Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-01
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
POLICE PROMOTIONS.

POLICE PROMOTIONS.
Upon the recommendation of Maj. Moore the
following promotion and appointments on the
police force have been made: Thomas Goucher
promoted to class two, vice Cunningham. re-
tired; Melton s. Bell, C. s. Caughy and F. T..
Moriarty to be privates of class l. The APP
pointments and promotion will take effect May L.
BUILDING PERMIT REVOKED.
1t having been made to appear to the Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia that the
permit issued from the Office Of the inspector of
buildings to repair the frame buildings at the
southwest corner of 9th and Z streets northwest
and the adjoining frame building fronting on
said 9th street, in the city of Washington. was
improvidently issued and the Commissioners
being satisfied that said frame build
ings proposed to be so repaired are
diiapidated beyond half of their original value,
and that said buildings are dangerous struct-
ures, they have ordered That the said permit
be hereby revoked as having been improvi-
IDENTIFY issued. and that copy Of this order be
served on the owners of said buildings or their
agent or agents and on the contractor In charge
OF making the repairs thereto"
DON'T WANT THE HAY SCALES REMOVED.
The Commissioners have received protest
from H. A. Jones & Bro. against the changing
of the location of the hay scales from its pres
emit location, corner 9Th street and Rhode Island
avenue, to 18th and Boundary. They say that
9TH street is more or less crowded all the time,
and the presence of the base ball park and the
cable road makes it impracticable to have the
hay scales located there. They urge that the
scales be left where they are.
THAT VETERINARY HOSPITAL.
Mr.. E. A. McIntire, as attorney for several
owners of property along G street, has filed
with the Commissioners an argument setting
forth the reasons why the Commissioners
should cancel the permit recently granted to
Veterinary Surgeon Robinson to erect a hospital
for horses on c street between I'd and Sd streets
northwest. He submits that as the Commits
sioners have power to grant permit they also
have authority to cancel it, and earnestly re-
quests its reconsideration and cancellation.
UNDER THE COMPULSORY SYSTEM.
The Commissioners have ordered the paving,
under the compulsory permit system, Of Reeves
court northwest, entering from R street be-
tween LIST and Sd, square 551.
APPOINTED ON THE TEMPORARY ROLL.
Chas. s. Pearson has been appointed an axe
man in the engineer department on the tenn
porary roll.
VIM. Brown has been appointed an inspector
in the engineer department on the temporary
roll
NEW WATER MAINS.
A water main will be laid as soon as practi-
cable in alley in square 70, between 21st and 22d
X and L streets northwest.
In response to the petition Of property
holders on 18th street extended the Commits
sioners have ordered a water main to be laid
along said street, az well as the erection of two
fire hydrants.
water main will soon be laid in the alley in
square 541.
A water main will be laid on Valley street,
Georgetown.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have ordered the engi-
neer department to cut trench on 23d street
northwest between NJ and N to drain the water
OFF of that street.
The public hydrant at the northwest corner
of 9th and X streets southeast has been aban-
doned, as it is no longer necessary for the pub
lie service.