Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-18
District Government Affairs.


MR.. baltimore SUSPENDED.
John baltimore, the teacher in the jefferson
school who pulled the hair from the head of one
of hs pupils has, after investigation been sus
THE VERMONT AVENUE EXTENSION.
To-day the Commissioners addressed a let
ter to Senator Blackburn. Of the Senate Dis
trict committee, in relation to communities
the opening Of vermont rRey say th N
prayed, will make a very beautiful and valu.
nD1 should be esea and possible shsy think
the same time, however, the Commissioners
have need for all and more than all the
money placed at their disposal, and as this i'm
prOvement will cost from seyenty-five to one
hundred thousand dollars, they cannot recon-
mend that any part OF the funds appropriated
for improvements in the District shall be
diverted to the purpose of opening the avenue
in question.
THE COLD STORAGE PROJECT.
The District Commissioners in a letter ad-
dressed to MIR. John A. Baker respecting pro-
position to establish q cold storage warehouse
on Market Space state that as the attorney for
the District IS in some doubt as to what are the
powers Of the Commissioners In the premises
and as the market company is now in doubt
whether it wishes to expend any money upon
wholesale meat mark ct, it would seem that the
wholesale meat market will continue for the
present without facilities for cold storage.
READY TO GIVE THE DUCHESS" HEARING
The commissioners addressed a letter to Mrs
Ollie Ellis "the Duchess of California" in reply
to her request to have a hearing before the
Commissioners, in which they say: upon the
report made by the police to the Commissioners
1t would seem that you are veteran violator of
law. You shall have hearing on any day
you name for that purpose, to which the police
authorities or the District and of PHILADELPHIA
who are asking for you, will be invited"
THE TAXATION OF ADAs ISRAEL CoNGREGA-
TONS PROPERTY.
The District Commissioners have written to
Chairman Barbour, of the House District COM
mittee, in regard to hill proposing to exempt
certain property of Adas Israel congregation
from taxation. The Commissioners say that
part OF this property is already held exempt"
but that there was special assessment on part
of the property when It was purchased by the
congregation, and "that the congregation ought
to pay the same especially as it is probable that
they purchased with reference thereto
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as
follows: John A. Kuheret, repair brick, 11O9
ank repair BRICK dweliing iib Pennsyiv Maa
avenue Southeast; 5000. Ellen Payne, erect a
two-story dwelling, Sheridan street; $3.50
ing. Sd street, between P and q streets north
s a and ss be-
and cellar dwellings,. =. between
John D. O'Neill, erect twelve 2-story dwellings,
H, between Sd and AZ streets southwest;
sss aqtS ehs sa II G s 3ss
two one-story dwellings, alley, between r. 1.
avenue and street and 9th and 7th streets
northwest; 5000 j. c. Christman, erect nine
4th and 5th streets northwest, $1,000. Chas.
H. Knight, erect q two.storY and basement
dwelling, 11th between and G streets south
east; $4,000. Patrick Smith, erect six 2-story
dwellings 1st and d streets southwest; SO, 600.
F. Schroth, erect q 2-story and cellar dwelling
10th street and Maryland avenue northeast
$4,000. James Westerfeld, erect two 2-story
stables alley, Massachusetts, avenue, and
18th and 18th streets northwest; 400. John
d. O'Neill, erect q 2-stOry dwelling alley, be-
tween and G and Sd and Al streets south
and basement dwellings Boundary, between
s MINUS '''An0 avenue northwest
MIsCELLANEoUs.
Messrs. Simon Wolf, August schmedtie, John
@. Vogt, and others, had q hearing before the
Commissioners this morning In relation to the
pending bill authorizing the extension Of the
cemetery of the Evangelical society.
CAPT. TYsoN's WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE
A bill for divorce has been filed by Mrs. Eme-
line v. Tyson against George e. Tyson, the for
mer case, filed in 1888, in which q cross-bill was
filed, having been dismissed. The defendant il
SECRETARY WHITNEY and Commodore Har.
mony have gone to Philadelphia to examine
the grounds of the naval asylum there for the
purpose Of deciding whether right Of way
through the grounds should be given to the Bal
timore aud Ohio railroad.
CoNsIDERxD BY THE CABINEn-Ths pro
posed abrogation of the treaty with the Hawai-
ian government was under consideration ct thu
cabinet meeting today.
RANGE OF THE THERnoAETER.-The follow
Ing were the readings ct the signal ofiice to-day
: Pm. ts.s. asxina i; ss.a. minimum. szs