Evening star., 1886-09-28
District Government Affairs.

A SOUTH WASHINGTON DELEGATION
A delegation OF property holders on L street
southwest waited on the Commissioners this
forenoon. Ii was composed oI jeremiah
Queen, Morgan McNerherney, Lawrence
Hickey, John Queen, Richard Walls, James
King ana Thomas Jefferson. They represented
the condition of tneiT present unimproN "a
street. the grade, they say, H. about thIee ieet
too low, and when ram comes they are Hooded
and mud and nlth abound. Ihey wish AN eA-
tension OF the asphalt pavement and ask that
estimate, be made Tor the same. The JommIs-
sioners promised that it should De done.
although they intimated that il would not
probably receive the action desired before
another year.
THE PoLICEMEN's FUND.
The United States treasurer communicates
to the District statement of the condition
OF the poiceman's Iuud. He says lac head at
the opening of the fiscal year Se3.;jJo district
bonds. the annual interest being SS52.2., and
cash invested 81 l36.9S. This cash has since
been reinvestcd, ana on the 10Th OF september
the account stood: $50, 800 District 81 Column
bia bonds. annual Interest S92o2a s2,ooo
tot;I annual interest s9s5.2s; cash uninNeSted
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A POLICE RETIRING BOARD.
Major Walker yesterday ISSUED the following,
constituting Capt NJ. A. Austin and Ihc police
surgeons retiring board in the cases of priVates
4. q. Hallinan ana Patrick kearney and such
other members OF the force AS may be brought
before them, with view OF determining
whether they or Others should be pensiOned-
The board Will meet tomorrow and nnaliy suo-
nit their opinion and recommendation ia each
case as 10 what amount oi pension, II amy,
should be granted. Officer kearney is tie
policeman VINO arrested Ouiteau-
THE ESTIMATES FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tue Commissioners have had many requests
made OF them within the last few weeks Tor
street improvements. In every Instance esII-
mates have been made and entered into the
schedule which will 90 the Treasury depart
ment the LIST oi October, amounting to over two
millions OF dollars. There has been no discrimi-
nation made, and each case wIll be Presented
in the order OF its Ming. The Commissioners
state that they will be compelled To ASK Tor
lion Inf
Tor improvements, aud believe they viii get
more than heretofore. Tne population il grow
ing, and the wealth OF the city increasing AL
The time.
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED FOR.
James Pinn and John A. Gray and others ask
that an item may be included IN the estimates
providing for grading aud laying loot walk On
Monroe street, between 10th and lsth streets
northwest. Mr.. >. Z. Clarke, 5o1 stanton place,
asks that street northeast, from Delaware
avenue TO I'd street, may again Toe put in scaei-
uie for street improvements. Z. Robinson, o1
street northwest forwards pet'tioHI I ,,i si5iec
AIRY, asking tnat the Wei IN lhat Locality oe aug
deeper anu pump liked. Weller & hepetti calls
attention 10 the necessity of opening up streets
east OF 11th street aDd south OF last Capitol
street. and particularly Georgia avenue from
the navy-yard gate. Mr.. Edward Dom, 1424
6th street northwest. invites attention 10 TIE
petition filed year ago requesting that tie
curb OF Sidewalks on street, between 6th and
1th streets northwest might be set out in line
with the curb on squares east and west OF tie
same, thus extending the parking.
WANT NEW FLOUR COMMISSIONERS.
VIM. NJ. Galt & Co., Earnstlsw a Bro. ct al,
as wholesale flour dealers, ask Ior the appoint.
ment OF a board OF Hour COIN an issioners.
They desire the best Judges OF flour.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisie fol-
lows: Susan V. Clark, erect two-suory DWELL
ing, street, between 9th and 1th streets
southeast; $1,000. Oliver Cox, erect five two
story dwellings, Attn, between q and "A stree.s
southeast; S6,OOO. Edgar Frisby, erect a three
story and cellar dwelling, corner Congress ard
stoddard streets; $4,000. +. G. Garaen repair
store, 633 Z street southeast; S5UO. Mrs Pa
Ipelia Granger, erect two-siory dwelling JET
ferson and Anacostia streets; $3.50 Mrs. Mary
L. Mockabee, erect "A two-story dwelling. Jeffer.
Son and Anacostia streets; $3.50. w. r. Lewis,
erect two two-story dwellings,, l6tn street, be-
tween Gales ana Huntington road; $500.
Thomas stewart, erect two-story and base
ment dwelling, corner l0Lh street and Massssr
chusetts avenue $1,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ID. A. Watterston complains tnat a portion of
4l2 street, south of Pennsy lvania avenue, near
the Colonization building, omitted frora
street paving.
Mr. A. c. Bradley and John f. Norris, attor.
neys for jas. l.. Norris, make statement In
reiation TO the accident TO "A horse belonging to
their client, from slipping on an insufficienty
protected gas opening on Sd street northwest
near Pennsyivania avenue. They propose 10
settle without suit