Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-17
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
rMPAssABLE SINCE THE FnEsHEr.
W. II. Tenney 4 Sons have written q letter
to the Commissioners calling attention to the
road leading under the Free Bridge, which has
been impossible since the freshet Of June. 1889.
They also direct attention to the bad condition
Of the culvert and the road leading to the same
from the Chain Bridge road at Foundry branch.
They say that the roads complained OF are very
important to the mills Of Georgetown, which
are OF vital importance to the District. Imme-
diate attention will be given TO the complaint.
THE cATERPILLARa
Reports OF the devastation of the shade trees
by caterpillars continue to be received at the
District building.
THEY WANT THE SIDEWALK REPAIRED.
A petition received by the Commissioners
this morning from the residents and property
owners on the north side OF G street between
4th and 9Th streets requests necessary repairs
to the asphalt sidewalk there, as at present IL
is In bad condition.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR SCHOOL PCRPosKs.
The conc resolution Of the House and
Senate authorizing the Commissioners to grant
the use Of the Brigg public school for religious
purposes was forwarded to the Commission
ers today for an expression Of their
views thereon. In reply the Commissioners
say they have consulted with the school author
tiles with reference to the resolution and find
they do not approve the resolution. This they
say is also the opinion of the
Commissioners say further that while
they have an abiding sense of the usefulness Of
religious meetings, they also have an irrepres-
sible fear that the effect Of this resolution
would be to pave the way for the occupation
Of school buildings for other than the usual
educational purposes. There are at
present not less than two hun
dred churches and chapels in the city and the
Commissioners say they cannot doubt but
that among these many buildings dedicated to
Christian worship one at least can DO found
where the church authorities would be willing
to lend a basement. The Commissioners ad-
wise against the passage OF the resolution.
PRODUCTS OF THE MANUAL TRAINING sHooL.
The Commissioners have written letter to
Superintendent Powell OF the public schools
requesting that he inform them at an early
date of the disposition made Of the products Of
tho manual training school Commissioner
Douglass. who is the author of the inquiry was
asked the meaning Of it by STAR reporter this
morning. In reply he said that he only asked
out Of curiosity. but thought that the products
of the manual training school should 60 to the
poor.
THE EXPENSES OF THE Assessors OFFICE.
The assessor in his estimates for tn, support
of his Office during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892, asks a total appropriation of S25.l00.
Included In this amount Is an estimate for three
clerks, who are now carried IN the ap-
preparation for the collectors Office, two
of them ut 81 400 and one at 81 200. There in
also a small increase in the salaries of some OF
the clerical force and the addition of an assist
ant assessor. In view of the rapid and steady
growth Of the city and county aud the numer-
oas transfers and subdivisions Of property that
work Of his Office is correspond
ingly Increasing and the services
of some competent person is in continual de-
mand to keep the plat books and other records
up to date, thereby relieving the Office and the
taxpayer Of much embarrassment in the mis-
location OF property on the tax ledgers,
craftsman at 81, 500 has been estimated for in
this connection. In the event OF the approval
of House bill 10l93, providing for the ASSESS
ment OF Waterman taxes by his Office he
suggests that the appropriation for the clerical
force as now provided by law for the revenue
and inspection branch of the water department
be transferred to the appropriation for the as
SCISSORS Office to be paid wholly from the reve-
nues OF the water department as follows: One
clerk, 1880; two clerks, 81, 800; ono clerk,
$1,000; one inspector, 1886; six inspectors,
$500.
The report OF Health Officer Townshend for
the week ending September Is shows: Num-
Der OF deaths, 1875; white. 6S; colored, ST.
Death rate per 1000 per anuum: white 2O.s
colored, 81; total population, &C. Sixty-two
wore under five years Of age; AZ were under
one year old. and 10 over sixty years. The
deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic, 80;
constitutional, %; local. 43; developmental, IA:
violence, z. The principal causes of death
were: Group, l; diphtheria, 8; consumption,
II; diarrheal. 16: erysipelas, 1; typhoid fever,
.; malaria fever, /; pneumonia, 8; congestion
Of the lungs. l. the grip. 2; alcoholism and opium
habit, 4. Births reported: 26 white males, Is
white females; "A colored males, Is colored fe-
males. Marriages reported: II white; 4 COL
ored.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NORTHEAST.
The Commissioners yesterday afternoon gave
Association No. 8 OF Northeast Washington,
which, as stated in THE Stars report of the
meeting of that association a few nights ago,
vas selected to present for the consideration of
the Commissioners q schedule Of streets i'm the
northeast which they desired improved the
been printed in THE STAR and will be consid-
cred in connection with next years estimates
BUILDING PERMITS
have BEEN issued az follows: +. w. Lusby. two
brick dwellings, 1916 and 1918 G street south
east; S3. 500. II. Clay Stewart, two brick dwell
ings, HOO to HOP alley, square 100; $1,000
VIM. H. Davis, one brick dwelling, 2220 18th
street northwest; $500. r. N. Boyd. one brick
private stable IN rear Of l742 street north
west; $500. H. C. Stewart, three brick DWELL
ihgs in alley, square $50; $500. s. &. Gala
CHER, one brick dwelling, G36 street north
east; e2,500. Jas. Altman, four brick dwell
ings, 1856 to 241 14th street southwest; $4,000
Sarah +. Hutton, one brick private stable in
rear Of 20 7th street northeast; Sl,00O r n
Dwyer one brick dwelling and store, Tic AZ
street southwest; $4,000. Charles II. Ficklin,
ave brick dwellings, SD and streets north
west; $4,000 John C. Hawley, one brick
store and Office, 1880 G street north west $4,000
Charlotte e. Peach, one brick dwelling. 319 LIST
street northeast; $500: James NJ. Hall, two
brick dwellings, 211 to 213 1917 st. sw.; 3000
MIscELLANEous.
The Commissioners yesterday afternoon gave
q hearing to those interested in the widening Of
Brightwo0d avenue.
A. 7. Britton vas today elected at Chicago ~
the District of Columbia member Of IL exscu-
tive committee Of the worlds fair.
Tom Brown Knocked Senselcss.
Thomas Brown, colored, who, IL 10 charged,
was nearly killed Monday afternoon by being
struck on the head with base ball bat,
is better and win probably be able to
attend court the latter part of this week.
The police Of the sixth precinct arrested
admitted that she struck her husband with
poker. The trouble took place in Defrees'
alley, where Brown and his wife reside, and
Brown was insensible for nearly TIVE houra
Since then the police have arrested Alfred
Wrihht and Jas. johnson as alleged partaci-
pants in the fight, and the eases will DO tried
q soon - The injured man b able TO sppear.
scheme has been inaugurAtsd BY the
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