Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-07
District Government aHnirs.


,Andltor ilchenor has sent to the Commis.
siOners list OF the wharves on the Potomac
Tes iroH! sssse fvS% the District as follows;
$3.50; NJ aud Water sts. s.w., L. t. Blake, S4OO.
Lease Lease expires one year from June /, 1856; St,
aOth St. n.w.. VIM. II. and Samuel Simms'
800, hve years from July /, 1883; 3Ist St.
NV, Potomac boat club, s2C; s2d st. NV,
April Is, 1880; 34Lh st. NV, A. Ross Ray.
500; Canal line-Potomac Lock and Dock Co.
y1O; Sth st. s.w., Richard Rich, rental not
Bros, S7OO, lease expires April 3Oth, 1887.
and The rental Is to be expended on improve
ments on the premises.
LOOKING FOR A LOST HEIR.
The police have been making INQUIRIES as to
the whereabouts of Jules Jean q tai or in re-
sponse 70 dispatch to the state department
rom tne y: .. consul at Havre, France It is
All that can be learned OF him here is that he
ro9med at !45 7th street northwest. Mr.. Geo.
Der, 1885. He stated that he was going to
Denver, COL, and expected to establish him sell
IN business there. MIR. Keen has not heard
from him since.
PARENTS WHO OBJECT TO A POOL ROOM.
Messrs: w; II; Church. s. E. Moore, E. A.
Moore, Frank w. Page, j. C. Peacock. 10. Isl
Wilson. J. ". Bulia, +: b. Bowling, S. NJ. Cava.
asngh =, ,,,:l, p NJ Nesbit. n Langh.t, and Mes
field, and Mary Flynn. property owners and
residents on I'd street northwest, have sent "a
CODtlnutno
saloon or pool room Oh the southwest corneI
OF "a and G. streets northwest. They set forth
their reasons in numerical order as follows
~ s9eh Places ess are wesksanps o. the devil
and causing neglect, want, suffering and crime
humanity; but rather swallow up the produc
lions OF others, and render nothing IN return
but misery. 3; This saloon has a gang Of men
swearing and using the most indecent Ian
guage, and Sunday night is frequently not All
exception, such things continuing even until
whom we are trying to instruct and educate tc
an honest, truthful sober, and industrious life
and giiis whom we wish TO lie as safe from in
SUIT ana danger on these streets as they are IN
their own homes.
THE LIBRARY SITE.
The Commissioners have instructed their at
tOrney to see that provision is made for the
payment of arrears OF taxes In the cases of the
owners OF property in the library site the
money tor which has been paid into court
FIRE APPARATUS DELAYED BY EMPTY CARS
Chief Engineer Parrls, Of the fire department
has called the attention of the District Commits
Sioners to the tact that fire apparatus respond.
ing 70 an alarm from the box corner of Sd and
l. streets southeast Sunday morning was de-
layed by empty cars on the Baltimore and Po-
tomac tracks. which blocked both Sd and 4th
Paris report to the railroad authorities with q
request that steps he taken TO prevent q re-ocA
currence OF such delays.
CALLING Up AN OLD CASE
Mrs. belVa A. Lockwood appears as the
champion OF ex-Policetnan John H. Baden,
who was dismissed the IOrce June Is, 1854, on
charge OF neglect OF duty, having Iailed to
appear upon his oeaL for over an hour. She
has Written to the Com mnlissiOnefs asking TOR a
reheari1g, on the ground tnat Baden was not
given opportunity to get evidence in his own
behalf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lieut.. Griffin, assistant to the Engineer Com.
missioner, returned to the city to-day from
New YORK, where he has been undergoing an
examination for promotion 10 the RANK Of cap
tain. Several engineer Ofticers-Capt. Hoxie,
Capt. Greene, Capt. Symons-have obtaihed
their promotions while assigned to service un-
der the District government. This Is due TO the
fact that such assignments are made from
lieutenants high on the list
District Com m,iiissioner Wheatley left to-day
for New York, 10 be absent from the city about
u week.
Tie District Commissioners have approved
the application of Chas q. Smith, 31S Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, Tor u liquor license.
Mr.. Jumes +. Miller wants 12Ln street paved
from Rhode Island avenue 10 street..
MI. John Spencer asks on behalf of Grace
church, West Washington, to have asnes aud
ren5e In the alley on tue east side of the church
removed.
Richard A. Hill has resigned his commission
as additional private Of the police at the Dime