Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
THE NATIONAL THEArKR EXITS.


| Mr.. W. W. Rapley, the proprietor of the Ma
tional Theater, wrote to the Commissioners to-
day concerning the letter Of E. NJ Mattiscn
complaining that the stairways are not opened
| at the National Theater and that 600 or 800
people are admitted in the gallery. Mr.. Rap
| ley SAYS that there are never more than $50
persons admitted and that does not occur twice
during the season. 1t is the imperative rule,
he says. and it il invariably observed that when
/ there are 800 tickets sold both stairways are
/ opened The doors open outward and are
double doors, and the lock would be little OBJ
structlon II the doors were pushed against
| from the inside. 1t is only put on for protec-
| ton to prevent people from coming in without
I tickets. There are no bolts at either the top
/ bottom of doors. Independent of the two
stairwavs. which are separated from the theater
! by treproof wal, there are ample fire escapes,
erected last summer in accordance with the
commissioner recommendation, making the
/ exits of the National Theater perfect and as
| safe as any place of amusement in the United
States.
| THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT coMPLIMENTED.
! The District Commissioners mail this morn
| ing brought them quite shock in the shape of
| complimentary letter from a prominent Off
cial Of q neighboring city, who, in acknowledge
ing receipt of a copy of one Of their annual
reports, added: "The report is one of the most
complete, il not the most complete, municipal
publication L have ever seen, and is really
| valuable advertisement for the capital city"
| The Commissioners have become SO accustomed
| to adverse criticism that they are quite unpre-
| pared for favorable notices of their dOings
| NO MATERIAL FROM THE STREETS.
The Commissioners have ordered that here
| after no person be allowed to take material
| from any street in South Washington between
James creek canal and Eastern branch south of
| street. The object of this order is to pro-
hibit the brick manufacturers in that vicinity
from taking the clay out Of the streets.
ARE NOT PER DIEM MEN.
! In the last appropriation bill there was an
item of So, 900 to enable the assessor of the Dis
| trict to continue the account of arrears of
taxes Two clerks were employed to do this
work at s. 200 per year. The question arose
| whether in the case of legal holidays the pay Of
! these men was to be deducted The same as per
diem men. The auditor for the District held
! that thew stood in the same light as per diem
men and must be treated accordingly. The
assessor. however, thought differently, and
made The point that in view OF the specific APP
/ preparation the men were entitled to leave with
/ pay. fhe first controller was finally called
| upon to settle the matter and today in an opin-
ion on the subject holds that the assessors
point is well taken and that the men are not per
diem clerks within the meaning of the law.
THE TRACKS MUST BE REMOVED.
| The Commissioners have ordered that the
tracks of tho R.lt;u,ora ,,d po,onoo, po;Iroo,
C, 80,
Company Oh if'h street. west between Maryland
avenue and ID street south be removed at
once
TIE WIDENING OF STREET
Some time ago the Commissioners in pursu-
ance of the law for opening widening and ex-
tending roads in the county took the necessary
steps to widen T street between Lincoln avenue
! and 2d street, An advertisement was inserted
in the daily papers inviting those who objected
to the proposed widening to appear before the
h,t 800 ~ ' nI, So 'non IGis'
tious in wri,ing. The stree, was consequently
declared widened. and only two of the prop
/ cry owners on the street received damages
Supsequeh.ry one OF the properly owners VINO
,t ra ,aa, no wac AZ .o.'y Nnen
t he paoee,u.nsS "ele 'ahen protested agahs,
u.rhnee0 ior ,ne iaho laten rom MN. ne was
ilei 'h'I 'iie mao etnau@'ed
.neii poNer III 'he premises, alu lha' MS onty
ioouuieo "a7 70 Cohsiess UT tue courts ne
1ooA III. matter 10 'ne court, ara ue
a..ioh vi we oIhiii7siohers was reversed,
'ne eouI' hoiuinS tnat IL was necessary 20
S 11rve ae'u I hotice on tue properly hoioers.
ia. a l"iiuie 70 ooje0t coui.i nov oe 'aheh as a
',i uGtNo "'iNeI IN oroer 10 Secorea ya.io
Itie 70 tne properly uthen' necessary 10 "lden
" oet' ,ho Soi'ni'niohefo iehe"eo pro,
,b| arr.r5 ~ .,n Irsh'I. ;,, - ,So.
ton. The jury consisted of Messrs. NJ. II.
Parker, Thomas NJ. Gale, James A. Bates
francis Hufty, G. W. +. Swartzell. David ID.
Stone and john L. Wagganan. No damages
lad