Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-21
District Government Affairs.

REDUCING THE TELEPHONES
superintendent Miles statement regarding the
reduction In the number OF telephones used by the
District was referred to Mai Raymond who to-
day recommended that the telephones at Coroner
Patterson's, chief clerk, engineer department,
property clerk, Police Court, superintendent OF
schools attorneys ONCE, health department, ard
to the telephones al the public schools, Maj Ray.
mond says that they were PIT up on the recon.
mendation OF the board of school trustees, and the
necessity for their use Is not known.
BIDS FOR GENERkb SUPPLIES
were opened at the Commissioners Office to-day at
noon. The bidders were: T. neylin, Maryland
Acker & Co., Z. ). sullivan. Sam'i Emery, Geo. l.
Benner, Richmond Granite Co, Brandywine Gran.
lite Co.. Booth Bros, Washington Brick Machine
Co., Hastings Paving Co.
THE PRINTING CONTRACT AWARDED.
j. W. Meese, OF Harrisburg. Pa, has been
awarded the contract for printing, on the condi-
tons that he pay freight both ways and that the
Commissioners use their discretion in having
work done in this city that is needed at once. His
Contract price is s., 598.40.
APPOINTMENTS
The recommendations OF Building Inspector
Entwistle for the appointment OF T.. T. yermi!lion
as engineer at the District buildings; Thomas l.
Holmes as assistant TO the building Inspector, and
j. W.. Drane as foreman on repairs u pubic
schools, have been approved 10y the Commits
sionerS.
CANP-MEETING POLICE
A. washington, W. stewart, z. Carter, K. Perry,
W. johnson, j. Willis, 5. Whitaker, John Boston,
W. Lyies. W. Robinson and j. johnson have been
appointed additional prlvate5 On the ponce force
Tor duty at the camp-meeting to be held at Hol-
brooks Grove.
NEW CLERKS FOR THE COLLECTORS OFFICE.
In the District appropriation bill there is
clause providing Tor two new clerks IN the collec
tors Office. To-day Collector Davis recommended
that Mr. Zug, the late cashier. and Tnoss j. Cogan
OF III, building inspectors Office, be appointed 70
take the places.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: John Miller, four
brick dwellings,, from AZ to AZ ID street and 324
New Jersey avenue southeast, $4,000; E. G..
Lamon, two frame dwellings, at High View, Ana
costa, $4,000; L. NJ. Saunder-, five frame dwell
county, s., 400; W. II. Wormley one brick store, at
1913 18th street northwest, $1,000; John Miller,
one brick Office, on Water street, between 18th
and 1917 streets southwest, $50; w. X. Fresby,
one frame dwelling, on Benning road, $3.50.
MIsCELLASEoUs
Lieut.. LuSk In letter TO Major Raymond. re.
quests that application be made TO the secretary
or the Navy for the detail OF engineer test the
new pumping engine. He says that IL would be
desirable TO make the tests about August 1. The
Commissioners, approving CT Lieut.. Lusk's recom-
mendations, have written TO Secretary Whitney
pursuant TO his request.
committee appointed by the citizens OF the
county around BrightwOod, composed OF Messrs.
b. Ii. Warner and NJ. NJ. Parker, called on the Com.
missionerS yesterday with reference 10 the extern
sion OF Brightwood avenue and the Rock Creek
church road.
The general superintendent OF the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad called on the Commissioners
yesterday to ask II they had any objection 10 the
erection OF an iron freight Shed at their freight
yards in southeast Washington. They were In
formed that no objection existed
The market-maSter OF the Western has written
TO the Commissioners enclosing a petition from
the butter dealers In said market against allowing
any more STANDS Tor the sale OF butter.