Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-02

INSURANCE. coNPANrEs IN THE DISTRICT.
The District Commissioners have written 20
mittee, In respect 70 the bill recently introduced
70 regulate insurance companies In the District.
nnsy enclose the Letter =, written by shs Co.
duced In the last Congress- In addition, they
suggest that every insurance company should
be compelled to publish its financial condition.
under oath, as national banks do, that their
books and affairs should be subject 10 the in.
pose. 'such Legislation" the Commissioners
say lis imperstively demanded II the District
OF Columbia is not 90 become the center Tor
fraudulent and wildcat insurance companies To
States"
IHH COMMISSIONERS REPLY TO Mr.. uovKy.
Inc commissioners have addressed a reply
70 Mr. Charles T. Hovey. In which they say that
the only public records OF the District govern
knowledge OF the Commissioners, was a requI-
sition for school supplies which the former
superintendent OF public schools. Mr.. j. o.
wilson, was temporarily permitted 10 take
from the files. II this was not the record re-
ferred To. he might have in mind probably the
two other acquisitions forwarded at the request
OF n member OF one OF the committees of Con-
gress, who preferred the original rather than
copies for his inspection.
THE PROPOSED SATURDAY HALF uotrpAy
The District Commissioners have written 60
Chairman Barbour, OF the House District conn.,
mittee, reply 10 his request for their views on
the bill prescribing the hours OF labor i'm execu-
tive departments, aud proposing IL half day hol-
iday on saturday. Alter referring To the neces-
sity OF keeping certain Offices open tor the benz
ent OF the public, they say the Commissioners
are inclined 20 think III Congress should see M
be exempt from its provisions or discretion In
regard tn ereto be given the Commissioners.
PROTESTING BARRIERS
Messrs. l.. c. Bailey, J. Il. Miller, ]. III. Solese
y. ii. stewart, A. w. Tansil, J. III. Hicks, =. y
Avery, OF the BARRIERS union, called upon the
Commissioners to-day, having seen "a published
that Col. Corkhill proposed TO STAY proccedinvs
In the case OF BARRIERS in the hotels OF the city
and protested against any distinction being
made in the treatment OF any class aud were
assured that there should be no discrimination
made.
BIDS FOR TERRA GOTTA PIPE.
BIDS were opened to-day at the District Conn.,
mssioners Office tor furnishing terra Gotta pipe.
The bidders were: Potomac Terra Gotta COM
pany, Angus Lamond, American Sewer Pipe
company, Empire Fire Clay company.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The addenda 10 Reconnaissance Ed
monds' letter 10 THE STAR yesterday should
have appeared in the body of the letter before
.9e hsisnstHare Inc paragraph beginning with
OF the District regardless OF his corporations
their interests, &c, should have read regard.
less OF his or their interest In corporations"
j. IL. keating has been appointed station
Keeper OF the Metropolitan police, be.
Mrs. +. L. Briggs to-day presented 10 tho
Commissioners petition i'm behalf of dealers of
the Eastern market against closing that mar
ket on any week day. The petitioners desire 10
nave the market open every day.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Eutwisie as fol-
| lows: A. and A Scottish Rite Masonry. recon-
| struct brick building, 1907 q street north.
west TO sanctuary; $4,000. J. III. Kidder,
erect three-story and basement dwelling New
Hampshire avenue, between q aud X streets
| northwest $4,000. Mrs. Mary G. Bishop.
erect two small dwellings, Defrees street. be,
tween LIST and North Capitol streets northwest;
S26oo. IL. j. fleming, erect one three-story
| and basement dwelling h, between 4Io and 9Th
| streets southwest $4,000 e. Smith, erect two
two-story and cellar dwellings, 10Th, between r.
| and r streets northwest; $4,000. r. McRey-
nolds, erect one two-story and basement DWELL
Ing, corner 18th and Samson streets: 81, 900
Thos. Francis, erect a three-story and basement
dwelling, 10th, bet. and h SIS. n W.: 50 500
Henry Hutton, erect a twostory dwelling 10th.
between q and streets northwest; $500. -
L. Miller, repair frame, corner 18th and Il
streets southeast $3.50. W. Ii. Noerr, repair
brick 213I h street northwest $500 Ed.
| Barrett, repair frame lila 18th street north
| west 5000.
The FUNERAL OF ROBERT CoGGISs.-The
funeral OF the late Robert Coggins took place
from his late residence, 5th near X street last
evening. The services were conducted by Keys
X Norris, of Wesley; h. n. Baer, OF Waugh and
Z. ID Richardson, OF Mckendree NJ. L. church,
each of whom made an address. The remains
were taken TO Baltimore this morning i.ar in.