Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-10
District Government Affairs.
MORE LIGHT.


Lieut.. HoXie has directed that street lamps
be erected as follows: One on street north
east, between q and H two on G street, be-
oina avenue, We @ be between 9Th and 7th sts. South
east; one corner of Sth and d streets south
west; two on G street. between ~ and 9th
southeast three on south side of q street,
between New Jersey avenue and 9Th street
northwest, ard two on corner Of 5th and X
streets southeast.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE WASH
INGToN MARKET COMPANY.
MeSSrS. Blrney & Birney, attorneys for the
Washington Market Company in answer to
their communication to the District Commits
sioners, asking for entire revision or reduc-
that market company, have been notified that
the Commissioners decline to remit any part
OF the special tax assessed upon the property
OF said company, but corrections of all errors
IN them Will be made as soon as practicable.
THE GARBAGE NUISANCE.
Many verbal complaints are being made by
the residents in the neighborhoOd of the James
dead animals and night soil allowed the accu-
mutations to remain at the wharf from Satur-
day until Monday. Several of the barrels
and the atmosphere was impregnated for a
long distance. Another complaint is that the
garbage Is emptied out of the barrels in which
us collected into open bins on the scows aud
transported to its destination down the river,
in this manner. instead OF being kepG closed,
as the regulations require.
THE CONDITION OF THE FIRE BUILDINGS.
inspector EntW1Sle has sent to the District
commissioners report of the condition of all
the buildings in the Fire Department. with an
eStlmate OF cost OF necessary repairs He finds
No. 3 engine house, ON Delaware avenue aud
streets northeast, in excellent condition
and no repairs needed: No. 5, Georgetown, is
in such bad condition, and the building so
lily adapted for its use, that he does not recon-
mend an expenditure for repairs, as it needs
% be rebuilt in more substantial manner
and better adapted for its purposes. He recon-
mendS that repairs be made TO engine houses
Nos. 2 and 4, and to the truck house. No l,
on X, near 18th street, needs the walls in the
large room De painted: the bathroom is damp,
the walls icing but nine inches thick. He
recommends the removing of the plaStering
and stripping of the walls and repIaStering: |:
also to paint the wood and iron work; paper
the ceiling OF the large room and put on wal
nut chair board; also concrete the two tracks
inside the house. Estimated cost, $lSI75. No.
2englne house he finds in the worst condition.
The front wall has settled the back wall has
also gwen way, owing to the piers being too
small in the first story. The Inspector recon-
mends that the entire front wall be taken
down and rebuilt upon better foundation, and
suitable piers built in the rear wall the front
doors are much broken and decayed, and
should be removed. The first story walls should
be plastered on the inside and the ceiling
white coated, as well as the small rooms in the
rear. Estimated cO5i, S677. He recommends
an expenditure on No. enginehouse of 1850
For the truck house on Massachusetts avenue
he recommends an expenditure of $209.50. He
suggests that the better the condition of these
houses, the more care is taken by the firemen
to keep them in good condition, and in this
view he expresses the opinion that the OUTLAY
recommended Will be true economy.