Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-24
Real Estase Sales,
District Government AnAirs.


Mrs Darwin r. James and two other ladies
had a conference with the Commissioners yes
obtain m steps TO take to
private parties on the night schools during the
past winter. The Commissioners told them
was by a special act of Congress; but that the
amount needed to carry on the schools next
year, about 900. was included I'm their es-
tlmates Ior District expenditures for the
next fiscal year.
THE COLD STORAGE PROJECT.
The Commissioners inform John Cassels and
Hallet Kilbourn, OF the Washington Market
company, that they will assent to the use by
the market company OF strip of land on the
grounds for the erection and operation of build
ings and plant for the purpose OF an artificial
colo Sand ST, storage age warehouse The strip OF
street nor more than 200 feet on B street
All buildings to be placed thereon must be
erected according TO plans to be first approved
use of the land the market company shall pay
to the District annually sum equal to six per
cent as interest and Ia per cent as bonus on
the fair cash value Of the strip.
EXECUTIVE AVENUE.
MI b. II. Warner has written to the Commits.
they may see their way clear, after considera-
ton, TO recommend to Congress that the name
OF 10th street be changed 70 Executive avenue
as provided for in the bill referred to them.
MISCELLANEOUS
Liquor licenses have been granted to Thomas
to Christopher Hoffman,, John Batters. s.. r.
Thomas and Ward & Anderson have been an.
nulled.
The workhouse gang have completed the
grading OF 18th st. east in a satisfactory manner
and Will next be employed in cutting down A
street north, adjoining Lincoln park.
Yesterday Mr. Edward w. Cottrell declined
the position of assistant assessor for the fifth
assessment district.
The Commissioners are not ready with their
letter TO the board of school trustees making
regulations about school matters.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Sands & Trues-
dell, erect a stable. alley between Il and Boun-
dairy streets and Dist street and Connecticut
avenue; $500. Mrs. A. NJ. Riley, repair frame
dwelling, 654 E street southeast; 5000. r. L.
Fleming, repair brick, 1915 l. steeet north.
west; $500. o. johnson, repair brick dwell.
ing, % y street northeast; $500. Mr.. j. R. Cas-.
sin. repair brick store, northeast corner eth
and NJ streets northwest: $500. Jno. A Gates
repair frame dwelling, 1858 l1th street
southeast; $500. j. NJ. York & Son, erect two
2-story and cellar dwellings, 18th street, be-
tween North Carolina avenue and street
southeast; S4,4OO. Horatio Moran, erect a
streets northwest; $500. r. w. Barker, erect a
three story and cellar store and dwelling IL tn,
between and q streets northwest; S., 600.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Ware, erect a thrce-story and attic
dwelling, Connecticut avenue, near q street
northwest; $4,000. X. L Fleming, erect a
three-stOry and basement dwelling, Hillyer
avenue, near Connecticut avenue northwest,
$4,000. Christopher Horner, erect q two.
story and cellar dwelling and store, street,
j. L. Coumbe, erect a small dwelling, 49,, be-
tween and ID streets northwest; 81 900. Chas
L. Miller, erect two-story dwelling, alley, rear
OF 121 h street northwest; $500,