Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
An Appeal.

sioners this morning and appealed from
the decision of the building inspector. They
requested the appointment of a committee
| to examine the condition Of the building.
They Complain.
large number of residents and prop
| erty owners residing on the Anacostia road
between Deanwood station and the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad and the Dis
| trict line have joined in a petition to the
Commissioners protesting against the man.
ner in which the Anacostia road is being
repaired. The petition states that the sur
| face of the road being much worn and cut
| in many holes, Is now being filled in in
| many places with the sand and sod from
| the roadside and in other places by gravel
| the smaller holes receiving no attention
4 whatever.
| They have called the attention of the
| Commissioners TO the condition of the
| road. believing that the Commissioners did
not give authority to make such repairs
as are being made, and they do not feel
| that such slipshod methods are either
| charge able to the Commissioners or to
| them. They have requested an early In
| specticn Of the repairs to justify their as
| sertions.
| Public School Changes.
| j. G. Falck, secretary to the board Of
school trustees mas reported to the Com
missile ners the following changes affecting
the pay rolls of the public schools of the
| District of Columbia:
|
| janitor, Madison School, services dispensed
| with.
| Fourth division-For j. p McCauley,
| teacher, reduced from $3.50 to $475, read
1915 to $475, and promote Minnie Harper,
| teacher from $475 to $5I5 per annum.
| High School Seventh and eighth divi-
sions)-J. L. Love appointed teacher at
| $3.50 per annum, vice M. c. Terrell. temper
| airy at the same salary.
New York Avenue.
| D.Jotfya 70 the cop1 pJaint Of poupdrna
ter Einstein that New York avenue, lead
| ing to the pound, from 22d to 23d streets,
| is almost impossible Health officer Wood
| ward in his report to the Commissioners,
| recommends that for the convenience Of
| the public as we'll as the employees of that
| office steps be taken to at least put a foot
| walk frcm the nearest paved street to the
pound.
| Henry NJ Earle of 14O5 F street north
west has addressed communication to the
| Commissioners relative to the condition of
| the pavement on the west side Of 14th
| street betwee1 F and G streets. He states
| that after each rain a pool of water stands
| for several days at the northwest corner
of 14th and F streets. The matter has
| been referred to the engineer department
| for examination and report.
| Permanent Private.
| g. w. Kettlet, having satisfactorily serv-
| ed his probationary term, has been ap-
pointed a permanent private in the Dis
| trict of Columbia fire department.
| Dangerous Building.
| Building Inspector Brady has condemned
| the Law and Charity Temple on the south
| side Of B street between list and Della
| ware avenue, and ordered II vacated within
| FIVE days and torn down. From the per-
sonal inspection of the building Mr..
| Brady says he found the east and west
wall so far out Of true perpendicular as
| cupancy as well as dangerous to pedes-
| TRANS passing adjacent. to the building.
Not Eligible.
Application for registration was recently
| made to the health officer by a graduate
| of the American Health University of Chi
cago. The application was denied by the
health officer pending an opinion from the
| attorney for the District. The latter holds
| that i'm view Of the fact that the applicant
received a degree not recognized by the
| state board of health of Chicago he is not
eligible for registration.
Private Stables.
Building Inspector Brady. has recon-
| mended to the Commissioners that an
amendment to the building regulations
| relative to the location Of private stables
| be made so B to forbid a private stable
| from being erected within twenty feet of
| any dwelling fronting a street or avenue,
| except the dwelling of the owner of such
| stable, nor within twenty feet of any
| buildings other than those used for me-
| hitting the erection of a private stable
within six feet OF the building line of any
| street or avenue, IL door openings are de-
signed to be placed on the street or avenue
| front.
| Sewer Wanted.
Property owners in square 937 have sent
n petition to the Commissioners praying
| that a sewer and water main be laid on
| the north side of D street between 9th
| ana 10th streets northeast
| MIR. Dismer Must Move His House.
| Mr.. S. T. Thomas, attorney for the lis
| trict, has rendered an important opinion
| to the Commissioners in the matter of the
| alleged encroachment of Mr.. Dismer' s
house on an alley in square north of square
| eos. He says that the alley in question is a
public one and the encroachment of Mr..
| Dismers building upon II gives him no
| title to that portion covered by his build
| ing, which he should be required to move.
| Brewers May Sell Beer on Sunday.
The attorney for the District having re-
| considered the question whether brewers
may be prosecuted for selling beer on
| Sunday, not to be drunk on the premises
| in an opinion to the Commissioners holds
that no prosecution can be maintained
|
| his own manufacture n original packages
| on Sunday, not to be drunk on the prem
Uses. By section of the act Of March 3,
1898, regulating the sale of intoxicating
| liquors, 1t is provided that ION Sundays
| every bar room and other place where in
| toXicating liquors are sold shall be kept
| closed, and no intoxicating liquors shall
| be sold" Sections u and 13, which i'm
| pose penalties for the infraction of this
| statute, are limited to the case of those
| who engage in the sale of Intoxicating
| liquors and who are required to have a
| license, without having first obtained a L.
| cense, and to persons who having obtained
| a license to sell liquor violate the terms
! and conditions of their license.
| Wants Reference.
Mrs. E. c. Raymond of 706 18th street
| northeast, who recently complained to the
| Commissioners regarding the assessment of
the alley corner of lot %, block 80, Rose
| dale, upon 81 feet of side instead of its 20
| feet of front, writes to the Commissioners,
| stating that she has taken legal advice in
! the matter. In her letter she says that the
law requiring the assessment upon the
| fronts of all corner lots is so clear and
| concise that the assessment upon the side
| of the lot is an imposition, the enforce
| ment of which no honorable person would
| insist upon. She insists that as ha is an