National Republican., 1883-09-26
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Trnnuuctions Ot the Various Dis
rriet omces.


Building permits were issued yesterday to
S. Bawsell, to build one brick dwelling on Q
street, between Fifth street and New Jersey
avenue northwest to cost $1,000; Q. A.
Hammer, to make repairs at 13l Virginia av-
cnuo southwest, to cost 5000; John f. Tolson,
to make repairs at 305 X street southwest. to
cost 500.
The contract price to be paid to the Stand
ard School Furniture company, of Boston, for
furniture declared to be inferior has been re-
duced "A per cent.
The building inspector has addressed letters
to tho managers OF the National thcater and
Ford's opera house, stating that the fremen
placed upon the stage of the theaters must
| remain at their positions near tho wafer
service during tho entire time that the audi
torium is occupied by the audience, and the
space Immediately in front ofthe service must
be kept free from distractions at all times"
The manager of the Theatre Comiquo has
been notified to attach not less than fifty feet
of hose to the water service on tho stage, and
placed in charge of reliable person, to be
operated on the instant if required.
In reply to tho letter of Comptroller Law
renee relative to the improvement OF Seventh
street road tho commissioners have stated
! that the Washington and Georgetown railway
company has not been charged with n por-
| tion of the paving dono alongside its track on
/ tne seventh bJIecJ TOuu III 1901, DeCduSS tHc
| law requiring contributions TO paving by rail-
way companies refers to street or avenue, and
the paving here done was upon country
! road.
Mr.. Charles w. o'Neill of No. 1913 G.
streets southeast has asked that the alley be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth and G. and |
streets southeast, be paved with general per-
nit work.
Edward ]. sheehy, of No. 1137 Fifth street
southeast, wants q sewer pipe laid in alley Of
square 800.
Messrs. Joseph r. Spransy and Joseph Nc
Cauley complains that the property yard cor
nor Of Sixth and n streets southwest, is out
side of the building line.
A complaint was filed on the seventeenth in
stant by Mr.. Harrison j. johnson that the
public reservation between Seventh aud
Ninth streets southwest is constantly being
used for the shifting of freight cars, greatly
to the injury and Inconvenience of the citi-
zens. The complaint was referred TO Captain
Greene, who in reply states that "the switch
ing of cars and making up Of freight cars
near Seventh and Ninth streets will be
stopped as soon as the new side tracks are
completed on Canal street southeast which
are now being constructed. The control and
improvement of the reservation rests with the
chief engineer in charge of the public build.
ings and grounds, and not with the commits
sionors. The district has few hundred paw.
luE UlubNS uu lut IOStINuulOut MulSh VIII ut
removed at an early date.
The commissioners yesterday received the
following dispatch from Mrs. Sarah Spencer
who is attending the conference Of associated
charities at Louisville: "Oiiicers of the ma
tional conference of charities and corrections
wish to meet in Washington next year il
welcome. No expense to district. viii you
dispatch invitation?" Commissioner Edmond;
sent the following in reply: "Citizens of Wash
ington will be glad to hear that the next an
nunl conference of charities will be held here
and extend cordial welcome"
The application for liquor licenses of Thos
II. Moran, No. 1926 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest has been disapproved.
Mr.. Clarke, the manager of the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph company, some time age
requested permission TO erect five new tele
graph poles. The request was referred t.
Capt. Greene, who yesterday recommended
that the permission be granted if the compan,
will take down the poles standing on tn,
sites where the new ones are to be erected
Tho location of the poles to be erected is a
follows: G street. between New Jersey avenue
and First street northwest; south side o
Pennsylvania avenue, between Thirteen-and
a-half and Fourteenth streets northwest, an,
northwest corner of Fourteenth and L street
northwest. .s5u
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