Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-15
District Government Affairs.

FUND POOR.
Judge Arthur Macarthur writes to the Com
mSsiOners requesting that they urge the Dis
trict committee in Congress to recommend that
the appropriation for the poor of the District be
increased from 81 s. 900 to $40 OOO not less than
So, 600 OF which may be distributed through
the organization of the associated charities.
NOTICES TO OWNERS OF BUILDINGS
The building inspector has notified Geo. p,
Zurhorst of an alleged defect in laying the
concrete foundation OF the front wall of his
new house on G street, between I'd and Sd streets
southeast Mrs Sallie c. Falconer, 451 Mas
Sachusetts avenue northwest has been notified
to take down the dilapidated back building of
her house and to have the roof of the front
building constructed that the water will not
drain against the adjoining house. c. C.
Nichols has been notified to reconstruct the
brick wall at the south end of the row of frame
houses in alley, between Il and and Delaware
avenue and 1st street northeast.
TIN CUP ACADEMY.
Mr. B. P. Murray, in note to the Commits
SiOners, calls attention to school room i'm
Whithaft's hall, on b street, between Sd and
Tin Cup Academy" This room is not proper
place, he says, for children to assemble in
Underneath is paint shop. and the smell
arising from benZne and other articles is at
times almost intolerable. The location of the
water closet to the school room is also objeo-
permeate the entire building.
VITAL STATISTICS
The number OF deaths in the District last week
1000 per annum- white, 1914; colored, So / 4;
total population, 23.OS. Births reported 81
Marriages reported, 20.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle to
Shaw g. Morreil, repair brick warehouse, IL It'll
street, between and streets northwest:
$4,000. NJ. c. Matthews, repair brick dwelling
1928 street; 81, 900. David Banks, erect a
frame dwelling, Tennallytown: $500. DIR. H.
r. Fry, erect brick stable rear of 1913 14th
street; 81 900. w. Z. Jeffries, repair brick
dwelling, 4O5 18th street southeast; $3.50. Mr.
Getter, repair dwelling 2O6 18th street; $3.50.
Charles Entwisle repair brick dwelling, 1925
DeSales street northwest; $500. n. ID. Larner,
500. ID. b. Ely, repair frame open wagon
shed, 1905 35th street; 500. Mrs. NJ. b. Fitz-
hugh erect eight 2-story dwellings, 14th, bet.
East Capitol and A streets southeast; $1,000.
John w. Wood, erect two 2-Story dwellings.
street, bet. 18th and 9th southeast; 81 400.
THE NEW YORK PRESS ASSOCIATION TO
VISIT WAsHINGIoN-Ata meeting OF the New
York Press association to arrange for the next
annual convention it was resolved to change
the stereo yped form by substituting eXcur-
SION. Alter discussing several plans which
were presented, including trips TO Boston, Nam
tucket Georgian Bay, the Catskils and Wash
ington the latter place was selected. The date
of the excursion is Tuesday, May 18th, the rem
devious Canandaigua, from which point the
excursionists will come to this city on a special
nandaigua about nine o'clock. The three fol-
lowing days, the 18th, 18th and 14th, will be oc-
cupied In visiting points OF interest in and about
Washington, including trip to Mt. Vernon.
There will be u reception by President Cleve-
land, and perhaps other receptions.
THE ALLEGED BOGUS CHECK CAsE.-Mrs. L.
L. Foster, who was arrested yesterday for hay.
York bank on Gen. ROSecrans, was released last
evening" western Senator going on her bond
for her appearance. There are grave doubts as
to her sanity, and the case will not likely be
led