Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-10
Certain District Government Prom.
eRty.

Certain District Government Prop
EXPENDITURES BY THs DISTRICT coaMIs-
SIOSERS.
The Commissioners have sent a reply 70 a
letter OF Hon. George <. Spencer. chairman
Senate Committee on the District of C1lum-
bla, requesting Information In relation to
me disposition OF certain pieces OF District
property.
SCHOOL PROPERTY.
The Commissioners state that the board OF
school trustees report that the schOolhouse
burned in 1874, and that the lot Is not Geo.
trally situated; that the schoolhouses on the
Brightwo cod ard Fort Slocum lots are in bad
repair, lily adapted TO school purposes, and
not well attended by pupils. II is proposed
TO substitute one school for the two, that
shall be centrally located, shall furnish all
needed accommodations for several years TO
come. and be more economical than the
present arrangement. The trustees recon-
mend the purchase OF lots as follows: One
pike and the Pierce road, TeBDally town; one
at Mount Pleasant; one on the Shepherd road
leading from Brightwood to the Rock Creek
church road, 10 take the place of the Two lots
heretofore mentioned, and one lot on the
BladeDsburg turnpike, near Mount Olivet
cemetery. The estimate of the board of trus-
tees is as follows: Receipts from sale of lots,
81 goo; cost OF other lots, 50 800; balance to be
appropriated, $3.50.
THE CENTRAL GuARDHOUSE"
now stands much below grade, is in low,
on the ground floor. TIE building has be-
come uDsuited to the p,lice, and he's also
been condemned by the Bjard OF Health as
aEuisapce; while cost OF repair would have
been very heavy, the lot Itself is TOO valu-
able for n station house. The Commission
els. In view OF these facts, leaset property
well located on 10th street northwest, ana
htted it up, at comparatively small cost,
sn as to answer admirably as a central sta
lion. The lease of this property Is for five
years, at q yearly rental of $1,000, and the
option of purchase for SIP 00C.
POLICE COURT HOUSE.
IL has been proposed to build Police
Court house On the lot on g street, between
4 and 9th streets northwest The Commits.
sloners think IL possible better lot for the
purpose may be secured on ABOUT the same
value as the one on G. street.
THE GDARD HOUSE
formerly In use at the intersection OF New
York avenue and X street, is an old frame
building fallen into decay, and the lot is
very valuable. The Commissioners. In con-
the vicinity, aud have fitted it up, making
of it cOmmodious and good police station,
at a yearly rental of 81 900, with the option
ofpurchase at 81, 900. The unimprOved lot
on Sth sire ct southeast is not likely to be re-
qUired for future District purposes.
THE GOLD TOWN HALL" GEORGETOWN,
is no longer required for the purpose OF
town hall, and Is unsuited 10 District pur
poses.
The old powder magazine stands outside
of Georgetown, and Is now complained of as
dangerous AS II place Oh storage LOT p0WGer.
ENGINE HOUSE 2.
This building is badly located, and has
been so much injured as to make it unsafe.
The Commissioners think 1t better to erect
the new building in more favorable lOca-
ton.
POLICE STATION HOUSES.
The two first of the station houses men
TONED in the bill now before Congress have
already been referred to as leased buildings,
htted up for police purposes, and for which
The District has an option of purchase on
favorable terms. The third is a station
house fitted up on It'll street northwest, near
Boundary street, in lieu of an old frame
building, before leased, but which had
become uf1t for use. The new building was
constructed for station-house under lease
for five years, at yearly rental of $500 and
the option OF purchase at $1,000
THE PRESENT POLICE COURT BUILDING
is an old dilapidated dwelling house. ortgi-
nally unfit for the purpose, but now
fallen INTO decay TO such an extent as to
have been Condemned as a nuisance by the
board OF health. A rent of 81 200 is paid
yearly, and heavy expense must be met in
putting on new roof, basement flOors, cell
fittings, &c, should the Commissioners not
have authority to build, as proposed, aud the
expense Will be laid out upon property not
belonging TO the District, and when so re-
paired unfit for the purpose.
FISH MARKET To-DAY.-SOId by K. A
Golden d Brother, fish agents-1O coo shad,
sold for S12aSl8 per hundred; 26 900 behring's
for ssaS16 pei thousand; 500 gill rock, sold
from 10 TO 10 cents apiece; 5000 punches fish,