The Washington times., 1894-09-09

September 3, 1894, and on the way to the sta
ton this officer brutally beat me with his
club by hitting me on the head, in the eye.
and in the mouth, and was in such condi-
tion that 1 had to be taken to the Emergency
Hospital. l was totally unarmed. i did not
even have my coat or shoes on. I made no
resistance until he commenced to assault
me- and what l did was simply TO protect my
self"
The site for the new engipe-house in North
east Washington has been selected by the fire
department. 1t will be located on Maryland
avenue, between Elliott and Thirteenth
streets, which conforms as nearly as possible
TO the request of tho Benning's citizens and
will doubtless be quite satisfactory to them.
The price TO be paid for the ground will be 81
per foot.
The new school building for Southeast
Washington was also located yesterday, the
site selected being on Z street, between phir
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
Dennis Mcnamara was granted the privi-
lege 10 use the dump on square 672. bounded
by NJ and y streets and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad northeast. on condition that
nothing but clean sweepings and ashes, ex-
elusive of paper and twine, be dumped, and
that the dump be leveled.
PERMITS PoR BUILDINGS.
Percy Metzger obtained permit yesterday
for the erection of two frame buildings on
Sheridan avenue to be used as dwellings,
$500.
Permits for repairs were also issued yester-
day as follows: J. Fairfax Carpenter, i'm
provements TO dwelling at No. 1920 Sixteenth
street northwest, $500. David Murphy, for
repairs to Nos. 217, 219, and 22l II street
southwest, $500.
William Erskine was yesterday appointed
watchman at the Washington Asylum at
compensation OF 1865 per annum, appoint
ment to take effect September l.
The TACT that cattle driven through the
streets are attended by and under the control
of their owner or herder, is sufficient observ-
ance OF the regulations prescribing restraint,
the Commissioners say. and Major Moore has
been so advised. The instructions grew out
of request made by John A. Joyce in behalf
Of Patrick Callahan.
Upon the report of Assistant Engineer Fer
nald, the health department will investigate
the case of jeremiah Long and Charles J.
Uhlman, property owners in squares sos and
776. charged with allowing foul drainage TO
flow over foot-walks on Fourth street north
east. between II and I streets.
Flying machines come too high for my
business, or | would go over Mr. Cammack's 8
house instead OF by it." was the comment
made by Contractor Doggett, who cleans the
streets, upon a complaint filed by Alfred Cam
mack, of No. 1910 Y street northwest. Mr..
CammacE protested against the contractor
using street for the transfer OF his machines
to and from the stables. Mr.. Doggett says he
cannot very well avoid the use of that thor
oughfare in going to and fro; that street is
dusty. bur not more so that other unpaved
streets; that there are but five or six houses
on street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, while other streets leading into the
city from his stables are built up. It is
believed by the officials that Mr.. Doggett- can
not be prohibited from using the street, but
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between the disputants in a friendly dis
cussion of the ISSUE
Commissioner Powell left last evening for
a trip to Fortress Monroe in pursuit of recrea-
tion and pleasure. He is not certain as to
the duration of his absence.
BIDS TO BE AWARDED.
Capt. Fiebeger recommends that the bid
of the Crawford Paving Company for laying
standard asphalt pavement, with six-inch
hydraulic base, at $l.6S per square yard, be
accepted; also same company's bid for laying
standard asphalt pavement with four-inch
hydraulic base, at 81. SO per square yard, upon
all streets which are ordered paved, with sheet
asphalt upon a concrete base; that the bid OF
Thomas II. Thomas for laying standard as
phalt upon cobble or macadam base, at
S1.5515. be accepted for X street northwest,
from First to Third streets, and East Capitol,
north side Lincoln Park, Eleventh to Thir-
teenth streets; that the Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Company's bid be accepted for
paving Canal steet, south side, from B to c
streets with asphalt block upon a four-inch
concrete base, at 1925 per square yard, and
for Valley street, Georgetown, from P to U
streets with asphalt block on cobble base, at
SITS per square yard also their bid for lay
ing asphalt block pavement be accepted for
such other streets as the Commissioners may
direct to be similarly paved.
The commission, consisting of Appleton P.
Clark, jr., Daniel McCarty, and James HI.
Byram, whose appointment was noted in THE
TIMES, to examine the frame and brick build
ings on lot so, square 80. in Georgetown. has
rendered its report, confirming the order of
Building Inspector Entwisle that they be all
removed.
The parking commission has responded to
the request of the Commissioners concerning
the planting of trees On Connecticut avenue
extension, recommending that sugar naples
be set out, and that as far as possible
double row be placed on each side. the trees
to be forty feet apart-one row near the curb,
the other at the parking. The commission
has also notified the board of the condemna-
ton of the aspen poplar as a street tree.
g. A. r. ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.