The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-31
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

Lieut.. Arnss has notified the Commits
soners that, since making a favorable report
on the application of }. NJ. Perreard for bar
room license, he has been caught violating the
Sunday law and has left 500 collateral for his
appearance for trial.
Judge Wylie complained some time ago that
the alley in square 245, in the rear Of his resi-
dence on Vermont avenue, was badly out of
repair and almost impossible to carriages.
The Commissioners have decided to repair the
alley TO the extent OF $50.
Alfred Williams has filed a protest against
the granting of bar-room license to William
Lee Of Is street northwest.
Complained of an OHicer.
D. Skutch laid a complaint before Maj.
Moore against Private d. c. Hamilton, whom
he charged with neglect OF duty. His grounds
for complaint against the policeman were
that lie refused to arrest man Mt the corner
OF Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue,
who had spat on his (Skutch's) clothing aud
refused TO wipe of the stain, thereby neglect
ing his duty. The officer was brought before
the police court-martial board and MIR. Skutch
failed to put in nn appearance, and the
charges were dismissed.
Petition for Liquor License.
II is seldom that petition is filed with the
Commissioners recommending the issuance OF
LIQUOR license, but such is the case in regard
to the application of E. C. Munck, of 9l6
Ninth street. This applicant asks for whole
sale license. There Is also protest filed
against the issuance of a license TO him. The
protest is based on the fact that he keeps a
confectionery store, and has had a liquor
license for several years for the same premises
in which he keeps the confectionery. a mum
Der of the residents in the neighborhood object
to the liquor and the confectionery business
being combined.
Wants the District to Pay.
d. NJ. Goodacrc, of Howard avenue, Mt.
Pleasant, has been notified that his fence is
/ eighteen inches too far out on the avenue, as
heretofore printed. Mr.. Goodacre writes the
| Commissioners to-day that his carriage stone
was broken by carelessness on the part of the
| men grading the street, and he expects the
! District to pay for 1t. lie also states that he
| will expect the District TO move the fence
| back at its own cost.
The New Gas Holder Ready.
President McIlhenny, of the Washington Gas
Company, notified the Commissioners that the
new gas holder of his company in square 1925
will be ready to be filed with water on No.
vember /, anu he desires permission to use the
Potomac water for the purpose The tank Is
1853 feet in diameter and 80 feet high, Capt
Lusk recommends that the company put In 0
water meter before using the water. lie states
that the law requires that all manufacturing
ee'Ablishments shall receive their supply OF
ter through meter. Tie company wa:
given a large connection with the distributing
system, with the definite understanding thai
they would use u meter. lie recommend:
that they be not allowed to fill the tank unit
they put in the meter.
Building Permits Granted.
Building permits have been granted to Johr
L. Weaver to erect nine dwelling houses, 5OO
to SIC Twenty third street, to cost $500; G
W. King twelve dwellings in alley, between
n and aud Fourth aud Fifth streets, to cos
$1,000; j. II. Rowland nine dwellings, 2 to Il
Mccullough street, to cost $4,000; Amelia
Hesselbach, two dwellings in alley betwee
J. and NJ and Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, 81 800.