Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-28
District Governmsut Affair,

WAY OUT OF TIE DIFFICULTY.
Inc question out or what fund the forag1ng OF
be paid when there was no SPECIFIC fund available
for the purpose has been heretofore referred to
THE STAR The Commissioners have at last found
way out OF IL. The clerks requiring horses are
to receive additional compensation, and out OF
their Increase are supposed TO Keep their horses
MAJOR RAYNoND's REPORT on ELKCTRIc WIRES
Most OF this afternoon WAS taken up by the
Commissioners In considering Major Raymonds
report to the board the subject or the permit TO
the lexington and soldiers Home Railway. The
report was adopted by the board and Will be sub
mitted TO Congress Tomorrow. II treats OF the
permit at length, giving reasons for its issuance
and also cites the number OF permits issued for
overhead wires since Major Raymond became q
Commissioner.
OVERHEAD WIRES TO rESLEYrowN.
delegation. consisting or Messrs Goidsborough,
Osceola Green, John w. thompson, and Henry
Wise GarneIt, called on the Commissioners to-day
10 ask that permit be granted them, as the rep
reSentatiyes OF the Georgetown and Tenleytown
railroad Company, 70 erect an overhead system
OF wires for tue transmission OF motive power with
which TO propel their cars. The Commissioners
heard the delegation at length ana requested that
they submit their proposition In writing.
SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN rHE DISTRICT.
The bill thai passed Congress yesterday regu-
lating the subdivision OF land In the District OF
Columbia was discussed In board session this
in0rhlng. The surveyor for the District, Mr.
Forsyth, was there TO receive instructions prior
TO regulations covering Subdivisions, which the
COMMISSIONER shortly intend 70 make.
GkANITk BLOCKS FOB PAVING.
The number Of grauite blocks needed for streets
that are To be paved Ii 1,675 0OO. The number
contracted for is !, 100 00O leaving deficiency OF
$4,000. In consequence OF this deficiency the
Commissioners recommended that 5000 addi-
uonal be advertised for Immediately.
srREET-PAvING CONTRACT AWARDED.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Company have been
awarded the contract for paving the car1ageways
on Chaplin and Stoughton streets with asphalt
pavement
AsKN0 FoR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE xAsT END OF
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
In the District appropriation bill there Is an
1lth street east to the new bridge. This item was
not considered by the Commissioners in making
contracts as they were OF the impression that the
bridge would not be finished this year, and, conse-
Quently, the street could very well be put Oh for
some future time. Some days ago Mr.. N. LWeller,
In letter TO the Commissioners, called their
attention TO the fact that th641dge would be IN
ished before January ], 1885, ana urged that the
street be paved. To-day committee, composed
OF NJ. l. Weller and I. Lanham, from the CITIZENS
Committee OF One Hundred, called on the Commits
sloners and asked that the matter be reconsidered
The Commissioners said that Q reconsideration
would be impossible, inasmuch as the contracts
had already been given out, but promised to tn
clude the street in The next DILL
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: Chaa Gessford,
northeast, 81, 800; Edward Kern, one brick dwell
ing at 1928 street northwest s., 500; John De-
pew, two brick dwellings ut 106 and los Pierce
Place northwest, 8, 800; Roger Durktns one
brick dwelling at 125l New jersey avenue SOUTH
east, 81, 900, and a permit TO repair the GARFIELD
Hospital by building brick addition, at . cost
OF 5000.