National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-10
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions at the Various District
Offices,


The chain gang is now employed in
grading the extension of Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, and work on
the drainage system on that street has
begun. The district officials think that the
bill recently introduced providing for the
working of petty convicts In the jail will save
considerable money to the district, aud will in
q measure prevent great deal of crime
Charles Loskam yesterday took out permit
to remodel house No. 1923 + street northwest
at q cost of $4,000.
The plans for the school houses to be erected
on street, between sixth and Seventh streets,
completed and bids are being received and
will be opened on Monday next
The commissioners have appolned James
Moore policeman OF class /.
Capt. Burrell, of the bureau OF engravingan and
printing, has called r,lo attention of the com
missioners to the condition of Fourteenth
street. He asks that the Baltimore nnd Poto-
mac Railway company be required to move
the cross.ties of the track which they put down
on that street, and that the street railway COM
pany be made to repair its tracks.
The commissioners have approved the ap.
plicatlons for liquor licenses of John II. Brown,
John Cornell, John Chamberlain, William
Cox, Henry J, Elwood, Austin Freely Henry
w. Hennige, Harvey n Holden, Anna Keifcr,
Harry Lyons, Charles H. shelton, William Nc
Gl'ire, i. j. Butler. John Graf, and Myles
CiJb1ns
Alta consultation betweenthe commissioners
and Me'srs. J. L. Lcgge aud c. ii. Hamilton,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway company,
il was decided that one Of the three tracks on
First street northeast should be removed. The
charter provides for two tracks. and the com.
pany have laid three.
4 map is being prepared under the direction
of Lieut.. Townshcnl showing the water supply
system OF this city.
Capt. Greene yesterday ordered the erection
of several fire plugs in the city, most OF which
are in the new fire district.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
j. ID. Hutchinson, 10 erect two two-story dwell
ings, Thirteenth, between aud Gstreets south.
east, sl,DO; Charles Backville, TO erect small
dwelling at Uniontown 500; William Tolson,
10 repair brick, southwest corner of Seventh
street aud Rhode Island avenue, 500, and
Henry Bergiing, to repair frame, ll34 Seventh
street northwest, $40.
Postmaster Congcr was asked by REPUBLI-
CAN reporter last evening about his alleged
statement to Messrs. Malone and Stockslagcr
Tat the Center market site for the proposed
new city postoliice wOGll be too small without
the roadway bNtN cen 1t and the market
house being taken also, which the district
commissioners were said to have refused.
II never made any such statement" he
answered "What / said was that the strip of
ground that is fenced in, which has only an
average width of ~ feet, would be too narrow
unless Louisiana avenue could be closed and
the triangular reservation at the Intersection
of that and Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth
street was included. Mr. Stockslager must
have been mistaken"
What are your views about a site," was
asked.
~ have no views except that want to see q
new building put up. If reservation is to be
taken. then that in front of the Center market
is the only one fit for the building. 1t would
be large enough for the poStolilce and the dis;
is taken in. The commissioners would not
object to this, as 1t is not within their con-
trolls"