National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-16
THE COMMISSIONERS,
Current Trsnsactions Mt the various Dis.
trlet Offices.


Engineer Commissioner Lydecker took charge
of his department yesterday. He will return to
Chicago tomorrow to attend TO some business
matters.
The Commissioner have written letter 10 Con-
gress asking that the timo for the completion OF
the reconstruction Of tho jefferson School build
ing be extended from September to November
i, as there Is n great amount OF WORK to be done
ard the contractor cannot complete II by the for
NOR date
The Engineer Department has advertised for pro-
posAls for laying payements on the following
streets: Asphalt payements-On g. between Third
and Four-and "a half streets northwest, and SIX
teenth street, between Scott Circle and II street
northwest. Granite block payements-On c. be-
tween First and Third streets northeast Third
between Q and ID streets northeast; z, between
Second and Third streets northwest; First street,
from Massachusetts avenue to II street northwest;
First street. from Dofrues TO street northwest ;
70 street northwest; Twenty ninth street. from
M to street, Georgetown; for grading and regu-
lating South Capitol street from N street to the
The Application of the Ruttan Heating and
Venlilating Company to furnish and put In
heating and, veutllating apparatus for the new
school buildings at the corner Of Tenth and q
streets and corner Of Massachusetts avenue and
First street nOrhW est lies been considclt by the
committee on buildings and repairs, to whom II
was referred by The school boart, who say TINT
they have made inquiries rs to the merits Of the
machine, aud IN answer to all OF the inquiries II
hns been heartily recommended. They believe
the offer should be accepted.
The special assessments division has completed
the revision ofassossments against alleys in square
III.
James Burns has been appointed a special patrol
man Tor one year TO do duty ut the new Naval OBJ.
strvntOry
Building permits were issued yesterday to- F.
II. PlummCr, TO build one brick dwelling OH ii
street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
norhweso cost 800 Mrs. Mary Lawton, TO build
one brick store and dwelling at Nineteenth and X
streets northwest TO cost s2bi9; Jacob H9user, TO
build one brick dwelling az Third and Q streets
northwest, TO cost 500; @. w. Cochran, TO make
general repairs ut 1l15 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, TO cost $1,000; T. A. Common, to make
repairs at I'LL New jersey avenue northwest, TO
cost $50; H.. +. Breunminger, TO make repairs at
GO thirteenth street northwest, to cost $3.50.
The Commissioners have written letter TO the
First Comptroller of the Treasury In reply to his
inquiry why the Peabody Library and Lenhicum
Institute arc using the Curtis School building,
stating that these Two organizations have never
made nu offer to pay either the rent or the gas
bills.
The Commissioners, in answer to oommunica:
ton from the House District Committee III regard
70 the petition of the Washington Frebel Society
for the maintenance of kindergarten school US n
part Of the public school system, say that the
petition has their approval and is u long needed
and useful branch Of tho school system.