Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-16
District Government Affairs.
RIMS FOR STREET CpAnINo

BIDS FOR STREET GRADING.
Bids were opened in the office of the District
Commissioners at ID O'Clock to-day for grading
and regulating f. street southeast, from Sd to
1lth: G street southeast, from Sd to 11th: South
Carolina avenue southeast, from G to Water; 9Th
street southwest, from & to Water; New Jersey
Avenue, from NJ to Boundary. and Vermont
were sixteen bids put in. the prices ranging
considerably for each street, and no results
were ascertained up to the time of going to
press.
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Daniel Tourney,
erect small store, Sd street, between and NJ
twostory dwelling, Union street southwest;
$500. I. +. Browning, erect a three-story and
cellar dwelling, Sd street. between Pennsylva-
mia avenue and street northwest; 1920. b.
NJ. Chaplin, repair frame dwelling 622 street
northwest: $3.50. Thomas j. Fisher, repair
brick 1929 + street northwest: 81 800. L. A.
Wood, repair frame, $50 1tn street southeast:
500. X. W Allen, erect a three-story and base
ment dwelling, corner 10th and jefferson street
northwest; $lI 500. Robert 1. Fleming, erect
three-story and basement dwelling, Jefferson
Place, near 18th street northwest: $4,000. ID.
Rogers Case, erect a three story and basement
dwelling, 10th street, between . and streets
northwest; $4,000. Mrs. Ida Covington, erect
three two-story dwellings, H street, between
18th and l4th streets northeast; $4,000.
A STREET LAMP WANTED:
Application has been made by u committee of
the FIRST Presbyterian church on IL, street for
an additional street lamp id front of that
church. The Commissioners reply that the ap-
preparations are not sufficient to supply all the
lamps that are urgently needed in various Sec
lions OF the city for the purpose of lighting the
streets, and it is manifestly improper to apply
any of the fund to the special purpose of extra
lighting at entrance to the church, or other
buildings. Ii an additional lamp Is wanted in
this instance, the position of the existing lamp
may be changed, but the extra lamp should be
erected and maintained at the expense of the
church.
MISCELLANEOUS.
\ delegation of citizens, living on 14th street.
above Boundary street. waited on the District
Commissioners yesterday in relation to the
sewer which they hope to get laid on that
street this season.
Ctizeus Oh 9th street northeast call the atten-
ton OF the District Commissioners to the condi-
ton OF sewer lately laid on 9Th street northeast
1t has now been completed about one month,
and the debris yet remains, and the paving is
unccmpleted from X street to within O few
houses o: l. street.
\ SUPPOSED OIL PocKET.-The workmen en-
gagged in eXcavating the foundation for a new
building to be erected on the north side OF f
street, near 11th Tor Mr.. Calderon Carlisle, dis
covered yesterday what is supposed to be
vein of oil near the building line to the east.
The oil, however, has the appearance and odor
OF refined kerosene oil, and burns readily when
saturated IN paper. 1t has not the appearance
OF crude petroleum, and it is an Interesting
question to know how il collected there. The
quantity OF oil, however, is very small.