Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Our Improved Ffr.-Aiarm Sx,,eu

y
The new and Improved flry alarm apnara-
tus I'm this District is nearly completed, and
The boxes and machinery are now being teSff,i
with the most satisfactory results. The
STAR first publ shed a list of the new n re
alarm boxes, with the mum her ami lncafiopo
each; but II the uuinitiated 10 locked like a
JUmble-as n there had been no Arrangement
OF numbers a. 10 sections. MepubliSh below
TIE list I'm different and more satiSfacforv
Iorn, with the following explanation. which
W. We. eusoie any one at a glance. when al
Hisrm i struck, 20 designate the section OF
Tue Dl>irlct OF Columbia in which the IRE l.
EXPLANATIoN OF THE Ltsr.
All tne boxes which a.e numbered. BEGIN
nlnS win the numeral one ,8nd designated
below under the figure 4. located yyifbiT, IN
territory bounded by Massachusetts avenu,
on me north. the line OF the old canal on TIE
S" T,l I'th street west, aud lst street east.
IhoSe commencing with two designated
belOw under the figure - are north of MaSsa-
cnusetts avenue and west OF LIST street west
Those beginning with three iuuder below
are south OF as>achusetts avenue and west
OF 10th street west
Those commencing with four ,uuder be-
low are In South Wash ngJOn.
Those commencing with i've under = he
low are in the SOutLeSt uart of tha city ar
what is known aS the navy yard
Those beginning with six luuder 6 below
street west.
All boxes beginning with seven under :
Box.
u ls at the corner "a and II streets II N
Is. Corner 81 aud II streets NV
IL Iolumbla building, = st, bet. street
- ana Fennsy lvania avenue.
10. HOOK and Ladder House. Massachusetts
% avenue, between 4th and stu SITS NV
10 IS. T. * X Depot, 9th street NV
Il. rank Of Washington. La ave nv
10 10 Gl0be once, Pa ave, bet 81 aid }, SITS.
- Police Station, LIST and r streets N "a
III Central Office, 4s6 Louisiana ave. nv
~. Clh and g streets NV.
l2i. 9TH and r streets NV
l.5- tth and 81. Gets NV
l.6. 9Th and u streets NV
~. SIN and II streets n ".
lbs. Central GuarihouSe.
l29 L. =. Pension Office Louisiana ava >, N
lal llth and q streets NV.
~ No Engine House, a street, bet. 18Th
and 18th NV.
l3i. 18Th street and New York a-enre N W
l35. 18th and l. streets NV.
l3b. 18th street and Pennsylvania ave nv
To-. folce station, S'h and h streets n w
II. 18th street AMI Vernon avenue NV.
~ 10Th street and Ohio avenue NV
l43 18th and q streets NV.
no. 18th and streets NV.
p. 4th street and New York avenue nv.
p. ith and . streets NV.
-. 7Ih and VI Stree'S NV
g. 7th end Il streets NV
q. 9Th and Z streets NV
q. Police Station. 9Th and Roundarv SIS
2l2. nth and - streets II W
2l5. 18th and = streets NV
~. l4th and COrcOran streets NV.
2l5. 18th and Il streets NV
PIC. 10Th and p streets NV
2lI. 18th and r streets W.
3.
81. Eth and q streets NV.
81. No. engine house, X street. between
10th and 18th streets NV
"a. 18th and VI streets NV.
IS. 10Th and streets NV
81. 18th street, bet. Penn. ave. and SIS q W
81. 10Th and VI streets NV
81. GOllce station, 10th and X streets n W
So. 2lst and ii streets NV
81. oath and G. streets n.w
"lj. Penn. ave, bet. 81 and 9th streets n yc
S2i. L. :. Signal Office, q street. between
Eth and 18th streets NV.
30 l. 5 Naval Observatory.
-. Cor. Nd. ave and IL st.s.w.
AZ No. engine house, Va. ave, between IL
and 9th sis. s.w.
43, y and II Sts.s w.
A.. 2. and y stS, sw
10. L. $. arsenal gUard-houSe
y. Poiice station, IL and sis s.w.
Az. 9Th ST. and Md. ave. sw.
tl3. 9Th and r SITS. ".
il5. 9TH and h SITS. sw
81. Smithsonian Institution.
i-3 nth St and Nd ave sw
Isl. 18th and SITS. s.w.
81. [. s. Coast survey. New Jersey ave sc.
-. ID and East Capitol StS.
80. I'd and c SITS. sc.
81. cd and l. SITS. sc.
80. Police tation. 5th 81. and =. C. ave. sc.
5i2. eth and East Capitol SITS.
5l3. 9Th st. and Penn. ave. sc.
51i. L. :. Navy Yard gate.
52I. 1lth ard b SITS. sc.
523. 1lth and | SIS Sc
So. AlmshouSe.
SIS. Insane Asylum.
Is
81. No. engine-house, Delaware avenue
and { streets ne.
90. Government Printing Office, North Cap
itOl and I'll streets.
g. Delaware avenue and h streets ne
6l2. 4th and { streets ne.
6l3. 9Th and II streets ne.
62l. 10th and II streets ne.
Z.
Il. Bridge and Washington SITS, Georgetown.
12. Montgomery and Beall SITS,
IS. High and 4Ih sts
Il2. Frederick aud "a Sts a.
72l. No. engine house, a.
13l. Water and jefferson SIS 90