Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-30
District Government Affairs.

Bids were opened yesterday, at police head.
quarters, for furnishing the summer uniforms
lot the pOice consisting OF frock and sack
coats, pants and white linen duck vests, for the
coming season. The award was made this
morning to Resented Bro, of Baltimore. they
being the lowest bidders, as follows:-Frock
coats, sl3 30; sack do, $40; pants, SIS; white
vests, 81. The contract for furnishing hats was
awarded to u. FL. Stinelnetz, of this city, and
The selection that OF sample No. 5. Of black
canton straw. al cost OF 81 20. The quantIties
required will be 40 frock coats. los sack coats,
200 pants, 210 white vests, ana 200 hats.
Mr.. W. y. R0ome chief OF the special assess
menJs division, has completed the issue OF tax
lien certificates, In accordance with revisions
made, on list street west, from B TO streets
south; also on Corcoran, between 18th and 10th
streets northwest.
Building permits issued by Inspector En-
tWfsie:-Christophe TeCbeck, erect two-Story
house in Hog Alley; $500. Maurice Mangan.
erect tWo-StCry dwelling. q, between 81 and
~ streets southwest: $50. John T. Campbell
repair frame, iii street southeast; $3.50.
Charles ". Butler, erect two-story store and
dwelling, 1926 SD street; s1,oo0 j. r. Moore,
repair brick, 914 9Th street southwest; $3.50.
Samuel Fowler repair brick, $40 eth street
NEW MAPS.
Mr.. 3. D. Carpenter has just completed and
turned over to the District Commissioners the
second division OF his mammoth map Of the
county OF Washington, for which Congress
ago. The map is In two divisions, this one en-
braciDg the area DetTeen Bunker Bill road and
Lincoln avenue, and so on westward to the
Potomac river, and includes ABOUT three.fitths
OF the entire area of the District, 1t Is made
IN seventeen sections, bounded by roads.
which are to be bound together In book form so
as to serve the purpose OF q numerical book for
the county. and VIII be kept In the ASSESSORS
Office for this purpose. The plats show al the
roads, different owners OF land with the GUAM
uty OF each BY actual survey. etc. Tho work
was commenced In August last and will rSauire
six months yet to finish.
REPAIRS OF STREETS.
Nj. f. NJ. Chaplin, superintendent OF repairs.
With bis force or 1aDorerS is doing good
service In taking up and relaying some OF the
old rough blue stone pavements In various
parts OF the city. One OF these jobs is the re-
laying OF the pavement on the south side of II,
between 4tl and 18th streets northeast. This
pavement was laid down under the board OF
public works, the material used being large
angular boulderS rudely laid ana the pavement
had become so worn into ruts that IL was un-
safe TO drive over 1t. His plan is to break up
each large one and relay close on a good bed OF
grayei and ram them well home, thus making
comparatively smooth street and easily
Travelled by all kinds of vehicles. Another eX-
cellent repair job has been done around the
Bait more d Potomac depot, On 9Th and
streets. Mr.. Chaplin has also relaid and
streets, between 18th and 5th streets northwest,
with the old red seneca blocks taken up from
II street, between 10th AMI 10Th streets north
west, and replaced last year By concrete
pavement a These are now all passaole streets
dent Of repairs has also laid pavements on Sth
and 9th streets, between 2 street aud Virgin
avenue south OF the National Museum build
lag, OF the remainder OF the Seneca blocks
from IL street. grading narrowly thu carriage
y az by extending The curOS and laying the
sidewalks, thus making easy and substantial
approaches to the museum building in thar
direction. This Is all done under the SUPER
vision Of Lieut.. Greene and Is an economical
way. OF putting some OF the rough streets IN
good condition by utilizing much OF the old
material, which would otherwise be discarded.