Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-01
District Governmens Affairs.


to the resolution OF the Senate asking whether
.they contemplate diverting part OF the ground OF
the Wallach School lot TO other than school pur-
pose and the reason therefor" The Commissioners
In reply say that among other properties adapted
Tor the purpose In question they have examined
Waliach School lot the site FOR the engine-house
TO be located In that section. mo decision" they
say, "has been reached, as yet by the commits.
questions involving their authority TO use the
Wallach School lot Will be determined before any
decision Is reached touching that lot. II may be
well to call attention TO the fact that the engine
house In question must from the nature OF the
case, no provisions being made for the purchase
Of site, De erected upon ground belonging to the
The reply was submitted to the senate to-day.
II was read and submitted TO the District commit
had learned that petition had been circulated for
the purpose OF procuring the acquescence OF
property-holders who had protested against such
use OF the school grounds. He suggested that the
petition had been circulated at the instance OF
the Commissioner
Tho Commissioner yesterday received a pc.
Castel, w. T. Bright, NJ L Weller, ana
twenty-one other residents OF southeast Wash.
i ing iavSrng inc wailacn , square site for
found east OF the Capitol" They urge that 1.-THE
objection that II will brighten school children when
studies, endanger them In life and limb, we think
Is ali In the imagination" and also state that the
land required for the contemplated building will
not diminish the playground At all, for the space
Is never used by the boys or girls"
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIEN cERrTPIcArEs
The District Commissioners have addressed n
letter to the House and senate District commit
tees renewing their recommendation OF II. n bill
3737, .for the relief OF the holders OF District OF
Columbia special assessment lien certificates
various acts Of Copgress and sse pupc aasbor
ties making, as they claim, this measure OF relief
necessary and just. they say: 1.-THE claims for
mentioned In this bill grew out OF the provision In
the act Of June "a. 1873. limiting the benent OF
revision TO those who had paid their
sss rSis pTossoP P0r was Ipns ~
designed to extend TO those who had paid their
special assessTenss the relief given BY the act Of
from such relief those who had
paid subsequently, 70 that date. A number OF
but before the completion OF the revision OF
the assessments, upon the promise OF
were found by the revision TO have been excessive
the amount OF reduction would be refunded The
Commissioners know no good reason why these
claims should not be allowed"
WANT TO MOVE THEIR POLES
The manager OF the Western Union Telegraph
Co. has written to the Commissioners asking per-
mission TO erect line OF poles from the corner OF
2Sth and X streets northwest, on completion
Of which the existing line between same
points VIA rev 1Ork avenue ana n, 3D. Il, nth,
and streets will be removed. ALSO, TO erect a
line on 25tn street from Virginia avenue TO NJ
street northwest for the purpose Of extending
quarters In the Ferguson building.
LIQUOR LICENSES
BY wholesale were approved to-day as follows:
Jacob Lerch, 10 Canal street southwest; Rose
Murphy, 1896 ~ street southwest; Robert Muir
ray, 1857 10th street northwest; VIM. Cariin, 10l
10th street northeast; John Anderson, 100 b
street southeast, and Henry HUM, southwest cor
ner LIST and @ streets southeast. BY retail: Gers
tenberg & Reuter-, 1855 street northwest The
Commissioners yesterday disapproved the appnca-
west for a wholesale license; suspended the bar
room license OF Geo. Cullen. AGO LIST street SOUTH
west, and approved the application OF James a.
Rennie, $40 New Hampshire avenue, to keep bar
room.
BIDDERS FOR STREET WORK.
The Commissioners room was crowded to-day
and road Improvements under the Appropriation
OF S6l5,O 900 made In the District appropriation
bill There were many bids, and It took a long
to schedule them and award the contractA The
bids cover about ninety streets, and there are
swenty-nine Items under s each street 70 be con-
the contracts will be let as soon as possible.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day a. follows: John A. Baker,
$4,000 J. n. Buckley, two brick dwellings, at 100
and I'll % street southwest; tl,200. James H.
Painter, one brick dwelling at lilo 10th street
uottuN cSts &lsoOO MCLduSullu, UflCk
dwelling on Benning road; $3.50. +. r Windsor,
three brick dwellings, 80 to 314 A street north
east, $500; Capitol Investment Company five
brick dwellings, 5l3 TO 521 10th street southeast
Sl2, 600; George T. Hardin, two brick dwellings
1913 and 1856 9Th street southeast, $500; WASH
ington improvement Company, fve brick dwell
1ngs 1890 70 1888 Maryland avenue northeast
$4,000; August schmidt, TWO frame dwellings,
corner 4th and Pomeroy streets. 8, 500
MIsoEILAkBoua
ctnct at noon to-day.
Jacob Frech has written Q letter TO the Commits
soners complaining that the police fail 70 enforce
the regulation In regard 70 the rate OF speed OF
railroad trains In the District.
Mr.. II. n Moss the new superintendent of
streetA win not assume the duties OF the once
until september 1.
George I. Richardson has been appointed smbu-
lance driver insthe health Department.
DBATH or Col LAvroN.-Col Winborn Lavton
Of South Carolina, died In Philadelphia last Mon
Gay OF congestion OF the lungS He was for nfteen
years q resident OF this city, where be has many
friends. He was Q member OF the South Carolina
and Georgia family OF his name and a cousin OF
Gen A. r. Lawton, the present minister 70 Aus
trfa Prior 70 the late war he was large ana sue
oessful cotton planter and prominently identi0ed
with the commercial Interests OF Charleston He
served In the Confederate army during the lafa