National Republican., 1885-01-14
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions mt the Various
DIstrict Omces,

Tho commissioners have appointed w.
S. Suddeath an additional private!
&C. II. Norton, secretary Of tho American
exhibition to be hold in London in 1856,
has written TO "the mayor of Washing
ton" inviting him to soud his name to go
on the list OF American officials to be
compiled by the directors. The commits
sloners will probably extend the desired
information.
Tho commissioners have suggested TO
the president Of the board Of school trus.
tees that the board consider tho advisa-
bility of placing the play rooms of tho
school buildings at the disposal of the
inaugural committees to DO occupied for
quartoring visiting troops.
A. M. Ronshaw has applied TO the COIN
missioners for permission to lay electric
wires on Pennsylvania avenue, between
First and Fifteenth streets. in On under
ground electric conduit; also, TO Greet
ornamental poles. Willis laying tho
wires 1t is desired to put up wires be-
tween Seventh and Fifteenth str9ets.
The commissioners have purchased
twenty Little Wonder Fire Escapes"
for the use of the fire department.
James Quick has Complained of tho
noise made by ncwsboys hawking their
papers in the streets.
\ In his report Of the operations in De-
cember of tho Potomac aqueduct extern
sion, Maj. Lydecker says that
very little work was dono on the
dam at the Great Falls on account
| OF cold weather aud high water,
and but very little was accomplished on
tho reservoir. Tho work on the Great
Falls is practically suspended for tho
winter. Progress on the tunnel was
about as usual. The drift from the west
shaft had on Dec 81 reached distance of
2OS ieet. Work on this heading was dis
continued about the middle of the month,
as the stono was soft and not suitable for
packing in the tunnel or shaft. The work
on the other shafts progressed. The con-
tractors are not carrying out the terms of
their contract which provides that press
ure of not less thau sixty pounds per
square inch shall bo furnished for each
drill. Total length of tunnel projected
20,7l5 feet s inches; total length OF drift
lDec. 81 76l0 feet; total length to bo
driven, IL, l05 feet inches. The longest
heading to be driven is that from tho east
SHAFT westward toward Champlain ave-
nuc. This Jan. ~ was 2,732 4 feet long.
According to the average rate OF progress
made by contractors IL will take fully
nineteen months to drift this distance,
bringing the time to August, 1886. The
total length Of the tunnel driven in De-
cember was 072.1 feet. Length driven In
seven headings, using compressed air, was
95I6 feet. Work will proceed as usual
during January.
The public hydrant at Second and II
streets needs repairing.
The agents for house No. 210, Jackson
Hall alley, have complained that the Bel
Telephone Company struck vein Of
water while erecting a police station in
that alley, which flooded the house men.
toned.
The building inspector has given
certificate to the trustees of Congrega.
tional church pronouncing tho roof to be
perfectly safe.
Building permits were issued yesterday
to John i. Armes, repair frames No. so
and S11. Twenty-fourth street northwest
$3.50; +. Leonard, eroct five two-story
dwellings, Delaware avenue. between
and III streets southwest, $500; Benz
Cooley, repair livery stables, IA L street
southeast, 5000.