National Republican., 1883-05-04
THE COMMISSIONERS
Current transactions nj the Various Dis.
frlcf Onicea.

trACt OHlces.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
d. A. Windsor TO build four brick dwellings
on Nineteenth street, between O and r streets
northwest, to cost $4,000; William Hutchin.
son, to make repairs at 731 Tenth street
southeast, to cost $3.50; L. II. Down, to make
repairs at 1918 Seventh street northwest, to
cost 81 ,300 w. M. Ingersoll, to make repairs
at S13 East Capitol street. to cost 5000.
The commissioners yesterday granted the
applications for liquor licenses of the Ma
tional Fair association and John A. Gleason
71S North Capitol street.
The collector of taxes is issuing notices to
the various parties against whom taxes for
the erection of pumps hydrants, and street
lamps have been standing. Some of these
arrears date back TO 1864, and are now being
paid up.
Treasurer Wyman has requested the com
missoncrs to deposit to the credit of the APP
preparation for interest and sinking fund for
funded Indebtedness of the district. for tho
fiscal year, the $1S,290 now duo from tho
water fund to the sinking fund for water
bonds
A letter written by the superintendent of
the fire alarm and telegraph service in regard
to the necessary course to extend the tele-
phone service of this city has been forwarded
to the commissioners. In connection with
tho service tho letter states that there Is in
use thirty-sx sets of telephones rented from
the telephone company. The central office,
located over police headquarters, has wires
runnin to each police station and substation,
the residences of Maj. Dye and the police sur
geons, the board of health, insane asylum, ro-
form school, police court, all the fire engine
houses, and the Offices or residences of the
secretary of the fire commissioners, Chief Cro-
min, Assistant Chief Drew, Superintendent
Miles, and the district electrician.
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the property of the district The last con-
gress appropriated $1,000 for the extension of
this service, so as to connect every branch of
tho district government.
II was proposed to include sixteen or
eighteen schools, the pound, the two prop
erty yards, Office Of the district attorney, the
commissioners and property clerks offices,
the criminal court, Washington asylum, and
coroncr's office. This would form complete
official telephone exchange.
Much of this work of extension has been
accomplished, and 81 900 remains unex-
pended, which, it is thought, will be ample
to do what is suggested and probably in
crease the number of schools TO twenty or
thirty.
Included in the thirty.six sets just men
toned, there are fifteen sets of telephones in
the fire alarm service, at an annual rental Of
$40 per set, which Is believed to be as much as
ought to be paid, although much higher rates
are being paid on other contracts. Twelve
public schools are connected on one of tho
telephones company's wires at rental of 1851,
while connection with the public exchange in
two cases increase the amount to $37, while
connecting these with the district system
would reduce the cost to Sl20.
The proposed enlargement of the service is
in brief, to extend the district wires to every
place of public business that il is desirable to
reach, maintaining system of exchange, so
that communications by telephone can be had
between tho officials at all times at the least
cost. Each point connected by this system
also becomes fire alarm station.
The carrying out of the recommendations is
earnestly requested.