National Republican., 1883-07-28
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current TransnctIons at the Various Dis
trict Offices.


trict Offices.
Noble D. Larner has called the attention oi
tho commissioners to the serious defect in the
sewerage on + street. near Ninth street north.
west.
The inspector Of buildings has reported 10
the commissioners yesterday that the Ana.
lostan school building has been thoroughly
completed.
The commissioners have notified Mr.. George
II. Hill, in response to inquiries concerning the
fence line on Tenth, near p street, that the
limo established on Tenth street, north of N
leave a very narrow sidewalk and the pro-
! priety of changing IL is under consideration.
| In the meantime an individual can set back
the fence in front of his own property, but
cannot require others to do so.
Treasurer Wyman has stated that the bal
aucc of the credit on his books up to June 80,
of the police fund.- is SlS2.S0
! Mr.. Mcdonald the agent of the Cogswoll
irec-for-nll fountain, has sent a photograph Of
| his patent to the commissioners, as desired.
Citizens have complained of the defective
drainage at the corner of Fourth and B streets
northeast
/ Robert Chirsty wants street lamps on Fif-
| tecnth street, near Corcoran street northwest.
The S. =. G. A. have asked the commits
sioncrs to erect a drinking fountain at the
corner of Eighth and Massachusetts avenue
northeast.
| j. II. Mayor and others want Massachusetts,
avenue at the intersection of Fifth street
northwest improved and have petitioned the
commissioners to that effect.
Bids were opened in the office of the COM
missioncrs yesterday for furnishing coal and
wood to the district for the ensuing year as
follows; j.. NJ. Dove, W. II. Marlow, o. u.
Muncaster, George Bogus, George L. Sheriff,
j.. NJ. Whoatley, johnson Bros, Clark q
] L 4
! close and have not yet been scheduled, but
the impression was that Messrs. johnson
Bros. were the lowest bidders in the aggre-
/ gate
| Ben F. Klopfer has filed his application to
be recommissioned as private Waterman to do
duty on Twelfth, Thirteenth, and streets,
and Ohio avenue northwest.
Building permits wero issued yesterday to
Jerrard McKcnncy to build one brick dwell
ing on Eleventh, between n and streets
! southeast, to cost $3.50; James KeGne to make
repairs ut Tnnallytown to cost $50.
! The board of equalization acted on more
appeals yesterday than on any previous day,
! but the appeals considered were mostly
| private. The published statement that the
assessments of Mr.. Pollock and Judge Cox
had been restored to the original figures on
the resolution of Mr.. Carpenter is cOntradicted
! by some of the assessors and the clerk, Mr..
Shoemaker. The assessments included by
| Mr. Carpenters resolution were those of
Nlessrs Edmonds, IIazen, Bonaparte, and
| Hurtt
The proposed extension of the telephone
service is being rapidly accomplished. The
district service already connects all the fire.
engine and truck houses the residences of
Chief Cronin and Assistant Chief Drew, the
eight police precinct stations and the sub
stations at Anacostia and in the county, the
health office, reform school, police board, St.
Elizabeths, Maj. Dyes residence and office,
offices of Drs. Eliot and Newman, commits
sioners' office, Attorney Riddle, health officer,
pound, and Washington asylum. The school
buildings will nearly all be connected by the
opening of the term in September.