Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12
Work on school RuiIdinrs.

buliulng inspector EntWlSIe has addressed
letter to the Commissioners, in which he states
that he has made close examination OF the
plans OF the two public school buildings now in
eourse of erection in the 2d division. and finds
1t necessary To make several alterations in their
constitution. On building corner 10th and II
streets increase the piers in the interior walls be-
tween the hall and the small rooms and TO wall
up two OF the openings next to stair platforms;
fre-proOf the floors of small rooms over boiler
rooms with iron beams and brick arches: insert
four iron grders and four cOld-air chambers, with
partitions and glass doors, and to the four WIN
dowS at cold ducts TO use fine crimped wire graf
ings In addition To the gratngs as in contract all
at an estimated cost OF Si65.70.
AT the building corner of 1st street and Massa-
chuSettS aveDuetO increase the size of the piers in
6riSk walls us between smail rooms and play rooms;
sert iron grers tn carry the walls the hOt-air
chambers place glass doors I'm partition, forming
cold air chambers put in fine crimped wire qua rS IN
the two windows at cotl-air chambers in addition
70 the gratngS named in contract at an estimated
cost of s14315. He says the changes in the plans
have been approved By the architect He aIsocalls
attention To the cost OF the foundation of these
same buildings. The one at 10th and streets
was louHd 10 be "nled in earth at the south pOr-
uon OF the building for depth of four feet. The
cost 70 sxcavats and bring the walls to the level
specified In the contract Is S176-.
At the Massachusetts, avenue and lSt street
pulldhng IL was found necessary to excavate the
wsstern portion ten feet below the specified depth,
ana at that point the foundation was so detective
that II was necessary TO put in cOncrete.founda-
ton six feet broad. This work was attended to
with great difficulty on account OF the loose nature
OF the soil causing il TO slide In and the quantity
OF water making constantly in the trenches This
work has cost the sum OF seq. 40 making with the
changes as stated, an expenditure beyond the
amount OF the contract on those two buildings the
SUN OF 81 1861
about 500 incorporated of the appropriation for re-
pairs TO public stnoOls for the present scal year
ami IL Is necessary that further work repairs be
suspended, unless it be for broken windows and
other small matters absolutely necessary 10 keen
tne buildings comfortable, and as there are nearly
eyht months or the year remaining 1t would be adj
Sisaoie 10 ask additional appropriation as cOnSld-
cradle more repairs are needed
TIE DELAY IN HEATING The ABBOTT SCHOOL
BUILDING.
In reply to communication from School
superintendent j. U. Wilson, relative to the
neglect 10 provide the necessary furnaces for the
Abbott school Building, addressed to the Commits
spect9r, Mr.. Entwisie states that a rule OF the
s,hoOl board confines him to the MAKING of s,,ch
Isp ms only as shall be requested by the member
Oh Tue committee on buildings and repairs In their
respective divisions: that these requests are
usually made in July, in order that the work NAV
oc donc during the vacation; that the request TO
make these repairs was not made at his office
until September 21st, time when persons en-
gagged on such work are oyercrowied; that as soon
as they could be defined and estimated for an
ortitr was given 70 proceed with it as speedily as
possible, as there was extensive repairs to make
ami one OF the stacks had tO be renewed in thss
ycntllst'ng shaft The contractor being pressed
VITA other work, It's completion was delayed
longer than it should have been, although urged
by his (the Inspectors ofce several times TO push
the work.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following officers are de-
tailed for instruction at the school OF application
for infantry and cavalry at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. and win report not later than December
Liesst +. ID. Rucker: Sd cav, lst Lieut. f. H.
French; 5th cav, 2d Lieut. H. w. Wheeler: 9Th
H. j. Sloeura; sth cav, FL Lieut.. j. III. King; 9Th
cav, lst Lieut. NJ B. Hughes: 10 cav, 81 Lieut.
ney F9lsY lf W. "a asrs Tnoass Con-
~ Lieut. Arthur Williams 4th In, LIST Lieut. 7. E.
True; 5th in, 81 Lieut. T. NJ. Defrees; eta In, ai
Lieut. Chas- Bryne; 9Th in, % Lieut. j. E. Mccoy;
Stn in, 81 Lieut.. Henry johnson, jr.; 9Th H. 1st
Lent T. NJ Rockefeller: 11th in, Fl Lieut. X J.
n TYPE; lsth IN u Lieut. G W. Abbott lr; 18th
a klmban; 18th in, 81 Lieut.. ID. d. Mitchell; 18th
N, "a Lieut Eugene Cushman; 18th H., 2d Lieut..
iUh IN, ~ Lieut. j. NJ. Cunningham; 10th in. LIST
Lent j. 4 Manley; Zlst In. "a Lieut. E. H. Brooke;
& IA ~ Lieut. j. J. Crttenden 23d in, FL Lieut..
W A Nichols, and 25th In, 2ll Lieut. H. d. Reed
s s,sJef i.IaeI " Dewey, paynaster relieved from
duty In the Department OF the East, to report in
psrson To the commanding general, Department
o. dakota, for assignmt mt to duty. Major Ely
MsCieiian, surgeon. WIN report to the nding
seassaL department. OF the East, for assignment
70 auty. The leave granted Major Albert Hartsufr,
seigeon, Us army. IS extended nine months with
permission TO go beyond sea Tie leave granted
ColWilliam s. King surgeon. rs army IL fnrfher
eAsehaeh SIX months on account OF sickness
A CASE OF HEARTLrss CRrEtyy Tn Rrpc-
LAEs occurred IN Madison the other night Mr.
G. Laurence entered his office on Sunday morn
Ing and found his safe door open. with seven
holes drilled in the door. Upon examination
the goods were found to be intact, not ore OF
the eleven cents having been taSen Mr. Lam
rance then remembered that he had left the
door ofthe safe unlocked the night before and
after the burglars had drilled the seven holes
they also noticed that it was unlocked. 1t is q
I'D commentary.-TAs Ai.,rGxkxe San.
Waiter Seymour a youth employed in to-
beceo factory in Baltimore narrowly escaped
death last Saturday ffem drinking sweet
smelling ciyaz Aaxsnng e2tsI1t