Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01

licenses were issued in the District, the num-
Der in 1896 being 1909. the great increase
being due to the enforcement Of the Utah or
Edmunds act against adultery. fornication
and similar offenses, which law the Court
OF Appeals several weeks ago held to be ap-
plicable In the District.
Tire Police Court.
The work Of the Police Court for 1895
was not far short Of the amount done in
1894. There were disposed Of during the
year 1888 cases. including 1922, against
the laws Of the United States, and 10.161
against the ordinen noes of the District.
From financial point OF view the court
was by no means a success, for the amount
Of cash paid in, s2993s.58. was more than
amount the District collected s1s972.73
while the United States received in fines
SIC, 965.S3.
The particular feature of the years work
was the success of Prosecuting Attorney
Pugh in his fight against the occupants of
sidewalks on Louisiana avenue, as well as
In other sections of the city, and also the
night against the overhead trolley line on
kind were brought against the telegraph
and telephone companies for stringing
wires overhead on their poles, and in all
these cases the prosecuting attorney was
sustained by the upper court. 1t was due
to these prosecutions that the lexington
ana Soldie RS Home railroad had to remove
the overhead trolley from New York ave-
nue. and the telephone and telegraph CON-
Fanles were forced to stop. putting up
wires. Besides these cases there We're 101
liquor prosecutions instituted, and in the
cases of those convicted fines amounting to
SlO, lGO were imposed. There were about
zoo vagrancy cases disposed of, and fully
1900 persons were tried for disorderly con-
duct Included in the vagrancy cases were
many persons suspected of being impli-
Gated in some way in the policy business
across the river. and it is due to Judge
himbalFs rulings in these cases that the
business was considerably lessened.
In Judge Miller's court, where United
States and jury trial cases of all kinds are
heard the amount of fines imposed was
much less than in the other court. Prose-
cutting Attorney Mullowny gair ed signal
victory over the policy people by securing
the conviction of the king of the policy
men," as well as in successfully prosecut-
ing all classes of offenders. A number of
cases involving false and forged checks
were presented to the court during the
year, more than the usual number,
including number Of colored de-
PENDANTS who had resorted to minor
offenses during previous years Then, too,
several libel cases were heard and held
Tor the grand jury and tNo of the offend
ers were given terms in jail
Building Operations.
A comparison of the building records of
the District during the year 1893 with
those of 1894 shows a surprising similar
ity between tie two years. According to
the reports of Building Inspector John B.
Brady the year just closed shows a slight
increase over the preceding year, but not
enough to warrant speaking of q BOOM
During 1895 LOO permits were taken out
for new buildings within the District, which
was an Increase Of Just fifty over 1894
While the results have not all been foot
60 up, so as to give the value Of the new
buildings 1t Is generally believed that they
were of a better quality than marked those
of the year before. and that the total value
of the work begun or completed in 1895
VIII go considerably ahead of that of 1894
A comparison Of the months of August
September and October shows that there
was something Of a falling off for 1895, but
better condition of affairs prevailed in
November and December. Owing to the
fact that the winter so far has been un-
usually favorable for outdoor work, 1t is
probable that a much larger number of
buildings are now in course of actual con-
struction than was the case last year at
the sam. time. A detailed statement of
new buildings for the two years follows: