National Republican., 1878-06-11
DIsTRICT AFFAIRS.
INCREAsING THE WATER auHPLY

| Tho committee appointed by the District
Commissioners to schedule and classify the
oids Tor the erection Of q steam-pump, stand
pipe, and boilers on Seventeenth street north
| west, to be used In increasing tho water supply
In the northern and eastern sections Of tho
city, have performed the duty and transmitted
their report to the Commissioners
The bids as classified arc Ms follows,
| hamsoy 4 Latrobe: Stand-pipe Sl5, ,525 and
H5,1go boilers, s2,26l pumps-Blake, ", 1896
Knowles, e, 800
Simon Carmody Total work two bids,
S24, $40 and s25, ,32O.
Thomas Somerville: Pumps-woodw ward,
$3.50; Blake, 20-inch, - 1900; 22.incl,, a. 700
knowles, 2o-inch, $4,000; 2finch, Si,7Oo-in.
| cludes boilers.
Petit & Dripps: Boilers, s2,4oo; pumps
woodward, $500 Knowles, $4,000.
bartlett Robbins: -Worthinaton,
yv-inGe, together with iron frame roof, sia6ss;
Worthington pump, 25-inch, S1S,4SS
Hayward & Hutchinson: 2i.inch pump,
2l 600 irnn and tin roof s20,9OO.
IL: X. Worthington Pump-Worthingto
Gray & Noycs Whole work, with Blake
pump, compound du,lex, s20,62275; iron
frame for roof, add S255. Pumps-Blake, 20
inch duplex. 81 ,547.75; Blake, % inch duplex.
Sl7,7b275; Blake, 2i.inch duplex, sl7, 7,9i2. .75 |;
KNOWLES, 20.inch duplex, sl7 ,5l2.75; Knowles,
2i.inch duplex, Si7 ,682 75; Woodward, Is.incl,
duplex, Sl7 7,l32.75; Woodward, 2o.inch duplex,
Sl7,9l275.
Joseph Williams: Entire work, SCI, ,636.3s or
}; 9. Wall; Boilers, $2,s75; Detroit pump,
S6l25.
Joseph Ragan: Pump Knowles, s21,717
II wood or tin roof, deduct 300.
holy Manufacturing Company: $4,000
special proposition.
IL was decided to give the contract to Messrs.
Gray x Noycs for the staud-pipc, without the
priek woik and stone nlasoury about it, which
VIII not be needed for the present, but Is other
wise to be put in readiness for use. Also to
include the roof and galvanized cornicc, to be
erected when directed, and tin boilers COM
plete, to be thoroughly tested before accent
ance, aud for which SlO,99275 will, be paid.
The selection Of pump was not made. There
are several kinds offered, all protesting to be
suitable for the service; but the Commissioners
have concluded to make further examination
before deciding which make tlicy will accept.
Probably the award will not be made for sew
eral days yet.
THE DISTRICT coMMissIoNERsHIP.
The President has decided to appoint one
Democrat as District Commissioner under the
new bill, as it appeared to DO general under.
standing in Congress during the consideration
OF the bill that one Of the new Commissioners
should be Democrat, or that both political
parties should be represented In the board.
In selecting the Democratic Commissioner the
President will be careful to choose one of the
Key or Stephens stamp who will be loyal to
the Government in the event of trouble In the
future. As Governor Denison hns tendcrd his
resignation, to take effect on the Ist pruximo
and Mr.. Bryan has expressed determination
not to accept reappointment, there will be at
least one new civilian Commissioner, if not
two to be appointed.
Among those spoken of for the Office of Com
missioner are George b. Corkhill, Simon Wolf
Holmes +. Oiiley, Columbus Alexander, John
I. Given, W. ii. Clagett Sayles J. Bowen, l..
J. Davis, DIR. {. c. Cox, Josiah Dent Thomas
T. Morgan. J. Z. Norris, Thomas c. Cox, D. W.
Middleton, ir., X. g. Fox, John 7. Mitchell,
and A. c. Richards.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES
Inspector Entwise yesterday issued the fol.
lowing permits to build: William L. Chandlee,
ono threo-stOry brick, Vermont avenue, be.
tween and N streets; 5000. Patrick
Lynch, one thrce-stOry brick on MARYLAND ave-
nue., between Four-and-a-h half and Sixth streets
southwest; Sl.iOO.
The party seeking labor to go to Brazil made
visit to the wOrkhouse, but out of the sixty
ablc-boded men there failed to find q single
man willing to embark on the expedition, and
only three that promised to consider tho SUBJ
subject. Evidently the workhouse suits them
too we'll.
Commissioners Dennison and Bryan have re-
turned to the city, and were yesterday attend
ing TO their official duties at the Columbia
Building.
Licenses hsvo been issued as follows: Mary
Quigloy liquor dealer; J. 7. Caldwell, notary
public,