National Republican., 1881-12-20
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
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The Commissioners have Issued letter to the
residents on street southeast Capitol Hill, asking
them 20 arrange their gates to open on the inside,
so as not TO obstruot the sidewalk.
The Commissioners have issued additional regu-
Lotions TO the Health Department in regard to
plumbing and drainage. They have ordered that
the regulations governing plumbing, house drain
age and the ventilation Of house sewers In the
District made on The glst Of July, lsSl, In pur-
suance Of an act of Congress, approved January25,
1881, entitled IAN act authorizing the employ
ment OF an inspector Of plumbing IN and for the
follows. "That ON or before the expiration ofthe
present year each plumber, In lieu Of the present
bonds VII be required e give single bono IN me
of the Commissioners, which bond shall be
guarantee that the business conducted by the
plumber shall be executed in accordance with the
requirements of the regulations governing plumb
ing and house drainage In the District, and also
the rules and regulations ofthe engineers depart.
ment relating TO the connections with the public
sewers and water mains"
Building permits ,weTe, granted Yesterday to
houses on Twenty. fourth street, between and X
northwest. 81 200; f. NJ. Patch, to erect brick addi
ton to building 80 Rhode Island avenue north
west, and Tim Costello To- erect brick Office on Sew
enteenth street, between l. and NJ northwest, 900.
Tie special assessment division has completed
assessments against alleys In squares S6S, 326 and
Among the vessels arriving on Sunday were the
schooners James Wagner, John Willie, j. G. Van
mama, Virginia Dare John Badey, s. ). Hudson,
and the steamers Sue, Ann Eliza, and Mary @.
The disputed question with regard to the con,
tlnuanCe oil the B1ltimOrc ana POtOlnnc kullrOuu
depot at Its present site has been brought TO the
Commissioners attention for q decision The In
spector of Buildings has sent communication
stating that the company, having made appllca-
ton for permit to build a brick building for use
as baggageroom on the lot in rear of the depot,
aud fronting IL feet on Sixth street, he refused
the application, as the prOprety of giving per.
nit TO erect additional buildings on this site had
been questioned. The letter recommends the
| granting of the permit.
| controversy has arisen between the Inspector
| OF Buildings aud Mr. Thomas E. Waggaman, the
real estate agent, which will probably be settled
in the courts, and will fix the status of The building
| regulations as law. Mr.. Entwistle has condemned
the frame dwelling No. 1907 street northwest
bic. down copdiion and dangerous tolfcand limb
| The Health Officer also has made a report that the
building is in a very bad sanitary condition and
| the building TO be removed within thirty days,
while the agent, claims the right to repair the
hcH sS donG bS and mo eay On
| regulations say that wooden buildings, frames,
and sheds which are dilGpidated in their charac-
ter shall not be repaired, but shall be taken
down" Mr.. Entwistie proposes to have the house
| Immediately vacated and subsequently removed,
while Mr.. Waggaman says the authorities will be
held responsible II they cause the premises TO be-
come vacant or attempt to pull the building down.
-, A delegation of drovers yesterday called upon
| the District Commissioners TO protest against an
order recently given to the police for preventing
the driving Of cattle through the streets of WASH
ington and Georgetown, and desired to know by
what authority such order was made Commits
sioner Dent stated that II was renewal of the or
der made by the Commissioners in 1875, prohibit
ing the driving of cattle through the streets. and
IL was the intention of the authorities to enforce
| the same in all cases. Much complaint had been
made Of this practice, which was dangerous to
| life and could not be permitted any longer. The
drovers must find some other way of entering the
drove yard and butchers establishments without
| occupying the streets II could be done by going
| through the country roads. He also told them
| that the drove yard ut Twelfth and streets had
| got to be broken up and removed to some place
outside the city limits The drovers were not very
| well satisfied with the result of their interview