Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-13
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Action Taken on Various Subjects
by the Commissioners.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Attention Called by the Good Templars to
the Indefinite Character of, the sigma
tures-All Ready for the Spring Work of
Improvement-Other Items.

&AA' "A. ~. SauuclO, CudlIIudu VI tue COm-
mittee on legislation Of the Independent Order
OF Good Templars, writes to the Commissioners
today as follows:
Il would respectfully call your attention to
the signatures on many Of the applications
for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors, in
that many of the names are not given in
full, such signatures appearing as Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. Jones. &C.. and that but few Of them
give the number or street of the residence for
which they sign, or of the real estate which
they own and for which they sign. That
these signature may be Of any value in locat-
ing the persons who sign these papers, the
names should be written In full in the
signer's own handwriting, or if signed by
mark should be witnessed, and the house num-
Der and street for which signed should be
shown in every instance. l have used the word
should. mean in my Judgment they should.
On the LIST of next November and each
year thereafter 1t will be important to know
what changes have taken place in the owners
OF real estate and resident housekeepers on
the squares where bar rooms are located,
and that cannot be unless the signers
are identified. /, therefore, respectfully ask
that the excise board instruct police officers
weo verify the signatures to requiN names to
be gi7en in full and to require the number and
street Of the property signed for to be given"
THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.
The building occupied by the police head
quarters is sadly in need of repairs. The
owner, in a letter to the Commissioners today,
says he will make the repairs recommended by
the inspector OF buildings provided the Com
missioners lease the premises for one year at
81, 800.
RUNNING A WIRE WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Mr.. R. C. Gill Of 1103 street northwest
writes to the Commissioners today that on
Tuesday, the 9th instant, some unknown per-
son ran an electric wire along the roofs Of a
number Of houses the north side Of s
street between 18th and 18th streets north
west without getting the consent Of a single
one Of the owners Of the property and with
out legal permit to put up said wire. The
mon, he says, came when all the men living
in the block were absent, and after apply
ing to several of the houses for permission
to reach the roof through the trapdoors were
finally successful Mr.. Gill says he considers
it an unwarranted trespass which should be
investigated and the offenders forced to re-
move it. The matter will be inquired into.
CHURcH's PROTEST AGAINST A SALOON.
The Eastern Presbyter ian Church has en-
tered protest against the licensing Of saloon
at the corner Of 9th street and Maryland avenue
southwest.
SEWERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
The Commissioners today ordered the con-
struction of the following sewers under the
provisions of the compulsory permit system:
On the east side of It'll street extended,
bofv
northwest. in alley between Trumbull and
College and 9Th and 7th streets northwest, in
south alley of square 546 between Sd and 4th,
n and o streets southwest, south side Of c be-
tween Sd and 4th streets southeast, sonth side
of between 9Th and 9th streets southeast and
on the east side Of 25th between l and K streets
northwest. %
TO LOOK INTO UNLAWFUL FILLING, -,
The attention Of the Commissioners has been
called to the unlawful filling being done on C
street northeast between 18th and 10th streets
At this point it represented that the street is
already three feet above grade. The police
have been notified to look into the matter.
READY TO BEGIN STREET WORK
The surface department is all ready to begin
the spring work. On Monday next it will COM
mence the paving Of E street between PsnnsyE
vania avenue and 18th street. For fifteen FEES
from the curb line ON both sides it will be paved
with vitrified brick, while the remainder viii be
paved with asphalt re- 80
Arrangements are being completed for the
resurfacing Of goth street between N and and
3lst street between and P with asphalt.
BRICK CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Commissioner today awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the District with vitrified
paving brick to the Shale Brick Exchange. The
contract is for about 1850. 900 brick and aggre-
gates 5000
NECESSARY FOR HEALTH.
The health officer has reported the extension
OF the alley in square $40 as necessary for pub
lie health. The matter of establishing the
proposed line of extension is beyond the pro-
vince of the health department but the de-
fective drainage and filth from houses border
ing upon the line cannot be permanently abated
until the alley shall be constructed and severed.
BAR ROOMS LICENSES REJECTED. r"
At a meeting of the excise board yesterday
the following applications for bar room liquor
licenses were rejected Michael O'Leary 1884 18th
street northwest. and Sampson Oppenheimer.
14S G street northeast. The following were APP
proved: Edward J. DAILY. 107 H street north
west; Charles Mades. 800 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; James Richardson, 2l8 18th street
northwest. and Levi Woodbury., st. James
Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street.
L1ooUR LICENSE APPLICATION.
The following applications for liquor licenses
have been received by the excise board:
Bar room-Chas. E. Engels, AIS East Capitol
street; Jas o. Holmes, 1913 Virginia avenue
southwest; Rose A Lynn, 4S2 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest James H. Costello, 4O5 10th
street northwest.
THE WATER SUPPLY ON WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
The water supply plan Of the residents and
property holders Washington Heights has
been connected with the city service. Hereto
fore people living there have been supplied by
means of pump located at the intersection
of Connecticut avenue and Boundary, and
operated by the Washington Heights Water
Supply Company. The necessity for the forma-
ton Of this company to furnish Potomac sup
ply was due to the construction Of the famous
tunnel. When the heavy blasts were going on
the rock which formed the bottoms of all the
wells on the hill was cracked. and the
atural supply exhausted. When the company
was formed each water taker was required to
subscribe for two shares of stock at 800
per share. An annual charge of $50 for %
foot frontage was also made. together with
an additional amount for the keeping of
horses cattle. The company rented piece
Of land on Columbia road near 10th street and
erected a standpipe to give the desired press
ure. 1t also owned a lot where the pump house
was located. A connection was made with the
Districts main on the low service and
the winter pumped at the cxDense of the com