Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-21
District Goyernment Affatrs.

1t is proposed by the District Commissioners
70 grade and gravel 9th street, between and
streets southwest and make an easy and &C
cessible way to the new Museum building,
either Tor carriages or pedestrians.
A citizen residing In Defrees street, In note
to the Commissioners, calls attention to the
great existing nuisance of the ringing OF milk
wagon gongs about the streets as early as five
O'Clock IN The morning, startling infants and
making them cry, and adding to the discom.
future OF invalids. He asks to have the ringing
these gongs stopped
TIE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE ON CoRCoRAN SQUARE
contractor j: II. Hewlett with a force of
cavation for the foundation walls of the new
school building to be erected on street He Is
natlng the stone cut and all necessary mate
rial delivered for the foundation walls Much of
the material for this purpose, especially the
cut stone, Which was to have been used for the
proposed market house on that SQUARE Ia
already all on the ground and convenient for use.
Ihls VIII be put into the walls Of the new
school house and will save much time in the
construction of the building.
HOW TIE DISTRICT TREASURY is GUARDED.
ne carefulneSS caution and numerous checks
that are made use of in the District OF Coluln-
Ola building may be illustrated by the follow
ing example: A man in the fire department
g1ne. He makes his request to the foreman OF
his company; from there 1t goes TO the CHIEF en-
glneer Ior approval; from there to the board OF
In open meeting. and If approved a requisition
Is made. which is sent TO the Commissioners OF
the District. The Commissioners then send the
reQu1slt1on TO the superintendent or property,
VINO issues an order On the contractor for oils.
When furnished he prepares three bills for the
same. and sends them to the superintendent,
VINO Keeps one copy and sends the other two
through the Commissioners Of the District to
the board Of fire commissioners for eXamina.
ton. The bill is then approved by the secretary
OF the board OF fire commissioners, and entered
upon the records OF that board. 1t Is then for
Warded With letter OF transmittal to the Com
m1ss1onerS OF the District of Columbia. and an
entry made by the clerk keeping the day-blok
IN that ofilce, and indexed by another clerk and
taken 10 one OF the Commissioners, who refers
IL TO the auditor and controller, which refer
ence Is again entered on the day book 1t is
tnen ,, sent to the auditor and controller. The
OIL is now aud1ted, and reference is made to it
on the Journal. 1t is then placed on the appro-
pr1at1on ledger, after which it is placed on the
personal ledger Next check Is drawn, signed
Dy me auditor and controller, and schedule
made out for the same. The check is signed by
the president of the Board OF Commissioners
and the schedule checked by him. The check
IS returned to the auditor and controller and
placed In possession of the pay clerk. who, upon
being satisfied that the contractor for that pint
OF OIL is the proper party to whom to pay it, de-
tn nVers IL TO him; and then he will have to take
the check to the Treasury to be cashed or trust
10 some friend to advance the money to him
on 1t.
ANALYZING PUMP WATER.
District Chemist De Smedt has make analyses
Oh water from more OF our District pumps. with
results as foiiowS: From pumps on *, between
81 so and ~ streets southwest; d, between % and
% ou streetS northwest; Citizens market, corner
stn street and Rhode Island avenue northwest,
ara az ith and Q streets northwest he pro-
a9unces aa M good water. Water from pumps on
Su DelWeen and K streets southeast, he pro-
purpose; polluted by sewerage!' From pump
ae q. iss and o streets southeast he states to be
* .good water, but unfit for drinking purposes in
~, tiS Lnuuuy state. The clay and sand runs from
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