Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-13
District Government Affairs.
LIGHT IN DARK PLACES

Capt. Symons has recommended that the follow.
ing additional gas lamps be erected in the locali-
ties designated: 1, south side OF X between 10Th
and Goth streets; i, northwest corner 18th and II
streets northwest; l. west side OF oath street be-
tween and streets northwest; f. Wyoming
avenue west OF Columbia road; l. west side or 10th
between b ana streets northeast; 1, north side
OF between 10th and 1lth streets northeast: i
southwest corner 11th and streets northeast; 1,
keneSaw avenue and 14th street extended: l.
south side OF w street at corner OF alley, square
2O3; l. IN alley square 127; 1. north side OF be-
tween 29tn AMI 3Oth streets; 1, south side of Dun
barton between 2Sth and 29th streets; 1, north
side OF Dunbarton between 18th and 3Oth streets;
i, east side OF Washington between Dunbarton
and n streets; /, north side Of N between both
and 3Oth streets; 1, south side OF between 2Sth
and 10Th streets; l. south side OF Olive avenue be-
tween 2Sth and 18th streets; l. north side OF olive
between 10Th and Both streets; i, east side of
Both between NJ and Olive streets; l. east side of
18th between Dunbarton and streets; 1, west
side OF 18th between and Dunbarton streets; l.
east side OF 29th between Olive and streets: l.
west side OF 18th between NJ and Olive streets; l.
northwest corner both and c. and o. Canal: y
east side OF 29th between and c. and o. Canal:
L, south side OF q street between New Hampshire
avenue and 10Th opposite alley; 1, southwest cor
ner LIST and streets northeast l. east side OF LIST
between ID and streets northeast; 1, northwest
corner LIST and streets mol theaSt; south side OF
d between Delaware avenue and LIST street north
east; !, south side OF between 18th ana 18th
streets southeast; 1, northwest corner 10Th and
streets southeast; l, southeast corner 18th and
streets southeast; 1, north side OF c between
18th and 18th streets southeast.
THE SIDEWALK MUST BE RELAIp.
The Commissioners In letter TO the Western
Union Telegraph Co, In answer to a request to
extend the underground cable service OF the COM
pany on South Capitol street from TO c, &C.. say
that the Inspector reports that the sidewalk re-
moved therefor has not been properly relaid.
They say that no sand appears TO have been used
under or over the bricks, but substitute OF clayey
gravel The Commissioners say that they cannot
It's original condition, and therefore direct that
the sidewalk be taken up and relald with proper
bed and covering OF sand.
GAsLIGHT DEFICIENCY
the lighting department OF the District is in a
dilemma The 1900 hours OF lighting allowed by
law Is apportioned out among the different months
in accordance with the length Of the night; the
long spell OF cloudy and rainy weather Just at the
time when the moon was depended upon TO light
Ine streets Of tN places the lighting de:
hours, but 70 hours had to be added TO this on ac-
count OF the weather. Only 81 hours remain for
month. Captain Symons. in a letter to the CON-
missioners, recommend that the lamps during
this month be burned 15425 according 10 the orr
ginal schedule, and that II necessary deficiency
item be put In TO pay the Gas Co. for this extr a
lighting.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued as follows: A. J. Turner one
frame dwelling on the Quarry road: a. 600 nayse
Sargent, two brick dwellings at 800 and 81 4
street northeast; s., 200. James N. Hill, eighteen
frame houses on Champlaln avenue, s., 400. Chas.
Gessford, two brick dwellings at 9l7 and 9l9 v
street northwest; s., 200. John s. franklin one
brick dwelling at 604 street southeast; s. 75O.
JAS N. Letch one brick dwelling at 2l9 5th street
southeast; $1,000. DIR. J. Walter, TO repair house
on northeast corner OF 18th and Massachusetts
avenue; 5000. j. II. Horton, one brick dwelling
at 1884 X street northwest; $500. T. williams
one brick store on street, between Half and LIST
southeast; $500 David Murphy, two brick
dwellings at 1857 and 1859 ID street southwest;
s. COO and one brick dwelling at lOOa 10th street
southeast; $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have written to Mr.. II. A.
Willard, the president OF the Columbia Railroad
that numerous complaints are being received by
them relative 70 the occupancy Of the parking OF
New York avenue BY the company In the repair o.
the road, and that II II Is necessary to use ths
public street for the storage OF railroad Aterial
necessary portion OF the paved way may be used
for that purpose.
The Commissioners have approved of the ind
fngs OF the Trial board In the case Of Private j.
Harrison. and ordered that the charge be dis
missed.