The Washington critic., 1888-08-31
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.


The Commissioners are cndcavoring
to prevent the passage of the bill pro-
viding for the creation of another board
of audit to adjust the claims OF persons
whc,c property was damaged by special
improvements under the late Board Of
Public Works They think these eases
should be settled in court and If Con
grcss passes the bill in spite of their OBJ
lection they ask for power to review
The awards, and also to have the privi-
lego OF appealing the awards to the Su-
prCmc Court IL is estimated That IT.
will take Sl,000,000 to pay the claims
Mr.. Myron NJ Parker called on Com
missioner Wheatlcy yesterday afternoon
in regard 10 the charges of Mr. Worth
iugton that he and McsSrs. b. II. Warner
and George ". EmmonS were attempting
to cvadc the law governing subdivisions
| of land iva the county by signing the rec
| ord books i'm blank before the law was
! passed and then having the plat tram
| scribcd on them after the passage of the
| law Mr.. Parker stated that the syndicate
| they represent Thought at first that they
would have full-width streets, but they
subsequently reduced their width some
what Both he and Mr.. Warner signed
the record book just where the surveyor
directed them to sign.
j. b. johnson has laid before the
Commissioners petition TO have the
fire limits extended west of Seventh
street road and north TO Princeton street
Health Officer Townshcnd having
! bought some articles which were needed
! for the strcetswccpcrs, afterwards sent
q rcqusitiun for them to the COmmls-
| sioncrs. The property clerk knowing
nothing of the purchase, contracted Tor
! them 9t cost OF S23.h0 The Health
| Officer has been informed that the prop
crty clerk is sole purchasing agent for
! the District.
! Bids for the erection of o public school
| building at Fourteenth and o streets
| have been received by the Commissioners
ns follows Bright, humphrey " Co
! 0owesU, $22,3GS; Henderson Il llolli-
| day, S25,4s1; W. Rothwcll, SAB 81 :;
james Hughes, s23,444: G. G. Martin,
! S23. 100; j. H. Grant, S25, ,656; j. Il.
Parsons. s23.53G: j. H. Low, SO, ,040; j..
! II. Hewlett, S22, 500.
j. W. Wells and others have written
! the Commissioners calling attention
| TO the fact that Columbia road from
fifteenth street extended to their homes
farther up the road has such steep
grade that il is difficult TO ascend it with
vehicles. They ask that the roadway
| be improved.
Essex NJ. Balslord, 1912 Eighth street,
has complained TO the Commissioners
that he suspects Special Officer Brocllcn-
borough of enticing his cOlorcd servant
girl away from his house for immoral
purposes. He says he paid the officer
money TO return her but he failed TO dc
SO. Lieut.. Scssford reports that he
found the girl, who goes under the nhme
of Anna johnson, and she denied that
Brockcnborough took her away and that
She is only slightly acquainted with
him.
President Il. NJ Gallaudct of tho
Deaf and Dumb Institute, at Kendall
| Green, has called the attention of the
! Commissioners to the fact that the tap
| ping of the water main in that neigh
bOrhood has lcsScned the water supply
of the institution materially. He also
calls attention to the fact that the main
was laid under the authority of special
legislation several years ago for the usC
| Of the institution.
The improvements Of Prospect street
between Thirty-third and Thirty-fourtl
| streets, will ncccssitate the lowering OF
the water main on that street.
John Pope Ilodnctt has notified Tho
Commissioners that he has rented Ath
lctic Park for picnic of the Labor
League on Sept. B.
John Ridout. OF 10 Louisiana avenue
on behalf of himself and Irving vii
hanson, protests against the erection o
n school for cClored children, in square
1875. They have been notified by th,
Commissioners that Il white and not ;
colored school is proposed for this site
Inspector Entwisle suggested that tin
water main on Ninth street be cXtcnde,
llf0flfea sue of the new Police Station u
Ninth and f streets northeast