Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-21
District Government Affairs.

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PERMIT FUND.
As stated heretofore in The STAR, Auditor Petty
has recommended to the Commissioners change
In the method OF receiving and discussing the per-
init fund. The auditor proposes that he make the
payments TO those entitled to receive them for
labor performed, &C., instead OF the amounts being
PAID as at present, by the collectors office, thereby
making the collectors office and the auditors
Office check one upon the other. He urges this as
his ONCE Is never advised OF the amount deposited,
nor OF the amount paid out, and therefore can
never give any Information on the subject
THE NATIONAL HOTEL.
To-day Messrs Crosby Calvert called on the
building inspector In relation to the remOdeng OF
and tine contract awarded. The question Was
whether 1t would be better TO make the improve
ments al at once or by piecemeal. The latter
plan would require six months to complete the
improvements while the former could be done In
nall the time. The permit VIII DO taken out this
week.
DEDUCTIONS FROM THE GAS BILL.
Some days ago John Leetch, esq.,, president Of
tue Georgetown Gas Light Company, wrote to the
commissioners relative to certain deductions made
that there can be no doubt thai certain portion
OF the failures OF nOn-illuminatiOn were brought
about by the severe storm OF March IL to II, but
there Is no provision in the contract for such
stand
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: Annie feathers,
one Drlck dwelling at 1898 18th street northwest;
$4,000 ID. B. GrOn, one brick dwelling at 11O7
sesT 5000 co. sw or Bradley three brick
southeast; 81 800 j. b. SeInan, one frame dwell
ing on 10th street extended; &c. 100. G. 9essfOrd,
three Drick dwellings, at l214, 1916 and 1918 alley
In square S77; $1,000. Mrs. N. A. SOper, two frame
dwellings, on Bismarck street, between 7th and Stn
extended; $1,000. Geo. w. Keard0n, one brick
dwelling N alley square 301; $500.
MORE LIGHT
The following additional lamps have been recon
meDded: one In alley, square 377; one on north
Side Of X, between 9Th and 9Th northeast; three
On north side OF H. between Och and 7th northeast
One on west side OF 9th, between X and Lorth-
east; four on 9Th southeast. between and +; one
corner Navy avenue and shannon Place (AnacOs-
tta); two on street, between LIST street west and
New Jersey avenue; nve Tenleytown road; one
Rhode Island avenue. between 4th ana 9Th north.
9th northwest; one southwest corner Rhode
Island avenue and 9th northwest; one Rhode
Island avenue, between 6lh and 7th northwest:
one southeast corner Marion and X northwest;
one southwest corner 9th and X northwest; one
west side I'd, between and q southwest: one
northeast corner I'd and q southwest; one SOUTH
west corner I'd and q southwest; one south side
OF g. between LIST and I'd south west; one In alley,
square $50; one east side OF 9TH, between and p
northwest: two 9th street, between P and @
northwest; one southeast corner 5th ana Warner
streets northwest; one west side OF 5th, between
and Boundary; one west side OF 9th, between X
and Rhode Island avenue; one west side OF 2lst
street, between New Hampshire avenue and N
northwest; one southwest corner 21SJ and
northwest; two 21st street, between and o
2lst and northwest; one 21st, between and p
northwest (west sde); one east side OF 21st be.
tween and Massachusetts, avenue; two west
side 2lst, between q and X northwest
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Symons paid visit 70 the Anacostia bridge
this morning TO see II he could arrange some plan
by which the draw OF that bridge could be operated
more quickly.