Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
SPRING COMPLAINTS.

SPRING coMPLArNTs
With the advent of spring come hundreds Of
complaints from citizens, principally in rela-
ton to bad roads and needed repairs to con-
crete pavements and brick sidewalks The
superintendent Of county roads has started to
work and the roads which need repairs are be-
ing rapidly put in good condition. The con-
tractors Tor asphalt pavements have also COM
menced business and repairs are being made o.
rapidly IS possible.
There are also a great many garbage COM
plslnts Commissioner Parker, in an interview
with reporter Of The STAR, said: while our
records show q number Of complaints for nom
collection Of garbage our inspectors report
that fully one-hah Of them are fraudulent.
The Commissioners are determined to put this
garbage business on a proper basis and all
legitimate complaints will receive immediate
attention"
WILL BE REPAIRED.
In accordance with the request Of the sisters
in charge Of the House of the Good Shepherd
the Commissioners have directed the superir-
tendeut Of county roads to repair with macsdam
the road leading from the Foundry branch
shaft to the gate Of the institution.
OLD TAR SIDEWALKS.
The old tar asphalt pavement on G street be-
tween Sd and 4th streets northwestthas, by or
der Of the Commissioners, been taken up and q
it was stated that the old asphalt taken from
pavements that were to be resurfaced could be
worked over and used successfully as side walks.
The Commissioners have made good test Of
this and fluid that it will not answer the purpose.
The trouble is that in summer when the roots
OF the trees are spreading and the asphalt is
soft the latter is cracked and the action of the
weather soon disintegrates it. Those. however,
who favored this pavement in the first instance
still maintain that under proper conditions and
by proper manipulation it makes a successful
sidewalk. The Commissioners will give it q
further test some time during the summer.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits have been issued to the
following: VIM. Schnebel. one brick dwelling
at S42 18th street southeast, $4,000: J. s. L.
Rodrick. one brick dwelling at 1Ol 9TH street
northeast. $1,000: II. l.. Rust, one brick DWELL
ing at 22I2 N street northwest $4,000; E. J.
Hannah. one brick dwelling at 1906 Both street
northwest, s., $500; II. l.. Mann, three brick
northeast, $1,000; ]. E. Chapman, two brick
dwellings at 140S and 1410, Pierce place north
west. 900. X. B. Clark. fourteen brick
dwellings, at 1907 to 1929 I'd street southwest
and 2i7 and 2l9 J. street southwest, Sl2 800.
A. B. Hines. twelve brick dwellings, at 2046 to
1904 street and 405 to AT 21st street north
west, $4,000. r. H. Taylor. five brick dwell
ings at GOT to els l. street northeast, $40, 900.
N .. Ella Caaiini enc brick dwelling and store
at 81 ID street southeast. $4,000. l.. NJ. Beckett,
two brick dwellings at 500 to 522 street south
east, s5,OoO A. r. Spearebaigh, one frame
dwelling III Tenleytown. $500. Cooper d
Davidson, five brick dwellings at 1921 to 1929
Corcoran street northwest, S2S, 900.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Commissioners have appointed Harrison
c. McCauley clerk in the health department
at 81 200 per anuun, vice B. J. Accinelly, de-
ceased.