National Republican., 1883-05-01
TIE COMMISSION ERs.
Current transactions at the Various Dis
trlct Ohices.


trlct Offices.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
II. w. Burlington, to build two brick dwell
ings on Virginia avenue, between G and Ninth
streets southwest to cost $5,400; A, b. Cappes,
TO make repairs at corner First and streets
northwest, to cost $40O Il. Droop, to make re-
pairs at 726 Twelfth street northwest to cost
81 900; Danenhower & Son, to make repairs
corner First and Fayette streets, Georgetown,
TO cost 81 900; X. u. DIETRICH, to build three
brick dwelling on Eleventh street, near
Boundary, to cost $3,000 John B. Mccarthy,
to build ono brick dwelling on Fifteenth be-
tween and X streets northwest, to cost $4,000 I;
Michael Nolan, TO build one brick dwelling
on j. between Four-and-a-half and Sixth
streets southwest, to cost $i00; W. T. Dixie, to
build one brick dwelling on NJ between Sew
enteenth aud Eighteenth streets northwest
TO cost $1,000.
The commissioners yesterday approved the
following recommendations for police changes
by Major Dye: Charles Lombard, John n.
Salkeld, b. T. Rhodes, Samuel Wilson, and
ID. &. Lamb, to be promoted from first to sec
oud class, vice w. C.. Alder. dismissed, aud
George Luskey, !. w. Grant, James Nc
Greevey and w. l.. Skelly, discharged and
that John Costello, Philip Mansfield, j. Il.
Fitzgerald, Samuel +. Trimble, and Charles
Kinney be appointed policemen of class one !;
that George n. Nicholson and B. f. Shanks
be promoted from first to sc ond class, vice
L.. r. Oilutt aud Adolph Miller, discharged ;
that James Mulloy, Caleb Sebastian, John f.
Findley, and p. II. Harbin be reduced from
second TO first class, and that George Ed
wards Dave Williams, III II. Fisher, and j.
T. Thompson be promoted to fill the vacancies.
The health officer has recommended that
the services of G.. w, Dougherty as temporary
clerk be dismissed, and Ben. f. Peters be ap-
pointed to fill the place.
DIR. II. Il. Leach has resigned as physician
to the poor, and DIR. II. r. Holden has been
recommended to fill the place, by the health
officer.
John Sherman has requested that sewer
be placed on G. street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets northwest.
A citizen has asked that a sewer be laid on
Virginia avenue and ID street southwest.
Bids were opened in the commissioners
Office yesterday for the erection of the eight
room school building on square 792, as fol-
lows: John r. Corrigan, S19,2 G. Thomas,
$19190, and d. A. Driscoll, $1,000 The
award was Immediately made TO Mr.. Corri-
gan, who furnished sureties, qualified and en-
tered into the contract without delay, the
law providing that the building should be
under contract by May l.
Maj. Dye is considering plan to suppress
seine fishing in the Potomac, near the mouth
of the eastern branch on Sundays.
The commissioners have issued the follow
ing order; THAT when the services of the
metropolitan police force are required for the
execution of warrants for search or arrest
issued by the supreme court of the District of
Columbia, or by any magistrate in said dis
trict, application for such services should be
made to the major of police or the officer then
in charge of police headquarters; and the
officers of said force shall only execute such
processes when intrusted to them for that
purpose by the major of police or by the
officer then in charge of police headquarters"
The commissioners have given orders that
telegraph poles to be erected are to be placed
ON the boundary lines of lots.