Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-24

The-Pierce's Mil road from the bridge to the
top Ct the hill has been ordered to be repalrP Al
at an estimated cost Of S2I6.
The contract for painting street lamps, about
3,tt0 IN humber, has been awarded to John
callahan at 10 cents each.
Street lamps have been ordered on the east
size Of 18th street, between P and @ northwest
Lieutenant Green reports that there is q
neees sity for improving 18th street from to s,
but it does not come within the estimates for
this year. 0-
The number Of drawback certificates Issued
Dy Mr; Roome, tne clerk In charge OF revisions of
2,695, aggregating In amount $171 ,sl5.s4.
The number OF water rent bills refunded, I'D
10 las O'Clock to day, is SAP, aggregatIng
GREAT IMPROVEMENT AT SMALL EXPENSE.
ON MONDAY delegation, embracing pretty
maen al the property holders on street, be-
tween otn and 9Th streets, waited upon the
Dlstrlct commissioners to represent the urgent
necessity Tor paving that potion of l street.
In the work OF improving the central pol ton of
.ne Guy tnls important piece OF street, which
makes short connection east and west, has
Deen neglected, and now with its rotten wood
pavement, Is In fr1ghtful condition. The
proper ty-holders here have had decidedly
nard TIME OF It, as they have had to pay for two
pavementS within ten years. and the street
is now almost impossible. AS the curbStOneS
are already set, the cost OF making this great
improvement would be very small In compari-
son with Its impOrtance,-nOt above 81 800. By
laying this pavement, also, an outlet would be
afforded the fire company stationed In that
over broken pavement so rough as to be ruin
Gus to the apparatus jOlted over 1t. The Com
misSiOners received the delegation very cOur-
teously and promised to see what could be done
In the matter.
THE ASPHALT NUISANCE.
yesterday afternoon DR.. TOwnshend, the
health officer, made personal inspection OF
some OF the asphalt works, prior to taking ac-
t1on In the courts. The works of Crawford and
Hoffman, and j. S. Baldwin & Co., were found
10 oe using only refined asphalt, which. it is
NO
tOWnl works had stopped for want of material,
and it was understood that Mr. Davis proposes
10 start again as soon as he gets the material
Notwithstanding the threatened prosecution
DR.. Townshend ascertained that there was an
aspnalt refinery connected with the gas works.
and an attempt had been made to destroy the
gases py condenser. but this was found to be
OF insufficient capacity. He therefore notified
the company that he would not allow them 10
Ieccmmence work unless new and larger con-
densor is used. The Ammonia factory. near
the gas works, was also Inspected and the
means recommended some months since by the
District Chemist, DR.. De Schmedt and adopted
oy the company were found to accomplish the
destroyed within the building.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
In reply to request for The Improvement of
the reservations between 18th and 9th streets
and Virginia and Mai yland avenues southwest,
and the streets intersecting thereto, Lieut.
Green to whom the matter was referred reports
mat tie reservations come under charge OF
SOi SooOy, duO tudO uc VIII recommend UQaG
Sth and 9Th streets from to C.: Virginia ave-
nue. from 9Th to 18th streets; ii street, from eth
to Water street. and Water street from 18th to
13h streets be Included in the estimates for
next year, as they are undoubtedly in great
need Of Improvement
BUILDING Permits
nave been issued by Inspector Entwise to Y.
W. Fitzgerald to construct q twO-story brick
on 14th ST., bet. W. and Boundary SITS. NV;
$500. Allison Webster, construct two. story
brick On 9Th st., bet. and X SITS. s. e.; 800
Biidget Craven, construct two-story brick On
lth ST., bet. Massachusetts ave. and c st. n. e.;
$40O. Louis AltSchur, to repair frame $50 oath
st. n. W.; $40. VIM. B. Todd. repair frame 2o33
st. NV; 81 900. B. A. kidder, repair frame
SIG Delaware ave. me-; SIS. Jas. Wallace re-