Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-27
District Government Affairs.


The building inspector has sent out notices to
owners of buildings as followers: Mrs. B. Rem
shaw has been notified to enclose open area on
the north side of house No. 1645 10Th street
northwest, and repair open porch. Charles Butt
has been notified TO have that back Hue in rear
| of back building Of house No. 2l42 9th street
been given 80 days to comply with an order
| condemning the two wooden buildings Nos.
vest vest Frank i. Browning 'e has S been en-
notified that unless the order Of Condemnation
| northwest is complied with within 30 days the
case viii be placed in the hands of the attorney
Tor the District for prosecution. The occupants
OF house No. Ala ID street southeast are notified
10 vacate the premises within ten days from
date, the structure having been condemned.
Hosea Il. MouIton has been given thirty days TO
take down the wooden structure owned by him
on lot \, square 134, which is found to be In u
dilapidated and dangerous condition.
NOT MUCH COMFORT FOR INTERvIEwERs.
A card which swings upon the door of the
Commissioners Office has an inscription upon
each side, and OF course one side the other
always conironts the person who applies for ad-
mission at the door. One side says 1.-The Com
missiOners are Absent" The other reads, 1.-The
Commissioners are Engaged at Present"
VITAL STATISTICS.
The health officers report for the week end
ing May 22d, shows that there were 81 deaths
| In the District during the week. There were 6S
births and 16 marriages reported.
BUILDING PERMITS
| issued by ms oectOr EntwiSe: +, &. Holland.
erect two-story brick dwelling on 9th street, be-
| tween A and b streets northeast; 81, 100 Chas
Gessford, erect twelve one-story brick dwellings
northeast; "a 800 VIM. Henry, erect six two
| story brick dwellings on LIST street, between
| well, erect frame dwelling at Benning's; SIOO.
Thomas Marshall, repair frame house 1349 LIST
street; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Policeman w. L. Cayhill has been fined $50
| by the police trial board for entering "a house
while on duty and remaining there fifty min
utes.
The Commissioners, in a letter to Representa-
tive J. $. Barbour, state that the bill to amend
the laws in relation land titles in the District
| Is perfectly acceptable to them.
| RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The follow
ing were the readings at the signal office to-day:
IS. Maximum, IS; minimum, 81
A BIG EXCURSION TO RICHMoND.-On Mon
from York. Pa, and many Of the excursionists
| will continue the trip to Richmond, Va. The
Continental Of this city, under the command
formed Division, knights of Pythias, Major
Dunn viii gnSo R itch with them leaving
hard, of the Continentals, went to Richmond
yesterday with Major Dunn and had a confer
ence with some of the military. The Continen-
| tails will be received by delegation of nine
men from each of the six city companies at II
| o'clock. and be escorted to the armory, where
| lunch will be served. The grand parade will
| take place at o'clock in the afternoon, and
they leave at = o'clock on the return. Congress-
man Hartman, of Oregon, will present for the
command to Gov. Lee floral ship of state.
Major BuShrOd Ball, a descendant of Washing
| ton, will accompany the Continentals. Nelson
Division, Knights OF Pythias, will be received
by committee of fifty of the Richmond
Knights who will make it pleasant for them.
A DROPPED POLICEMAN SUES FOR HIS Pay
To-day, Zeph X. Otfutt, by MIR. A. c. Richards,
| entered Il suit against the District to recover
$4,000 inr pay he claims to be due him as a
police officer. He was one of the officers
dropped without trial.
A WIFE'S BILL FOR DIvoRcE.-Grace NJ
Waddy has, by Mr.. J. Amber Smith, filed q
bill OF divorce against James NJ. Waddy. They
| child, and she charges desertion for more than
two wears mast