National Republican., 1878-08-16
but shall be conducted BY draln-plpc or pipes
to sewers or the gutter, where's no sewer
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Minor District Notes.


The Comptroller Of tho Treasury wishes to
be furnished with list Of all contractors EN-.
ployed In the public imp ovements under the
Board Of Public Works whose accounts against
| the District had been paid prior to Juno %,
| 1874, and also with the names Of as many snb-
contractors as possible. The information is
desired for use In connection with the claims
Of workingmen undor the act Of Congress, ap-
proved Juno 20 1878.
Inspector Entwislo has notified Rev. Alex.
Crummell, rector that the walls Of the church
corner OF Fifteenth aud Samson streets have
been re-examined that the back wall spring.
Ing considerably, and is very dangerous during
heavy storms, and he requests that roof be
put on the church to secure the gable wall at
once, or tako them down sufficiently to rre-
won't accident
Inspector Entwisle has issued the following
permits For repairs-James Minor, patch roof,
20; >. z. Mcdowell, underpin house, $50
Mary L. Miller, new front, $40 Miss McKane,
open porch, $50; W. W. Mccullough, store
house, 5000 John Lenman, brick back.build-
ing, $50; Mrs. 8. 9 Talbert, she'd S35 Mrs.
Louisa Sonter, a ID room, SS5 d. Vollaud. two
show.windows, $50.
Mr. Thomas waggaman, agent has been
notified by the Inspector Of Buildings that the
frame building now Ia course of erection on
the rear OF lot between Thirteenth and Four.
put up In violation of the building regulations S,
and he is requested to have the work stopped
Immediately.
The FIST aud second coal districts of inspec.
tors aud measures of WOOD heretofore consol.
idatcd with the Rock Creek district have been
consolidated with the Georgetown district, the
whole TO be hereafter known as the Rock
Creek district, and Henry Burrows appointed
inspector and measurcr for 1t.
I d D.h -
New York, rs representative In the District
of the owners of the skinner & Bouvet and
tho Foye patent compressed paving blocks,
asks that tho Commissioners lay about 1000
yards OF said pavement as q test.
Mr.. l.. Waldecker wants tho Commissioners
TO order the connecting OF the alley In square
Old, from east to west. and thinks that he has
been paying taxes long enough upon 400 square
feet that must eventually be taken for au
alley.
An order has been made that John Nc.
kelligot who was so seriously injured on June
IL, while at work for the District in the coun-
ty, by the fall of a gravel bank, be kept on the
payroll until abe to work again.
Washington Costee asks that "yigiers I'm.
proved French Process for DlsencrustiDg
Boilers may bo used in the boilers of the
buildings under the control Of the Commis.
soners.
Mr. John McCauley has been awarded the
contract for tho removal of garbage for tho
next three years at Sl0355.20 per annum, and
given until ton o'clock to-day to bond.
William T. Hutchison, plumber, desires
that all the excavations made by him may be
reported upon by September l, so that he may
withdraw his deposit,
Tho property holders on the south side of c
street, between North Capitol street and Della.
ware avenue northeast, ask that o pavement
b. laid there.
Licenses have been issued as follows: Nc.
Donald Douglass and A. S. Taylor, notarie.
public John Hanser. bar.
The Commissioners have declined to grant q
pardon to Joseph Okcr convicted Of keeping
bar-room without license.
w. ii. VOss has been designated by the Com
mis5ioners to receive and care for tho fuel fur
pisheI to the District.
The Dominican Sisters Of Charity desire q
street lamp ut the corner OF Eighth and {
streets southwest.
The pump ut the corner of Nineteenth ant
X streets Is out of repair, much to the distres,
OF the neighbors