Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-13
District Government AnAtrs.

WHEN NIX. WEBB . TERN BEGAN.
to the rss once fhst N Mr. oR%sR ess
having performed the duties Of the office Of
1885, bis term Of ONCE ended on that day and
Commisstoner Webb,s began on the following
day, July ~, 1855; The ACCOUNTS Of Commits
sfoners EdmoDds, West and LVdecker, the old
board, should. therefore, be closed on the 21st
SPECIFICATIONS BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.
w. G. HiIf that the party wall between lots Is
Gent Gle thickness Sbelng but nine inchesl unt,t
to take care Of the adjoining house. I,
% taking 49, down an1a asd ss ns %Rs
strengthen the walls OF his house on the south.
east corner Of 4th and streets northwest.
Mr.. Augustus Miller has been notified that
the west party wall of his house on lot 10, 50.
81 is, on account of insufficient thickness, unit
syan
has been notified to rebuild the wall Of the
SS
house, No. $40 7th street northwest, is In an
unsafe condition for want of good underptn.
ming, and she Is notified to have 1t made safe.
THE POWER OF D1sM1ssING POLICE OFFICERS.
Paragraph 10, under the head Of "Trials and
Offences of the newly revised manual of the
Metropolitan police Of the District Of Columbia
says; ANY officer or member Of the force may
in their Judgment, the public interest shall de-
mand such action" Section 356. page az, Re
To
shall be removed from the police force except
upon written charges preferred against him TO
shall have been offered him Of being heard In
his defense; and no person removed from the
police force for cause, shall be reappointed TO
TO have been based ON an opinion Of Attorney
General Brewster bearing on the powers Of the
Commissioners.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS WANTED.
Acting First Auditor H. X. Leaver, In note
how many school days there were during the
month of April, 1885, and If there were any hol-
days, upon what dates they occurred.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have approved recon.
mendation timing Police Officer Fainter $40 for
sitting bench in park, when he should
Gs s s Urged the
sioners to ask Congress TO create again the office
OF deputy inspector Of customs here, as since
inspector to see that excursion boats comply
with the law as to pas sengers
MIR. Otis Bigeiow asks that the asphalt pave
ment on Sth street northwest be extended at
least 100 feet further north from Its present
terminus at p street.
Secretary Tlndall to-day forwarded to Mrs.
consul at Hamburg, Germany, the copy of GER
tihcate of her marriage with Charles Eerzberg;
also u copy Vi tu0 C6ElU1CaI0 OI dcEXO0rR .
death.
A petition signed by Mary Collins and hume
| rous other property-holders requests that q n.y.
drant be placed on the corner of 18th and A
streets southeast.
PASSED THE EXAMINATIONS.
Robert Smellie and Edward j. Sullivan yes
terday passed the physical examination for
positions in the fire department, and James
Royal, John Carter, w. I. Hickey, George W.
Boyd, John Owen Barry and Michael Mcmahon
for positions on the police force.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: NJ. Clary, repair
brick, southwest corner 23d and G streets
northwest; $40. F. Schafer, rep sir frame stable
in alley rear OF Congress street; $3.50. L.
McCarty, erect two twostory dwellings, alley,
between I'd and Sd and 81 and streets north.
west; 81 200. NJ. A. Roth, repair brick, K, be
tween 4th and 5th streets northwest; 81, 200.
Chas. Hartel, erect dry goods store, 18th and B
streets northeast; $500. Mrs. VIM. E. Giants,
erect two two-story and basement dwellings,
New Jersey avenue and Q street northwest;
80, 800. \. Sprague, erect a small dwelling, Me-
redian Hill; $500. W. g. Hoge, erect u two
story wareroom, Delaware avenue, between G
and streets southwest; $4,000. Mrs. James
Wormley, erect q three-story and basement
dwelling, 18th, between L and N streets north
west: $1,000,