National Republican., 1883-07-24
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions at the Various Dis
trict Onices.

The commissioners have notified Alexander
Mcdonald, who some time ago made an offer
to erect drinking fountain at any location
the commissioners may suggest, that they
would like to see drawing of the fountain,
and could, if they decided to accept the propo-
sition, tender some valuable suggestions us to
the lighting of it.
In reply to the request of ]. w. Slower,
president of Gambrell's Fire Alarm and Tele-
graph company, to erect twenty-five police
telephone calls in the fifth precinct, the com.
missioncrs have replied that they would like
more information of the system and its work
ing, and that when they receive the desired
information they will cnte tain the proposal.
5. T. Graham has complained of the gutter
on p street near First street northeast
Complaint has been made that the garbage
collector is not punctual in his Ais
Health officer Townshend, Inspector of
Plumbing Robinson, and the sanitary officer
yesterday inspected the police court and
found the cells in bad sanitary condition.
Trustee Smith has complained to the COM
missioneIs of the manner in which the con-
tractors who are constructing the hot air
furnaces in the john +. Cook school building
are bringing the old air duct into the build
ing.
Royce and Mareau have submitted their
propositions to fit up an electrical high
and be connected bya telegraph line with the
pump house in Georgetown. They also sub
nit cost.
Judge Cox has complained of the bad sewer
age of his property, corner Pennsylvania
avenue and Eleventh street northwest.
NJ. L. Bridwell has asked that sewer be
laid on the north side of NJ street between
Third and Four-and-a-half streets southwest.
During the absence of Commissioner Ed
monds. Commissioner West will act as presi-
dent pro TEN of the board.
Rev. A. w, Pitzer, Hon. NJ. g. Emory, j. s.
Edwards, J. ]. Murphy, and Others call at
tention to the unfinished condition of / street,
and ask its completion to Seventh street from
North Capitol street.
/ William Ballantyne & Son were yesterday
awarded the contract for supplying school
books.
The board disqualification of assessors yester-
day considered large number of proposals and
received great many more. Mr.. Dodge, the
| president, appointed n committee to examine
sublots II, 1S, 10, and 90, square so, and re-
ported changes on improvements as follows;
Sublot II to remain as assessed sublot Is, 81, ,000
sublots 10 and 20, 81, 500 each. 1t is also or
dered that seven frames on lot 1853 square Al,
Georgetown, be increased from $3.50 to $40O
each
Bids were opened in the office of the COM
missioners yesterday for the construction OF
| the western section of the Boundary street
intercepting sewer as follows: p. o.
| Hare sewer 3.25 by 4.s7 feet; 1,422 feet
S672; sewer 3.75 by 562 feet 971 feet, $3.50
sewer 5.5 by S.25, S17 feet S16; sewer by
1850. 1,S00 feet, S1s; sewer 5.5 by S.25 1854
feet, SIG sewer s25, circular, go feet, $21
rubble masonry, 100 cubic yards, $3.50; con
crete foundation, 25 cubic yards, $3.50 blue
stone coping. 60 lneal feet, $3.50 rock ex'
cavation, S1.5O, and 80 linear feet, Z feet cir.
cular sewer, $40 per foot. VIM. Holmead
corresponding figures-$719, $s.12, $11.31
$197G, $1l.44, $19.56 81, SIS, Soc, $l.5O, $39.75
F. P. Murphy-S4, $4.2O, $3.50, S13, $7.45. $21
$3.50, So, $l.1O, $1.50, $25. No award was
made.
Building permits were issued yesterday tc
Edward McCauley to make repairs at ia;
Connecticut avenue northwest, to cos
$500; f. Coons to build one brick dwelling
in West Washington, to cost 800.