Evening star., 1886-10-18
SCOTTISH RITE MAsONs.


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Meeting 81 the Sapresse Coaaeii In this
Ctsy To-day.
The Supreme Council Of the Southern Juris.
dictioa Scottish Rite, SD degree, convened this
afternoon at the temple, 433 Sd street. The
following officers and members were present:
Grand commander, Albert Pike. Washington,
ID. c.; lieutenant grand commander, James
Cunningham Bachelor, New Orleans, La;
grand prior, Philip Crosby Tucker, Galveston,
Texas; grand chancellor. Henry Buist, Charles
ton, s. c.; grand minister of state, Thomas Huh
bard Caswell, San Francisco Cal; treasurer
general, Frederick webber, Louisville. KY;
grand constable, Erasmus Theodore Carr, Leav-
epworth, Kan; grand chamberlain, Martin
Odell Squier Long. Wheeling, w. Va; grand
sword-bearer, John Lonsdale Roper. Norfolk,
Va; grand herald. Giimor Meredith. Baltimore,
Md: grand tiler William Reynolds Singleton,
honorable inspector general Washington, u.
Z. The other members are Theodore sutton
farvin, Iowa City, Iowa; Dewitt Clinton Dswk-
ins. Jacksonville, Fla; John Mills Browne.
Washington, II. c.; Henry Moore Teller, Central
CITY, Coi.; Charles Frederick Brown, san Fran
Moines, Iowa; Rockey Preston Earhart- Salem,
Ore: Eugene Grissom, Raleigh, y. &.
The only active members of the council from
TINS city, besides Gen. Pike, are Mr.. Vim. X.
Singleton and Medical Director John NJ.
Browne. U. ;. n. There are. however. through
bers, who have received the 33d degree. and
who are entitled to participate in the meetings
OF lhe Supreme Council, but have no vote. The
honorary members In this city are: Clement w.
bennett, Thomas Somervile, Ernst Schmid,
Jno. Wilson, Abner Townley LDngiey, Edward
fttzky, Edwin Balridge MacGrotty, Luther
Hamilton Pike, Rev. VIM. Augustus Harris and
Nm. Oscar Roome.
olnns Tns + Proyincial Grand Lodge Of the ROYAL
their temple ON q street.
The New Flour Commissioners.
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VIM. H.Gaskins. David Robinson and enjamin
Charlton as commissioners of dour inspection
| IN place OF the board recently removed.
District Government Affairs.
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED FOR.
The owners OF ground In Arthur place Square
633) have made application To have water
main laid in the street. They state that IL is
proposed to commence the erection OF a mum ber
of houses I'm this street. Mr.. Geo. L. Lemon
asks to have the grade of the alley between .
aud p and I6ih aud 9TH streets established at
once. aud the alley paved with asphalt.
DANGEROUS STRUCTURES.
The building inspector has notified w. IL.
Diel that his large frame house on street,
between 10th and 11th Streets must be re-
moved i'm ten days Mrs. j. Hitz Is notified
That the rear wall of 923 and 925 Pennsylvania
avenue is dangerous. and George +. Rider has
been ordered To take down within thirty days s
Nos. All and 423 New Jersey avenue.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol-
lows: c. A. Didden, three-story brick store and
yelling, 1881 14th street northwest; $1,000.
e. Heurich, to repair brewery, 10Th street, be-
tween NJ and streets northwest; $1,000. NJ.
Lodge. to rebuild houses on lot 8, square s42,
New Jersey avenue, between l. and streets
$1,000. David Barry, two two-story brick
dwellings, 7th street road; Sl,50o.
MISCELLANEOUS
During the past week Inspector Harris, OF the
health department, inspected 10,i2l bunches
OF fish, 1O.55O bushels of oysters ana three
-'"epsnead, and condemned 293 bunches of
fish.
Skinner private o. class L on the police force,
vice private I. +. Lee, promoted TO class 2, vice
n. H. Cole dismissed.
\ person signing himself "Hamline writes to
the Commissioners to complain OF a band oil
music that struck up In the street on Sunday in
front OF his church and disturbed the worship
Prot. L. Richards has made application TO the
Commissioners for employment as a teacher in
Mrs. Charlotte Smith wants the Commits
suners 10 furnish fuel for the tree library and
reading room Sue has opened for women.
Mr.. Geo. A. Mcllhenny requests that street
from 10th to 24th streets, aud 23rd from to
Pennsy sylvania avenue, be included in the esti-
mates for Improvements.
Mr.. q. z. Muncaster, of West Washington,
com plains to the Commissioners that they nave
violated his rights as citizen by authorizing
the occupation OF market space AS a manure
depot.
Mrs. p. Sullivan wants the alley between f
and r and 2nd and 3rd southwest improved,
and gas and water main laid on h street be-
tween 2nd and 3rd, aud hydrant placed at
the south side OF the alley on l. street.
Geo. II. McReynoids and Others request the
replacement OF a pump on the northeast corner
OF 10th street and South Carolina avenue south
east.
The District government is removing the
curbstones from the streets included within the
proposed library site. These curbsiones will be
used In improvements ON other streets. The
sidewalks will be permitted to remain tor some-
time.
The District Commissioners ha ve ap roved a
Isquest made hY chef Clerk loumans Of the
urifa5pry dspartMnent me- IlAf "a. n,e,.Ahers OF .h .
"Atcii ioIce at eue treasury DO s.stsstouod
as additional privates OF the police force for the
ensuing year.
A request of Messrs Hufty g. Dyer that a
sidewalk be laid under the permit system i'm
front OF lots 2l aud -, square 33l, on 10th and
w streets, has been approved.
Miss Annie NJ. Hayes, superintendent o.;
orders OF tine bureau of ngraving and printing
who lives in Alexandria county, Va, has ask ed
the Commissioners for pass TO cross Aqueduct
bridge.
Otficer Petritz has made charges against
Special Officer Chas. Stewart OF East Washing
ton, alleging that he accepted money from per-
sons violating the law.