Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-11
p,s,,,.. Government, Affairs

Com Oner Phelps, with MIR. Entvlsle,
inspector Of buildings, paid a visit to the
new almshouse yesterday for the purpose of
inSpectirg the work. They found everything
in 8 satisfactory condition, and state that
nothing further can be done until another
appropriation Is made. There Is vet one
wing 10 be made TO this building To carry
out the original plan. The room afready
! provided is found TO be sufficient for present
use.
The Engineer has been authorized to I'LL o
street. between 1st street west to North Cap
| itOl street, 20 as TO cover the flow line OF the
sewer. and bids will be invited for this
work.
! The Engineer has authorized the placing
| of street lamps on r. between lb,h and 18th
street, and one corner X and 18th street; also
| one AT corner of 18th ard f. streets southeast;
also three on oib, between u a13 II south
west
The Engineer has recommended that n
flight Of steps be constructed to the bridge
crossing the canal at New Jersey avenue
southeast.
The District CommissIorer s have author
lied temporary repairs To- be made on Eth
street. between L and boundary streets
northwest.
The tearing down OF the fourstory brick
dwelling house adjoining and west side OF
Fir Engine House No. ., necessiIatss the
cor TuC,ioH Of 81 new party wall II inches
n thickness, ard the Engineer has be n di-
ftcttd TO invite Proposals Tor its cOas,ruc-
TIE District Commissioners have author
lied the o. eEerirg of q pump well at the
southwest corner of L and lst streets south
wet and ore at he corner of S.h street and
Grant avenue northwest. in order TO procure
good water.
THE STREET woRK.
Mr.. ?. NJ. Cha. in, superb teDdent Of re
ptiFS. mas submitted 10 the District tommtS-
siOuer- certain Fuygesi ions upon the reor-
q" lstiCn OF his office. lie proposes To Ill
vide he city into thlee districts for working
p TTOs she ca tern s ret To embrace ALI
ihaT portion east o y. h and SOI.h Capitol
streets; the northern district AL thar portion
north Of PeunSy wanna avenue aud west of
North ard South CapltOi streets, aud the
southern district all south Of Pennsylvania
avenue srd west Of North aud South Capt.
tot streets. lie eDclCses an estimate, show
iEg The minimum force necessary to prose
Gufe the work. and proposes to select the
men from actual residents of the several
districts IS fairly distributed as can be done,
only sober SEd industrious men To be EN-
liCyCd; The uveTSeeTS also Ia he selected from
amor z The taxpayers i'm the respective dis
tricis Tire Commissioners have approved
the sUgg eStiCDs submitted.
BIDS Fob LAYING WATIR MAINS, ETC.
Mr.. e. ". Cunningham. late superinteu1-
eni Of street repa iTs, has submitted a prOpO-
sal 20 Chief Engineer Hoxle to lay all inch
water mains, such as are now used for the
supply OF streets in thiS District; set FIRE
pings ard stop Cocks. using the best lead aud
fright hemp packing for joints; furnish all
labor and replace al brick paVeupntS and
lowiI { prices: inch mains, Is cents per
Iunni foot; setting fnur-way stop COCKS, ~
tacb; sCtllnS Two way stop COCKS, - etch;
sCulEg fire plugs, - each; cutting 6-inch
mains and setting t branches, s. each; re-
pairing breaks, using sleeves, -. These
prices, he Claims, are considerably below the
present cost for doing this work, and will, If
accepted, te great saving to the District
government. The paper has been referred TO
the Water Registrar.
NUIsANCFS.
Secretary e. c. Cox, of the Board of Health,
i'm "a communication, calls the attention of
the District Commissioners to the filthy con
dition OF the cutters on North Carolina ave-
rTe end 9TH street southeast, north of the
Eastern market; tOa sunken sewer on Pierce
Place, between 18th and 18th streets north
west, causing sewerage TO back up in areas
OF houses; to leakage of main sewer in Pros
pect street, GeOrgetOwn; to cutters on Nir-