National Republican., 1883-07-18
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions n ,he Various Dis
trict Offices.

trict OHiocs.
Mr.. George w. Maher was yesterday heard
personally in behalf of his application for the
remission of the assessment of the p street
side of lot 16, square 37S, or at least part of
it, as he had paid the assessment on the Ninth
street front. The commissioners refused to
remit any portion.
The applications for liquor license of Reuben
Rouzee, 1900 NJ street, and jeremiah Sulli-
van, 1888 Thirty-fifth street. were approved.
j. T. Dyer ct al, who asked that the sido-
walks be set out on Thirteenth street, be-
tween street and Boundary, and that the
street be macadamized will be notified that
their application will be considered in Sep
tember. when the estimates for the next fiscal
year are made up.
Mrs. S. Griswood ct AL, who applied for the
removal of the old stone pavement on street.
between Eighth and Ninth streets northwest
and replaced with one of concrete were also
notified that their application will be con-
siderod in September.
A petition has been received for the opening
of an alley in sqnare $40, between Second and
Third and @ and Dstreets southwest. ~.
Private Fred Fritz has been dismissed for
violating article 62 of the police regulations.
He received leave of absence for three days
and was gone seven days.
The commissioners have ordered the erec-
tion of street lamps at the following localities
One corner of Hillyer and Connecticut ave-
nues; in alley rear of No. OF f street; 2 In
Blake street, at corner of the intersection of
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets; l corner of
Trumbull and Sixth street extended; on
Twentieth, between q and r streets; l corner
Eighteenth street and New York avenue;
at intersection of Rhode Island avenue, s, and
Boundary Streets l corner of Eighth street
and Massachusetts, avenue, and on Eleventh,
between T and U streets.
There were $50 dog licenses issued from July
1 up to yesterday.
The heavy rain yesterday did considerable
damage in some of the rooms at police head
quarters, the roof being uncovered for re-
pairs.
The new school building just completed by
the contractors, VIM. b. Downing g. Bros, on
Third, between X and l. streets northwest,
has been accepted by the engineer commits
sioner, who has made personal inspection of
it. The Analostan school building will be
inspected to-day.
The following building permits were is.
sued yesterday: i. p. Wright g. Son, to build
one.story brick on II, between Twentieth
and Twcnty-first streets northwest to cost
$50; Sarah Duke, to build a two-story and
basement brick dwelling on Corcoran street,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest, to cost $3,400; Rev. J. O'Sullivan,
to repair dwelling No. $40 Second street
southeast, to cost $1,000.
Mr.. A. G.. Riddle, the attorney for the dis
trict, has been granted leave Of absence for
the month of August.
DIR. II. Foster Danfroth has been appointed
resident student at the Washington asylum.
The following awards for supplies were
made yesterday Glass l. Stationery, w.
II. Dempsey; p Printing, divided between
| Judd g. Detweiler and McGill; 4. Carpets,
divided between julius Lansburgh and w.
| b. Moses 3. Hardware, j. l.. Savage; 8.
Stove and tinware, II. l. Gregory: Z. Plumb
ing supplies, Robert Leitch & Sons; s. Cast
iron pipes, John McClelland; 10. Boots and
Shoes R. Cohen; IL. Saddlery, c. Becker I;
IL. Drugs, &c, Scheller & Stevens; 13. Oils
paints, and varnish; oils to Scheller & Ste
vens, balance to Martin & Butler; IA. Lum-
Der, Willett & Libbey; 10. Forage, W. NJ.
| Gait & Co.; 16 Fresh meats, John X. Kelly !;
| II. Bacon and ham, Barbour & Hamilton /;
%. Lime and cement, j. NJ. Wheatley; "a.
Bluestone curbng, &c, Samuel Emery; 25
| Granite curbing, &C., Samuel Emery.
Glass 20, fuel the bids were rejected and
were referred back to the engineer commits
sioner with instructions to readvertise for
this class. There were five bids, viz: John
son Bros, w. III. Marlow, j. NJ. Dove, J. NJ.
Wheatley, and John Miller. The prices
ranged as follows: Cumberland c0abfor S4.4O
to S4.75; splint coal from So to $40; red ash
coal, of ali sizes from 1875 to $500; white
ash coal from $500 to $685. oak wood, long,
from SO to $685. oak, sawed and split, from
81 to $T75; pine wood, long, from 1915 to
| 1915; pine wood, sawed and split, from $6.75
to 1925.
Glass 26, terra Gotta sewer pipe, &c., there
was only one bid, viz: the Potomac Terra
Gotta company, but the prices were consid-
cred too high and it was referred back to the
engineer commissioner with instructions to
readvertise.
In respect to the coal bids it is stated
that coal that was asked the commissioners
/ u II
lum on Monday for S2.S7 per ton.
The classes of dry goods, groceries, and
telephone and telegraph supplies are held for
further examination.