The Washington critic., 1888-08-06
TIE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

The Commissioners this morning approved
Captain Sylnons' recommendations concern
ing the distribution Of the electric lights undcr
the new appropriation. There will be %
lights on the north side Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between First and Fifteenth streets; 12
ON Ninth street, between Pennsyivania and
Massachusetts avenues; additional lights
around Washington Circle; ia on Bridge
street. from Rock Creek to the Free Bridge;
on High street, between Bridge and Stoddard
streets; on thirteenth street, between Penn
Gyivauia avenue and + street; ] Mt Twelfth and
3trcets; 2 on Eleventh street, between Penn
sylyauia avenue and Il street, Q on Tenth
street. between Pennsylvania avenue and +
street. / on ID street, between Ninth and
Tenth Streets on Eighth street, between
Pennsylvania avenue and + street; on B
between Sixth and Ninth Streets on Seventh
street, between b street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. on Ninth street, between Il street aud
Louisiana avenue. This makes an aggregate
Of 10 electric lights in the city, costing S29,-
1G9Gl. All the lights on Pennsylvania ave
nue., from First to Fifteenth streets, and from
Fifteenth street to Washington Circle, on
New York avenue, and on Fourteenth street,
between New York and Pennsylvania ave
nues will be maintained by underground
cables.
The new engine-house to be erected on the
market-house lot on Capitol Hill, will bo the
largest and most complete in the District
The Dimensions will be 32t feet front and 73
feet deep, and two stories high with an OBJ
servatory or tower 40 feet high The front
win be constructed of pressed brick with
mullloned windows and stone trimmings
The first floor will contain an apparatus
room Is by 20 feet, with hose carriage in the
southwest corner of the house, five stalls,
staircase, hall and sitting-room. The second
story will contain n 1OrInitnrV IN Inv n foot
flreman's room, linen-room, toilet-room and
Clothes-ro ON.
Hugh Waters has been notified that the
Commissioners have accepted his proposition
to deposit 10000 yards Of earth at Twenty
fourth aud n streets (Rock Creek at ten
cents per yard.
Private John McLucas of the police force
was dismissed by the Commissioners to-day.
lie was tried before the Police Court-Martial
30 lrd for assaulting woman some days ago
whom he had under arrest. He was fined $25
in the Police Court for the same assault.
The charges against Private Passeno of the
police force for gross neglect of duty have
been dismissed. The charge was preferred by
his superior officers on the report that he had
failed to arrest John Curran because he was
afraid of him (Curran).
Acker d Neitzey, having failed TO remove
their brick sheds from X street northeast the
Commissioners have ordered the Engineer De-
partment to remove the distractions
Building permits have been granted to r.
Goldschmid to erect a store at 1907 + street,
to cost S1o,oOO f. D. Chappelle, four dwell
ings, sos to Sl4 1 street northeast, $1,000;
Rogers & Durkin, four dwellings, 142 to 14S
n street southeast $4,000; Espey & Bean,
dwelling, 1887 Ninth street, $4,000; j. A.
Cooper, livery stable, alley between II and
and Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, $10,
900; IL. A. Willard, to make general repairs to
dwelling 1911 X street, $1,000.