National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-07
THE COMMISSIONERS,
Current transactions NJ the various Dis
thfct Ompes

Building permits were issued yesterday to s.
| Sporirood, to make general repairs at A5O Massa'
chusets avenue northwest, to cost $50; Mrs. Dono-
| want 10 make repairs corner Eleventh street and
| North Carolina avenue southeast, to cost $40;
Michael to make repairs ut 20 l. street northeast,
$780, b. Roth to make repairs at 1893 Seventh street
northwest 500 Henry Wells, to make general re.
pairs at 1904 street northeast $50; Hugh Murphy
to build one brick dwelling on Third street, be-
tween Maryland avenue and Sixth street north
east, to cost 81 200; Louis Bauregard TO build one
brick dwelling on High street, between Sixth and
seventh, to cost 81 ,5OO I. f. Waggaman, TO build
five brick dwellings in alley, between | and X
and Fourth aud Finh streets, to cost $780, Julius
Lnndheimer, to build six brick dwellings on Sew
enth, between II and l streets southwest, to cost
si,j00 Ellen Haaker, to build one frame dwelling
on Delaware avenue, between NJ and streets
| southwest, TO cost 500; j. Work, TO make repairs
at 62s Eighth street northeast TO cost $40; Mrs.
RUPERT tomakc repairs at ll25 Sixth street north
west to cost $50.
The Commissioners have forwarded to the pres.
idont of the Potomac Insurance Company copy
Of the opprniscment of the loss to the District by
the fire at the Jefferson School building on the ith
ultimo, under which the proportonate amount due
| by that company is stated at H,3l6I2.
The tying of calves TO nwniug-posts on the line
| OF Louisiana avenue and budding of sheep and
| lambs together in the same locality, where they
| stand for hours without food or wafer and some
| times are nearly choked or sudocated, has been
complained of
A great deal of trouble Is caused in the Water
! Office by the duplicate payment of water taxes.
| In some cases both the landlord and tenant pay
| the bills Of the same property.
| The Commissioners have refused 10 pave Massa-
| chusetts avenue between Sixth aud Seventh
streets northwest stating that that street Is in no
worse condition than many other streets IN this
| city which need rCpaving.
! In relation to having rcassessment Of the real
estate In the District the District Commissioners
say in their last annual report Numerous com.
plants have been made of inequalities In the last
assessment on real, estate made in 1878, and the
plQuupg n1
| the Commissioners in recommending q reassess.
| ment Of all taxable property"
George SternHgle has been appointed u special
patrolman for one year by the Commissioners.
Horbor- Master Sutton reports the arrival Of the
steamer Norfolk, schooncrs John, Willie, Eureka,
| ana Cornelia and the pungy IL. w. Thomas
In response to request from a. T. LeCCh, the
| Engineer Commissioner yesterday reported that
| the concrete pavement on Sixteenth street would
be continued to p street during the coming season.
The commission appointed by the Secretary Of
the Interior, composed Of the Inspector Of Build.
ings, the Architect of the Capitol, and Mr.. Adolf
Cluss, to Inspect the Pension Office, have visited
the building and will make their report some time
| during this week.
The Inspector of Buildings has submitted to the
| Commissioners the following statement of the cost
of completing the heating plumbing, and ycnti'
lating apparatus of the new school buildings:
Steam heating Of two twelve room school build
ings each 80 500 total Sll OO0 four extra venlat-
ing shafts q! High school, 1900 the same at
Tenth and II streets and First street and Massa-
chusetts avenue $3.50 each; completing vcntilating
apparatus in the three buildings $1,000. The total
to be paid out of the deficiency bill is $1,000.
The sale of limitations of butter has again become
so much of business in the District aS TO require
the immediate attention of the authorities, and Is
again being considered by the Commissioner.
Mr. Small, the District Sealer of Weights and
Measures, the other day brought TO the District
| Commissioners office pound of buttcrne, which
| had been exposed for sale. The butterinC Is not
| manufactured in the District but is brought in
| large quantities from New York ana has almost
| cOmplet. ly superseded oleOmargurinc on account
| of Us more paatable taste and closer resemblance
to butter The specimen submitted dcted detec;;
tiOn by the naked eye, and had the smell and
| taste Of the genuine article. Mr. Small says the
bultcrlne Is extensively sold for good price not
| only by hucksers, but in the markets aud stores,
ana has become a great injury TO the legitimate
butter merchants. Ii Is understood that an order
| will be issued calling the attention of the police
authorities particularly to this growing evil, and
instructing them to arrest all persons found sell.
| ing this article for butter.
Mr.. Walling has written to the Commissioners for
information concerning the management OF the
fish wharvcs.
| The Commissioners yesterday approved the up
Henry Ran, the special license agent, yesterday
afternoon arrested two unlicensed commercial
agents.
The Commissioners, in response to a query from
the Senate District Committee, state that they did
not see any reason why the continuation of Will
lam H. Chase as justice of the peace should be de-
layed.
The Parking Commission has informed the Com
missiOners that the diminished condition of their
appropriation will prevent any material progress
IN the work of planting young trees. The pro-
box for the one now in use cannot be carried out
! this ypar