Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-29

The District Commissioners have concluded
to send out bills Of revised special assessments
in regular order as rapidly as the assessments
Mr.. Geo. A. Caswell, commissioner Of the
Washington almshOuSe, has submitted to the
District Commissioners an estimate OF tne
amount required to render the new workhouSe
fit for occupancy, covering the completion. OF
the building, and furnishing it. The Total
The nav rolls for the teachers ard ;ahitors OF
month of october amounting to a little above
81, 600. They VIII be paid Oh Saturday.
BIDS WERE oPENED TODAY
for furnishing heating furnace Tor the Wash
1ngton asylum, as follows-H. 1. Gregory,
$3.50; HAYWARD Hutchinson, 1851; <. F.
The contract for furnishing hot air furnaces
Tor the new wofkhOuSe was this evening award
ed to Mr.. Gregory.
COMPUTING ENGINEER APPOINTED.
Mr.. George H. Bailey, of New Jersey, has
been rendered the position Of computing engi-
neer OF the District, to I'LL the place OF Mr..
bartholomew Oertly, deceased. Since the death
OF Mr.. Oertly the Commissioners have been
somewhat perriexed in the selection Of a per-
son possessing the desired qualifications to pro
perry discharge the duties OF this Office, and
who has had the experience In field engineer
ing. Engineer Bailey is middle-aged man,
who has had great experience in all branches
OF civil engineering, and particularly in those
branches, thorough kRswledge of which is
indispensable to a successful discharge OF the
through all the active and practical duties OF
field service, and is IL all respects well fitted
for general office duty. His thorough knowl-
required hereafter in the routine line of his Of
nee. He comes with the best OF recommended
tons, and will report for duty tomorrow.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT..
Ihe last course OF metal is now beinG pia led
on the stand pipe Tor supplying the high por-
tions Of the city with water at all seasons OF the
year, and w0rkmen are busy riveting the joints
no &c ole h0 al
cred ill., and line OF pipe between it and the
stand pipe is being laid In connection With
this subject 1t would be Wen for persons living
after their water fixtures and see that they
have no weak places in them. The additional
pressure on the water pipes after the works go
weak old water pipes. Water Registrar Cox
has approved an application OF citizens residing
IN Cnapm street, College hill, for the use OF
water from the stand pipe, provided that they
lay the main at their own expense, under
the direction and also the supervision of the
water registrar, first depOsiting the cost-s650
will be four inches in diameter Workmen from
this Office are busy lowering the water main on
n, street, between 9th and 'th streets: where
the street contractors are at work grading for
the new street improvement.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued Dy Inspector Entwisle:-Wm. Hurley,
repair frame house, No. 631 / st. n W.: St5. Al
bert NJ Gibson. construct q two-story brick
stable. Corcoran. between 18th and 18th SITS. N.
W.; $3.50. Henry Rady, remove frame building,
1l19 New Jersey avenue between l. and Pierce
81 s.: 500. ChaS. FOllanSbee, construct two two
story brick dwellings, II. between 9th and 7th
SITS n. e.: S2,400. r. l. Fleming. construct two
tWo-story brick dwellings. 18th, between K and
SITS: $1,000. Mrs. {. f. Orme. repair brick
house, 14l3 Pennsylvania avenue NV; $1,000
Mr.. Lewis BaillierX, repair frame. 1145 18th St.
between l. and NJ SITS; 800. Lewis BaillieuX.
construct green house, 18th, between L and NJ
sts:; $780, Metropolitan Mission, repair frame
On street, between New Jersey avenue and
lSt street Sc; $50. E. Wilmer, repair Frame
NO. 1884 eth st. NV; 500.