Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-26
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Application Refused.

HO Heeu LOT an Object especially WARRANTED
to cover the district named, nor Is the ap-
plicant considered a proper person to IN
vest with police authority. The appoint
ment will not be made.
Time Extended.
The time granted l.. NJ. Saunders to con-
meet houses l to . Florida avenue northeast
with the new water main recently laid has
been extended by the Commissioners until
April next.
A KnOtty Problem. ..s-
William Lawrence, ex-member of Con-
gress and ex-tirst controller of the Treas
ury Department, in a letter to the Com
missioners today states that he is the joint
owner with another person of certain real
estate in this city. Mr.. Lawrence says
that he is ready and desires to pay the tax
on his half of the property, but the col
lector is in doubt whether 1t can be proper
ly received, for the reason that the tax
sale would have to be for the whole OF
each lot. The owner of the other half
neglects to pay the taxes on his half of the
property. Mr.. Lawrence submits that 1t is
the right OF each taxpayer to pay on his
part of lot, whether IT be on a divided
part or an undivided half. The tax sale
can be as well for the undivided half, it Is
claimed, on which the tax is not paid, as
on north half or south half of aslot. The
opinion of the attorney for the District in
regard to the matter. The communication
was referred to the assessor.
Bids Opeped. .'.>
Bids were opened by the Commissioners
today for grading the Woody Lane road
entrance to the Geological Park. The bid
ders were: Albert Gleason, 20 1-2 cents
Per cubic yard, and Skinner & Burrows of
Tenleytown, % 1-2 cents per cubic yard.
Appointment, Revoked.
The appointment Of w. G. Kendig As an
additional private of the metropolitan po-
lice force has been revoked to take effect
today.
Smallpox Inspector.
Health Officer Woodward today recon-
mended to the Commissioners, on account
of the recent outbreak Of smallpox, the APP
pointment of E. George Walls, MD, as
smallpox inspector until otherwise ordered
at the rate of $40 per day while not con-
fined to the quarantine station, and $1a per
day while so contend. The health officer
also requests that the following changes
be made in the rolls of his office on account
of the outbreak: That Austin O'Malley,
medical sanitary inspector, be transferred
to the smallpox service from December q,
1884, inclusive, at $40 per day while con-
fined at the quarantine station; that John
Wells, laborer in the pound service, be
transferred to the smallpox service as
laborer from December %. 1891, inclusive,
at 81 per day; that Sarah Carter be ap-
pointed as ward maid at the smallpox hos
pital from December 6v1S0i, inclusive at
81 per day. and that Charles II. Pemberton
be appointed nurse at the smallpox hospital
from december II, inclusive. at $3.50 per
day. ~
The Only Improvement.
F. w. True of 1922 Yale street Columbia
Heights, in a Communication to the Com
missioners states that the top of the street
lamp bearing the name Of yale street"
was taken away some months ago and re-
placed by one which has no name on it.
In view of the fact that persons are con-
tnually ringing the door bell of Mr.. True's
house to know If the street in question is
Yale street or some other, he feels justified
in requesting that the old street lamp be
returned, as, he adds, at was the only
Improvement we had and we dislike very
much to give 1t up"
Building Permits.
The building inspector today issued per-
mts as follows: John Boyd, to erect a
two-story private brick stable in the rear
of 141T Rhode Island avenue northwest, to
cost 81 Co., Albert Fix. to build fuel-3hed
in the rear of 1916 NJ street northwest. cost
So; A Palmer, to construct a conserva-
tory, 140l Staughton street, cost $50; and
Patrick Kennedy, to repair the rear of As
II street northwest cost SO.
Stuughton Street.
The question as to the proper name of
the first street north of Florida avenue,
west CT 18th street northwest, was brought
to the attention of the Commissioners to-
day by a petition from the residents of
that thoroughfare. The matter was first
called to the notice of the public through a
communication, under the caption "Staugh-
ton Street VS.. Stoughton Street." which ap-
peared in The Star on December 10. With
the petition is copy Of the article re-
ferred to.
In view of the fact as set forth in The
Star, say the petitioners, that the proper
name of the street is 'Staughton," and
that upon the lamp post at the corner CT
18th street the name is spelled Slough
ton, 1t is requested that the Commission
ers cause the spelling on the lamp post to
be changed to "Staughton,' and, further
more, to take such action as may correct
the erroneous spelling, If any, in the public
records and substitute the proper spelling,
so as to establish and perpetuate the name
as originally recorded in the surveyors Ct
flee.
]. S. Diller of 1454 Staughton street, in a
letter accompanying the petition, calls at
tention to a few additional facts. In deeds
for land purchased directly from Columbi-
an College, according to Mr.. Diller, the
name of the street is spelled ''Staughton,"
ana the deeds are signed by the secretary
and treasurer of the college. An autograph
letter from the late DR.. yelling states that
THE name should be spelled Staughton,
not Stoughton." The most convincing evil
dence perhaps, Mr.. Diller goes on to say
to the Commissioners, Is in their office, for
upon the new map hanging in Commission
er Ross room the name of the street is
spelled 'Staughton."
1t is claimed that the chief and, in fact,
the only formidable obstruction in the way
of correcting the error in pronunciation es
well as spelling the name of the street is
the wrong spelling upon the lamp post. If
the Commissioners will direct the lamp de-
partment to change the co. to "a" SO as
to make the spelling correct, in Mr.. Dill
ler's opinion no difficulty will be expert
enced in getting the street car conductors
and grpmen to properly call out the name
of the street.
The matter has been referred to the en-
gneer department for investigation and re-
port.
Beaten by philadelphia Roughs.
While Policeman Mcfarland was at
al.