National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-17
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Currcnt Transactions at the various District
Oiiicrs.

UhtrfAs
Hon. Samuel J. Randall chairman Of the
house appropriations committee, is dissatlicd
with tho present bill making appropriations
for this district. At recent meeting he said
that the amount asked for this year was
$4,000 in excess OF the last appropriation.
The matter was referred to the commissioners,
and yesterday Mr.. Edmonds sent to Mr.. Folletl,
chairman Of the subcommittee on tho district
OF the hotisc appropriations committee, com
paratlve statement. Mt. Edmonds says' 81
make the following comparison between the
district appropriation bill Of last year and the
one now pending. The total of last years bill
excluding that for water, for which the
United States does not pay, was 49, 1896, to
which should be added Items in the aundry
civil bill of $4,000 for the Little Sisters OF the
Poor, and $4,000 for the repair TO police court
building making q total Of 81, i3O,iO6.
Tho present appropriation. excluding thnt
for water ia for 81 i2b Si1. This Is sl0,6j less
than that OF last year, II tue Items in the sun
dry civil bill arc considered. or, III they are
excluded, the present bill 1. sl5,Oii larger than
the last one. The principal reductions In the
present bill are as Follows: improvements aud
repairs, $500; Charity German asylum and
Christian Womens home, $1,000; fro depart
ment, $1,000 and telephone service, 5000, the
reduction In these items being $4,000.
The principal increase ~ the present blll
overthe last Is as follows For surveyor 70 be
insane, $1,000; Washington asylum, slI0l0;
cleaning streets. 5000; country roads, sl3OgO;
gas, $1,000; police, $1,000; schools, hl,9U,
making the total increase $4,000, and leaving
the increase against last years appropriations
Father Tewes, of st. Mary's church, and W;
| H. Lord, president OF the trustees OF GlenWood
cemetery, have Endorsed the project of new
street railway to be called the North Capital
and Glenwood Cemetery Horse Car railway.
A gas lamp is wanted In Prathor's alley.
The commissioners have addressed a letter
| to Senator Iatrisin response to senate pm NO.
| lj1, ito amend an act Incorporating the Ma
| tonal Safe Deposit company" and No. lSSs,
ITO incorporate the Trust and Indemnity COM
pAny." They say the latter Is mainly ike II.
X. bill No. 6633 which they deem preferable
to It. AS TO senate bill 15l, the commissioners
believe II will supply what Is need IN me
district, namely responsible trust company
Chief Justice Cartier, who some time ago gave
his views 10 the senate district committee III
opposition to such legislation. has Informed
the commissioners that he and his associates
have re-examined the question and reached q
conclusion that such trust company with
proper regulations Is n desirable institution,
especially In view OF the proyiso authorizing
the court 10 investigate the Affairs OF the com,
pany and to require further security IL iouhu
The building inspector has notified John
Grinder that the wooden building NO, AZ II
street northeast Is In q dangerous condition
and must be removed in thirty days. Mrs
John Yeabower has been notified to repair
house 32i II street northeast: Patrick Brosa
nan TO remove house 40 II street northeast; IL
q. FAINT has been directed to repair Il portion
of tho Webster Law building; John Bray l.
directed to repair his stable In rear oil ~ I
street southwest: Adam Lyheck is given thirty
days TO repair house No. ~ II street northeast
and the occupants OF house corner of Nintl
street and Maryland avenue northeast have
been notified to move as the building ID Jan
gerous.
, G.inch water main is being laid on Nortl
Inr ltna l.attV tTh
streets southeast. The work began honda!
and will occupy some time.
Up to date the collector has Issued G,2Sl dos
Z licenses.
J Tho application for liquor license of Theo
, dore Pitt has been approved.
} The commissioners have sent to the comp
, trollor supplemental receipt for an addition
: TO the amount OF SO, lG7.2I to the total la
| levy for the fiscal yodr ending June 80, 1854.
} The secretary of the treasury has approved
! the estimates for appropriations for Chart;
institutions of sls,5O aud for superintend
; ent of charity the estimate OF $1,000 has peel
. approved. He has also decided that the estl
I mates for appropriations for the district shall
/ be transmitted TO congress by the secretary o
T the treasury.
school Trustee Birncy has taken the oath O
Office
I W. II. Tenncy and Sons have complaine
, that their property at BIOS q street Is bein
, damaged by sewers.
+ commissioners that they have completed thei
y sewer contract, and they want 10 know wha
r has been done with the 10 per cent. retaine
s from them.
!. In conversation yesterday upon the con
Il plants about the erection OF telephone pole
|; In alloys Commissioner Edmonds stated thu
> If citizens wolnl examine the matter tho
o oughly they would not complain. "Thc con
l. missioness" he said, "havc forced the toll
It phone and telegraph companies to begi
y placing their wires underground in the street
70 They leave the streets free. and we let thcI
n erect distributing pole In the alleys.
Is would be impossible for them to 80 unde
d ground In the alleys, as they would have
:, dig up the citizens property In order to flu
l. nish each patron In the square. As II Is nov
o they run n distributing wire In the alley, an
a connect all the patrons, and that is gre
10 by the wires.'