Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Action of the Excise Board.

Inc excise board was in session last even.
ing until o'clock and wrestled with several
knotty problems. The result of its action
during the session was as follows
Allowed.-William Morris, 3O1 @ street
southeast; Clayton NJ. and Frederick EN-
rich. corner New Jersey avenue ana
street northwest; Fred E. Seegelkon
and William Weber, wholesale 40l X street
northeast; Ann Quill. wholesale 50 q street
northwest and James T. Mccarthy, 81 q
street southwest.
Rejected.-Frank p. 1annarone Ss1 1sth
street northwest; Bertha Young 456 LOUISE
ana avenue northwest; William Nelson 3g2
l-2 street northwest; Henry Rosenberg 2
Florida avenue northwest and Homer
Campbell, wholesale, 301 sth street north
east.
Against Sunday cigar Stores.
K Z. Borbeck in letter to the Com
missioners today calls attention to the
pending bill for the better observance Of
the Sabbath, and says that the cigar stores
are allowed to keep open all day Sunday,
which is a direct violation Of the law.
This he characterizes as wrong from q
moral as well as a humane point of view.
and he hopes for legislation for the better
treatment OF hundreds of unfortunates who
are compelled, through necessity, to be
cigar store clerks.
Cause Of Typhoid Fever.
Assistant District Attorney c. II Armes
called the attention of the Commissioners
To-Day to the numerous cases of typhoid
fever that have occurred In the Immediate
neighborhood Of 18th street and Kenesaw
avenue. The physician attending a case
next door to his house Informed him that
the typhoid was no doubt due TO the sewer
In henesaw avenue. He says there IN no
connection between the cutters and sewers
ana consequently no flushing by rain fall
hat Ar.aA fx~
basin be placed in the head Of the sewer
which is near the corner Of 18th street and
kenesaw avenue.
Repairs Needed.
Henry B. LOCKER, in a letter to the COM
missioners today. calls immediate attention
to the condition of the timber rip rap hold
ing the fill at the Intersection Of Massachu-
sets avenue extended and Rock creek The
whole top Of the old timber barricade, he
says. is practically destroyed by rot, ana ~
the lower part be not repaired In some way
the whole thing will soon go to pieces and
every rain will then carry masses OF earth
down to obstruct the mill race. In its
present condition IL can. he saws be easily
repaired ana damage prevented.
Building Permits.
The following building permits have been
issued:
c. A. Brandenburg, one brick dwelling, NJ
2153 n street northwest: cost $500 w r.
Quinter, one frame dwelling, corner 1th
street and Whitney avenue; cost 81 800
VIM Voigt, one frame stable, on Tenley-
town road; cost. $500. Philip r. PuIlian,
one brick dwelling and store, corner 10th
and kraemer streets, Sherwood: cost 81 5oN
ID. F. Croft. one brick dwelling at 4ss n
street northwest II. r. Bird. one brick
dwelling, at 613 G street southwest: cost
5000 II. L. Rust. two brick dwellings,
Nos. 1914 and 1916 New Jersey avenue
northwest; cost. 5000.
An Unnecessary Bill.
The bill to quiet titles to land in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. which was referred to the
Commissioners for report by the House
committee on the District has been report-
ed upon by the attorney for the District
who says the bill is unnecessary I'm view Of
the decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case Of Sharon against
Tucker.
Reduction I'm Telephone Rates.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, without any solicitation on the
part Of the Commissioners, today notified
them that from and after the list Of Nav
the charge for each set Of instruments win
be $40 per annum instead Of SIS, the present
rate.