Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-27
District Government Affairs
IMPROVEMENTS WANTED N SOUTH wAsHrx

IMPROVEMENTS WANTED IN SOUTH WAsHtNG-
A delegation from south Washington. on the
line OF I'd street, consisting OF Bernard Leonard,
by, Thomas Brown, Dennis Tourney Peter Nc
Vary. James Frawley, Mike Moldin DR. Hazen
VIM. Crowley and Others. appeared a. the Com
miSsioners' Office to-day 10 Impress The COM.
miSsionerS with the Importance Of continuing
the street Improvement down Sd street to NJ or
y streets. Dr. HaZen stated the needs of
that section tor further improvements.
Commissioner EdmoncS said the Commission.
meBt % a Just sum from tic appropriations to
South Washington. The delegation then mo
ceeied 20 Tue room o. Lieut.. townsend, 10 lay
before HIM the necessity Tor hNdrant 20 he
placed at "a and q streets, which was promised
them should there be any hydrants lcft.
srcCESsFUL BIDDEEs FOR STREET WORK.
Tl.e committee appointed to open bids per-
tanning 10 the engineer department. yesterday
transmitted the bids opened saturday. MAY ID.
streets. With 4 schedule thereof, and rec,m-
mendcd the awards hc made to the following:
For grading and regulating with macaGarn
roadway Vermont avenue, 10 NJ shea: l. street
southeast 10 j. CuGmorc: g street southeast 10
j. Cudmore For grading ana regulating with
gravel roadway New Jersey avenue 10 \. Glca-
SON: Sth street southwest. \. Gleason: the de-
cision Was reserved Ia South Carolina
avenue.
VITAE. STATISTICS.
The total mortality for the week ending Nav
23. according IL the health officers rvIart Was
ported.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John NJ. BloSs OF Muncle. Indiana, writes 90
the commissioners that lie i informed that
mere Is vacancy in the >upcrintendency OFT
Washington public schools, and makes applica-
ton for the place.
The Commissioners have appointed Rev. DR.
/. ;. Chappeilc. Rev. J. {. Chester and Rev W
" Leonard delegates To the convention Of
charities and corrections, which meets here
June 4.
The first act of the first council or the city OF
" a>hin"ton Tor improving the streets WAS :r-
proved by Mayor Brent November 10 lSoo
approprlatlnG 5000 Tor improving lith street
west, from Ia Boundary street
secretary Bayard forwards the application OF
Erby i. Davis for the position OF superintendent
OF paving for the District of Columbia
An order has been issued by the District
Commissioners closing the Office on decoration
day.
Mr.. John A. Prescott asks that sewer be
laid on the north side OF 4 street, between
Mills and 2Sth streets. Georgetown.
Judge Smell complains to the Commissioners
! OF the parties who recently made some REPAIRS
Ia the sewers In the Police Court. He states
that they dug up the ground about there and
have left the place covered with pieces OF brick
broken pipe, &c.
BUILDING PERMITS
| issued by Inspector Entwisle F. J. TIbbetts.
erect four two-story ANA cellar dwellings and
store l4ih and streets: 81 900 =. G. SNYDER
erect q tbree-story store aud dwelling Pennsyl-
northwest; $4,000. Y. Fowler repair dwell
Ing ll11 street northwest: $500 A. Frey
erect "A two-storN and basement dwelling I1th
between ) and Pstreets; 81 800. VIM De Neal
erect tour twostory dwellings 1, between 18th
ana 18th southeast; $500. Daniel Leuther
erect three two-story dwellings VI street. be-
tween 9th and eth streets northwest; $1,000.