Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-11
THE NEW DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
Estimates for the Fiscal Year Called
For.
The District Commissioners last evening issue
the follow ing:

The District Commissioners last evening issuei
the following:
[Oficial.1
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
OFFICE OF THE CoMMIsIoNBIs OF THR)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
or,.r,d w y, HING, ON sAusast 10, 1874:
Pubic Schools be requested to make an item
lied report ID the Commissioners OF the Dr.
trict as speedily as practicable, OF the amount
EST mated as being necessary for school pur poses
for the ensuing school year, and on what &C
count and Tor what purpose, including the num-
Whe 1 aoSs tHe , rates OF Compensated
vices, and including also boofs, Iuel and all
other expenses.
not to employ any teachers OF vocal or III strr-
mental music or drawing for the eT suing .chool
year, until atter the csl,mats above indie ted
shall have bsen submitted and conference SHAH
rave been held between the trustees and the
Commissioners as - the number Of tbs c'ass of
teachers really required.
The Commissioners hope to reduce the expsr Te
OF this department nearly 100000 under he
new system. The unwIeldy charac n o, the
old boards was apparent to all, and the practi-
cal Independence Of each ub-board lett their
Commission are determined to reduce expenses
to the lowest practical limit, and to that end
will take the trouble TO give all estimates and
accounts their personal supervision.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THR)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON. Augds 10, 1874. \
ordered, That the Board OF Fire Comm'~s on
eis be requested to make an itemized report to
The Commissioners Of the District forth with Of
the amount estimated as being necs -slry for
the purposes Of the fire depsi .ment until the
close Of the fiscal year ending Jure D, 1878,
Guiding the numbe- Of officials ard employees,
tnelr rates OF compensation and where en-
ployed.
IOficial.l
PCBLIC PRINTING.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRs)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1874. J
Ordered, That paragraph 2, of the order of
J,ply 10, 1874, be 60 amended IS to read as fol-
Ordered, That no advertising or Job printing
she'll done by ny department, or any officer
o. employee under rus COmu' ssion, excep..
ing on the H.i.sen d'rec, ;on of the Compis-
s-oners; and no aCcornt OF To at b" 'ac 1T shall
&c audited or paid without such ante edent au-
thorlty.
BIDS FOR REPAIRING THE NORTH SIDE OF PENN
sYLvANIA AVENUE.
to-day the sealed proposals for repairing
and keeping In repair for three years the car
riageway on the north side Of Pennsylvania
avenue, from LIST to 18th streets northwest, were
opened at the office OF Engineer Hoxie, In pres
epce OF Commissioner KeGcham, rs follows-J.
V. W. Eandenburg-concrete:s $500 per squs-e
yard. j. l.. & w. II. Hastings-Parissn ASPHALT.
$3.50 per yard; 6-inch mastic, 50 Is. and finch
do, s2.75 per square yard. q. H. Burbridge &
Co-fsphalt, SOB Per square yard; j. Williams
& Co.-asphalt, 2 inches, 81 % per yerd. North
American Muchatel Rock Paw ing Co.-wood of
on the present pavement, s1.5O per We I'd; put
ting down the Metropolitan improved stone
psaSementI 500 per yard; improved concrete,
IS per yard VIM. NJ Clayton-concrete, 81. I9L
per ard; concrete coating on present pavement,
80 CT nts Der yard. q. K. Ray & Co.-BOnd gravel,
new blocfs, 50 pee yard; screened gravel and
cheap composition, S2.25 per yard; taking up
Old pavement end laying new, 90 i0I,ryr-d;
c cG5esnee gravel $50 per yrvd w.
olock, 50 per ys-d; AbtoiS patent, wood, 95
cents per y d: Bsl,"rd Paving Company
WOOD, sl.49 cash, aud s1.74 in bonds; and 10
cents for gravel and repairs, c. sh, ard % cents
in BONDS: take up old, md concrets, s. ~ CO sb.
or $500 in bonds; Ballard lock block, $40
essh. S249 bonds. b. NIckerson-wood pave
ment, to last one year. SIP 900; same, to lest Two
years. SlS,cOO; same, TO l. st three years, ST. OO0
S-me, last SIX years, So 500 concrete, to last
s,x " ars; $50 go. VIM: kobbins-wood d.. =
ye2rs, SIT, 800; same, for three years, 26,.~O;
found block, 70 last SIX years, $1,000;
conc efe,i to last SIX years, $4,000. j.
yr'd; granite, S2.75 pc yard; conc rete, 500
per yPrd; reiav old bl0c@s, IS c's.; new blocIs
1925. w. W. AveIill-Grahamite asphalt,
sit0 per yard. and warranted for three yea. );
Iep! same al PEI cent. Per anpUm, and war
rant for ten years; remove old pavement ard
relay with Grafantte asphalt, Si20 per yard.
FrsIk Ridlon-redress the present pavement
with cement. 25 CTS. per yard; lay new blocks,
So per yard. Flanagan round wood sblock
WIZ concrete base and top dressing, 1918 Der
yS-d cash, and per cent. per snnum on cost -
son-asphalt, S2.75 per yard; round block sl.-0;
repair present pavement, 81; Belgian block, So;
remove old matel AL - properly yard. cts. per
yfro; american stone pavement, SO. so per ward.
james .. Friel-cor crete, s2.75 per yard. FIJI
bert & Hoffmar-TayIor & FilbeIts wood
avsment, $3.50; same, untrelted. so. 60 per
ID wis
George Neitzey-wood, $40 900; granite Bel
gian, S3:2 per yard; New Jersey Belgian. s2.72
per yard; concrete, $50 per yard. p. q. Lang
don-asphalt, Evans concrete 90 80 per yard.
Charles Guidet-Guidets improve stone, Sc
per :quaIe yard. 3. X. Scharf-Scharf piye-
ment, inches deep, 81 co cash or SO 25 in bonds;
inches deep, 1925 cash, or 81 Is IN bonds.
NO awards have as yet been made.
METZKRoTT HALL.
lie District Copmis, oners have eGs.'cd a
compromise with the proprie' )rs of the Le.' =
lative Hall by which the lease entered into by
the late Board of Public Works for q term OF
years for Use Of the hall for legislative purposes
at tue rate OF sos per month has been can
celleo, the proprle,ors receiving consideration
OF 81 600. Since the adjournment of +he iegis-
Iature the services of two watchmen have been
p 10 for taking care of the premises, besides a
policeman has been in constant attendance.
The furniture teloDging to -he District is ad-
nent will save to the District at lsast 81 COO.
SIGNAL STU ION WANTED.
Engineer HClIe has infoi med President j. W.
Garrett, OF the Baltimore and Ohio R-'lroad
Company, that a petition from a large number
OF reTdents OF that part of the coun.y of Wash
lneton and the adjacent counties of MARYLAND
accessible by the Behring'S Bridge road, en-
gagged in blsiness reqriring their daily presence
m this city, has been received, asking that
gnal lat on be established at the Ioint whore
the Southern Maryland railroad crosses sid
road, in order that trains approaching NAV be
avoided, and requesting that fla ymen be sta
toned at the point designated.
THE TEACHERS OF THE COLOREO SCHOOLS
viii be paid this evening by Controller Baker
at Columbia Buildings, between the hours of
and8.
DROWNING CASES NEAR CAPE MAY.-Two