Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-24
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THE PROPERTY CLERKS ESTIMATES


Property Clerk F. o. Beckett has submitted
TO Major Raymond the estimates for the sup
port OF his Office during the coming fiscal year.
his estimates cover one property clerk at
$1,000, one clerk at 81 200, one clerk at 81 OOO
one clerk at $500 and one messenger at 5000
de says that the employees Of his office are eff
Client and reliable and recommends the above
small increases, making the expenses of his
ofhce only $500 more per annnm. During the
past year, he says, the labors Of the Office have
been greatly increased. The increase in ap-
preparations for public schools, manual train
ing, new furniture and supplies and for the
police department, the fire department and
other branches of the District government
mas caused proportionate increase in the
labors OF his office, which is shown in the
number of acquisitions forwarded to him for
action, the number being 1885, an increase of
no. The number of orders for supplies
amounted to $500, an increase of 1,5O0. There
were !, 100 vouchers forwarded to the auditor
for payment during the year, an increase of
1,36O over last year.
THE FREE COOKING SCHOOL NEEDS AID
The report Of the Washington mission school
OF cookery which was recently submitted to the
Commissioners shows that the school was es-
tabllshed ten wears ago, during which time 700
pupils have received free instruction in cook
ing and seventeen have been trained as teach
ers. Last year 124 girls received weekly free
lessons in cooking, 116 OF whom were detailed
from the colored public schools. Seventeen
normal school pupils also received instruction
as teachers of cooking, The term of instruc-
ton is for one year only, consisting of thirty
progressive lessons. The expense of the school
during the past ten years has been borne
almost entirely by one lady who now finds her
self unequal to the task and appeals to the
Commissioners to put the school upon bust
ness footing. The report contains several let
tiers from superintendent Powell and Cook at
testing to its practicabllity ard worth.
NEW GAS MAINS
Permission has been granted the Washington
gas light company TO lay gas mains along the
following streets: Oakland avenue between
Columbia road and Connecticut avenue ex-
tended; Connecticut avenue extended. from
Oakland avenue to Wyoming avenue: Columbia
road. from Chfbourne TO Ontario avenue
northwest; 9Th street between II and / north
east; l street between 9th and 7th northeast.
A NEW PUMP WANTED.
The Commissioners have received long Pc
tition from a number of residents of Mount
Pleasant for the removal Of the old pump on
the north side of Sheridan avenue between l4th
and Brown streets. and asking that the well be
cleaned and new pump erected. They urge
immediate action in view of the fact that as the
water supply does not extend out that far the
residents depend upon 1t In case of fire.
CONTRACT FoR FILLING.
The Commissioners have entered into a con-
tract with Mr.. II. Burkhart to fill in Patterson
street northwest to the extent of 1900 cubic
yards, at 10 cents per cubic yard
FOLLOWING THE PRECEDENT
set in the Twining City case the Commissioners
have, upon the recommendation of Captain
Symons, approved the recommendation Of Mr.
b. III. Warner that the surveyor of the District
be directed to complete the unprotected rec
ord in his Office of the subdivision known as
part of lot 5, Grammer farm, abutting on Ia
koma, and have ordered the recording of the
same.
FOREMAN APPOINTED.
The Commissioners have appointed John r.
Mahoney foreman of the force employed in
cleaning improved alleys in Washington and
Georgetown at SIS per day.
MIsCELLANEoUs.
Elijah Cleveland and s. b. Kendig have been
appointed additional privates on the police
force.
The Commissioners have received the resig-
nation Of Chas. +. Goodell, NJ D., homeo-
pathic physician to the poor.