Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-25
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

YEARS COST or sxREEr REPAIRS sl2l ,sS2 s..
The superintendent Of streets has submitted
70 Major Raymoud his report Of the expendi-
lures Of his office aering The fiscal year ending
june lsS usS &c., s .gpssP1 ad ae eTs
ESQ, 4sa "a was paid for labor and $3.50. Y for
material Under Che appropriation for regular
permit work 81, So645 was paid for labor and
Sl4, SIS. 96 for material For compulsory per-
nit work els sse. u for labor and s:s, 27A8 for
1sDsr 70 From y: a9 SI ss sSs
o, $50: 4s for material. For the ordinary care
Of bridges Sl,73o.S0 for labor and $s.6e TOR
material Total expended during the year
BANNERS or TIE VISITING KNIGHTS.
The Commissioners ere daily receiving re-
quests from the visiting Knights Templar TO
| stretch their banners across The streets Of the
city. Today they granted permission to the
Nebraska conmandery and the Ivanhoe COM
mandery Of New Jersey.
A DANGEROUS POND IN STREET.
NJ. JScob Frech, in a letter to the Commits
sioners today; calls their attention to the fact
tnat during heavy rains q large volume of
water falls upon the land lying between 4th
aud It'll streets northeast and passes over Boun-
dairy street with great force, taking sand and
gravel with it and choking the sewer openings
| feet long and 200 feet wide, completely sub
merging 5th street He says as there are no
lamps, no watchmep and no sidewalk some one
| Is liable to fall into this temporary water trap
| and drown in seven feet Of water in the middle
OF public street He asks that this state of
affairs be remedied at once.
WANTS THE ALLEY CLOSED OR REpAvEp.
Mr.. Joseph Mehler, through his attorney,
Thomas NJ Fields. has called the Commission
ers' attention to the bad state of the alley ON
the north side OF Pennsylvania avenue be-
| tween l4th and 18th streets. He ask that the
low no ole unI
OF the wagons passing through is not only in
furious to his business but dangerous TO the
wall Of his building (the old Owen house,, the
west wall Of which abuts the alley and shakes
perceptibly when heavy load passes through
the alley.
THANKS FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
MIR. j. b. Johnson, the secretary and treas
urer OF Howard university, writes to the Com
missioners on behalf of the trustees, officers
and instructors of that institution, thanking
them for the new liquor regulations governing
the traffic of liquor outside of the city. He
says If the courts will not interfere and the reg
ulations are adhered to society will be greatly
improved.
THE COLUMBIA RAILWAY CoMPANy's REQUEST.
Mr.. W. Il. Clagett, the president of the Co
lumbia roailroad company, in a letter to the
commissioners today, requests permission to
lay new track to connect with the new track
laid heretofore on II street between 14th and
18th streets, and pave the space between the
tracks with cobble stone, as the other part of
the track is paved. He says that this extreme
outlying part Of the city seems not to require
30 small a section OF track to be paved with
granite block. Three dividends, he says, have
been passed on account Of the expensive paw
ing already done. If their request is granted,
he adds, the company will withdraw its petition
to use the blocks taken up by the Washington
and Georgetown railroad and pave on X street
between 18th and 9Th in accordance with the
Commissioners order. The Commissioners
will consider the matter.
POLICE DEPARTMENT CHANGES
Peter Brown has been appointed laborer in
place OF Robt Leftridge resigned First-class
Private r. L. Dean has been promoted to pri-
vate of the second class, vice VIM Haas, re-
signed Henry Wilkins has been appointed a
private of the first class
SUPERVISION OF STREET CLEANING.
Chief Clerk Sylvester OF the police depart
ment has systematized the supervision OF street
cleaning, which was assigned to that depart
ment some time since, SO as to secure q daily
presentation of all deficiencies to the authori-
ties, that the defects and shortcomings may at
once be remedied.
THE PROSPECT AVENUE EvICTIoNs POSTPONED.
Owing to the inclemency Of the weather the
superintendent of streets has decided to aban-
don the removal of the houses on Prospect
street until good weather. The first fair day,
he says, gang of men will be put to work
tearing them down.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have received a petition
from the residents of Virginia avenue between
9Th and 10th streets southwest praying that a
| suitable sidewalk he provided for them