The Washington critic., 1888-08-08
nm nIsrRIcr G0yERNMENr.

4 rather novel point has been raised against
tho improvement. Of North Capitol street,
between and Streets directly in front Of
81. Aloysius Church Father McGurk, the
pastor Of the church, wrote the Commits.
sioners concerning the omission of this street
from the schedule. Mai Raymond replies
that half the street Is IN the northeast and
half In the northwest section. Congress
failed 10 provide for this street in the north
west section; hence under the law the Com
mlssiOners have power to pave the street only
from the east TO the middle line. The Com
missioners will not pave the street until they
can pave 1t from curb to curb.
W. l.. llipkiDs and others have made com
plant TO the Commissioners that Policemen
George w. Nokes and j. q. Harper retired,
neglect to pay their bills. In support of this
| statement, they file batch Of unpaid bills.
Attorney Riddle reports that he can find no
| authority under which the Commissioners can
make them pay.
Louis Z. Lowe and w. r. Belt have been
promoted to be assistant chief engineers In
the Fire Department.
II was decided by the Commissioners yes
terday afternoon to erect a nine-room school
building at the southeast corner OF Fourteenth
and q streets on the site of the Berret school.
The work OF scheduling the bids for street
work under the $6l5,00O appropriation has
| progressed far enough to show that II. j..
Crawford and the Barber Asphalt Company
viii lay all Of the asphalt pavements, and the
| price will be - per yard. Z. Muloney was the
| only bidder for laying asphalt block pave
ment. This pavement has become very popu-
lar and gives the highest satisfaction. Andrew
Gleason, Charles III Lyons and w. II. MohleI
will lay the granite block pavements The
city has purchased 100000 Of these blocks
and they will pay au average of rs cents per
yard for laying them.
Mr. II NJ nranny rho no,,ir for etyaot,-
ing tho streets, will accept his pay for sweep
ing streets this year under protest. He held
contract with the Commissioners to sweep
the streets for thirty-hve cents Per 1000 square
yards, and Congress has ordered that only
twenty-seven cents can be paid hereafter
Comptroller Durham wrote the Commission.
ers some days ago complaining OF the annov.
ance caused by the beating Of drums by mill
tary company In Lucas Hall, at Twenty-second
street and Pennsylvania avenue. The Com
missloners have notified him that they have
directed the Chief Of Police 10 restrict the
drum beating.
Senator Dawes has written the Commission
ers complaining Of alleged uncivil treatment
of Mrs. Brnton Stone, 1721 DE Sales street, by
q policeman. His charge against the police
man Is that he summoned the lady before tn,
Police Court for not having the correct mum
Der on her house, while he claims that sht
complied with the law In this respect las
April.
Thos. W. Smith has petitioned the Commits
sioners to grade and regulate G street between
New Jersey avenue and Second street north
east.
Chas. Early 603 Fourteenth street, asks
that q street be paved between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets.
The Commissioners have appointed the fol
lowing privates on the police force on th,
recommendation of Major Moore: st. I,egei
Beere, Chas. Campbell, Wm. g. Womsley
Eugene Walter, and j. A. Frank. j. j.
Seellman is appointed station-keeper, vice j
A. Frank, promoted to private These ap
pontments will take place on the 10th instant
Mr.. @. Hughes has made the following re
quest Of the Commissioners: "Please bear il
mind my street-C street northeast--and |
possible let 1t be improved among the first, q
/ would like to crow over those members o
the Committee of One Hundred who tauntet
me with my loyalty to the Commissioners
The street was left unfinished last year, an,
menbers of the Conference committee o
both Houses this year assured me it would b.
left'in"
Mr.. b. p. N. Kammack Of 1863 Q stree
writes Commissioner Webb asking him II h
cannot do something to save the proposed
Rock Creek Park Drive The Zoo project, IL
says, cuts the drive in two, and he fears it will
defeat the drive. He suggests that Mr.. Webl
should have inserted clause allowing drive
way to pass through the Zoo. He says tina
once the place is In control of the Smith
sopiapa regents the Commissioners will b,
helpihsse at is well enough to further tn
Zoo project" said he, "but not at the eXpens
of Q public drive and park along the beautiful
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