Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02
A PROFITABLE OFFICE.

Money Made by the Recorder Of Deeds In
Two fear.-other Interesting Information.
Some INTEREST," ng information heretofore I'M
published is embodied in the appendix accom-
psnying the report of the appropriations COM
mittee on the District bill, submitted yester-
day.
One item OF interest to taxpayers Is O state
ment Of the net profits realized by b. n. Bruce,
recorder of deeds, during the period OF his
recordership from February .. 1880, to Febru-
airy 6, 1892. During the first year of his tenure
of Office Mr. Bruce's net profits over and above
oil expenses amounted to ell 1889 10. In the
second year business improved a bit and his
net profits amounted to SO, 413.45, or a total
net profit Of s23, sO25 IS for two years work.
LIaHTrSs THE STREETS
The following is a recommendation sub
mittsd by the Engineer Commissioner of
provision proposed to the appropriation bill:
Provided, further. That in case Of failure on
the part Of either gas company to provide gas
sufficient In quantity and illuminating power
to satisfactorily light all OF any part of the
street lamps assigned to that company by the
Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia. the
said Commissioners are hereby authorized and
empowered to require the non-defaulting COM
pany TO extend Its mains by the shortest prac-
ticable route to connect with those Of the de-
faulting company, and to supply sufficient gas
Of the standard required by law to salts
fsctorily maintain the street-hghting ser
sary: Provided, That all costs and ex-
penses which may arise hereunder shall be
charged against the defaulting company and un-
less voluntarily deposited with the collector of
taxes, District of Columbia, shall be provided
for as prescribed in the case Of street railway
companies, in paragraph sixteen, section five,
Of the act providing permanent form of gov
eminent for the District of Columbia, ap-
proved June II, 1878. Provided, That each
gas company shall, at its sole and entire ex-
psnse, make reasonable extensions Of its gas
mains whenever the said extensions shall be
ordered by the Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia, as necessary for maintaining
street lamps for the public safety and comfort.
COOKING SCHOOLS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The following report by the inspector of
buildings was made at the request of Repre-
sentative Dockery Of the appropriation COM
mittses
Sir: Pursuant TO your request have the
honor to make the following report upon the
examinations made by me of the public school
buildings in the District Of Columbia to ascer-
tain how many cooking schools are located in
them In rooms which might otherwise be used
for school rooms. / found one cooking school
each IN the Force, Seaton, Gales, Walach and
Jefferson, located on the best floors and in the
best school rooms. One each in the Anaeostia,
HllsdAle, Randall, Benning (white), Benning
(colored), on the ground floor. These latter
buildings have no Easements. also found one
In the basement of the Stevens building.
The Jefferson School building contains two
rooms in the basement, either of which would
make excellent rooms for cooking schools, and
the basement room in the Wallach building,
which 10 now used only for storing old mate
rials, could also be made available for q cook
ing school The cooking schools in the Gales,
Seaton and Force can be placed In the base
ments, which have sufficient windows to afford
ample Light and ventilation. All except the
cooking school in the Stevens building are In
rooms previously used for regular schools.
The public school buildings of the District
are equal In every respect to any In the
county, but the use of rooms in them for
cooking purposes cause them great injury. 1t
gives rise to the presence Of reaches and other
vermin, and the odors extensively permeate the
entire building. They also in each dis
place An average Of fifty day pupils per room
III 1t II indispensable to give instruction in
cooking schools for that purpose should be
placed in an outside building as in the case of
the Peabody annex. The Miller building, the |
building COG o street and that at 14th and n |
streets are rented and used for that purpose.
SIXTEENTH STREET EXTENDED.
A plan for the further improvement Of 10th |
street northwest extended is proposed by in |
sorting the following paragraph in the District |
District Of Columbia are hereby authorized to |
sxpend in improving 10th street northwest |
extended, from Boundary to Morris street, the |
une1pended balance Of the appropriation of |
$1,000, appropriated for said street by the |
act making appropriations to provide for the |
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 80. |
1892, and for other purposes, approved March |
5, 1881; and said balance shall become i'm |
msdiately available.