Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-01

Commissioner Dent, VINO takes lively inter-
est In the public schools. in a conversation
with STAR reporter to-day, expressed him
self In favor Of all practicable reforms In the
schools and speaking generally said he be-
plicity of studies.
The Commissioners have decided to award
me contract for furnishing blue stone to
F.S. Mecnlln, clerk in the surveyors Office,
was cropped to-day in consequence Of the
The commissioners have drawn a requis1tion
at the War department for ammunition for
nrlng salutes on the 4th-aOO 10-pound saluting
cartridges and 10-pound Parrot gun-to be
delivered to Major Hahneman.
CONTRACT FOR GRANITE PAVING
To-day j. W. Mcknight and Alex. ID. Burns
signed a contract and gave bond IF. Hume, w. II.
Holton and G. Taylor) to pave with granite
block the following streets: c ST.. between 7th
and sth SITS. NV; intersection OF 18th ST. and
louisiana ave. w: 9th, between q and ? n.
W., west side OF railroad tracks; 1st ST. be-
tween Pennsylvania ave, and F st. NV. and
d, between North Capitol and 4th NV
THE ADDITIONAL HEALTH INSPECTORS.
Dr. ToWnshend, the health officer yesterday
Messrs. B. s. Elliot aud e. p. B0hrer. and they
were commissioned. Mr.. Elliot has been q
sa.aTy Inspector &c TOR some time and the va
appointment OF Mr.. G. G. SimmS.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Io-Qay the contract for the I'd section OF The
boundary street sewer was awarded to JOS G
LOane.
For resurfaciug the bituminous pavements
the awards were made to Crawford Hoffman a.
Co, whose bid fOots up s14.072 OF; Bailey French
Paving Company, s40,95O.sl; Jonathan Taylor,
S6,396.2S.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Ent1istle:-Judge Fields
repair brick 81 1st st. ne; $3.50. II. Williamson
repair bi,ek us o.h ST. Sc; $40. Jane Black,
construct two-story brick dwelling, o. BE-
tween 9th and 10th SITS. NV; $3.50. Mrs. Mary
3. Coyle, renair brick on Sth. between and
SIS. w; $500. NJ. Richardson, repair frame
llO9 Pa avenue NV; $500. D. Clabangh repair
frame 1915 18th ST. n.w $40. John Kehi, CON
Stfuct stable, corner ~ and NJ SITS. s.w.; $3.50.
Jas u: Crusor, construct warehouse. Stoddird
81, between Boundary and North SITS; $500. G..
W. Williams, repair frame, 18th ST.; $50. Pat
rex Quill, construct a two-story dwelling and
stable, G, between I'd and Sd SITS. sw.; 5000 j.
e, aarkness repair frame No. IS Q st. NV; s75.
Geo o. LOrlng, construct two three-sUOry brick
dwellings. x. between 18th and 10th SITS. W.;
$4,000. Percy Metzger, repair frame, New
y. YORK :, avenue; between 4th and 9Th SITS. NV;
NV: s35. Geo. Burgess, repair brick 406 N st,
NV; $40. Ed Brennan, construct three story
O'1ck store and dwelling, 18th and II sts NV:
dairy street northwest; SIS Maria A. Hall re-
pair brick 1874 street and Ohio avenue; 500.
Henry Jackson, repair frame 1st, between NJ
ard n streets southwest; $50. Joseph Fought,
repair fran 26th and G SITS. NV; s25 Michael
Joachim, repair frame 500 Iuh ST. ne; $50. Mrs.
Brosnahan, repair frame list, between X and
sts.; $40 James Gray repair frame, 217 14th st.
chusetts avenue NV: 500. Moses stewart.
repair brick, 2110 10th st. NV; $780, g.
Riggs, repair brick, K, between 10th and 18th
Grant Place NV; 81 900. J. a. Neuhaus, repair
frame, sl7 14th st. NV; $50. John Miller, repair
frame, oth, between and SITS. me-; $50.