Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-24
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

governs.
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR MATERIAL.
Commissioner Hine, as acting president of
the board, has written to First Controller
Matthews calling his attention to the difficulty
experienced in making accurate estimates OF
the amount of construction material" to be
used in making specific improvements and
following transfers upon the books Of
the Commissioner office: From general
schedule to northeast section schedule, for
granite blocks. "a, 595.S1; from general sched-
ule to northwest section schedule, for curb,
$l,27624; from general schedule to George
east section to southeast section schedule, o.,
076.92. Each section will therefore be charged
with the quantity of material due il.
GAS VERSUS ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
Commissioner hine, in speaking to a STAR
reporter this afternoon about the injunction
suit brought by the Gas company against the
Commissioners and the Electric heat and power
WINGED that the incandescent street
light was better than gas, and he
was also certain that Congress had given the
board power to select the illuminator which II
thought was at once the best and the cheapest
When the subject was first discussed the opinion
and that was very emphatic in its DECLARE
ton that the Commissioners were at
liberty to do as they thought best
in the matter. "Street lighting by
incandescent lamp is not an experiment" said
the Commissioner, ''it has been successfully
established in other cities, and see no reason
why we should not have it here"
Maj. Raymond said he was certain that the
system proposed was success; as to whether
the Commissioners were or were not acting in
accordance with the law he was willing to ac-
cept the fully-published opinion of the attor-
ney for the District.
The act making appropriations to pro-
vide for the expenses Of the District
Of Columbia. for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880, has in it the following
paragraph: "For Illuminating material,
lamps on avenues, streets, roads and alleys,
and. for purchasing and erecting new
lamp posts and replacing such lamps
damaged OF undt for service, 1 one hum NJ
Provided, That no more than twenty
dollars per annum for each street lamp
shall be paid for gas, lighting, extinguish-
ing, repairing and cleaning under any expendi-
ture provided in this act, and said
lamps shall burn pot less than two
and the Commissioners are author
lied in their discretion to substitute other il
Illuminating material at the same or less price, and
to use SO much of the sum hereby appropriated
as may be necessary for that purpose: Pro-
vided further, That the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia shall not be authorized to
make any contract for gas or other illuminat-
ing material in accordance with the provisions
of this paragraph, for any longer period than
one year."
THE BUILDING IS SAFE.
The commission appointed to determine the
laxxy h,,sI
and DR.. g. H. La Fetra as to the security or
otherwise Of the walls of the new hotel building
on H street between 18th and 18th streets have
made their report. They state that the east
wall is not unsafe, but they suggest, to prevent
tractors be required to place two tie rods in
each OF the three upper stories. The party
wall is amply supported and the other walls are
undoubtedly solid. The report concludes BY
saying: I'm conclusion, it is our judgment that
the building is perfectly safe for all the pur-
poses for which il Is intended or designed"
The document is signed by s. T. G. Morsell,
Charles s. Denham and Frank L. Harvey.
THE TERRA GOTTA DIFFICULTY
The last of the three openings of proposals
for furnishing the District with terra Gotta
material, sewer pipes, &C., took place today,
The Globe sewer pipe CO., Angus Lamond, Som
erville q Sons and the American sewer pipe CO.
were the bidders. 1t Is not yet known what
action the Commissioners viii take, as ali
the bids are little higher than those in the
two previous attempts.
NORMAL SCHOOL APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. Henry E. Davis, attorney for the Dis
trict has rendered an opinion in relation to the
normal school appointments.
all other things being equal, must have prefer.
ence in the matter of appointments.
THE AUDITOR HAS MoTEN's Greek,
Auditor Petty has reported on the complaint
Of John Moten, who charged that q check which
should have been paid him for work done on
the streets and alleys was withheld by Mr..
Foley, then contractor under the health de-
partment. In his report the auditor says: s.Mr.
Foley AYERS that the check in question was de.
livered by him to Moten when the payroll was
signed, and afterward returned to him BY the
latter in settlement Of an account, and that he
consideration, however, of the fact that the
check came first into his possession by virtue of
his official position, rendering 1t necessary for
him to secure an unchallenged receipt for the
District, he promptly surrendered II upon my
request and now hold 1t subject to Motens
demand,
HE WANTS GIRL.
DR.. Jas. Hedrick of Nokesviiie, Va, has sp-
pealed to the Commissioners to send him the
address Of the proprietor of an orphans' home
in this city. The doctor wants 10 be supplied
with girl OF about ten or twelve years o. age.
THE BATHING REACH.
Mr.. W. <. Stevens, president Ut the Washine.
ton beach association, has again written 10 the
Commissioners with regard to the necessity fer
sufficient police force at the beach which the
association has already graded, He ~ that
not less than 100 boys were bathin& h6m Il
yesterday. The letter was referred to the chief
Of police.
BuILD1xo rxRMrfs
we're issued today a. follows, @. r. Arlington,
two frame dwellings Trinidad avenue, &o00:
John W. Thompson, one frame dwelling q
Tenieytown, e000; John Hunter, four Brick
dweilnes 6lA 70 $40 2lst street northwest 81 900.
street southeast e5,200; James 6onley, one