Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-17

upon its members. NV opinion IL the National
Mutual Insurance Company is a stock or level
premium company and must have assets equal
to ITS liabilities. including the reserve fund re-
quired by the statute. Not having been or
ganized in this District this COMPANY does NOT
come under the requirement OF 800. 600 can't
tai provided by the first section Of the act. but
Is governed by the third and fourth sections"
POLICEMEN NOT ENTITLED TO MorErY
Attorney Thomas holds in an opinion rem
dered to the Commissioners today that police
officers are not entitled to ore-half OF the fine
imposed for violations Of the law in regard TO
deadly weapons
The question raised several davs AGO nv
Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police department
VINO called attention TO the fifth section Of the
act OF Congress OF July Is. 1892 which pro-
yided among other things that one-half of the
hne imposed for carrying deadly weapons
should 60 TO the informer Such thing Mr.
Thomas holds would be against public policy.
The idea Of the statute lie not to reward police
omcers Tor performing their duty, but stimu-
late common lnformers not in the pay Of the
District TO give information against those who
violate the law.
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Applications for bar room licenses were re-
ceived from the following persons today: Bar
bara Blake, 30i LIST street southwest: Duffy A
Leannarda. southeast corner 9TH street ana
pennsylvania avenue northwest: John Il. Hof-
man, aO5 9Th street southeast Andrew w. Ham
COCK, l234 Pennsylvania avenue northwest;
Robert ii. Kew. 2ll Sd street southwest. Judd
Malven, 800 New York avenue northwest: James
). Roche, 3O2 street northwest: Charles r.
shelton. 2O2 Sd street southeast; Lucius W.
Shook. S25 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
THE GRADE OF STREET NoRrHEAsr
VIM NJ Clayton has called the attention Of
the Commissioners to a great and permanent
injury. as he styles il. about 70 be comple,ed
by the proposed grade to be established on d
street between 18th and 18th streets northeast.
ana the swallowing up of row Of ten new
brick dwellings. The builder Of these houses.
he says. did not follow tie grade given bv the
engineer Office. The houses have all been sold.
and the builder steps out leaving innocent
purchasers TO suffer irreparable injury. Thu
property owners, he says. have joined in . petit
non Tor reiief, and no one objects to q slight
change In the grade. The matter will be in
yestigated.
PROPOSED WATER MAINS.
1t having been represented TO the Commits
sioners that the following named water mains
are necessary for the public safety and comfort.
the Commissioners today gave notice that thew
VIII receive objections TO the construction os
said mains until noon May 20. The mains are
on the north side Of X northeast from 4tb 10
9TH streets; on the west side of 18th north
between Riggs street and street northwest
MISCELLANEOUS.
Private T. NJ. Broderick Of the police forcs
has been discharged for permanent disability
incurred in the line Of duty and granted a
monthly allowance Of S25 payable from the
policemsns fund.
Mr.. Jos. p. Smith. station clerk Of the eighth
precinct, who has been very i'll for the past We
weeks. is much improved and is now able TO
attend TO his duties.
The Commissioners today appointed Georps
w. Greer private Of class of the metropolis
tan police force, vice C. H. King, removed.
Capt Rossell was at the District building FOR
short while this morning paying his respects
to the Commissioners. The captain is on his
way west in the interests of the General Ele,-
trio Company.
BUILDING PERMITS
Permits were issued today as follows: Joserh
Rakeman, one brick dwelling. 1921 18th street
northwest; $1,000. H. S. Lichean, two brick
dwellings. Nos. l2ll and 1918 New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest; $1,000 Charles s. Garrett.
seven brick dwellings. 1909 to 1921 lie Droit
avenue. lie Droit Park; S2l.000. Conrad Wet
eel, five brick dwellings. Nos. 500 to sos street
southwest; $1,000. Robert Thompson. one
frame dwelling. Hurst place, White Haven;
Sl.650. Mrs NJ. E. Murray, one frame DWELL
ing, Hartford street. Brookland; sl,700.