National Republican., 1877-08-30
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

OPENING BrDs ron SEWER WORK AND STREET
IMPROVEMENTS - ERECTING LANP.Posrs-
VISITING DELEGATIONS RECOMMENDING
APPOINTMENTS.
A more quiet day at the Columbia building
than that Of yesterday Il would be difficult to
remember. The Commissioners and their
clerks, however, found sufiicient TO keep them
employed In trying to bring the wo,h up to
date. Notice was given that any Of the clerks
o. employees dssirous Of attending the funeral
of the late Edwin L. Stanton would be given
leave OF absence for that purpose.
A number Of delegations visited the Com.
missioners, for the purpose OF advancing the
claiu, Of some particular applicant to the posi-.
tion Of inspector Of buildings. They were lis
tened to, but no promises made.
The engineer has ordered the erection Of
street hmrs In the following placesi Thirteen
on High, between Frederick and Boundary
streets, Georgetown; 8ve on Twenty fourth,
between and N streets northwest; two on
the corner Of south Carolina avenue aud Tenth
street southeast; one on New Hampshire ave-
nue. aud l. street northwest; one At the corner
Of Fifteenth street and New York avenue; four
on Thirtecntb. and a-half, between b and @
streets southwest, and one on j. between Sec
| oai aud Third streets northwest.
Bids foI the construction Of . twelve and
| eighteen inch pipe saver on ! street, between
First street and Delaware avenue southwest,
were opened by the engineer, and were as fol-
lows. Patrick Maloacy, Sll6, John q. Stafford,
fiI7; Henry Him,'er, kiti.55; James Reynolds,
slle; Owen UHare, $i<9.25, Andrew Gleason,
The following bids for laying afteen. Inch
pips sewer on N. between seventh aud Eighth
streets northwest. the District 10 furnish the
pipe were opened: Owen OHare, $t6; J, q.
Stafford, So, Henry Himber, &55.42; p Ma
loney, S8i.9O.
Bids were opened in the same Office for lay
ing twenty .four-tuch twoiing brick barrel
sewer on Twelfth street, between p street and
Rho'ie Island avenue noithwcst, and were rs
follows; .. OBare, sss8i,O, James Reynolds
s3sss.s }. q; Stafford, Ss7; II Himber, $ss6,
r. ,Alsioncy, s455.57; Andrew Gleason, $3sS.so,
Bids were also opened Tor the Improvement
Of q street, between First aud Second streets
southwest, including eScavating, grading and
paving. The bidders were T. E. Boone 4 Co.,
se456G Reynolds s,s3 %; Andy Gleason,
si25; J. q. Stafford. $is7; Thos4 Joyce, $24s,
Davis 4 Murphy. 81 900 (whole works Henry
HimLer, $s,9sO; p. Malouey, s2iO. No award
was made ou any Of tho cases, but the success
fnl bidders In all probability will he decided
upon to-day. Permits 10 build have been
issued as follows; b. Q. Laienhy. construct =
two. story brick dwelling, @ street, between
Second aud Third Streets northwest; 81 500.
Charles Sbustsr, repair brick restaurant, E
street, between Thirteenth aud Fourteouth
streets north west; $500. D. II. Rickard, con-
struct = two-story brick dwelling. Twenty
third street, between + street and Virginia
avenue; 300. NJ. Ruth, extend brick
bakery, Seventh street, between X aud =
streets northwest; $3.50 George Mason, er.
tend brick dwelling, l street, between North
Carolina avenue and First street northwest
$50. Licenses were issued to the following
parties: II. T. Crosby, A. b. Reilly, B. L.
Black ford, r. J. Murray, John Ball. J. F. Ohm
stead, J. W. II. Jobuson, J. T. Hoover and Z.
NJ. +. Faehtz as notaries public, Allen Ruther-
ford, claim agent, J. 4. Shaw, restaurant, T.
+. Waagainan and II. Goodman, on auc-
tiauesrs' returns.