Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-03
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LAMPS ORDERED,

Upon the recommendation of Capt. Lusk the
Commissioners today ordered the erection and
maintenance Of the following public lamps:
GAS LAMPS.
One on west side of 10th between East Capitol
and Massachusetts avenue northeast. one on
south side of Massachu cts avenue at intersec-
ton with A street northeast, ole on sou til side
OF Massachusetts, avenue between 10Th and 1lth
northeast two on east side of nth between A
and Il northeast, one on the west side of 18th
between and northeast, one on the east side
of 18th between B and G northeast. one on the
south side of between iii and 18th.
OIL LAMPS.
Two on 10Th between C and d northeast. two
at the intersection of 10Th and d mort heast, two
on 10th between d and Z northeast one 1T the
southeast corner 10th and + northeast. one on
ID between III and llth northeast, two on 18th
between and d northeast. two at the intersec-
ton of 18th and ID northeast. two on 18th be-
tween ID and northeast one at the southeast
corner of llth and E northeast. two on ID be-
tween 18th ard 18th northeast. one on the north
side OF between 1lth and 18th northeast, one
on the northwest corner of A and 18th north
east, two on the east side of 18th between and
b northeast, one ON the northeast corner Ten
nessee avenue and A northeast one on the west
side OF Tennessee avenue between A and d
northeast, one on the east side of Tennessee
northwest corner North Carolina avenue and
northeast one on the northwest corner of
North Carolina avenue and 18th northeast,
one on the east side of 18th between North Car
DINA avenue and b nor theast, three on 18th
between and & northeast, one at southwest
corner 18th and C northeast. three on 18th be-
tween C and d northeast three on 18th between
and Il northeast, one at southwest corner
l2'h and ID northeast, one at southwest corner
18th and = northeast, one west side Tennessee
avenue.l25 feet south OF northeast, one west
side of 18th between North Carolina and Ten
nessee avenues northeast, three on 18th between
b and Cnortheast, one on southwest corner 18th
and Z northeast one on south side G between
18th and 18th northeast, one on east side Ten
nessee avenue between and G northeast, six
on north side North Carolina avenue between
18th and 14th northeast. three on Warren be-
tween b and G. northeast, one on southeast cor
ner and Warren northeast three on l4th be-
tween b and c northeast, one on southeast cor
ner l4th and G and one on northwest corner
14th and c, at patrol box, northeast.
STREETS IN BAD CONDITION.
Superintendent Davis, in charge of the street
and alley cleaning department, in letter to the
Commissioners today calls attention to the bad
condition Of number of streets now on the
schedule to be swept. and requests that they be
stricken from tho schedule or that they be re-
paired so that they can be properly swept. He
says that complaints frequently come 20 him
about the bad condition of these streets, but he
Is unable to remedy them, it is little better
than farce to attempt to sweep them at all.
The following is list Of the streets he refers
to:
Twenty-ninth from X to NJ. 3lst from to L.
Bed from K to L, from Bridge to seth, G
from 22d to 9th, 23d from K to /, Gath from
Virginia avenue to -, E from 18th TO Virginia
avenue, New Hampshire avenue from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to G, Sd east from d south to X.
4th east from ID south to Virginia avenue, 1st
east from Il south to III south, 9th east from
Maryland avenue to B north, + south from 7th
to Water, N southwest from AZ to James Creek
canal, southwest from Az to Canal. Union
south from III to o, Ohio avenue from 18th to
10Th, school from AZ to 9th, Maine avenue
from AZ to 9th, Virginia avenue from Az TO
7th. b from 9th to 14th. d south from 9th to
7th, Water from Z to 18th southwest.
MISCELLANEOUS.
W. F. Paige, proprietor of the Cochran
Hotel, obtained q permit today TO complete
the interior of the seventh story, adding about
fifty rooms to the capacity OF the house. and to
make extensive decorations to the halls and
rooms of the hotel. The work will be COM
pleted on the 10th Of September and cost S2O,-
900.