Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-10
District Government Affairs.

| WATER MAINS.
| Mr.. Irwin MulIcan, chief clerk water depart
/ nent, has submitted To the Com III iSSlOnerS an
assessment ana estimate OF cost for {; water
m,.In on Sd street west, between Virginia ave-
nue. and street southwest. The total cost will
be S:,Si. The assessment has been approved
McS>rS. DuvalI y Mari have made application
for IL water main To be laid on New Jersey ave
HUe. rom l. 10 Franklin streets. McsSrs. Danen-
hover Il Son make application fOra siX-inch
water main along r. street southeast, in front of
original lot = and part OF lot /, square Sl5 Mr..
VIM. \. Henderson petitions that water main
be laid On Ii street, extending from Sd to 18th
streets southeast.
HEFiERED TO COMMISSIONER WEST
The Commissioners yesterday addressed
note TOT. y. Lambert and other citizens, in-
forming them that their communication of the
Itl instant and accompanying papers i'm rela-
ton To the revocation of the ;ln,aointucnt of
Gen. Win. Birncy as school trustee. which is
therein requested have been referred to Conn
missioner West, i'll charge OF public school mat
tiers.
NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Building Inspector EntwiSle has notified Mr.
+. H. Warner that it is found that the rear wall
/ OF the back building Of house 1914 eth street
| northwest has badly cracked, and is becoming
/ dangerous. Twenty days are given in which to
| make it secure. Mrs. Jane Jones Is informed
that the inspector finds the frame house No
/ 21;s:; Dumbdrton street. West Washington to
/ be in dangerous condition, unfit for human
| h1bitaton. Notice is given To vac;ite immedi-
ately. Thomas f. Wagsanan agent, has had
/ his attention called to the dangerous condition
( OF the traIn" building in Blasdens alley. No.
i 9}U street between 9th and 9th and NJ and
| ~
/ to- have il taken down. John Walters is noti-
/ fled that complaint has been made OF the dam
| gcrous condition OF the brick chimney on the
/ rear OF hou~e l23G PennSy WANNA avenue north
| west, and that upon examination it is found to
| DC in {. dangerous condition from fire 10 the
| root. thus cndtngering not only his property
| but the property of others. Notified to have il
connected. and carried up four feet above the
r.ot. Me>srs. Newmyer Page are notified
that the roots of the BUILDINGS they are having
/ constructed on the south side OF T. street be-
tween 1 Il. and 10Th streets northwest, is OF
! such character as to make said roofs unsafe
! aad dangerous They are notified To have the
\ rooh; taken down. and if rebuilt the raiters
! must not be less than 2x1o in size. James B.
! Halliday, esq, has been directed to suspend
/ work on the roofs of the houses he is building
/ Tor Ncwmyer Il Page. on the south side oil L,
{ between 1itH and 18th streets, on account oil
/ il not being considered safe construction. Mr.
| G. w King Is notified that the north party
/ wall OF house 3i9 Delaware avenue northeast
/ has been examined. and that il Is fOund to be
U;ifit Tor the Use of the house about TO be built
/ adjoining. He is. therefore, notified to take it
| down and rebuild in conformity to the building
regulations. making good all damages to the
| adjoining property as soon as possible.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| In reply 20 the communication of c. b. Pur-
Wis, esq, complaining. al the location OF :. tele-
| graph pole in the alley in rear of his premises
| he IS informed that the pole is not within the
| Gated. and there is no sufficient grounds for
| ordering lis removal as requested.
Messrs. j. Harrison Johnson ct III. have petit
TONED the Commissioners for the opening of
| the alley i'll square CID.
Herbert WadSworth and G. VI. McNett ask
permission to extend their circuits OF electric
! light up and down Pennsylvania avenue, COM
menclHg from their station on q street.
| SHOT AT a Base BALL MATCH.-Joseph
Wilkerson alias Wilson, the colorcd man who
! Shot William Taylor in South Washington IL
lew days ago over game Of base bali, was
/ tried IN the Police Court to-day. and the case
WAS sent 10 the grand jury; bonds $500. Judge
Smell says that everybody who goes about the
streets shooting pistols ought to be sent to the
peHltcntlaTy Ior u tul1 term.
| AND q. RAILROAD COMPANY FOR $50. 600
! DANAGES.-TO-day Hon w. ID. Hill and John
/ Amber Smith entered suit for Col. Ambrose
! HOener, col the Illinois state senate against the
Washington and GcoIseto railroad company
claiming 100000 damages. He claims that
| being passenger i'll :. car June both he was
| thrown OF III the corner of Il and 1st streets
| southeast and his left shoulder very badly in.
! jufcd, some Of the bones being brokcn-thc in
Jurics being caused, he alleges, by the careless
| ness of the conductor.