Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-28
District Govcrnmens Affair.".

special damage 10 real estate by reason OF public
see no reason, they say, for the enactment OF any
law that shall put the class cases pro-
ioon0 'o from IN 6 TINS Dill upon different
character In other sections OF the country.
u VIII be remembered. they say. that this very
Judcaton was pursued once before In this District
and was abandoned after a fair trial Congress can
settlement OF legal claims against the District for
damages sustained by change OF grade, &C., by au-
morning claimants 10 resort to the supreme Court
on tne District o! Columbia and, II need be- reliev
Ing them from the difficulty OF the plea OF nnita-
lions Tor time at least.
BUILDING PERMITS.
building Inspector Entwisle has issued the follow
ing building permits: Patrick Wade, TO erect eight
brick dwellings, from SO 10 90 street northwest,
ural Iron Works TO build machine shops and ONCE
az northeast corner OF Market and Water streets,
at cost OF $4,000. c. c. Glover, two brick stores
IIsS9 and l130k Pennsylvania avenue. at a cost OF
sSOOo VIM Mayse, TO erect one brick dwelling
ana store at "A G street northeast al a cost OF
$1,000 W. G. Mcdowell, To build one brick dwell
ing, at 14O9N street northwest at a cost OF s. OO0
VITAL sTATIsTICs
The report OF Health Officer TOwnshend for the
White AZ eoIoTed 40 peat 3. ear nsr ooo
per annum: White, 2asl; colored, 1897; total
population. 81. 20. Fifty-one were under 5 years
OF age, and 30 over go years. Twenty-six OF the
deaths occurred In hospitals and public institu-
tons The principal causes Of death were: Cerebro
i; typhoid fever, 1; scarlet fever, /; pneumonia,
10; bronchitis, 4; measles, Is; puerperal Diseases
Il fiphtheria, |; tubercular meningitis, 4; heart
diseases, Il. Births reported: IL white males, IA
white females; IA colored males, 10 colored
females. Marriages reported: IA white, colored
GAS LAMPS NEEDED.
Lieut.. AmfSS has written TO the Commissioners
through Major Moore, that the following localities
In the first precinct need gas lamps: One In Bap-
two in alley, between 9th and 10th and Pennsyi,,
vania avenue and SITS; one In alley, between 9Th
ana 5th and and SITS one In alley, 6etween
tween 5th and 9th and and F; one In alley, be-
tween 5.h and 9th and and i; one in alley. be-
between 14th and 18th and Ii and l.; two in alley,
between 9th and 10th and New York avenue and
chusetts avenue and X; one in alley, between ver-
mont avenue and 14th and X and L; one In alley,
between 18th and 18th and X and L; one In alley,
between 6tn and 7th and Pennsylvania avenue
and b; one on north side c, between 18th and
13x; two on c, between 1917 and 18th; one on
between 11th and 10Th and and d; one on 18th,
between ohio avenue and B.
UNoERGRoUSD WIRES
Col Jn0. NJ. Wilson, superintendent public build
iDgs and grounds. bad an important interview
with Commissioner Raymond yesterday relative to
ioners to forward to Congress by April 16, 1883,
comprehensive system OF underground wires fo-
telegraph and telephone service for use OF the Dis
trfct OF Columbia, presenting in detail the same,
and an itemzed estimate Of the cost,
THE ANACOsTIA RAILROAD.
The Commissioners have reported back favora-
charter of the Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road so as to change the route. They object how
ever 10 the termination Of the road on 9th street
turn-table and side track there.
THE WEST WASHINGTON PUMPING STATION.
There is shortly 70 be great Improvement"
station The two old boilers Will be removed and
replaced by two new ones. These old boilers"
said Capt Symons "are costing the District 81 600
annually In the waste OF coal, and the new boilers
will thereby pay for themselves In short time"
LIFK-sAvING NETS.
saving nets for thai. The nets are circuIar in
shape and made OF stout rope. The flremen take
hold around the net and the persons in burning
that 1t Is the best device Of the kind he has ever
seen It is understood that public trial will take
place shortly.
Some days ago THE STAR reported that a long
petition relative 70 opening OF the AnacOstia road
Into the Suit road had been received. Yesterday
Judge Clagett and MesSrs. j. n. Fraser and T. j.
Frazier, representing the citizens of Anacostia,
called to examine the petition. They claim that
whole lot Mr. r. J. Frazier the assistant toll-gate
keeper Of the road at present. declares that he Is
willing TO make afi1davit that only about ten OF
them want the road
PARTY-wALrs CONDENSED.
The building inspector has condemned party
walls between lots 10 and B, square 223, A and b
on street, near 18th, and are on either sioe Of
the lot on which Mr. c. c. Glover intends to erect
his office building. The condemnation, said
Building Inspector Entwistle, was due to the In
sufficient strength OF said walls to support such q
structure as Mr.. Glover intends to erect.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners, In answer to a letter from
Chairman Hemphill, relative TO the bill providing
for the extension of Vermont avenue write,
saying shat they have, they think, sufficient
authority to condemn land over the proposed
route, but have been unable to DO anything In the
matter for lack OF an appropriation" They rec
Ommend such legislation as will enable them to
take the necessary action.
The Commissioners have written to Chairman
Clements a letter recommending the passage OF
the bill providing for the relief Of the Emergency
Hospital
1t has been ordered that the sewers to be laid in
the alleys In square 100 be done under the COM
pulsory permit system.
The Commissioners have received q petition
signed by August q. SchOenbOrn and q large num-
Der OF pr0perty-Owners and residents On ID street.
between Delaware avenue and 22d street. asking
that portion OF that street be paved, graded and
otherwise improved.
The examining board Of steam engineers have
submitted 10 the Commissioners the form Of
license adopted by the city OF st. Louis, and sug-
gests that II be adopted for the District COun-
bta. The main feature OF this new license IS its
grading according 10 the size OF the engine and the
qualifications OF the engineer.