National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-27
our RULERS
District Matters before Congress and at he
Columbia buildings.


At THE COLUMBIA BUILDINGS.
Henry Hunter makes q proposition to furnish
the District with cobb,estoae at ten cents per
square yard.
Thomas Kirby requests Anal measurement for
grading o street
l.. W. Saunders requests the placing Of two maple
trees In front Of No. 1913 Tenth street northwest
NJ NJ. Rohrcr wants sewerage and water.pipcs on
X between Fith aud Sixth streets,
DuuCnnsnn Bros. complain of dangerous hole NJ
the corner OF Ninth and u streets northwest
The pump doctor Is wanted at the corner Of Six.
tecuth and streets northwest.
The Water Registrar recommends that tho sum of
sls3l. charged against sublot D. square DO be re-
mittcd.
| Of foot pavement On seventh, between q aud II
streets northwest,
The erection Of pump T. asked for at the corner
Of Fourth aud Wilson streets, IIowardtown:
The laying of u six.inch main on q, between
Tenth and Twelfth streets northeast, at cost Of
Lcdingham & Co complain Of the running Of the
steam-cnrs on Pennsylvania avenue.
John Dhlan and Others protest against the chang.
ing OF the grade aud relaxing Of The pavement Of
street south, between sixth aud Seventh streets
The trees In front Of No. 1900 Fourteenth street
| northwest have been ordered tn be removed.
The Engineer recommends that the well at the
southwest corner orc aud North Capitol streets DC
removed to the south side Of street
An appropriation Of SIS has been authorized for
the repair Of Lincoln street. Howard University.
| inch maln on VI. between Twenty.fourth aud
Twenty-sixth streets northwest, at cost not ex
| cccding sl0g1.
a. +. Schafcr asks for lamps on Tcnth. between
| q and II streets northeast aud the Engineer rrcon'
| nends their erection.
Attention Is called to the condition OF al alley on
Vermont avenue. near y sircet northwest.
George W. Cochran. president Of the Great rails
| Ice Company invites Rttcttion tn the bad condi
| ton Of q stfc.'t, near Tenth southwest.
| Paris Mudd has been appointed II messenger In
| the Engineers department. for Two months.
Thomas Bartlett proposes To clean gravel pit. on
Champaign avenue aud Boundary street for the
| material.
| The erection Of lamp posts has been recommend.
| cd At the corner Of II street and New HampShirc
/ avenue and on II street between Twenty. fourth
street and New Hampshire avenue.
the laying OF foot pavement. on the north side
| of New York avenue. from boundary to flrst street
cast has been recommended.
The receipts ut tht TrcasuTcrs Office yc tcT'!ay
Most 1t the employees Mt the District building
| were pail lhc!r salaries for the month OF Mnrrh
| yestcTtlny.
| Permission has been given the Belt Line Railroad
| Company tn pave between their track Mt Eleventh.
and ESlrccts northwest with cobblc stones ni con:
| diUu that they shall remove II when required and
| substitute Belgian block.
Inspector Eutwisir Yesterday issued the follow
| ing permits: For rcpGirs-ThGmns Lucas altering
stahr. 50: Elizabeth bank raise building. So II
II. spindle hack building. 8lS: 4. White, under
pin hnusc and build coal she'd. sIi Thomas Lucas
build she'd 50: II. rumchty, wo-'toTy brick bac;
License. have been issued as follows: \. Van Der
WOOL trllltfi St'll washington SlFlllg
hail; Churcs lIabcrmanu, liquor dealer ManCnrd
Thompson Co., uI Baltimore, commercial agent
TIE DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
Hon Caleb Gushing ha, submitted Ia the sub
| committee uu markets Of The House District Com
mittcc u hill contemplating the purcha:chy The
. ! District at n fair value, the market buildings o
the Washington Market Company. and the pay
| mcnt Of the bonded Indebtedness the proprrt!
thcrcl obe uiministcreab 10y the Distnc, Commits
Suncr,. The proposition Is made with the view o
hmrmnnizing the differences between the Washing
ton Market Company bondholdets and the s'hll
| owners.
| The subcommittee on sewerage and drainage o
! the House District Committee yesterday gave
further hearing to Mr.. Randolph III explanation q
his plan 10 improve the sewerage system OF tn
: city.
, Hen. L. ScversOn. co., Of thls city. also sub
, mittcd u plan contemplating M improvement
, the river front in connection with sewer improve
mcnts. The plans were given 10 Lieutenant Hoxi,
District Engineer, who will make Il report 10 til
subcommittee.