Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-27
District Government Affairs.

THE NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT QUALIFIED
The Commissioners to-day notified Mr.. WIN.
III. Baum, president of the board of school trus-
tees, that Mr.. Nm. Il. Powell, appointed by ths
order OF The Commissioners on the Ith instant,
as superintendent Of public schools In the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the term OF two years from
July 1, 1855, has this day been qualified for
the position.
TAKoMA PARK WANTS RECOGNITION.
The Commissioners have received n letter
from Mr. B. L. Gilbert the rroiector Of Takonla
park near Brightwood, II. c, stating that
"haying spent considerable money during the
past year in the grading and gravslng OF streets
In 'Takoma park lying within the District
limits limits now feel constrained to Tequest that
tinue such improvements as the present and
growing wants of that community require
There are now living at 'Tsskoma park sofno
seventy souls, which will be, / have no doubt,
doubled during this year 10y permanent resi-
dents. We feed that as citizens OF the District
we have inst claim for consideration aud only
ask proper recognition, after q carefnl inyesti-
cation OF our needs"
CoNfRAcrs AWARDED.
The District Commissioners yesterday
awarded contracts for furnishing general sup
plies as follows: Glass 9, TN ware and street
boots and shoes, awarded to Robert Coheir
Class ID, bacon and ham, awarded to ]. "a
Ergood & Co., II figures OF items are transposed.
Class 16, lamposts and miscellaneous castings
awarded item i to j. i. Springman s. Son,
item to W. II. Diven. Glass i Z, fuet, awarded
coal. trun OF the m1ne), which il awarded I'D
Johnson Brothers.
THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE TELEGRAPH
POLES.
The Commissioners have written TO Hon. A.
G. Riddle that as the recent decision con Germ
ing telegraph poles seems To deny the authority
exercised by the Commissioners over the suh-
ject, it becomes very important 10 know just
what these powers and duties are. The ne ce-
sity OF Knowing the law in this respect is lelt
every day by the Commissioners, who desire
that you will do all in your power to procure =
nnal decision at the earliest day possible"
MISCELLANEOUS
The seven hay scales belonging TO the Dis
trict of Columbia are 10 be sold at auction Ola
Monday next 70 the highest bidder.
Mr. B. II. Warner asks that gas lamps DO
placed on the east side of 9th. between ID and
L streets northeast; also on south side of E. be-
tween 9th and 9Th streets northeast
The Com missioners have issued permit 10
Mr.. L. MoXley to set of fireworks at Athletic
vided that no rockets or other devices coniAin-
Ing sticks shall be used.
Solomon q. Brown and others call attention
to the dangerous and dilapidiited condition OF
the bridge crossing a ditch In the road leading
to Mt Zion A. NJ. E. church intersecting with
stanton road, near its beginning at Sheridan
road, and ask that IL be repaired.
Assistant Secretary Fairchids yesterday sent
note 10 the District Commissioners informing
them that the paGper woman, Bridget Malta,
who was TO have been shipped TO this city from
Pittsburg to test the question as tn who il re-
country every day ia tho year, has been re-
shipped to Ireland.
The work OF revision OF the tax list by As
SCISSOR Dodge, adding the values for new i'm
provements the present year, is about coin-
pleted, and will add Increased value for
assessment of about S2,5oo,ooo. Mr. L. w.
Griffin has been employed for that duty.
Mr.. T. K. Schneider asks that the trees In
front OF the residence he is building be trimmed
or removed.
Mr. w. A. Pollard, in q note TO the Commits
sioners, calls their attention 10 the dsngerou
condition of the sewer trap at the corner u
Rhode Island avenue and 18th street.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Entwisle: Mrs. j. X. Reid,
repair brick dwelling, 1o17 Connecticut avenue
N v IA M
story and cellar dwellings, 18th street, between
s and streets northwest; $4,000. Mrs. Neu-
haus, repair frame dwelling, Sl7 14th street
northwest; 5000. Geo. A. Mcllhenny, erect
four two-story and cellar houses, 2lst, between
+ and q streets northwest; $4,000. Chas.
Gesstord erect ten two-story dwellings, l. ia
tween North Copitol and lst streets northwest;
900. Mrs. A. Walker, repair frame 4oG Y
street southeast; SlOo. John buchanan
pair brick 1920 Sth street northwest $500
James King, erect b two-story dwelling, sth
street road; 500. Owen Woods, repair brick
rear of 1901 18TH street north West S1O0. Nor.
man b. Smith, repair brick l3l1 \ street north
west. Sl0U,