Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-14
District Government Affairs.


the alley between IL and 9th and and c streets
southwest be called Park street, the Commission
The Commissioners YESTERDAY era ntei nermisScn
% the Northern Market company TO widen the
roadway of o street from 9TH street to the alley
west Of the market
THE STREET LIGHTS OF THE DISTRICT.
The report OF w. III. Bailey, superinte ndent of
lamps, shows total expenditure during the last
nscal year OF s123 s7.s0 The street lamps In this
District have been lighted during the past year
xaO hours Sixty extra hours We're burned in the
month OF March on account OF the inaugural GER
emonies and the great influx Of strangers A cor
responding reduction in the hours was made in
June prOylSO in the Suntlry civil bill requires
the gas companies, on and after July 1, 1881, to
light and repair the street lamps for the sum OF
20 per lamp per annurn, and gives the Commits
siOnerS the discretion of using other illuminating
material IN case OF refusal on the part of the gas
companies TO accept these terms This reduces
the price OF gas In street lamps to $1.40 per LOCO
feet The burners have been changed on the
street lamps of the entire District at the expense
OF the gas company. Eghty-Seven lamps have
been erected during the past year in the two cities
Seventy-five lamps have been erected in the alleys
structon OF lamps in the county by boys and re-
commends that the Commissioners make an order
that upon repetition OF such breakage the lamps
De removed from the posts in the county until
some Law be made TO protect them. One hundred
designations have been placed ON new corner
lamps. The storm OF 9th June last DESTROYED 50
street lamps and about 30 Were injured. The
number Of Lamps In Washington is 800 and 402 in
OeorSetOWn, making total OF 4.2G2
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Edward Knetrl
erect threestOry dwelling, c, between LIST and 81
streets southeast: $500. ChaS. Hetmiller. repair
1ralne. 1874 18th street northwest: $1an James
Frawiey, repair frame. 9th street, between Viz
gina avenue and street southwest; $50. VIM.
l. Dubant, repair brick, corner 1th and streets
northwest; 200. b. p. Murray, erect a private
Stable, In alley rear OF 3D.. between East Capitol
and a streets northeast: s175. T. A. King repair
frames, 4s3, 40 and 49, G street southwest: 500
John I. Given, repair frame, 1894 street north
west: 500. Robert Campbell, erect a two-sfory
store, 10th and streets northwest: 5000 p &
ey eres EIGHT iw0t9ry dwellings between
SwartZel erect three twO-story dwellings,. 5th be-
tween q and streets northwest; 81 500 j. W.
streets northwest; $500 W. j. Lenor, erect a
brick store, AZ, between NJ and streets; 1900
west: 500 Mrs. Prichet, repair brick 2lO5 street
northwest: $40. John NJ. Miller, erect twO-story
dwelling. 5th, betweet East Capitol and streets
southeast; 5000 MIR. Hills, repair brick, corner
and 18th streets northwest: $1,000. Mrs Krichet,
repair brick, 21O5 street; s2fO. DR.. w. v. Mar
and isti street, northwest; 5000 Anthony Ham lam
lon, erect three-story warehouse, corner 81 and
High streets, Georgetown: 5000. Ezekiel T1che-
southwest; 500.
The Washington Monument.
4 REMARKABLE FEAT OF ENGISEERING-THE APPLI
ANCESS USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.
The Washington monument is too near to be
ever regarded by Washington people as anything
out OF the ordinary run OF things Few people here
over stop 10 think what feat OF engineering has
been undertaken In the construction of this mOnu-
ment- ''There Is where in the world such
mechanical appliances as we have in the mOnu-
ment," said Col Casey TO STAR man. ''The last
course OF stone We laid weighed 10 tons. Now this
1sO tons was raised vertically distance OF 245 feet
and the course was laid In fifteen hours In other
words, TWO feet OF the monument was built in that
TINE You haven't any idea OF the amount of stone
and the amount OF work required to build the
monument The stone We have laid since the work
was resumed IL taken down and spread out would
coVeI the entire Monument lot All distance the
monument looks small; the yardarIn On the der
nnhs ON Top look like broom splintS; but
wien one gets nearer them and sees how
Euge they are, how wide the structure
Is ne gets SEINE notion OF the work.
III the monument was being constructed in
France, or some other European country the name
or the engineer would already be famous and
when his work was finished, IL IL was annroyed
he would receive fortune as his reward Jt ~
doubtful whether the engineers connecfed WITH
the Washington monument will ever have any
special recognition by the government
He will never receive any pecuniary recognition
An old engineer officer, speaking OF this matter
said: "n Col Casey was not in the army and had
Charge OF one OF the several works for which he Is
now responsible, his salary would be $4,000 on
$1,000 year. As ii Is now he draws s., 500 a year
The government pays too high figures ter services
rendered In inferior places and much too little fol
professional services.