Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-28
District Government Affairs.

"A delesatlun OF business men on 9Th street
MeSSrS u. l.. Gartreh, III. {. Windsor, John
X Major and otherS-waited on the District
Commissioners yesterday and lodged com
plalnt against the auction stores on that
street, between ii and / streets, as common
nuiS3nceS, detrimental to business in that
neighbOrhOOd.
The board of building experts. appointed by
the District Commissioners for re-pNamina-
ton OF the building used as the QuarteTmaS-
Ter General office, on an appeal taken from
the recent report of the inspector of buildings,
meet at O'Clock this evening for that duty.
Inspector EntwiSle and Mr.. J. c. Hardness,
the architect, have been invited, and are eN.
pected to be present.
The District Commissioners have appointed
Henry w. Brewer TO make some special sur
yeyS OF wharf lots i'm Georgetown. This is for
the purpose of facilitating assessments as
some of the titles recognize the extension of
grounds into the river channel.
Tie Commissioners, i'm communication TO
Hon. 4. :. Williams, chairman of the House
District committee. have renewed the recon-
mendation made i'm their annual report. for
the appropriation of 5000 To keep the schools
open the full school term, without which they
will have to be closed very soon.
NEED OF BUILDING FOR TIE LOCAL AU-
THORTTIES.
The following is copy of communication
sent 10y the District Commissioners to Chair
man Williams, of the House District commit
tee: I'VE send herewith as requested by your
committee, Statement of the amounts of the
moneys paid by the District for rent of build
ingS, offices, land, &c, occupied 10y the Dis
on same. and Tor further answer To request
for such other information as viii tend TO
show the economy of the erection of a suita-
Ole District building, or the purchase of one
with such suggestions as We may deem proper
TO make we have the honor to recommend
that authority be given the District Commits
Sl0ners or their successors in Office 10 report 10
your committee in Congress a plan or plans of
building for the District government, with
sufficient capacity and Suita bic arrangements
for accommodating the executive department
tlaaA hun
rooms in the District buileing, and also rooms
Tor the commissioners of the sinking fund,
The board OF health, and the Metropolitan po-
lice, to the end of having all the executive of
fees OF the several departments of the District
government under one roof.
The annual rentals now paid by the District
are as follows: Morrison building, occupied
by the Commissioners, 5000: rooms for COM
miSSionerS of the sinking fund, 500; rooms
for superintendent of fre-alarm telegraph,
$3.50: Board of Health, s., 800; Metropolitan
Police Board, Sl,s0O; total, Sl0,SS0. This sum
OF slO,3sO is the equivalent OF 6per cent. inter
est on principal of $4,000, larger sum, we
venture TO say, than Is needed TO erect build
ing sufficient and suitable i'm all respects for
all The departments OF the District government.
Indeed 100000 may be sufficient TO cover the
cost OF such building In this we do not in
clude the cost of site. The District owns no
suitable one Tor the building. It, however,
owns certain properties which Congress may
direct TO be sold and the proceeds applied tC
the purchase OF a site, subject to the approval
OF Congress, for the proposed building. We
trust, however, the building may be erected
on one of the many suitable sites owned by
the United States. We may add as proper
considerations for the erection of the proposed
building the Importance of having fire proof
protection of the archives of the district gov
ernment, which is not furnished by the build
ing noW occupied by the Commissioners, and
also the cheapneSs of building at the present
time and the employment il would give to the
MECHANICAL and laborfng population OF the
District"