Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.
District Government Affairs.

The total mortality in the District of Column
bia for the week ending Saturday. September
"a. 1881. was 50. There were is births aud IL
marriages reported.
The District Commissioners have refused the
application Of Adrian oudesluys. OF Baltimore,
10 tap the water-mains at the foot Of Ilth street
southeast for the purpose of running machinery
Tor the m ansfacture Of oleomargarine.
THE rNEXECUTED ASPHALT PAVEMENT CON-
TRACTS AWARDED TO THE NEXT LOWEST
BIDDERS
The reniy of Messrs VIM. F. Fletcher and
John webster. as suretics Of Messrs Bailey h
Fletcher on contracts Nos. S27 and S2S for lay
ing asphalt payements. in which they state tllat
theN are unable to execute the unfinished work
was referred TO Lieut.. +. Y. Greene who in his
endorsement recommends THAT the unfinished
WORK be awarded To the next lowest bidders at
the prices named In their bids OF Nav B. lSsl 20
Wit: The unfinished portion of work on contract
No S2S. being the replacement of wood with
asphalt pavement. 9le1 wards more or less on
portions Of 2d. and u streets southeast, TO H.
l.. Crawford at 80 ~ per square ward The
work under contract S2s 10 A. l.. Barber. being
the Improvement and laying asphalt pavement
on portions of Vermont avenue and 18th street
northwest, az the following rates: Grading %
cents, haul - cent. laying curb IL cents laying
brick pavement Ia cents. removing curb cents
removing gutter flag cents removing cothie
stones cents and laying asphalt S29." The
commissioners to-day issued an order in ac-
cordance with the above. and stating that the
the contract OF the original contractors will be
Charged against the contractors and their bonds
men"
ESTIMATES FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR
Mr.. ~ }. Falls, president of the board of trus-
tees OF the reform school. las submitted esti-
mates OF the current expenses of that institution
for the next current year amounting to
s2l.O54, and for new heating apparatus 5000.
Dr. L. j. Murphy. surgeon fn charge of the CO.
lumbia Hospital for Women and Lyng-.n Asy-
fnI ipaa- of nr,t
expenses for the next fiscal year amounting to
Sl5,o00. and for a new wing on the west side Of
main building TO correspond Ia the east wing
recommended 10y the board Of directors and adj
visory board of surgeons $4,000. The esti-
mates of the health Office amounts i'm all to
S26.GO0.
The estimate of Chief of Engineers II sab.
q. Wright, for support Of the Washington Aque-
duet and bridges in the District for the fscal
year ending June 80 1SSS,. is for Aoueduct
S225 600 and $1,000 for the bridges The esti-
mates of District Auditor Vinsou for current ex-
penses for the next fiscal year amount to
cl2.90. The estimates Of the attorney for the
District for the same time amount 10 so 200
The estimates Of Judge Smell for the current
expenses of the Police CouIt for the fiscal year
endlng June 80. 1888. amount to tl4.35S.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ESTIMATES
The board of trustees of public schools to-day
submitted estimates Of the sum required tor the
support OF public schools for the fiscal wear end
ing June 80. 1888. amounting To $3.50 10l 81.
This embraces salaries of teachers aud superin-
tendents. wages Of jantors and sweeps rents,
fuel. repairs (inciudng new roof to jefferson
buiidingl, general supplies, insurance printing
secretary and clerks, miscellaneous expenses,
fre-proof stairs for Sumner building furniture
and apparatus for high school furniture for new
schools. purchase Of ground at 23d and | streets
eXcavatlng and nnderpinnin" Waach school
(east half). enclosing and improving grounds at
Force school. enclcaing and improving grounds
at Henry high school do school at 10th and II
streets. do school building at LIST street and
massachusetts avenue. steam heating at LIST
street and Massachusetts avenue enclosing and
improving grounds at 10th and III streets steam
heating for same. purchasing and improving
grounds at Anacostia school enclosing and inn
proving grounds at Bladensburg school for pur-
chase of sites and erection of new buildings to
be distributed in the FIRST fourth fifth sixth and
seventh divisions.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Mrs. Rebecca r.
Gunion. repair brick. 9i1 q street northwest
500; Jas. Connors repair frame 300 AZ street
southwest. SIS; Mr. Margaret Taylor repair
frame, 730 10th street southeast. SIPS; John T.
Iaiberry, erect atwo-story dwelling. New Jersey
avenue between q and X streets northwest
Sl,5O; Mrs. John Wise erect a brick stable. in
alley between NJ and and 9th and 7th streets
northwest. SSS0 Jas. +. Belier erect a two
story dwelling. Ist, between and ID streets
northeast, 5000; I. Oliver. repair brick o01
o street northwest. Sl,i0o; Mrs Frederick
Peters. repair frames 10 and 81 5th street south
east. $1,000: Mrs. Ellen Halliday, repair Frame
32l 18th street southwest. $500; JAS Dement,
erect small dwelling corner jackson and Tay-
lor streets. Uniontown. $500; Jas Wormly re-
pair a portion of the hotel. $780, c. N Thom
repair brick corner 21st and n streets north
west, $3.50. NJ. f. Sinister. erect a two-story
store. New York avenue. between 14th and 18th
streets northwest, $1,000: w. III. III. Cissel re-
pair brick AL M street northwest, Sl5e: Mrs A.
s. Wingate, repair frame 1222 street north
west, $500: j. Il. johnson. erect a two-ssorv
frame dwelling on Sherman street. county, S4G0;
Nicholas Eckhardt, repair brick 1889 street
northwest, s400