Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-03
District Government Affairs.

PROPOSED REF0RA AMONG THE WIRES.
Superintendent Miles. of the fire alarm telegraph
and telephone service, and Chief CrOn1n or the
fire department., had a conference with President
Edmonds yesterday upon the fire alarm service.
Several matters were under discussion, among
which was the ACCESSIBILITY OF arranging with other
lines OF telephone or tee graph service, so that Mr.
Miles may supervise the laying OF all wires to pre-
vent their coming into contact with or In any man.
ner interfering with the fire alarm wires
PHYSICIAN TO THE POOR
DR.. Peter GOolrick who resides at 11S 18TH street
TO the poor for the sixth sanitary division, vice d.
b. street, resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Commissioner West yesterday presented to the
High School cadets, at the high school, on street.
the standard OF colors won by The cadets at the
homeopathy fair recently
The commissioners have informed Mt. C. F. l..
France that the "T track on the b. and O. road,
which has been the subject Of complaint, was es-
tablished by proper authority. AS the service OF
the road and the general interests OF the public APP
pear TO require its maintenance, the Conmissiril-
ers cannot at this time undertake to have it re-
moved.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHoOL--At the meeting
OF the board of managers of the Industrial Home
school last evening the sup "rtntendentx w. S.
StOckbrdge. reported 81 children In the home. A
committee was appointed TO take action in refer
given in aid Of the cooking schools and industrial
schools OF the District. A vote OF thanks was ten
dered to the Foundry church Sunday school for a
donation of IS books for the library of the Indus
trial Home School
RECENT RoBBEKrEs-On Saturday night thieves
entered the residence OF Mr. James Hunt, No. 1929
26th street, by cutting Stats from the basement
windows. and carried OF about $40 worth OF cloth
ing-s5 Is reported to have been stolen fromLucy
Dunlap, of 1716 5th street.-The same amount
was stolen from Louis Hirsch OF 1103 Sth street
northwest Benjamin Allen reports s, Glen from
his place on Riggs roaG,s5 worth OF meat.--Henry
Hardy, Lafayette house, reports stolen a box of
tools, valued at IS.
Alexandria tffair<
Reported for the EVENING STAR.
SCHOOL BoARD.-At the city school board last
night MT. Harbury, from the finance committee
preSente a letter from William III. Lambert esd
selected by the committee as the financial agent OF
the D0arf. announcing that lie had been unable to
raise the S9Gal required for new school house.
Mr. Leadbeator introduced a resolution to with
draw from { he COMMITTEE power to raise money for
school house He thought increase In tuition
impossible. Judge Stuart sal that between $50
cents without school house and 1sl cents with d
school house the vote would be for ISL cents by a
large majority Mr.. w 4. Vincent and the super
1ntenGeDt urged The Importance or new SC ,OJl
house AID tie Sibl2lt was recommitted. Tue
board resolve that il The choice OF new teachers
preference Wouii be gwen TO th0Se who have at
tende the state normal school A iiOurnei.
THE PEABODY SCH0OI. BCn DISG-Thc clf rk an
nouncei 20 tie school board last night that the
last payment for the Peabody school building ha l
been made and that il was now free OF 16cum-
br1nce. This building has cost some $1,000 about
5000 OF which was contributed by the Peabody
Iuld.
NoTEs-L"e camp OF confederate veterans met
last night and voted To change its constitution so
as TO admit hon0riry members.-The cadets fair
closed last night. The cane for the most popular
No1ng man was awarded 10 John A. Carr. or the
Washington and ohio railroad ofiice.--Tie Reform
c.ub lat night cal!el the long roll OF its members
ana many responses We're i'll tide, teSJ.fy1ng 10 the
b. nPftS OF The OrgankltOn.-City Treasurer
Har oW and family have gone a visit to New
Oreans-During the month just closed 10 mar
rlage licenses were issued here. This Is the same
number was ISSUED in Dccember.