Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-25
District Government Affairs.
POLICE AProINTMENrs AND PROMOTIONS.

| Major Moore to-day maue the following recon-
slOness: Private ID. III. Te pie and Actiug Serg ant
Z. &. Meyers 10 be sereeaDts To MI original vacan-
cles provided for in the appropriation bill; First
! class PrlvateS W. j. Walsh and Wni. Has 10 be
Second-clasS privates, vice Teeple anc Meyers pro.
| noted Benjamin II. Bryan and VIM. L. Austin TO
be irst-class privates. vice Walsh AMI Hass pro-
ln0ed. aud the following TO be nrst-cass prvat s:
! Wnl. I. Bloom, j. hn f. Cavery, Thomas l.. Cole,
! Jaines /. Crawford, VIM Eser, Thomas hanley.
| Jacob jacobson, VIM. JOhnes. Francis T. King. q.
! W Kramer, Jerome LAWYER. Patrick Mcmahon,
Thomas Oranl Timothy oConnors II. Z. Ohm
steai, Wn. Riley, G. I. Stap.ess j. l. Il. Sawyer.
| Nln. A. Ward ana III. e. Wannau.
| CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
Mr.. W. L. L. King, an assistant inspector OF
water, has been Recommended for dismissal, and
Mr.. 4. L. Ocrlel recommended to MI the place
] Mi. j. NJ. Diver. jr., a typewriter and stenCg-
| rapher OF the engineer department. has been
| recommended as Inspector o. water IN the Dis
! trict.
Issue OF LIQUOR LICENSE FOR BARGE ILLEGAL
The application OF James II. Morgan for a retail
liquor license on barge TO DE anchored on the
Dist r1ct side OF the river was referred 10 Attorney
Riddle for his opinion. He says the Commissioners
have no p wer 20 grant the license. His appiica-
| ZION has therefore been refused.
INCREASE IN TIE PERSONAL TAX OF STREET RAIL-
ROADS.
Assessor Fish has written to the Commissioners
showing an Increase IN the personal tax of the
Street railroads OF this city OF nearly 81 ooooC1
which Will Increase the personal tax derived IruU
this source SIS, 600 yearly.
THE WIDENING OF COLUMBIA ROAD.
The order OF the Commissioners that the Colum-
biI road be widened was referred TO Attorney
kidde for his opinion as 70 whether IL confiicted
with the order oI the court resIraing the Commits
| sioners. The opinion OF the attorney was re-
celyed to-day, and was TO the effect that their
order does not conflict with the order OF the court
above referred 10.
POLES WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED,
The Commissioners To-day, in "A elter 10 the
| Secretary OF the Treasury, call his attention to
TIE lacU that inaSmuch co. gress disallowed the
appropriation for placing tie ire-alarm, tee-
IN a rlFl1lt
maze be presented to Congress asking for an ap.
preparation OF S6 600 TO repoie an important line
Of the ie-alarIn and police telegraph from police
headquart rs TO Georgetown, as In their present
condition the poles are unreliable.
THE TAx-IIEs SALE
Mr.. York Alice, In a letter 10 the Commission.
erS, asks that the Iaxten for the lie VI property
for delinquent taxes be prepared, so as to be IN
readiness 10 publish as soon as the time allowed
for their settlement at d per cent expires. His
letter las been approved.
STEAM ENGINEERS LICENSES
The Commissioners have revoked the order OF
June 20 1883, hiking the term OF licenses OF steam
eng neerS at one year from daje OF issue. Licenses
Issued subsequent to the 2l inst. shall continue
la force SO long as the licensees shall remain in
charge OF the plant specified in their licenses
THE CLAIM OF EX-CoLLEcIoD COOK.
The Commissioners have sent a letter 10 Senator
Ingalls, ia response To The resolution OF Senate
directing them TO report the balance due, If any,
TO John f. cook, collector OF taxes, for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1885, The commissioners say
that the only c lin Ior a balance Of which they
nave any knowledge Is Tor the QScal year OF 1887
ana is for 81 900 The salary OF the collector was
fixed by law at n, 600. and the appropriation was
only $4,000 The Commissioners say that they are
not aware OF any reason for the REDUCTION.
THE INTERFERENCE OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
with the Introduction OF heating and ventilating
apparatus In the Thompson building was called 10
the attention OF the board or Trustees al their
meeting last night When TIE STAR reporter
called on Mr. EnLwtSle to ask the reason for his In
reference he said: q stopped the inventor from
cutting through our walls because knew the de-
vice that he wished TO Introduce WAS worthless
impracticabe, and would seriously impair the con-
dtlon OF the building. The matter has been fully
concur with me In the action have taken"
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF Health Oncer Iownshend for last
week shows: Number OF deaths, lis; white So:
White, 20. 10; colored, 41.6O. Total population.
eleven over sixty years and fi1ty-tve were under
one year or age. The principal causes OF death
Fever Fever teys gROd
4. Births reporled: 2s white males, Is white
females; % cOlOred males, 20 cOlOred females
Marriages reported: % wnite; IL colored.
BUILDIN0 PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: j. 6. Cooper one
b,ic6 dwelling. at 3ois Stoddard street northwest;
sSs. $50 and 80 ~ street southwest: S3SOO T.
Cavanaugh, one brick dwelling, at No. z Ford's
ner IAN and Park streets northwest: ri 300
Thomas sherwood, one brick stable, 1893 street
northwest; 500. r. kennedy, one brick stable
on lot "a square "a; 500.
NIsCELLAxEoua
Commissioner Weob was ~ his desk this morn
Ing, but is Still yery weak.
Mr.. Wheatley has ordered Nj. Entwistle to 20
ahead AID prepare the plans for the new en-
gtne house, 70 be located on part OF the play
ground Of the Wallach School building.
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The Library Grounds Sidewalk.
To the Editor Of TIE EvExIxe srAa:
Through your columns desirs to call the atssn.
ton OF the proper authorities 70 the condition OF
the brick sidewalk on East Capitol street in front
OF the new Library building. The heavy stin clay
washes down on the brick pavement from large
piles Of dirt inside OF the high fence and the result
Is that many times during the summer pedestrians
have been compelled TO take to the street or the
car track. Having shut himself INSIDE land the
public outside) OF his high bari1cade, the com.
mander-in-chief seems 70 have shut his eyes TO all
that goes on outside. PuHlc.
RANCE OF I'm THKRh0MBrBR--T following
were the readings n the signal once to-day: {
m, AZ; pm, e: maximum. -; minimum, as
Mra John g. Martin, who was buried In Chicago
yesterday, died sunday OF hydrophohda, resulting
rom bite frum pet dog.
President wilbur, Of the Lehigh valley, ana his
party have SOLD al the Jenssy Central stock they