Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-23
District Government Affairs.

CROwDING LAMP P0SrS OUT OF PLACE.
A letter from Mr.. W. ii. Blilay, Saperinteade nj
OF lamps, to the Commissioners, states taat per-
mits were granted by the inspector OF buildings
for the excavating OF vaults under side walks with
out any regard to lamp posts These lamp posts
are placed on the streets at regular intervals by
measurement II the attention OF the building in
spector Is not called to this disregard OF law the
lamps VIII be crowded out of their proper po-
sitions If not of the squares entirely Three In
stances OF this kind have occurred within a short
time.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
The Commissioners have been asked to include
In their next estimates an amount sufficient for
sewer 10 De laid on II, between Z and 4th streets
northeast, and the Improvement OF Champlain
street. from Boundary TO the Columbia road.
request has been made that the contractor
continue the block pavement across Road street,
In Georgetown, to the entrance OF Oak Hill ceme-
terry.
permit has been given the gas company to lay
gas mains on the east side OF 1lth street, from T
to street; on the west slde from Boundary to
street: on y street between 10th and llth
streets, and on 10Th street, from 10 street.
Gilbert j. Fowler has been appointed police.
man on the Metropolitan force.
evening on short vacation for his health. Before
he left Commissioner West was elected president
3. l. Chappelear requests that sewer be laid
on Fayette street, Georgetown. to run from brick
sewer on 81 street to point ITO feet from corner OF
NJ: I. Bridwell, s51 NJ street southwest, requests
mat sewer be laid on the north side OF street,
between 80 and ~ streets southwest.
REV. A. w. PitZer, president OF trustees OF the
Central PRESBYTERIAN church, Hon. NJ. G. Emery,
Jas S. Edwards. John j. Murphy. S.J, St Aloyslus
call attention 10 the unfinished state OF street,
and ask Its completion from North Capitol to 7th
street northwest.
Judge Walter s Cox, in a communication writ
ten at the Continental hotel Narragansett Pier to
Ine commissioners, complains OF the bad sewer
age TO his property corner Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street northwest
GAS LIGHTS
The commissioners have given permit to the
washington gas company to lay gas mains on
Massachusetts, avenue, from 9th to 7th streets
northwest; 11th street. west side, from south side
OF Boundary to w northwest; U, between 10th and
11th northwest. and 10th, from to streets north
two lamp posts be erected on 9th, between and
E. and two on the corners OF 9th and streets
southwest.
POLICE PATROL TELEPHONE CALLS.
The Commissioners have granted the Gamewell
police patrol telephone call 10 the NTH precinct,
ut their own expense. Twenty call boxes are to
will be furnished with keys, SO that they can call
the police at a moments notice. They will be
placed at 9Th and c, l1th and c, 18th and B, 14th
street and Ohio avenue, 9Th and f, llth and E,
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, on street at 9TH,
o ian ana 14th; on street at 9th and 18th; on II
10Th, and at 18th street and New York
avenue. The company Will rely uron getting Con.
gress to appropriate for these telephones all over
the city, provided that they prove satisfactory and
useful. With the Introduction OF the system OF
telephone boxes, instantaneous communication is
established between the station and every patrol
man on beat In the precinct The system is to eS-
tablish telephone stations at intervals along the
beats travelled by the police, so that policeman,
When ne desires, can communicate with the sta
ton to call for assistance. The only question is as
to the style and locations OF the DO xes which are
to be large enough for a man to lock himself In
during his communications with the station.