Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-22
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
40 DISTRACTIONS IN ALLEYS.

capt. Flebeger, In q letter to the Commits
sioners today in relation to the construction
of alley houses. recommends that special in
structions be given the building inspector to
allow no steps or projections of any kind within
twenty feet OF the middle line Of any alley.
WANT AN ALLEY PAVED.
The owners Of the houses situated on the
south side OF Q street between 18th and 18th
streets northwest have joined in a petition to
the Commissioners requesting that the alley In
the rear Of their property be paved under the
compulsory permit system.
CONTRACT ANNuLLED.
Upon the recommendation of Capt.
Fiebeger the Commissioners today annulled
the contract with George h. Tichenor for lay
ing sidewalks, On account Of failure to prose-
cute the work In satisfactory manner.
BAD CONDITION OF THINGS.
The attention of the Commissioners has been
called to the unsanitary condition Of L street
northeast between 9Th and 7th, and they are
asked to remedy the bad condition Of things at
an early day.
BIDS ACCEPTED AND REJECTED.
The Commissioners have accepted the bids Of
E. L. Dent for special castings and for 4-inch
valve castings, covers, &C., together with the
bid Of the StillwelI Manufacturing Company for
three-way and four-way valves, but rejected all
the bids for pipe and held up for the present
their action In the case OF the bids for two-way
valves.
THE LIGHTING FUND NEARLY EXHAUSTED.
According to the report of Capt Derby, who
has charge Of street lighting, there is now on
the schedule 22s lamp posts approved by the
Commissioners which have not yet been
erected. There are also 200 or more
oil lamps approved, but not yet established.
The funds available will only permit of the
erection Of thlrty-six of the above 229 lamp
posts and none of the oil lights. and all Of the
funds are allotted up to June 80, 1894.
REFuNDISa DUPLICATE TAXES
The Commissioners Yesterday approved Mr..
Parker's opinion in relation to refunding dupli-
cate tax payments, and issued an order that no
payments in excess Of the amount due paid on
account of taxes PRIOR to July /, 1878. shall be
refunded, but all such excessive payments made
since July l. 1878, shall be audited and refunded
upon proper proof of title.
PRONOUNCED NUIsANcEs By THE HEALTH Of
FrcER.
Health Officer Hammett today recommended
The following nuisances to the Commissioners:
The alley in square 81 is in an unsanitsry
condition and should be repaired
On account OF defective sewerage the alley
in square SO should be paved and severed.
Square SOC between and L. 4th and 9Th, is
in q very bad sanitary condition Tor want of
sewer and water facilities. This is regarded as
a serious nuisance. menacing the health of the
people residing in tbs neighborhood, and in
the interests of public health should be abated.
LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS
The following applications for liquor licenses
were received by the excise board today:
Rar .Eshfop,ap pro "a $1,000
northwest; Sigmond silberberg. s26 9th street
northwest; Michael o'Leary, 1884 Goth street
northwest
Wholesale-Eugene v. Cheline, southeast cor
ner LIST and D streets northeast; Fritz Schatz.
400 9Th street southwest; Catherine Sullivan,
3615 D street northwest
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued today q fol-
lows: Luciano Cotturo, one brick dwelling,
Galveston street, Brookland; $1,000 J. D.
Gibbs, three brick dwellings, 100, Ill and l13
Carroll street southeast; $4,000 Jerome
Randall. one brick dwelling snd store. 700 H
street northeast; $4,000. Here!ey Aguitu, one
frame dwelling, Galveston street, Brookland;
$500. J. E. Chapman, one brick carriage re-
Pository. 1851 Ohio avenue northwest: $780,
Joseph h. Bradley, three brick dwellings, Nos
5000, 5000 and 1904 Q street northwest; Sl3. 600
y. s. Exiey, three brick dwellings 1909. 1871 and
toiS ioth street northwest; VII, O00. CIV. Trott,
fVe brick dwellings, l2l4. to 1922 Kirley street
northwest; sl.5OO. George P. Newton,
thirty-five brick dwellings, 1901 to 1885
Emerson street northeast; $4,000
C. v. Trott. three brick dwellings,,
20l to 205 Morgan street northwest: 10000 C.
c. Cuppertt, one brick dwelling. 1918 New Jer-
sey avenue northwest; $4,000. Robert N. Har-
per. one brick dwelling, 20 b street northwest;
$1,000. E. Robertson, three stone and brick
dwellings, 18th street northwest between
and streets, 2032 to 2036; Sis, O00
H. F. Melbourne, one brick dwelling, 1917 LIST
street northwest -, 500; J. A. Blundon. one
brick store and dwelling, 1899 81 street north
east, 50, 500; E. T. Arnold. three brick dwell
ings. 3ls to 322 G street southeast, el2.000;
Baker, Norris q hampton, eight brick dwell
ings, 1929 to 1899 street and 645 to CAT
Florence street northeast, $4,000; Charles
Gessford. two brick dwellings, l442 and l444
18th street northwest, &s0,0 o0