National Republican., 1883-06-20
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions Mt the Various Dis.
triot Onices.

triot Onicea.
The following are the officers 10 be dis
mounted by the order of Mai. Dye; First
precinct--Lieut. Gessford, Officers Turnburko
and Lewis. Second precinct--Lieut. Redway,
Officers Msrgan and Cole. Third precinct
Officer Hess Fourth procinct--Lieut. Guy,
Officers Kirby and Cunningham. Fifth pre-
cinct-Onicers Breen and Nicholson. Sixth
preoinct--Officers Jetfries and Britt Seventh
precnct--OiIicers Felt and Quinlan. Eighth
precnct-Iicut. Boteler, Officers Rauke and
Fowler. officers Cunningham and Kirby
have been granted permission to retain their
horses at their own expense.
Messrs. Bright q Humphreys have filed a
cdmplaint of alleged unfairness in the award
ing of contract by the school board.
Mai. Lydecker returned yesterday.
The two buildings of the HELEN estate
have been put in order, and Il part of the
fire alarm and telephone service was moved
yesterday. In the new building the police
telephone room is on the fourth floor with
the ERE alarm behind IL. The building next
TO the corner will be devoted to
the service, with several other rooms,
which the health department will oc-
cupy. Tho corner building will be dcvided
and occupied as follows The main room on
the ground or basement floor is to be tho de-
tective office, with smaller looms and battery
by the high steps from the street, will afford
accommodations for the major in spacious
and handsome apartment.
The captain will occupy quarters imme-
diately in the rear, and smaller rooms re-
main to be assigned. On the third floor are
commodious quarters for the property clerk,
trial board, &C., and bed rooms. On the up
per floor the telephone service and store
rooms will be located.
1t has been determined to have no cells
built, for the present at least, and have all
prisoners conveyed to the precinct stations,
Tho buildings are in every way preferable TO
the present ones The rooms are mainly
spacious and well ventilated The upper
windows give a fine view of the city, aud
every portion of the building seems to suit
the purpose for which il has been assigned.
In 1871 an act was passed by congress di-
recting that the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
way build an elevated bridge to cover sixth
street. The matter was forgotten until last
fall, when it was talked of again. Under the
act the chief Of engineers has charge of the
work. Some tinio ago the railway company
inquired if the commissioners had any juris.
diction in the matter, and yesterday in ses-
sion the commissioners decided that they had
not.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Washington Safe Deposit company, to erect
one safe deposit building at 9l6 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, to cost $4,000; George
Boland, to build one private stable in rear of
16l II street northwest, to cost 5000 st.
Johns p. L. church, to make repairs, to cost
$7,000 James Boyce, to make repairs at 2627
j street northwest, to cost 500; Mrs. Z. w.
Tippett, TO build one brick dwelling on JEFF
ferson street northwest, to cost $1,000.
Deaths reported June 10: Lena Martin,
narasmus Annie Sewell, phthisis; Harriet
Wayne, pelvic celuttis Mamie Wilmington,
diarrhea; Mary Clarke phthisis pulmonalisi
Florence NJ. Jacobs cholera iniantum; Fred
erika Breithaupt dilatation of heart.