Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-12
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District Government Affair.".
The Commissioners to-day sent a note to Hon.
| N. w. Aldrich, chairman Of the Senate District
| subcommittee, returning letter OF c. H. Bowen,
with the Information that the funds at their CON-
| mand being insufficient to complete the removal
OF all The decayed wooden pavements in the city,
| they have in the case OF few OF the streets and
avenues occupied by street railroads, been CON-
PEELED TO pave only on one side OF the tracks.
This has seemed TO answer temporarily all the
more important requirements OF traffic. The gen.
eral complaint and demands In the letter do not
| the Commissioners
The Commissioners I'm response Co communfca.
ton or Hon. c. Butler, OF the District Senate CON-
mttee, requesting suggestions in relation to pc
tional Association for the Relief OF Destitute Col
ored Women and Children" in favor OF an appro-
priatton for the erection of new building for
their use, state that In their opinion there Is no
more deserving charity In the District OF Columbia
than this Institution. Also that they believe its
management TO be economical, humane and judi
The Commissioners have disapproved the applI-
cation for liquor license OF Marcellas West, at 18th
ana streets northwest at the old Van Ness man.
This morning Special License Agent Ran arrest
| ed Louis Plant, representing Strauss Bro 5, dry
! goois merchants OF Baltimore, while offering
| goods as commercial agent He preferred pay
Ing his license OF 500 rather than go into the Po-
| ice Court, which request Was granted, and the
license was procured.
Inspector Entwisle has condemned the frame
STAPLE In rear OF lila street southwest belonging
OF 42l nth street southwest also about IL feet or
| the 9-inch party wall OF Mr. Rynears building,
| recently injured by fire on 9TH street.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
| Entwisle to John T. Lehman TO erect a dwelling
and stable at corner 18th and street northwest
$1,000 w. II. Yerkes, to erect two-story brick
dwelling, on street, between 9th ana 7th streets
southwest; $4,000. Mrs. L. Lowe, repair brick 1928
olh street northwest; $3.50. Mrs Sarah Stone, re-
pair brick S01 street northwest: $:s5 Rev. NJ
Ahg, repair brick, 5th, between G. aud ii streets
northwest; $3.50. Jonas 8. Dodge repair frame 2si
son, erect twc-story dwelling, 1919 5th, between
and 0 streets; $780,
REPLACING WOODEN pAvEMENTs
In response to the petition OF citizens and pron-
erty owners on q street, between Vermont avenue
ana l4th street for concrete pavement, the
commissioners enclose copy OF q report OF the
engineer department. where the petition had been
referred as follows: The reason for replacing the
wooden pavementS before undertaking other work
OF Improvement, is that very heavy assessments
| were made against property owners for the
wooden pavements, and they have now nothing to
show Tor the money so paid. IL is only eglitS BILE
THAT these worthless pavements should be replaced
py durable pavementS before work is undertaken
az the general expense In front of property where
no such assessments have ever been levied. As
soon as Inc wooden pavements are disposed OF, q
street should be paved among the first This
action has been taken by the Commissioners on
numerous previous petitions from Q street, and
The petitioners have been so Informed.
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MILITIA MUskETs
In response to some papers referred by the
Commissioners to Col. Amos Webster in relation
TO the responsibility Of the military companies OF
the District as to the OF arms nd other prop
erty OF the government, Col Webster recommends
that each commander OF military companies be
required to file good and sufficient bond to the
government, as according to his personal obServa-
ton such property is in irresponsible hands.
THE PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN sCHooI-HoUsEs
inspector EntwlSle to-day submitted to the Com
mlSsioners estimates OF the cost OF making altera-
lions In the several school buildings as recon-
mended by the committee OF safety several weeks
ago, as follows: Changes OF main doors OF Frank
I'm building Sl2l; construct brick furnace reverse
doors and hand rail stairway walls at Thomson
puiiaing' ss6S to hand rail stairway walls at Force
building, $40: to reverse doors at Berret build
Ing, sos; to fire proof floors OF stairway halls
build f1re proof stairways at Seaton building,
sidewalk and fit entire building eth steam, &C.,
at Abbott building, s. O16; construct platforms OF
stairways OF iron and slate, put slate treads on
Ing, $3.50; construct addition in rear OF
era Granf na,o building, $685. change doors at
construct stair case of iron &C. at Curtis building
$5,.N; reversing doors at the Prospect street
building, $50; same at High street building, sls;
&C., of Montgomery street building $40; build the
wall on west side OF stairway its entire height
brick, &C, &c, at Summer building, $3.50: to re
verse doors at Stevens building, S64; work at
Jno: F. Cook and Randall building, $40, $40; work
on Anthony Bowen building, 81 367: construct rear
building, sas367; construct rear addition, &c, to
Lincoln building S. OPS reverse doors as suggested
az MI Pleasant, Hillstale, and Howard Univer-
Sity at $50 each, 500; total cost, $5O371 AS
the commission recommend that the building
at 22d and streets northwest, Chamberlain and
Stevens buildings be abandoned. no estimates were
made for them.
BUILDING PROJECTIONS.
inspector Entwisle yesterday forwarded note to
Engineer Commissioner Tw!ning. stating that there
are frequent applications for projections, ste s and
areas on streets less eighty feet in width and
as section % OF the building regulations defines
the projections all OF eighty feet or more
In Width, but leaves the streets under that width
10 the engineer i'm charge OF public works to define
what width OF sidewalk shall remain free from OBJ
structlon In the cities OF Washington and George
town. he (the inspector) requests that the Engineer
commissioner define the distances to be allowed
on streets forty, fifty and sixty feet i'm width. He
also suggests that no bay-wndow or tower proiec-
tons be allowed on streets forty feet In width and
also 10 limit projections of all kinds on streets
ntCy 1eeG In width TO three feet, and on streets
sixty feet wide to four feet, except when streets
are used for business purposes. The distance will
be fixed in each case by the Engineer Commits
Sioner. In another note to the Commissioner tie
building inspector states that 9TH street. 9th street.
between street and New York avenue, street.
between 9TH and 18th streets, and ID, between 9th
and 10Th Streets have, since the building regula-
lions were made, become almost exclusively bust
ness streets, and he the fnSpector) suggests that
projections on the streets be restricted Penn
Sylvania avenue. He submits for the considera-
uon or the Commissioner the following amend
ment TO the building regulationS Insert In section
3 paragraph 8, after the word ''Captol:" 18th
street west, its entire length 9th street west be-
tween street north and New York avenue;
and ID street north, between 9th and 10th streets
west"
INTEREST UPON ARREARAGRs OF TAXES
The Commissioners to-day sent note 20 Hon. |
D. D. ingalls,, chairman OF the Senate committee on
the District OF COlumbia,in reply to letter
OF the committee fnclosing II. r. bill 1885, fixing