Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-19
THE NILxMAN's GONG,

THE NILxMAN's GONG.
Mr.. II. w. Coffin has written 70 the Commits
wagons are ia the habit of ringing their gongs
In the morning when everybody in his house Is
In bed aud asleep. Mr.. Coffin says he has on
two different occasions within the past MONTH
written to the superintendent OF police, calling
his attention to the nuisance. The annoy
ance," he says, ais still kept up, from which I
presume no remedy has been applied. This
nuisance was very considerably abatea through
out the entire city during the incumbency of
men la the neighborhood Of my residence, 18th
street, between X and L northwest seem 10
have procured new set OF gongs and are max
Ing more noise than ever"
WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
3. 8. Darsh wants the sewer at 18th and Q
streets cleaned. J. ID. sullivan again urges that
re- sser ayenSs ana
erected at LIST and III and I'd and II sheets
southeast Mr.. Chas. n. Larner calls attention
pavement ON 9th street, i'm front OF Masonic
lempie. Mr.. w. +. snyder wants To know
what, IL any. means have been devised To sup
ply water TO Denison and Leightons sub
division OF Mount Pleasant jacob Frech wants
some means taken To put the alley In square
e29 In sanitary condition.
THE REFoRM SCHOOL.
Mr.. g. A. Shailenberger, superintendent of
the reform school, has submitted TO the Dis
Irict commissioners a report for the last fiscal
harm products Of the year. OF the time and COM
pensation OF employees, and an Inventory OF
household goods, farming implements, ETC., At
The school. TIE surplus farm products were
sold In the markets OF the city.
THE BLADESsBCRG ROAD.
Bids for the proposed improvement OF
avenue to Queens Chapel road, We're opened
by the Commissioners to-day. The bidders
were Tally & Joyce, NJ. Hines and j. E Lyons.
Inc Contract Was awarded 10 Tally Joyce at
Their bid OF $5,35A75, which was the lowest
The Commissioners have about 5000 10 ex-
pend on the road. and will Improve II rs far NJ
that money will 60.
THE MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CONTRACT.
The Commissioners to-day awarded the con.
tract Tor the extension OF Massachusetts, ave-
nue. TO Mr. Andrew Gleason.
NOMINAL AND PAID UP CAPITAL
In May last u new insurance company, to be
known as the Chesapeake nre Insurance com.
pauy, was licensed by the District authorities,
making affidavit At the time that the capital oi
tue company was 100000 Today District
official undertook 10 collect the personal tax on
this capital stock for tue last two months of the
last tax year, amounting to $3.50. An officer
OF the company thereupon Went TO the assessor
$4,000. 1t was decided 10 accept the tax on
eZo,OOu. A similar occurred two years
ago when the Anglo-American Fire Insurance
companS, now defunct, MAS taxed on the large
capital Its advertising Cards proclaimed.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued by Inspector Entwisle to-day as
follows: N. I. heiner, to alter dwelling. 9Th
Warner & Co., two-story brick dwelling stod-
dart street, between both and 3utn West
Washington; 81, 800 Mrs. Griffin, two-story
brick back building, $40 4l2 street south west;
SooO. Jno. W. French, three->lory addition to
dwelling, I'd street, between ID and T. north
wesI ~z,4OO. Maj. L. b. Ferguson, stable in
rear oi 1435 Massachusetts avenue northw west;
$4,000. Charles Wilson, addition TO dwelling
1880 l. street northwest; S5uO. Vim. q. Whed-
meyer, frame dwelling i'm street road; 500.
Jno. b. Avery, two-story brick dwelling, Massa-
cnuset,s avenue, between LIST and "a streets
northeast; 81 800. II. j. Daly, three frame
dwellings q III street road aud Steuben street;
Si,oUO.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have revoked the an.
pOlnLment OF jas. Sue wart AN additional pri.
vale of police.
MIR. Jonn Il. Bird has been appointed to
superlntend the construction ot the new school
house at 23d and NJ streets.
Prlsates ~. Z. Hamilton and NJ. B. Chester of
tile police Iorce, have eacu oeeu nncd SO Tor
stopping Oft their beats fifty minutes. Both men
claim tnat they were SICK.
Inc first auditor mas requested the Commits
soners 70 comply win the law requiring con.
tracts to be deposited in the office OF the rirst
controller Of the United states within ninety
days after their dates.
AIR. +. l.. Moore, chairman of the committee
on fountains OF the humane society, has written
TO the Commissioners To ask to be Informed AS
~ the style, Gust and place Of sale OF driuking
fountains for horses. which the Commissioners
will permit to be erected.
Tue Corcoran Cadet Corps have asked the
commissioners for fifty breech-loading rides
and equipments similar 10 those supplied TO
the High school cadets The corps wants to
enter the tanxl drill