Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

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District Government Affairs.
TROUBLE ABOUT HOUSE NUMBERS.
Complaint having been made to the District
G Com sa,a a tia. W. Mormley who for
ON n street nor Invest. had put in Its place the
number "1726," which Mr.. J. NJ. Fernandez
the matter was referred to the police depart,
ment. Lieutenant Guy, who has examined
into ii. reports his opinion shat the houses on
18th streets northwest, are numbered correctly
up to and including Mr.. Wormley's house,
which is No. 1928 The house occupied by Mr..
fernandez Is not numbered at all, and, judging
nom the numbers on the others, his should be
172S, and the next two houses, which are num-
bered 112s-1730, should be 1880 and 1882 re-
spectively.
THE HIGH SERVICE WATER SUPPLY.
The District Commissioners have disapproved
an application made by J. Hubley Ashton, to
Circle extended along Massachusetts avenue to
connect with tine supply main of his house, on
me ground that the water supply at the point
points in the more elevated portions of the Dis
trict, for the supply of which the high service
OF this service beyond its present limits would
increase the trouble.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The number or retail liquor licenses issued
thus far for the present license year is TIA. and
the number of wholesale liquor licenses issued
about 6OO The issue of liquor licenses to the
by the
Conroy, John Mcguire, William 81. Fugitt.
Charles B. Orsborne and Isaiah Keys. Disap.
proved Levy d Brannd and Frederick Rose.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Columbus Thomas, the contractor for con-
structing the new female workhouse, has been
issued by the Commissioners extending the
timd for the completion of the contract To the
21st1 inst, as it was demonstrated that the
The commissioners have Informed Mr. r. g
Emery, general secretary Associated Charities.
In reply to his communication respecting the
snow on sidewalk Of Ia tn street, above Boundary
street, that while they would be glad to aid the
needy persons mentioned in his note by en-
ploying them, the sum available tor such pur-
poses is SO small that they do not feel Justified
in using it as suggested.
Mr.. Thomas p. Simpson, who is about to erect
q hne mansion at Iowa circle and street,
square 242, has been notified that no tower pro-
lection can be allowed in excess of fourteen feet
Mr. C. a. Berkeley and Others. of Meridian
Hill, write to the Commissioners asking that
the citizens be supplied with drinking water
by pump or hydrant.
Messrs Ross Perry and s. v. Niles were before
the Commissioners to consult to-day about the
charity fund for the poor of the city.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwistle: p B. Otterback,
repair frame, 11O6 1th street southeast $500.
J. L. Sherwood, erect twO-story dwelling,
Queens Chapel road; 81 900.
why is Not the River Opened.
NECESSITY FOR PROMPT ACTION
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
Can you inform the public why it is that the
Potomac river has been allowed to remain
closed to navigation for whole week of warm
weather, with considerable rain, the ice being
only from four to six inches thick?
The Secretary of War or the Secretary of the
Navy could either of them open this river
without one cent Of cost to the government, ex-
cept for the coal it would take to run the tugs
or steamers while the work is being DONE This
necessary work could be done in twenty flour
hours, and yet for some reason, which doth not
appear, nothing is being done.
There are several tugs lying at our wharves
that would undertake this necessary work if
they were paid reasonable sum. One of these
tugs has pillow expressly adapted to the work
OF breaking ice The oyster business alone is of
sufficient Importance TO- Justify immediate
action in this matter. But there is another
question of far more importance than oysters
1t is that of a flood from the upper Potomac,
TO at W1 with the
ice a foot thick above, and snow a
foot deep in the mountains, it needs
or four days of warm rain. Pennsylvania ave
nue., from LIST to 14th streets west, would be
flooded from one to four feet deep. With the
ice that such q flood would bring down and pile
up against Long bridge, the whole Potomac river
would be turned into the low grounds south of
way through b street north to 18th street west
from which point it would flood the whole cen.
trail business portion of the city. The writer
listed on the 11th day of February, 1881, with
our genial friend. Nat SardO. of The STAR, and
OF the democratic jackson Associa-
ton, navigating Pennsylvania avenue with
several friends. in good sized boat The loss
to Washington by that flood has been esti-
mated at not less than 81 ,OoO, 900. The costof
ope ming the river to the il by private enter
prise. would not be over $500; If by the govern
ment, not over 500; and yet with such a
calamity staring US in the face nothing is being
done.
With the facilities the government have for
keeping the Potomac open, it is disgraceful that
by water, and the health and
pecuniary interests ofits citizens thus leopard
lied.
admit that selfishness prompts me to call at.
tention to this important question, for with the
picture of the flood OF 1851 before me, which
reminds me OF what lost on that occasion,
am satisfied that another such flood would
damage me more than the entire cost of OPEN
Ing the Potomac river. j. ID. CRANE.
A CAPIAs FOR Col. NELSON PI.Aro.-Deputy
Marshal b. A. Duval, Of Texas, is in the city
with .capias for Col. Nelson Plato, late collee-
of $500. Col. Plato's friends
claim that all his accounts have been settled at
the Treasury, and this proceeding is persecu.,
ton.
RoBBERIEs OF JEwELRY,. Erc.-Yesterday
money and jewelry to the value of 1887. Be
tween five and seven O'Clock room 17S, 4th
floor, occupied by Mrs. Emma Wood, New Or.
leans, La, was entered and there was taken
from the trunk $50 In money, a gold bar breast
pin with diamond in center worth ST5, q gold
scarf pin and studs with diamond chips; total
value, $137. Between six and ten O'Clock room
14O, on the same door, occupied by Mrs. Asher
which was fastened, was opened and her trunk
was robbed of q gold watch bearing the mono
gram 81. A. Gu and chain with gold and sill.
yer links; value, 500. The robberies were re-
ported to the police and were assigned to De-