Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-28
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
BIDS roR A POLICE STATION.


Bids we're opened by the Commissioners at
their board meeting today for the construction
Of the new seventh precinct police station on
Q street between 32d and 3Sd streets The
building is to be of brick and three stories in
height. The bids were as follows: JAS R.
Young, Sls, us: Brigham & Lowe, S21 1926; c.
Thomas, S2l 900; j. H. Hewlett S19950.
THE CLOCKS DISAGREE.
The course of local government at the Dis
trict buildings is timed by a circuit of electric
clocks in the different rooms and corridors
They keep the same time: when one is right all
are right. Something has been ont of order
lately and for couple of days past the clocks
have told as many times az they have faces.
The officials around the buildings have had a
good deal Of amusement GU. Of it all Peo-
pie set their watches by these clocks or rattle
their own timepieces to see whether 1t Is they
that have stopped in their pursuit of time
Some who ore DESTROYS of being present at
the noon meeting Of the board have reached
there at one, five or nine as the case may be.
There was a large relief in the mental strain
when the clocks were fixed today and all told
the same story as to the time of day.
Repairs OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The Commissioners have approved the esti-
mates OF Inspector of Buildings Entwisle for
the repairs of school buildings as follows:
fourth division. S2,032.50; first division,
S2.572.50; second division. 90, so; seventh
and eighth divisions S3.7iS.
POLICEMAN WORKS CASE
Maj Moore has submitted to the Commits
sioners the findings of the police trial board in
the case Of Policeman ]. W. Work recommend
ing that officers dismissal from the force.
Charges were filed against Oficer Work by Mr.
Aaron Bradshaw and other citizens of East
Washington, complaining of his conduct on
June 30 when they were searching for burglar.
Lawyer Amber Smith the officers counsel
has asked weeks delay in order to put before
the Commissioners some counter TESTIMONY
TO SPRINKLE TIE AVENUE.
Superintendent Arnold Of the street cleaning
department informed the Commissioners today
that the contractor who is laying the Pennsyl-
vania avenue cable tracks had put sprinkler on
the street this morning. This will largely remove
the nuisance caused by the dust and dirt that
has been complained of in petition Of leading
business men along the avenue sent to the
Commissioners.
BUILDING PERMITS.
John Paul Jones, II. J. Gray and A. A.
Thomas took out permit yesterday for a brick
office building on G street between 9Th and 7th
streets, 1Os by PIP feet, six stories and cellar.
Frank Clark Carver the hu the architect Sh ,ss
a
cost of the building is S23O.OOO. Other
building permits were issued as follows: Ebert
S. Maloney, brick carriage repository. 1892 Sc
18th street, $4,000; Chris. Rupert. two
brick dwellings, 1712 and IVA Corcoran
street, $1,000: Thomas Lowell. two frame
dwellings, Gales street, Rosedale, 81 800:
William Cumming, frame dwelling, STAN
ton avenue, Hillsdale, $500: G. W. +.
Swartzell, twelve brick dwellings,, 12OS-123O
Half street southeast. $4,000; L. A. Leishear,
ID and E streets, 5000: Vandeusen d Usilton.
four brick dwellings. 629 -635 L street south,
east, &c, 900. A building permit was issued to-
day to John +. waggaRan to erect six two
story brick dwellings on Spruce street, LIE
Droit Park, at cost of $4,000.
BIDS FOR SEWER BRICK.
Bids were opened by the Commissioners at
noon for supplying and delivering paving and
sewer bricks for the District. There we're
three bidders and the bids were as follows: 4.
Gleason. within the limits of Washington, paw
ing brick. per thousand, S9.74; sewer brick. IS.
Georgetown-paving, Sl0 sewer, SS.75.
County-sewer, $40: at yard, Ss.75. Washing
ton Hydraulic Press Brick Company, WASH
ington. paving, $1,000; yard, 1915.
The Washington Brick Machine COMPANY
had three bids, paving brick, No. 3, Washing
ton. 1857. In addition there were bids on
exhibits B and A. They were as follows:
Washington-paving, 1888 and S1O. 80; sewer.
1928 each. GeorgetOwn-paving. S943 and
$ll.43; sewer, S7.73 each. County-paying
Sll.93 and $1S.93; sewer, 1928 each; ward.
paving, So and 1888.