Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-02
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Special Policeman.

The Commissioners today appointed Thos
Hughes special policeman to do duty
at the freight yards of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company.
To Remit Taxes.
Hughes Smith has asked the Commission
ers to remit the taxes on lots 50 to "A. Chi
chester. which property was made over
to Weller G. Repetti by the District undei
a recent tax deed.
Garbage Complaints.
Last month there We're ga garbage COM
plants received at the health Office, a
slight increase over the complaints of the
preceding month. During the month the
sanitary company collected and destroyed
about ,0sl tons of garbage.
Must Remove the Light.
The engineer department has discovered
an electric light hung on a telegraph pole
at the corner Of 10th and r streets north
west The Commissioners immediate ely
requested the Electric Light Company to
move the light to an iron pole of the pre-
scribed pattern.
To Name n school Building.
The Commissioners today received reso-
buttons adopted by the lyceum of the Sec
ond Baptist Church. recommending that the
name of the school building now being built
in the Garnet School lot be called In honor
of ex-senator James Miles Patterson OF
New Hampshire.
Work Ordered.
The Commissioners today ordered:
Notice having been given the Rapid Tel
egraph Company and the Western Union
Company to remove the dangerous poles OF
ing failed to do the same. the superin-
tendent of streets is authorized and directed
to remove the poles of the Rapid Telegraph
Company wherever complained Of as dam
gerous."
That Spring road between 18th street and
Sherman avenue will be closed until the
completion of the sewer. and the contrac-
tor for the work is authorized to construct
suitable barr1cades for this purpose ana the
same to be lighted at night
That the electric lights hung on a tele-
graph pole at the corner of 10th and Il
streets northwest be moved to an iron pole
of the described pattern. the work to be
done by the contractors ut their own ex-
pense
northwest corner of 18th and q streets
southeast
That a cement sidewalk be laid in front
OF 1898 Vermont avenue. under the provis-
ions of the permit system.
That a cement sidewalk be laid in front
of l4l0 and 1872 G street northwest. under
the provision of the permit system.
Fire. I'm October.
The report of Chief Paris OF the fire de-
partment for the month of October shows
that during that period there We're fourteen
alarms OF fire, entailing an estimated Joss
OF 81, SIS, covered by an Insurance of 81. $40.
Fire Alarm I'm Anacostfa-
Capt. Miles OF the District telegraph and
telephone service has notified the Commits
sioners, in response TO a verbal inquiry
that II will cost g.040 TO run an under
ground conduit from the nearest fire alarm
box to Anacostia-
MfsceIla ueous
Market Master w. II. Williams of the
Georgetown market house reports TO the
Commissioners that the receipts from the
rental of stalls during October amounted
to ssS4s
The managers of the Home for Incurable@
have requested the Commissioners 70 ex-
empt their property In Georgetown heights
from taxation.
Rev. DIR. W. Beattie has requested the
Commissioners TO send copies OF their an
nual reports and all laws bearing on the
in the District to DIR. II. Il. Heacock Of
Santa Cruz, Cal, who is interested in the
work OF caring for the friendless
Geo. j. Bond has written the Commits
sioners requesting them TO extend the Long
Meadows sewer to his property in that
place.
l. A. Wood wants the Commissioners to
have the trees in I'd street southeast be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and c street
trimmed
Albert Youst, overseer at the Washington
Asylum, has been granted fifteen days'
leave of absence by the Commissioners
Steam engineers licenses have been grant,
ed by the Commissioners to the following
First class r. W. Smith; third class. Peter
j. Delaney and John w. Steizer