Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-01
District Government Affairs.

District Government AffaffSs
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. H. A. Dobson in a note to the Commissioners,
complains that the sewer at the northeast corner
OF Sd and ID streets southeast 1s stopped up, and
that during the rain storm yesterday the water was
over all the pavements and rushed down 81 street
Mr.. j. E. Bruce. in complaint to the Commits
sloners, calls attention to the condition OF South
and 14th street, from B to southeast. He says
there is large pond on street, between 18th and
14th, in addition to many small ponds in front OF
the houses on South Carolina avenue, between 18th
and Is streets
Building Inspector Entwtstle has made a report
of the operations in his office for July, showing per-
mts issued during that time for 103 new buildings,
las repairs.
LONG LINE OF TAXPAYERS
This morning early there was string OF anxious
taxpayers stretching halfway across the street from
the collectors Office. on ~ street. waiting in turn
to pay their water taxes. All day yesterday the
same condition Of things existed 1t being the last
water Is turned of from private houses for nom
payment.
BIDDING FOR SEWER WORK.
The following are the names Of the bidders for
brick and terra Gotta sewers j. F. Kennedy,
Gantz and Holmead, Thomas McCann, Mohler &
White John COX & CO., John E. Lyons, Crawford 4
Murphy, John Cudmore, Geo. Courtney, James Nc.
Candish, Campbell Crowley, owen O'Hare National
Sewer Construction company, John F. Joyce, Per
There Is no indication at this stage Of the work OF
scheduling as TO who is the lowest bidder
THE GARBAGE CONTRACT RENEWED.
1t was stated in The STAR few weeks ago that
the Commissioners had concluded to extend the
contract with Mr.. F. NJ Draney for the removal OF
garbage. night soil and dead animals for another
year. The terms with Mr.. Draney have been some
what modified from those OF last year. Under the
new contract the contractor may charge the citizen
IS cents per box for removal of night soil, and he
must properly collect and remove all night soil from
the District school buildings without charge. The
commissioners also require him to change his gar
bage wharf from NJ street and James creek to the
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wharf there at his own expense, and maintain the
same in proper condition, and ship night soil and
garbage from that point. This will necesSitate a
longer haul, and add considerably to the expenses
OF The contractor. The price paid last year was 60
cents per box.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entw1se as follows:
E. W. Woodruff, erect factory for file holders, X
street and Massachusetts avenue; $2,500 E. w.
Leltch, erect twO-stOry dwelling on Fillmore
street, between Jefferson and Valley Streets Ana
costa; 81 200. Henry Jacob, repair brick No 92O
nth street northwest; 100 George C. Knif1in,
erect tWostory and attic dwelling, county; So 500
August Hess, erect two-Story and cellar dwelling
on High street, between StOddard and 9Th street;
$1.750. c. Robinson ct al, trustees, repair John
Wesley church, Connecticut avenue, between
and NJ streets northwest; 5000. James Foy, re-
pair brick dwelling 1O5 B street southeast: $3.50
Mrs E. Mack, repair frames, NOS 1900 and 1902 9th
street southwest; $3.50. E. j. Anderson. erect a
two-Story dwelling, Lanier avenue; 81 ZOO.