Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-06
District Governments Affairs.

BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwSle j. +. Waggaman, erect
10 one-story dwellings,, Half street, between n and
o streets southwest; s., 500. MIS- Butts, repair
frame, 6l5 NJ street northwest $3.50; Hrs
attic dwelling. Massachusetts, avenue ana @ street
northwest; $4,000. John r. Ogle, erect two
story dwelling, Frederick, near 9TH street; 81 400
lngs, alley, between goth and 2lst and and F
streets northwest; 5000 Mr.. Rice for John F.
tween 18th and 18TH and A and streets southeast;
$500. John r. Mansfield, repair houses sos and 8)7
street northwest; 500. james Laonhart, erect q
man, repair brick l4al New York avenue; $500 PAU
Granger erect a small dwelling Sherman avenue,
Mount Pleasant; $500. John B. Lang0orne, repair
orlck dwelling, 1910 18th street northwest; 500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Liquor licenses have been issued to James For
tune, Margaret Harrison and John W. Shane.
Mr.. Robert I. Fleming, for Mrs A. Patten. makes
request in writing to the Commissioners that @
street, from Its intersection with Massachusetts
avenue to ssd street northwest, Pc graded and
paved wed with rst quality Of asphalt blocks as soon
MIR. D. Toomey, in a note to the Commissioners,
requests the removal Of trees from In front OF his
property, 1888 Vermont avenue.
The public dydrant, corner 18th and B st2 north.
east, Is reported 70 be leaking.
commissioners 10 the defective condition OF hy-
northwest
The Commissioners are in receipt OF q letter from
city; complaining that the District plumbing work
IS al given TO one person without competition from,
o1heis 10 the same line OF business. He suggests
competition.
woRKHousE FOR WOMEN
one OF the items In the District appropriation
OIL Is $4,000 for conversion OF magazihe number
one into workhouse for females. This Is much
needcd and Will relieve the pressure In that 1ns-
tuition When the present wOrkhouSe WIS erected,
II viii be remembered, there were TWO WINGS one
Tor the males and one for females, which It was
thought would suface for many years to come.
Since that time the male inmates have Increased
naucn moie rapidly than the females. and neCeS-
slty requires that more room be provided Maya
Zine number one. formerly used BY the United
tasss lor the storage Of ammunition Is Sufficiently
proper reconstruction will be most suitable place
for that purpose, while the present workhouse can
be used altogether for males
THE CONTAGIOUS GUARANTEE FUND.
Capt +. V. Greene has transmitted schedule OF
ten per cent guarantee fund retained from con-
tractors on District work. that fall due during the
United States has not been heretofore notified.
lie recommends that the Treasurer OF the United
States be requested to sell the bonds in which the
Said retain fund has been invested they become
due and PAYABLE, and transmit the proceeds to the
commissioners OF the District without further
notice. These contracts are thirty-seven In num-
maj measurements Of which were made 10 1850.
MORE TINE WANTED.
Mr.. j. n EXley, OF Mount Pleasant, writes to the
Commissioners stating that he learns through the
newspapers that the Engineer OF the District has
been directed to notify the owners of lots on the
north side Of Sheridan avenue upon the allegation
feet which belongs to said avenue) to remove Their
fences back within go days of notice "This order .
he states does not appear to take Into account the
fact that there are several stables on said avenue
and that the owners have horses or cows, or both,
and that said stables So filled with feed as 10
make the moving thereof within the period stated
the inclement weather" He requests that an ex-
tension OF time be made to 80 daya