Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-01
More Trouble Brewing Over the
Farmers at the Market.
OTHER DISTRICT NEW S

follows:
NOrthwcst.
First street from o to P: pave.
w street from 18th to 18th; pave
Florida avenue from 1st toward North
Capitol street; pave.
Florida avenue (south side) from Con-
nectfcut avenue to 18th street; pave.
L street from 7th to 9th; pave.
Riggs street from New Hampshire avenue
to 10th street; pave.
U street from 10Th to 18th streets; pave.
Southwest.
F street from 7th to 10th; pave.
l street from Sd to 9th; pave
Third from II to X streets; pave.
Southeast.
Tenth street from Pennsylvania avenue to
l street: pave.
1 street from sth to 11th streets: pave.
South Carolina avenue from 9TH to 9th;
pave.
c street from 11th to 18th; pave.
Kentucky avenue from Lincoln Park to
e street; grade and regulate.
Thirteenth street from East Capitol to
D; grade and regulate.
Northeast.
NJ street from I'd to Florida avenue; pave
Florida avenue from 9th to M; grade and
macadamiZe.
street from Sth to 9th streets; pave.
d street from Maryland avenue to 9th;
pave
P street from North Capitol to Florida
avenue; pave.
Georgetown.
Only s13,5O was appropriated for this
section, and the Commissioners are going
to pave about two squares, selecting NJ
street between 31st and 3d. and one square
on NJ street between Both and 3Gth as the
other square.
Police Surgeons.
Never in the history of the District gov
ernment has there been such scramble
for positions there is at present for the
positions Of police surgeon. There are four
surgeons. and when the present board was
years.
Up to the present time upward of 200 ap-
pilcations, 1t Is understood, have been re-
ceived for the four places. The compensa-
tion Is small, but the practice incidental TO
the appointment is large, and the very best
young physician could wish.
The Commissioners today settled two Of
these places by reappointing Drs. J. Ram
say hewitt and Clifton Mayfield. In their
order making the appointment the Com
missioners say:
Ordered: That ]. Ramsay hewitt and Cliff
ton Mayheld be reappointed surgeons of
the police and fire departments of the Dis
trict of Columbia, upon the expiration of
their respective terms of office as such, in
consideration of their faithful and mertor-
ious services. particularly to DR.. Nevitt,
durlng the last two smallpox epidemics
and as to DR.. Mayfield at the recent fire
on Louisiana avenue.
With the reappointment of Drs. Neyitt
ana Mayheid, but two positions remain 20
De hlied. The District in charge of Dr. d.
Percy Hickling will not become vacant for
several months.
The only position, therefore, that will be
available for the host Of applicants ia the
northwest
vacant In August. and then the place will
De hiied by competitive examination.
Separate Armories.
The Commissioners this morning heard a
committee of trustees from the National
Rifles and the Washington Light Infantry.
who called In the interest of renting their
respective armories to the District for the
use of the National Guard. Captain John
8. Miller, represented the Washington
Light Infantry. and referred to the word
ing Of the appropriation BILL which per-
mitted the rental of armories. He thought
IL was mistake to put all the companies
into one armory, as had been done in the
past in Convention Hall, and said it was
against all military views to mobilize 81
force. 1t was in danger of being seized
by a mob. If, on the contrary there
we're several armories. the case would be
different. mob might capture one of
them, but the others would be at the serv-
ice of the militia.
Lieutenant George S. Evans spoke for
the interests of the National Rifles Ar
mory.. The hall there was ample for the
use of several companies of the National
Guard. He urged the Commissioners to
assist the two enterprises that helped sup
port the District by contributing their
SHIRE of taxes.
Lieutenant Evans was Informed that the
Commissioners had a lease at the present
| time with the owners Of Convention Hall,
ana II would be no easy matter to ter
inmate that lease.
Lieutenant Evans thought differently
He said the lease had been violated a num-
Der of times last winter. For eight weeks.
| to his personal knowledge. Company b
vention Hall, because it was then being
| used as a skating rink After some time
| the hall was opened to the militia, but It
was worse than no hall at all. A tenn
porary floor was placed over the ice. and
the conditions resembled a cold stora ge
room more than anything else. MANY of
| the men rebelled against drilling there
and several were made ill. One member
was stricken with pneumonia and had
been out west ever since, endeayoripe to
regain his shattered health. The Com
vention Hall after that was known among
the boys as Pneumonia Hall. He nrpe5
the abrogation of the lease in the interest
OF the militia, and declared that the dis
int grafton CT his company would almost
surely result if the men were compelled
to drill in Convention Hall next winter
over the ice.
The Commissioners were apparentIv
| much impressed with the arguments ai-
vanced. and promised to look carefully
| into the matter.
MIR. Ross ON Petitions,
In The Stars account of the hearing
given the representatives of the Children's
Society of the American Revolution by
the Commissioners, Commissioner Ross
| was inadvertently misquoted concerning
| his opinion of petitions. Mr. Ross did not
| say that the days of petitions had passed
| but OH the contrary is a firm believer in
| the efficacy of petition.
Farmers Worried.
There is evidence of another conflict ap-
preaching between the farmers and the
| Commissioners for the possession of the
| north side Of B street between 7th and 9th
| streets where the former stand during
! market hours under the big shed to serve