
have to rest until Mr.. EdmOnds comes back
VITAL STATISTICS.
During the week ending with last Saturday
90 deaths occurred in the District. OF the de-
cedents 81 were white and Al colored. Five
deaths were caused by consumption, by
diarrhoeal diseases, by typhoid fever, scar
let fever Land, and pneumonia Eleven marriages
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. ]. H. McGill in a letter to the Commits
sioners asks to be furnished with broken stone
and sand to lay Portland cement pavement in
front Of 900, 91O 912 and Ola G street north
west, he to furnish cement and labor. The
Commissioner have acceded to his request
requesting them to open Hiner lane, running
east to west from 7th street road to Cedar street.
near Spring street and 14th street road.
license
Mr.. c. Horrigan complains that the trees
fronting premises No. 1OS H street northwest
from the windows.
Mr. John d. Hyer, $40 It'll street southwest,
in q note tUtthe Commissioners complains that
the lamps IN the alley running from 9Th and
9TH ana between and G streets southwest, in
the rear OF his house, have not been lighted for
two months.
The District Commissioners have written to
Mr.. b i. burgess superintendent of the Mary
land Military and Naval academy at Oxford,
Nd, who recently placed cadetship In the
academy at the disposal of the mayor Of
Washington, asking whether they are at lib
erty to make q nomination in the premises, as
they are the municipal authorities of the seat
OF the national government and successors Of
the mayors of Washington.
THE PROPOSED NIGHT SCHooLs.-Seventy-
nine names nave been written in the register
opened aS the Franklin school of those DESTROYS
OF attending night school, and q good number
OF names nave also been registered at the sum-
ner school, The ladies who requested to have
the registers open will, it Is said, pay the ex-
penses OF the schools, the public school board
supplying rooms and detailing teachers. The
register was opened for the purpose OF ascertain
Ing whether there were q sufficient number de-
string instruction at night, to justify the estab-
itsnment OF such school. The number OF
names already obtained exceeds the exp0cta-
tons OF many OF those Interested In the pro-
joct
Those applying represent both sexes, all con-
ditlons ana nearly all ages. A number OF very
respectaoie looking ladies, approaching middle
age, have put their names down.
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