Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-01
District Government Affair.".

SECRETARY RNpIcorr AGREES WITH COL cAsEy.
ceps Of letter. rom aSs ' ass,ns
ton Of 200 TO deirsy the expenses OF the re-
18th street, between New YORK avenue and Penn.
sylvania avenue, and says he approves Col Caseys
opinion that the work referred TO belongs properly
to the District.
PROPOSED AMRSpxESr 10 TIE PHARMACY ACT
The commissioners Of pharmacy, for the District
Of Columbia have written to the Commissioners OF
macy act and ask that they report the same ia.
recommendaiiohlas the Commissioners may make.
Ger Townshend for his views thereon
EAST wAsHrNGroS's SHARE.
When ASKED by STAR reporter about complaints
In the revised estimates for street Improvements,
Major Raymond said that he did not understand
that the complaint was due to the manner Of
olstroution SO much as the fact that there was 30
little 70 divide among the different sections. 1--WE
made the distribution" he said, by the rule which
mas prsvSiea Ewing each section It's PropCrtonate
1 know or no better rule now. II l can md
. better one win consider 1t next year. There
OF the cost 81 street improvements against the
property benefited. should not be surprised II
there was some legislation on this subject this
year. linen IL Is likely citizens will not be so
anxious for improvements. The Commissioners
DO not favor such plan, but have heard men,
proper thing to do"
WANTS 10 APPEAL FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTORS
DECISION.
Some time ago Jno Fraser, architect OF the
"Richmond," wrote to the Commissioners asking
that an appeal be granted him from the decision
OF the building inspector In reference to addi-
tional stairway In the Richmond corner OF nth
ana an streetS ana asks further that committee
the question as provided for In section part OF
the building regulations, and suggests names to
FORM part OF SAID committee. To this the Commits
sioners reply that the building regulations require
the deposit OF $50 before the action desired can be
BUILDING PERMITS.
To-day the building inspector issued the follow.
Ing permits: Carl Mueller, three-story and cellar
brick dwelling and store ut ZIG street north
story and basement Srics dWeiiinT at the north.
east corner Of Massachusetts avenue and 18th
street northeast, at cost OF SO 900; Thos. Kirby,
two-story brick stable in alley between and NJ
streets northwest, at cost OF 500; Dennis Hori
gan. four brick dwellings, at 25O2 25O4 25O6, 2508
pennsylvania avenue northwest, at q cost OF
N5OO; {. b. Church, one frame stable on the south
siae OF Water street, between 9th and 10th streets
southwest. at cost OF 81, 600; VIM Cation, frame
oWeIling In Anacostia, ut a cost OF $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners havetssued an oraer extend
Ing until otherwise ordered all steam engineers
Licenses issued BY them under the provisions OF the
act OF Congress TO regulate steam engineering in
the District OF Columbia approved February %,
1888, and now in force.
john Poland has rendered his resignation as an
aodltlonal private on the police force.
Major Raymond has returned from New York.
Admiral Rodgers has requested that the tree in
mont OF his house be trimmed, and that he may
personally supervise the work.
s. Kennedy, E P. Moore, Frank Vckline, 8.
J. Webb, DAM 3. Lyons, Jas. O'ConnOr, Thos. j.
FISHER CO., property-ownerS on 4th street, be-
tween and northeast, have petitloned the COM
miSSl0nerS to continue the sewer main on the east
side OF said street as far north as L street.
Commissioner Raymond's absence In New York
was the signal for the decorators TO begin opera
tons In his room. Accordingly the walls have
been covered with light blue paper, which gives
the apartments a coy and home-iike appearance.
Capt. Symons' room Is also being JasteIuly ntted
I'D.