Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-20
District Government Affairs.


Prof d. J. De Smedt, the District chemist, has
submitted his report for the last fiscal year to
Engineer Commissioner Ludlow, giving sum-
mary OF analyses made in his office in cases
| referred 10 him by District officials, including
articles examined for the health office, toxico-
logical analyses made to assist the coroner
analyses of aduiterated liquors and oleomar.
garine for the police department and water for
the engineer department. besides making ex-
Tue Potomac water supplied to the District has
been analysed once a month. A table of re-
shows that the water supplied to the District
varies somewhat In quality on account OF eli
matte causes but that nevertheless the Poto-
mac water Is always healthy beverage. Prof.
DE Smedt also gives accounts of the daily
analyses made OF asphalt pavements laid in the
District, and also OF all the hydraulic cements
used On the public works of the District.
LIQUOR LICENSES
Licenses have oeen granted for bar rooms to
John keefe, Hubert Bohnke, Levi Woodbury.,
John E. Walsh, johanna Hartnett, Julia Graf.
August Schmidt Tneophilus Roessele, James
Boyce, Peter Harvey, Mich. Corcoran. Franklin
Lucas. Jas. F. Mccarthy, Franklin Tenney 4
GO. and Moses r. Bridwei. Wholesale LIQUOR
licenses have been granted to David Nagle,
Phillips, Lemuel Ergood, Hannah Edwards,
Anthony Gaeger, Michael O Donnoghue, Peter
John Kea,ay. James i. Kelly, L. \:
DellwiS, Julia Lynch, Johanna Meany, r. b.
Elark Bfys srn Norris PANEL Bres Dora
Misnasi v T;erney: Aug. Y: NoaK. Freder 'ssi
Poh,ndrof, Jas. F. Russell. Stephen J. Neenan,
man y. uwoomey Inos NJ steep, Jos H. Sim
Aug. w. NoaK, John 5. Miller &JOnes Nicholas
Lo,cnboiier, Chas. karseh, John +: Wright,
+. Jones, VIM. Aeim1s, Jas. Holmes L Bro,
Dennis Murphy, VIM. n. II. Mack, Robt. Hur-
ley. Ellen Gieeson, Maria ElgI, john Thecker,
john J. Daily. RobL: Callahan, Cnas. II. Weser,
Redmond Walsh, Jacob Hines JAS. j. FarralI,
J: Frank johnson, Chas. H. Hurdle, VIM.
Hirsh, Jas. Gallagher, John Ellis. John Fegan,
j. T.. ~ ( l1{an.a "a
Grand Dakin. Martin Becker, Geo. BoealhOltZ.
THE COLOR QUESTION NOT INVOLVED
The Commissioners have addressed a note to
Mr.. John ii. Brooks, secretary OF the CoIum Dian
Harnionial cemetery, a colored burial ground,
referring TO letter vi the latter OF the 27tn
uitimo. addressed TO the Commissioners, COM
verse to the proposed extension of the limits OF
OF that cemetery and making reply thereto
Iney Inform him that one OF the nealth Urdi-
nances OF the District legalized by joint resOlu-
IOn OF Congress, approved April ~, 1850, pro-
Vldes that intermentS III the District snail De
after that date confined to such grounds rs are
notc tthen) used as burial grounds, or such as
small hereafter be by law designated and all-
thoriZed as SUCH" His intention is called to
the fact that in the commissioners disapprOval
OF the proposed extension vi the cemetery in
question, there are no grounds for assump-
tion on tue part Of any one, OF distinctions eX-
listing In tueir minds between the several
classes OF the population OF the District, and
tuey regard such intImations as unwarranted.
The Commissioners, in view OF the existing law,
hold tnat 1t will be incumbent upon the
cemetery before using for interneuts any terri
tory additional 10 that heretofore devoted TO
that purpose, to procure the consent of Congress
aud the authority of the Commissioners. In
this connection, aside from the legal obstacles
to his project, the Comm issiOnerS say that The
future extension OF streets aud avenues will be
greatly INSTRUCTED by existing cemeteries con-
tlSuous to the city limits and increase Oh
these difficulties should not be approved by
the Commissioners, within at least, area
which may in the near futuie be occupied as
dwelling sites.