National Republican., 1881-09-14
THE DIsrRIor COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transnctions in tho various DIs-
trict Omces.

Building permits have been granted as
follows: A. II. Jones & Son, Tenth street and Vir-
ginia avenue southwest, two-story brick dwelling
and store, Sl,70O trustees of church on Magnolia
avenue, Seventh street rond, one and bnlf story
frame building, $3.50; c. s. Prather, Good Hope
road, county, blacksmith shop 800; w. A. Ross,
alley between NJ and and Third and Four.and-
ahalf streets southwest, frame stable, $40; John H.
Pfel, corner OF Twenty second and Dstreets north
west, repairs to frame building, 500; Elizabeth
Fulton, c037 Ninth street northwest, raise story
500; Daniel Hannah, Twenth seventh street, be-
tween and X northwest, build brick addition,
500; II. j. Collins, 46i street southwest addition
to coal Office $50 J. z. Klingle 1919 street north
west TO raise roof of shed, s2O Martha Sewell 1874
Eleventh street northwest, to build porch, $40,
and Mary Anderson, 1912 Twentieth street north
west repairs to roof, $40.
Major Brock has returned an answer TO the letter
OF the Commissioners OF the Goth Of August in re.
lation to the concentration of telephone and telc-
graph lines In the District In central Office, TO be
located In Police Headquarters in which he states
that the estimated cost of the service will be $1,000
This will include connection with the different
school buildings, Washington Asylum, Police and
Criminal Courts, District Attorneys Office, and, In
fact, nl the buildings over which the District has
Senior Rodriguez, acting Nicoraguan Minister,
having expressed desire TO inspect the workings
Of the schools in the District has been referred by
the Commissioners to Superintendent Wilson for
such information as he may desire.
A number Of master plumbers OF the District
have protested to the Commissioners against the
section of the sanitary plumbing regulations re-
quirng 500 bond instead OF SlOO the latter being
thought sufficient to secure faithful compliance
with the regulations.
ASouth Washington delegation OF property own
crs waited upon the Commissioners yesterday 10
urge the completion of the pavement on Four and
a-half street southwest. IL was decided that as
soon as the work OF repairing Virginia avenue In
the same locality was completed then Four and
a-half street wonld come In for attention.
The Building Inspector, In his estimates for his
office for the fiscal year lS2.Sl, calls attention to
the following items Salaries including that for
dnughtsmen and for stationery, $3.50; repairs TO
market houses, 81 900; police Stations and police
court, $500; work and nmshouse, 81 900;
engine houses, 81 J00 school houses $4,000:
cxcavnting aud undcrpinning east hail OfWnllach
school, $500; inClosing and improving grounds
at Force school. S2ilO; iuclOsing and inprov-
ing grounds at street high school, s7llpiO; in.
closing and improving grounds at Tenth and U
streets school, SlGl0: inClOsiug, &c., grounds at
| First street and Massachusetts avenue school
S2,s25; steam heating for same, 5000; inclosing
| &c, grounds at Tenth and II streets school
| &c grounds ut Auacostia school, SSSS.50; same al
| Bladensburg road school, $3.50
| In his annual report submitted to the Commits
siOners DR.. Tindnl secretary of the board, states
that no progress has been made In the old record
| division. as clerks provided for tint work have
| been used In other departments Of the District
| government. He therefore recommends that the
work be placed under the supervision OF nn officer
| who shall give IL his undivided attention.