Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
officer Murphy's Case.


The Commissioners late yesterday after
noon revoked the order Of December IL.
1894. removing Private Edward Murphy
from the metropolitan police force, and
ordered that he be fined to the amount OF
his pay while on duty, and that he be
warned that any further improper use or
his baton will cause his removal from the
force.
Water Department..
Treasurer Morgan has requested the
Commissioners to cause the sum of $l2,32O
to be deposited to the credit of the appro-
priation for interest and sinking fund for
the funded debt of the District of Column
bia for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1875,
as required by the act OF Congress ap-
proved July 5, 1884, under the head q
water department" to enable him to pay
the interest falling due on the LIST proximo
on the water stock bonds Of the District OF
Columbia.
Amounted Firemen.
W. b. Smith and F. N. Cornwell, having
satisfactorily served their probationary
term, have been appointed flremen in the
District OF Columbia fire department.
G. W. KettIer, having satisfactorily
served his probationary term, has also been
appointed a private in the District OF Co
lumbia fire department..
Sanitary Condition.
The Commissioners have requested Health
officer Woodward to instruct an inspector
to visit the National Home for Colored
Women and Children on II street extended
near Sherman avenue, to investigate the
sanitary condition of that institution.
building Permits.
Building permits issued today were as
follows:
r. Z. Suit, one frame private stable on
Good Hope road; cost, 500.
G. N. Dove, one brick office at 1900 d
street southwest; cost, 500.
Referred for Report.
The following bills have been referred
from Congress to the Commissioners for
their consideration and report:
Senate bill 2427, to regulate the sale of
milk in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes.
Senate bill 2E}4, to regulate the wages of
conductors and drivers and other employees
of the street railway corporations Of the
District of Columbia.
Senate bill 242S, making appropriation to
provide for the expense of completing the
lexington valley trunk sewer from U
street, lexington, to Lansing street, Brook
land, ID. &.
Lost His Remedy.
The attorney for the District has rem
dered an adverse opinion upon the applica-
ton of s. j. Fague & Son for the issue of
q drawback certificate under the act of
Congress of June 2, 1890, In redemption of
tax lien certificate fer general taxes In
his opinion he says: TT seems to me the
holder of the certificate represented by
Messrs. Fague & Son, having failed to take
any proceedings to enforce 1t within twen-
ty-one years after the date of its issuance,
lest mis- remedy, and by emitting to avail
himself of the provisions of the act of as
sembly of 1873, he impaired or destroyed
the lien certificate, and not the District.
For these reasons my opinion is the appli-
cation in question should be denied
Entitled To Relocation.
The attorney for the District, in an opin-
ion to the Commissioners, holds that the
fact of a destruction of premises where
a boiler and engine had been located does
not extinguish the right of the owner to
m,aintain the same, and he Is entitled to re-
locate them without obtaining the consent
of the persons specified in section IA OF the
building regulations.
The case was that of Mr. E W. Wood
ruff of 632 and ga X street northwest.
Consent Necessary.
Attorney Thomas holds that the applica-
tion OF MIR. James Nolan to locate concrete
works on lots At and 4s, in square Ill,
should be accompanied by the written con-
sent OF property owners and residents. as
required by the building regulations, which
provides that no person shall establish, any
business where offensive doors are gen.
Grated, to the detriment or injury of the
neighborhood, upon any site not used for
that purpose during twelve months i'm
nediately preceding the application.