Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

| required for the support of all the tele-
phone and telegraph wires Of the District
government along each and every trolley
| line erected, without cost to the District
for erection or subsequent support.
The arms for support of the District
| wires could easily be placed so far above
| the trolley wires as to be out of harms
way.
"A very decided advantage would ensue
| from such an arrangement In the fact that
our trunk lines could be placed in the mid
| tops, and where they would not interfere
with the erection of fire ladders, as is the
case when poles are maintained beside the
curb lines.
Il am not advocating the trolley system
put II 1t Is to be introduced. II occurred to
me that 1t would be well to utilize it to
tne pest possible advantage Of the District
Flease consider the suggestion. and take IT
TOT what IL may be worth should IL become
permitted by Congress"
Water Rent of the Chfnese Lexa fiOn
Mr.. II. j. May, counsel for the Chinese
minister has written to the Commissioners
10 call their attention TO an error in the
water rent of the Chinese legation The
| legation is charged S for the use of the
fountain, which. as a matter of fact has
not been used in the past and will not be
In the future Mr. May says that il was
charged to the legation because the min
| listers SON turned the water on one day
and this was treated as the use of the
fountain, and the minister paid the assess
ment for that year.
DIR. Godding's Report.
DIR. W. W. Godding the SUPERINTENDENT
| Of the Government Hospital for the Insane
today reported to the Commissioners that
during the month Of July ten patients were
admitted to the hospital upon their order
Among those heretofore admitted upon the
order of the Commissioners three have
died and ten have been discharged as cured
or allowed to leave temporarily.
The Excise Board.
At the meeting of the excise board yes
terday afternoon a license was granted to
Carl Gaines 1916 NJ street. The Commits
sioners refused a license to Alex L. Peter
son. who was recently convicted Of violat-
ing the new law. The applications Of Jo-
hanna Heltinger, N3 Maryland avenue
| northeast. and W. d. Staples. 1906 Sd street.
| Jected. A wholesale license was granted
William II. Brinkley. 1872 street The ap-
plieation of Michael J. Connor. nol LIST
street. was rejected. NJ. J. Sullivan, 1900
street, was also refused a license. The
| case OF Daniel Hannah, $50 9th street was
| Ross.
Injustice Complained OF.
Mr.. Victor E. Green, SIG = street north
! east. has written to the Commissioners to
complain Of the injustice Of the Baltimore
ana OHIO railroad to the people of the
northeastern section of the city In not put
| ting a crossing at 9Th and i streets north
| east. He thinks that as this section is ne
| ments of the city ii is only fair that the
people should have a crossing over the
railroad hills. which they are compelled to
cross to get to and from their homes
Beyond the Building Line.
| A protest has been made to the Com
missioners against permitting W. II. Moses
! to build his house on Wyoming avenue be-
yond the building line The petitioners ar
que that the agreement OF property own
ers along Wyoming avenue placed the
| building line forty feet from the street.
whereas Mr.. Moses had trespassed ten feet
on that space with his house and seven
feet with a porch. They ask that he be
| the building inspector.
Municipal Lodging House Report.
The quarterly report OF the municipal
lodging house has just been made to the
superintendent of charities by Mr. w H
Dunn. superintendent of the lodging house
The report says: The success which has
attended the experimental stage in the
operation of the municipal lodging house
| Its friends and Of much benefit to the gem
eral public. The tramp element has been
reduced to a minimum. This fact is evil
the absence of that element from our
streets. Our citizens are less ANNOYED by
tnese road heggars than has been the case
that though other cities, by their free
soups, their free lodgings, and their senti-
ins idle gnar sbiftesne may be snSouras
tramps, Washington can no longer be
| charged with that crime.
During the warm weather of this quarter
the applicants for relief have largely fallen
off, as compared with the number for the
last quarter, yet the amount of good done
keep the house open during the summer
months. During the last quarter 2s6 names
We're registered On the rolls. 1850 meals
nave been served. and SIS lodgings have
been given. Employment has been secured
for "a. and IA have been turned away hav-
ing refused to work. making a total. since
ent persons enrolled, 1.lsS; meals served.
| 6lS: lodgings given. Ass: employment Sc
cured, 6S: refusing to work, 20
None have been turned away during the
quarter who were willing to comply with
the rules of the house.
The only change in the working of the
house during this quarter was that of dis
pensing with the use of the electric motor
and fan for cleansing the fumigating room
fumes and substituting therefor the am
monia baths a very simple, inexpensive de-
vice. which does the work successfully
believe We now have our fumigating APP
paratus as near perfect as can be we'll had
] have no changes to recommend in the
operation of the institute as now located
as everything is running smoothly and sat,
! isfactorily. Had we sufficient room for stor-
ing wood / should strongly recommend the
opening VI ice uiar "oou ydrd TOT the sale
OF sawed and split wood. My visit TO the
wood yard at Philadelphia last winter and
a visit to the Baltimore yard a few DAYS
since convince me that a very respecta BILE
revenue could be derived in handling wood
here in Washington, but with our present
limited space the enterprise could but re-
suit in failure.
Owing to the large amount Of money
used in remodeiing the building and for
permanent improvement amounting to
nearly S2,5OJ Ii has been necessary to use
the most rigid economy. even to the extent
OF deprivtnE the house of very many things
which would have contributed to the we'll
managing of such an institution, as, not
withstanding the curtailing OF expenses at
every point possible. And deficit of 81 a.
I very much regret that this has occurred
yet 1t seemingly could not be avoided.
Duties Of the Excise Board.
Mr.. s. T. Thomas. attorney for the Dis
trict, today rendered to the Commissioners
an opinion as to the duties of the clerk
of the excise board in making an inspection
Of liquor licenses. The decision was in an
swer to a question asked by the chairman
of the committee of legislation of the
Grand Lodge, d. c., l. o. G. T., as to the
Interpretation of the clause in the new IL
quor law providing for such an inspection.
In his decision Mr. Thomas says that the
duty of the CLERK of the excise board would
seem to be, according to the several sec
tons of the law, to make under orders
from the excise board, official view or
! examination Of the premises Of persons
receiving licenses to sell liquor and See that
his or her license is framed, under glass.
and placed in . conspicusua place In his