Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-09
District Government Affair.
THE BRosNAS CASE.

THE BRosNAN CASE.
The Commissioners saturday afternoon, decided
until Mr. Webb had fully investigated the right OF
the District 70 proceed further.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Commissioners, SATURDAY. granted liquor
c street northwest; Alfred Wandel 500 l4th street
northwest; Joshua Clark, 1850 1lth street SOUTH
mis- & CropIey, x37O-72 NJ street northwest; Thos
l. Cropley, :ss67 NJ street northwest; Frank IL.
Finley, LOG street northwest
NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR
The District Commissioners have written 10 Mr..
Columbus Thomas, contractor for constructing the
school building on 5th street, between ID and
streets northeast IN reference TO claims made upon
the unpaid balance on the contract by Messrs. X.
q. Ryter, J. b. Rich, Edward Cody, IL. W. Blunt,
James H. McGlll and the Columbia Bnck Machine
Company, stating that the balance Will be with
held for sixty days. In order that the claimants
may have an opportunity TO get judgment unless
the parties Interested agree upon settlement
HORSES IN THE DISTRICT SERVICE.
The secretary OF the Commissioners, In response
to an inquiry from the First Auditor, has pre-
pared schedule OF horses owned by the District
government showing that there are la horses 80
owned, as Follows: Commissioners carriage. ?;
acting inspector OF school Janitors, l; engineer
department. .; Capt Grinin, 1; inspector Of
buildings, i; Jewelers. engineer department, 1;
water department, geneIa al USE 3: pumps, i: park
Ing commission, 2: field parties, % superintendent
OF sewers 4; general Inspector, 1; surveying
party, /; assessors Office, I; property clerk, 4;
pound service, .; health officer, 2; police vans, 3;
iire apparatus, b; fuel wagons 2; chief engineer,
i; assistants 2; fire marshal 1; at pasture on
sick, q; captain police. mounted |; neutenants, 3;
wagons z; amoulances, 3; intendant Washington
Asylum, / market wagon, 1; general Use, j; din-
ner wagon on street, I ration cart, 1: tIamway,
3; carts and garbage wagons, 4: uneseryiceaDie, l.
HE DID NOT GIT THE $3.50.
On the 22d o. December A. Page, who lives on NJ
street. between 10th and 11th, wrote TO the CON-
mIssioners complaining that blacksmith shop, OF
livery stable, had been erected within 30 feel OF
his house contrary 10 law and was 50 constructed
as to be nuisance. On the 4th inst, Building
Inspector Entwisle made q report In reference "a
the building complained OF, saying. when tins
building was remodeled under permit from this
ONCE In july last it was found TO be when finished
occupied a blacksmith shop, and being within
30 feet OF dwelling ordered IL TO be vacated. The
proprietor then applied for permit 10 erect q
brick blacksmith shop on the rear or the lot -
the requirements OF the regulations; the permit
was issued and the shop erected The complain
ant when he first objected 10 the location OF Tia,
blacksnith's shop, finding that had required Il
vacated, made "a proposition TO the owner, MIR
DOran, that he would assent to the occupancy
provided he Doran) would pay him $50. I oh
Jected 10 the arrangement, as the law gave ~
such privilege. Considering all the circumstance.
and finding The place, when visited IL yesterday
perfectly clean and free IRON any objectionable
odors IL is my view that his objections should MOI
be considered. To-day the secretary OF the Com
missioners wrote TO Mr.. Page that the permit FOL
the establishment OF the shop complained OF Wa.
properly issued and there appears 10 be no good
reason for its reconsideration"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners having satisfied themselves
OF ralsity OF the charges preferred against Mr.
commissioned him as special officer on the police
force.