National Republican., 1883-06-15
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions nj the Various Dis
trict Offices.


The commissioners received letter yester-
day from Mr.. w. +. Seymour president of the
Georgetown Gas company, in which he says
that " the company will light the street lamps
in Georgetown 1900 hours per annum, after
July next, at S22 per lamp and $500 hours
whenever congress restores the price to the
present rate of $25, which increased number
of hours and price the commissioners agree to
favor, or, failing in that, thoy agree to favor
$2i per lamp for 5000 hours service This
company agrees to supply gas for private con-
sumption on and after Aug. l at 1925 per
thousand feet, less 25 cents per thousand feet
for payment within ten days after rendering
of the bill, as required by law. At the fore
going rates the company assures tho commits
sioners that in its judgment the net earnings
Of the company will not exceed eight per
centum per annum upon the capital stock of
S144,000" Commissioner Edmonds answered
that the terms were accepted
The commissioners yesterday decided to adj
vertise for proposals from insurance compa-
nies, with view to insure the public schools.
The commissioners yesterday, in reply to q
request from the United Illuminating and
Fuel company to lay mains through the streets,
notified them that 1t could not be done, and
stated that they Judged it better for the pres
ent to discourage the plan of opening the
streets to II ne company.
The chief of police has received a commu-
nication from citizens in the vicinity of the
Long bridge complaining of the breach OF
common doccncy by boys and men in that vi
Ciuity, who go in swimming in nude condi-
| tion.
! w. b. Moses & Son have requested the ap-
| pointment of John Gates rs u special police
man.
George w. Riley has been recommended by
| William Laird, ir., and others, to be ap-
| pointed private watchman to do duty on NJ
street, West Washington.
Mr. +, l.. Lee has complained Of the stagnanl
water that is permitted to lie at the corner ot
| Ninth and ID streets southwest. llo has Doer
notified that tho street will soon be paved
Commissioner Edmonds has addressed the
| following to Mr. Collins president of the fire
board:
sir: / wish to call the attention of the fire boart
| to the fact that for the year beginning with the
! first of July prONimO there is 10 appropriation
! to pay for their services. am not able to say
/ whether such omission is due to the suppositon
that such service is no longer necessary or to ar
| inadvertGnce. We would be pleased to learn the
views of your board as to the necessity or pro-
priety OF continuing the board after the thirteth
! Instant
Tho commissioners have received from Mr.
| William Dickson, president of tho Globe Ga:
| Light company, proposition to furnish lamps
suitable TO the, lighting Of alleys and such
localities as are not supplied with light. HC
offers to test the lamps in their presence al
any place they designate, and to enter into
| bonds guaranteeing to perform the wOrk
faithfully. The plan is to furnish the district
/ five hundred iron lamp posts of very hand
some pattern, weighing not less than 24t
pounds, and street lamps the same as sample
made of the best quality of tin, with copper
| top and brass socket, place them and light
them from dusk in the evening until dawn in
the morning, all dark nights, with light equa
in brilliancy of the best quality of coal gas
furnish all materials required to light ant
keep the lanterns clean and in good repair
for S2l.50 per lamp per annum, with the
understanding that in the event of not con
tinuing the contract for longer than one yca
the district is to take the lamps and posts of
! his hands at their regular market value
| which is Sl4 each.
The inspector of building has prepared
plans for the erection of II suitable edifce fol
the use of the National Association for Desti
tute Colored Women and Children. The last
congress appropriated $4,000 for this purpose
The building Is to be located on Eighth stree
extended, opposite the Howard university
and is to be three stories in height. In thC
basement will be dining room - by AZ feet
n laundry % by 32 feet, kitchen % by -!
feet, store room II by 20 feet water closets
and bath room by II feet, aud the balance
of basement will be used for fuel rooms
There are to be two school rooms in mex
story - by 81 feet, three dormitories AZ fee
10 inches by % feet, a parlor 10 by 20, ant
private dining rooms Is by 20 feet, and in tn,
next story five small chambers for sick auC
infrm women, 12l by % feet each, and
chamber Is by go feet On each floor ther,
are to be bath rooms, water closets, liner
rooms, &c.
Deaths reported June ID: Jane Smallwood
pulmonary tuberculosis; Reuben Parker
capillary bronchitis; Mary NJ Price, canoe
of breast; Alberta i. Simons, scarlet fever
Robert Il, Thompson eryspeas Annie Jones
valvular disease of heart; Thomas N. Green
typhoid fever; John G. Moore, convulsion.