National Republican., 1883-06-26
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions At the Various Dis
trIct OHices.


The commissioners yesterday accepted the
resignation Of DIR. Il. NJ. Chaplin, the superin-
tendent Of the street improvements, aud j. j.
Burroughs was appointed to fill the vacancy.
George N Beale has been appointed super
intendent of roads.
J. ]. Nurse and Mr. Nailor have been dis
missed from positions under the suporintend-
ent of roads.
R. j. Sutton has been reappointed harbor-
master at a salary of 81 200 per annum,
f. M. Guy was yesterday appointed 81 200
clerk in the engineers office.
]. L. w. Aurand was appointed 5000 clerk
in the engineer department and j. h. Bradley
was appointed 1000 clerk in the same
place.
The commissioners at their session yester-
day took under discussion the questions of
abolishing the fire board, and after lengthy
consultation it was decided to abolish the
board
Citizens have petitioned the commissioners
to improve New Hampshire avenue from Du-
pont circle TO Boundary street.
The work of scheduling the bids for the
general supplies Is progressing rapidly. A
large amount of clerical work is required, as
the bidders in some cases run into tho hun
dreds
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Thomas Hoge to make repairs at 1409 Third
street northwest, to cost 5000; w. ID. Camp
bell, to build one brick dwelling on Eleventh
street, between and T. streets southeast 20
cost 81, 900; Selma B. Rynex, TO mako re-
pairs at 497 II street southwest, TO cost 500 ;
Seatop Perry, TO make repairs at S2l Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, to cost 81 900; Y,
A. Davis, TO build shoe shop on Twenty
second street northwest, TO cost 300.
Bids were opened yesterday for the con-
struction of twenty-five lateral sewers at
various points in the city. There were few
bidders and no awards were made.
The commissioners will send q letter TO tho
school board notifying them Of their decision
of Saturday-that they have no power TO
audit bills. When supplies are needed the
board must make requisitions to the commits
sioners for them, who will examine them.
The application for liquor license Of John
Falvey was yesterday approved by the COM
mssioners.
Bids were opened in the commissioners
office yesterday for insuring school and other
buildings and furniture belonging to the dis
trict for one year, commencing the first day
of July. The bidders were as follows
Franklin, d. c.; Firemen's, ID. c.; Columbia
d. c.; North British Mercantile, Northern In
surance company, &C., Manufacturers and
Bulders', New York; Thomas j.
Fisher, representing Manufacturers, Fire
mems, and Marine, and Columbia; Bishop
d HILL representing several foreign COM
American, Baltimore Md; b. l.. Blackford
representing foreign companies. The range
OF the bids was as follows: On brick build
ings, from II to 40 cents per hundred; furni'
ture for same, 1SS to 40 cents; on frame
buildings, from 80 cents to $l.25 per hundred
and furniture for same from 30 cents to 81 .25
per hundred dollars. The figures are quite
complicated, and will require considerable
time to schedule.
number of the citizens residingon Eighth
street southeast, between Pennsylvania avenue
and X street, have petitioned the commits
sioners to put down concrete pavement OF
that street, as the noise from the vehicles
running on the Belgian pavement is almos
unbearable.
Deaths reported juno 25-Msry Anechein,
scarlet fever; Robert p. Frazier, scarlc
fever; Robert H. Norton, senile debility
Edward F. johnson, trismus nascentium
Maria A. Gregory, dysentery; Mary A. Goss
phthisis; Henrietta M. Ockershausen
phthisis; Philip X. Behrend, senile debility
John Barkley, senile debility Roger Sulli
van, senile debility; Henry McGivern, pneu
monia; Agnes Cropper, cholera infantum
Joseph NJ. Young, phthisis pulmonalis; AM
Arnold, rachitis; Melville Tycer, phthisis.