Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-08
District Government Affairs.

AN OFFER TO SELL.
TIE Commissioners have received q note from
Nr. Thomas }. Fisher stating that he is authorized
by the owners to otter for sale the police station
property on Massachusetts avenue, between 9Th
aed Ion streets nor invest, for the sum OF $l1 GOO.
DANGEROUS BUILDING.
Building INSPECTOR hntwiSle has notified Mr.. ThOS.
j. Fisher agent. tina. the south wall OF the stable
At the rear OF BoyleS hotel, & street, between LIST
ana 81 streets 4. W. Is in dangerous condition. AS
he roof is used by asSenblaseS for the purpose Of
yewin{ the oese osll games on the National ball
M at once vacated and the wall taken down
within thirty days
PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF FIRE ENGINES.
The Commissioners are proposing to exchange
three AInOSkeag steam IRE engines, which have
been in use in this city since 1866, for three new
steam lire engines.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
was to-day approved by the Commissioners and
those Of WIN. j. Fitzgerald and A. Ii. Beck disap-
proved
TIE PERSONAL TAX.
The Commissioners have directed the police to
leave blank schedules at places OF business, fac
tories and residences for returns OF furniture and
personal property exceeding 500.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Contracts We're to-day awarded to Andrew Glea-
son as the lowest bidder for laying granite block
pavement on Aissoun avenue, between Sd and AZ
streets northwest; TO Ii. L. Crawford. for making
n,tnor repairs TO bitumin0us pavements, and TO
John White, for cleaning the paved alleys In the
city: to Il. W. Darby; lor placing additional story
Oh the school building on the Bladensburg pike,
and TO A Gleason, for laying granite block pave
ment on street southwest, between LIST street and
Maryland avenue.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisie: Mrs. z. NJ. Mitchell,
erect 3-StOry and cellar dwelling, Congress. be-
tween West and StOddard streets northwest; So 600
A. Rupuert, repair frame on Bladensburg road;
$500. Ella c. Mason, repair frame, 1912 L street
northwest: $500 +. ". Lowe, repair frame, l21 9th
street northeast $500. Leo Simmons erect private
stable and carpenter shop. 9lS street north est
800. E. F. Riggs, repair frame. 1918 street north
west; 81, 600. Mrs A. C. HetJrck erect two-story
and cellar dwelling, Rhode Island avenue. between
4th and 9Th streets northwest; $2,700. George q.
TurtOn repair brick 1903 I3th street northwest $780,
l. G. Kimball repair brick $40 North Carolina
avenue southeast; $3.50. Adam Gaddis repair
brick 421 street southeast; $780, Samuel Davis
erect two-stOry and basement dwelling, 4th, be-
tween and q streets northwest; 81 900: John Him.
kle repair frame 315 street southeast; S400 Z
TraverS repair frame 1924 9th street northwest;
$50. John F. Vogt erect two two-story and base
ment dwellings. N, between goth and 2lst streets
northwest; $500. w. S. McNairy erect a two
story dwelling. l4th, between and T streets
northwest; 50 600 Mrs. E H. Studley repair brick
IL O4 n street northwest; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A petition signed by large number OF respecta-
BILE colOred men Of this DStrictwaS received to day
by the commissioners, requesting the reappOint-
ment OF Mr.. John H. Brooks as a school trustee.
The Commissioners, accompanied by the building
Inspector took another turn through the northeast
section OF the city today TO look for another site
for a school house.