Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-26
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
KITCHEN IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.

KITCHEN IMPROVEMENT NEEDED.
In the last annual report Of Superintendent
stoutenburg of the Washington Asylum there
was q Recommendation 30 the effect that - 400
be appropriated for the enlargement Of the
kitchen and an additional story for sAnse. The
Commissioners failed to ask for the building in
their report 10 Congress. and today Superin-
tendent Stoutenburg submitted a plan showing
the crowded condition Of the old kitcbeu and
the impossibiiity Of placing more boilers in 10;
also plan OF the proposed addition combthed
with the old He saws in his report that At
present he IL Obliged 90 use the same boilerv for
Vegetables. Tor meats, tea. coffee. &C, and. of
course, all are partially spoiled by being cooled
IN the same vessels The food Tor the inmates Of
the aims house and work house is he says. ON en-
average for 500 people, and IL 10 cleaned COOKED.
carved and boxed in room 22N24 feet. which, he
says, makes IL necessary for additional room and
more boilers The cost FOR the proposed i'm
provement complete. he gvs. IL -. $50 and he
asks the Commissioners 90 insert 10 In the ap-
preparation hill now before Congress.
MONEY can ONLY ~ Used roR PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE
Assistant Attorney 5. i. Thomas has decided
in an opinion submitted 10 the Commissioners
that the item Of 5000 IN the current appro-
priation bill cannot be used in any other man
ner than In the Improvement of fennsylvan,s
avenue extended, a. stated In the current appro-
priation bill.
To-day at noon the Commissioners cpsned
bids for the improvement of suburban streets.
including Pennsylvania avenue extended, LIST
street extended. Connecticut avenue eytensird.
Naylor road (south end. New Cut road 18th
street extended, Laurel avenue. NJ Pleasant,
| 18th street extended from Howard avenue
northwnrd Ridge and Loughborough roads.
Brlghtwood avenue from Rock Greek Church
road northward. The bids include grading,
hauling, curbing. cobble CUTTERS. brick ado
walk. gravel roadway and macadAm roadway.
The following contractors submitted b,ds: W.
a. z. Waggaman. John Dugan. John Frawley.
Ihos. n. LYONS, III. G. Bouldin and Andrew
! theeson. The awards will he made ~ soon o
the bids have been scheduled.
SOUTHERN hMIoRsroS SCHEME
The Commissioners Saturday received letter
from John T. Patrick. commissioner OF the
southern interstate immigration bureau. in
| which be says that he has been in-tructeS N
nnd ont which capital city IN the northes-
| border Of the southern states will give the
| largest money consideration toward sustaining
| me general Office Of the southern Immigration
| bureau, provided IL be located in IN. ciiy max
ING the offer. He says that whenever the gem
.r,u bureau goes to the city making the largest
oner, IL VIII be permanent display of the pro-
ducts OF the south In connection with it. and
tie building for the Office must be a large one
LIABILITY OF TRUST coNpASTEs
The Commissioners are in receipt of an
| elaborate opinion from the attorney for tie
District, relative to the liability Of trust com
panies. incorporated under the act Of Congress
of October I. 1880. 90 pay annual tax of 50
cents ON each 81 600 II their respective capital
| OF Congress TO impose such a double tax. but
that only the taxation provided in the act Of
October was intended 30 apply.
SMOOTH PAYMENTS In WASHINGTON.