Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-22
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NEW YORK AVENUES BAD CONDITION.
Inc attention OF the Commissioners has been
called to the bad condition Of the roadway on
New York avenue between It'll street north
west and North Capitol street. Mr. s. c. Kemon
writes to the Commissioners on this SUBJ
]ect today saving the bad condition is
que gu to the running Of the heavy electric cars.
Inc noise and reverberation produced by the
cars are very hard to bear and in the case OF
sickness becomes a serious matter This is not
new matter to the Commissioners The Engineer
department has been considering the subject
Tor some time. The trouble seems to be due
TO the improperly constructed roadbed, which
causes disintegration OF the concrete about
the rails and thereby produces the noise.
The company has decided to relay the
roadbed, and the Commissioners will not COM
pei them to repair the asphalt adjacent thereto
1ntn the reconstruction of the roadbed has
been completed.
NEW FENCE AROUND THE CANAL
The Commissioners today ordered the erec-
ton OF new fence around the wall of James
Creek canal. This was made necessary in view
OF the dangerous condition Of the canal at that
point and the urgent recommendation Of the
police upon the subject.
PoUSDMAsrERs REPORT.
The report OF Poundmaster Einstein for last
week shows that 81 dogs and horse were i'm
pounded. During the week 70 dogs were
killed, were redeemed and sold
FISH ACCEPTED AND CONDEMNED.
The report of Mr.. Gwynne Harris, inspector
OF marine products. shows the arrivals at the
river front rs follows: 523 900 herring, lin
shad, ZIG carp. 16 sturgeon, drumfish. black
bass. l7.O32 punches Of fish. 268, 900 CLAIMS
~. 100 crabs and 200 bushels of oysters. Among
the concentrations were 1000 herring, 15S
punches OF fish, $500 clans and 500 crabs.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
Applications for bar room licenses have been
received from the following persons: Richard
Curtain, 202 7th street northeast; Novel; H.
Cobb. l0OO-1O02 E street northeast: Catherine
Griffin, $40 AZ street southwest; VIM Hessler
Iol7 + street northwest; Lawrence Hickey, 329
pennsylvania avenue northwest; Hugh Harten,
; 1898 q street northwest; Herman Mehler. 800
! AZ street southwest; Dennis MuIlansy 500 l4th
street northwest; Patrick Smyth. 10l ID street
southwest; Samuel G. Stewart, ia, 7th street
northwest; Chas. kraemer, 735 7th street north
| west.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have been asked to re-
pair the sidewalk on the west side of 35th street
between Prospect avenue and street.
Today the Commissioners granted a permit
to Mr.. Morris Hacker, engineer of the Home
Tor lncurables, to construct drainage system
at the expense OF the institution. in accordance
with plans and specifications approved by the
engineer department.
Paul Hines. the erstwhile base ball player,
has applied to the Commissioners for the posi-
ton Of inspector of lumber.
James W. Searle would like to be intendent
OF the Washington Asylum and sent his appllca-
ton for the position to the Commissioners to-
day.
SAYS HE WILL QUIT THE BUSINESS.
L. Cavanaugh Of q 9th street northeast
writes to the Commissioners today that he has
received their notice that after the 23d of this
month he will not be allowed to
sell liquors under his present license.
and as it will not justify him to pay
$3.50 he will be obliged to discontinue after
that date. He says he thinks it very unjust to
be compelled to stop on such a short notice
with stock on hand. He says he has been in
the business for twenty years aud has never had
anything against him, and requests the Com
missloners to give him time to dispose of his
stock.
SELLING sHoRT-wEIGHT BUTTER.
The sealer of weights and measures, Mr.. F.
A. Bond, appeared before the Commissioners
this morning and called attention to the fact
that numerous dealers engaged in the sale of
butter were violating the law and putting
up butter in packages short of weight
He said his attention called to this matter
by Officer Breen, who said that many COM
plants had recently been made to him on this
subject He made an inspection the next day Of
all the butter for sale on the b street side Of
the Center market and found great ir-
regularity in weight. He said that while he
believed in some cases the deficiency was due
to carelessness on the part Of the producers, in
a large majority Of the cases it was til evil
dent intention to defraud. Very few Of
the dealers, he said. had scales, and the ex-
cuse given was that the butter was weighed at
home and was correct by the home weights.
q N list of tha yrho
was found to be short of weight, but said in
view Of the fact that this was the
first inspection that has been made for
long time he did not proceed against them but
warned them in the future if their butter was
short in weight they would be prosecuted.
The Commissioners, however thought the
matter of considerable moment and referred
the letter Of NJ. Bond to Attorney Thomas for
his opinion as to what action the District au-
thorities can take to afford protection to buyers
and punishment Of fraudulent dealers in this
respect.
A TAX QUESTION.
Mr.. Sydney E. Mudd attorney for the South
ern Maryland railroad, recently applied to the
Commissioners for tax bills to pay all indebted
ness due the District by the railroad company.
He says that the tax for the year 1890 and the
sale of the property therefor for taxes
Is Illegal. the same property having been offered
for sale and bid in by the District, and that
there can be no legal sale thereafter to private
parties except by proceedings in equity.
According to the report Of the collector
Of taxes the sale each year was for
the unpaid taxes OF the previous year and at no
time was it sold twice for the same years tax.
At the suggestion of the collector of taxes the
Commissioners have sent the matter to the at
torney for his investigation and report.
WANTS TO GET THE BONDS.
Congressman Sperry Of the committee on
banking and currency has called the attention
Of the Commissioners to the case Of Mrs Ellen
NJ. Gay Of 1910 U street northwest who re-
quested him to render her some assistance in
the recovery of four $1,000 bonds of the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Co mpany,
Arkansas branch. These bonds were stolen
from her, SO Congressman Sperry says, on De-
cember IA, 1890. Three of these bonds are now in
the hands of firm of New York brokers' The
bonds are registered and couponed, and the
company has refused to pay interest on them
since the theft, except six months interest
which first came due after the theft and which
they paid to Mrs. Gay. Mr.. Sperry says it
seems to him that if the police authorities of
this District should push the matter through