Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-12
District Government Affairs.


CHER Paris of the fire department submitted
the following To the Commissioners to-day: "ln
gong 10 nres In case al AN alarm the progress
of the apparatus of this department IL fire.
quently impeded 10y vehicles aud pedestrians,
who seem To be Ignorant Of or disregard the
law giving the apparatus oi the IRE depart
ment the right Of way in going 10 fires. aud who
obstruct the streets 10y either keeping in the
way OF the apparatus or racing with the same,
thereby endangering NOT only their lives and
vehicles, but also the apparatus OF this depart
ment aud the lives OF the men. and respect
iully recommend that the police toe instructed
10 clear the streets. and especially the crossings,
whenever our apparatu Us II proceeding la "A ire.
i would further suggest that the major and
superintendent OF police be requested TO again
call the attention OF the members Of his de-
partrnent To general order No. 81, issued 10y
Major W. Mex Dye in MAY, lssI ia regard IL
keeping the vicinity OF houses ON fire clear vi
persons not connected with this department
which has never been strictly enforced, and 10
Instruct The members OF his department not to
permit ciusens 10 drive over fire hose"
SELECTING DETECTIVES.
At the request OF Major aiker the several
police lieutenants have submitted the names OF
members OF the force thought by them 10 Do
best lifted Tor detective duty. Ii ~ understood
that the present force Is 10 be reorganized and
that members OF the force are to be detailed
one AT each station, 10 do detective duty WITH
out additional compensation.
RECEIPTS THE PAST FISCAL YEAR.
Collector j. r. Cook has rendered to the Com
missioners report OF all receipts ON account OF
taxes, Sc, for the year ending June 80, lsso,
personal tax, Sl5o,O5S.lS; arrears. realty
SlSS 1854; arrears. personal. 80 94s. "a; penal
ties on arrears Ssi 325. a.; adN cruising arrears
SO, o62 90 arrears OF the corporation III S.,u 55'
special taxes, s12,s4s.25. Washington redemp,
ton fund, s5o352 water iund, slso.oll .s5;
licenses, sloo, 2o3.0s; dog tax. STA. l2I 90; lees,
S6,5s2so; market rents, ell, 2o9.4o: Police
Court fines, So ,94653; buldIng permits,
se,51l; miscellaneous, ss,495.5s. lota..
%, l22, 392.6I.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector kntwise: }. A. Williams,
erect "A thrce-story and basement dwelling. y
between
sl9,ouo. Z. A. berans, erect "A three-story and
cellar dwelling, y, between 18Th street and
Vermont avenue northwest; eli 900. Darby
q Collins. repair brick church, corner 32d and
" street northwest: $4,000. Catherine pes-
nond, repair stable; Sl5o. j. q. Meide, repair
brick oO2 last Capitol street; 81 900. John
Moran, erect three two-story and cellard welings,
stree between 2lst aud 22d streets northwest;
$4,000. Max kaufman, erect "A thr.e-stor and
basement dwelling, ID, between sth aud sJh
streets southeast; $4,000 Griffin saunders,
erect two-story brick dwelling; S4oo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners, In answer TO q communal
cation from Mr.. X. III. Wood requesting ex-
emption I'll the amateur league base ball clubs
in the city from the requirement. of taking out
a weekly license TO play their games, stale that
the act oi the Legislative assembly will not per
NIT them 10 make the exemption.
A FIGHT IN AN EATING RooN.-Yesterday
morning about Z O'clock several men entered
the eating saloon under the American house
ana wanted To enter the bar-room, which the
clerk refused 10 permit them ~ do. One OF the
men, Amos Brown, hacKInan, IL 10 alleged,
struck the clerk, and nght followed, during
which bottles aud glasses were thrown about
the room and several windows were smashed.
Brown and Samuel lngle, another hackman,
were arrested by Officers Riley and Jordan and
taken TO the seventh precinct station, where
collateral Was left for their appearance. The
cases, three against each uf persons arrested,
will be tried In the Police Court this week.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court 10
Albert l.. Russell, OF New lork, and Anna W.
Mccormick; Benjamin Robinson and Bette
Johnson; \. X. Gregory and f. Rowena How.