Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-16
District Government Affairs.

The examination OF applicants for appoint
ment on the police force TOOK place to-day by
the surgeons at police Headquarters. There
were about 500 applications on file.
The District Commissioners to-day received
an Irritation from CORTLAND II. Smith, esq.,,
Alexandria, chairman Of committee to attend
the 22d INST, In that city.
kttef received to-day by the District Com.
mtsaionerS, from the Office Of the Commission
sioners OF the iIarbor and River Relief Board
OF Baltimore, states that by the act OF the
general assembly OF Maryland, creating the
board Of commissioners, they are prevented
from sending the boat Maryland beyond the
Patapsco river or Chesapeake bay.n
THE GARBAGE SERVICE.
- A proposition was tn-day made by Mr.. John
H. Clark TO the District Commissioners to
gather ali dead animals, and transport them
and all night soil and garbage out OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, by boat, for the sum OF SO
per day. lie also offers to furnish two-horse
plete for gathering garbage, with two horses
and TWO men ts each wagon, for s.. so each per
day.
INAUGURATION PRECAUTIONS.
the commissioners have made regulation
governing the erection OF platforms In front OF
private premises on Pennsylvania avenue to be
occupied as seats on the attn OF March, allowing
them to project five feet six inches beyond the
building lle, SO that two rows of seats can be
constructed. The building inspector Is engaged
in notifying persons occupying premises where
there are Insecure balconies that they cannot
be occupied unless properly strengthened by
supports from the sidewalk.
REPORT ON THE DAMAGE TO THE LONG BRIDGE.
In answer to the resolution Of the Senate OF
the 18th instant, calling for report OF the dam
ages done TO the Long Bridge by the recent
ncod, and whether, In repairing the same,
some method could be adopted that would
diminish the probability OF future tnundation,
the Commissioners yesterday transmitted the
following report: THE recent food carried
away three spans OF the bridge over the Wash
iDgton channel, total length OF 420 feet. The
injury sustained TO the spans over the main
channel, except to the lateral bracing, are COM
Rarauyely slight The causeway between the
washington and Georgetown channels is not
seriously damaged. On the Virginia side the
track OF the railway Is washed out for long
distance, though the exact length Is unknown.
The company estimate their losses on the
bridge and its approaches at SAC, 900. By an act
OF Congress approved June q, 1870. the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad company were
authorized TO take possession or, hold, change
and USE the Long Bridge Under this authority
the company will doubtless proceed to rebuild
constructed. The ice. gorge which formed
above the bridge during the late flood was
caused oy the narrow openings between the
piers and by piles and other ob3ructiOns
which are the remains OF an old bridge existing
before the present one was built. TO prevent
the recurrence OF such gorges 1t would bt
necessary to remove at least one-haN OF the
piers now existing, to clear the intermediate
superstIucture with spans OF ar least double
the present width. This, with the removal O
the bar In the main channel above the bridge
would prevent the gorgtng OF Ice at this poin
In the future. No method can be adopted IL
simply repairing the present damage which
would be effective tn preventing lnundauor
hereafter. The cure must be radical, and viii
| involve the building Of new bridge"