The Washington times., 1894-05-19
At the District Buildings.

The Commissioners have requested Public
Printer Benedict 10 complete the printing OF
their annual report for 1893 before the close of
the present fiscal year.
Hon Orin B. Hallam has been appointed by
the Commissioners delegate for the District OF
Columbia 10 the twenty-frst national conference
CT charities and corrections, TO be held at Nash
Vile, Tenn, May 23-2s.
The Commissioners have issued the following
orders: That the water department lay
main from the main building OF the Agricultural
Department 10 the seed division and from
Twelfth ard streets southwest to point near
the west line Of Thirteenth street That the fol-
lowing public gas lamps be erected: One On
north side of VI, between Twelfth street and
Trinidad avenue northeast: one on northwest
corner of NJ street and Trinidad avenue and one
on north side of Trinidad avenue, between Flor
ida avenue and street northeast That sewers
In Oak street northwest, between North Capitol
and First streets, be added TO the provisional
schedule Of sewers during fiscal year 1895: that
sewer on south side of h street northwest, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, and a sewer in
Nichols avenue, from Navy avenue souJhward,
be added to the provisional schedule ior fiscal
year 1895; that drinking fountain for horses,
presented by the Washington Humane Society,
be placed on Pennsylvania avenue near the coz
ner of Twenty-ninth street, Georgetown. An al-
lotment of s9os3l for the use Ct the parking
commission Tor the last quarter of the current
fiscal year is hereby approved
The Commissioners yesterday adopted the fol-
lowing charges in the general orders Tor plat
ting and suhdividing land:
Paragraph D. Amend to read as follows:
No land shall be subdivided into lots less than
l6 feet in width and 30 feet in length, except
where such lots abut upon two public streets or
upon a street and an alley, in which case the
depth of the lot may be 10 feet
Paragraph g. Amend TO read as follows:
Principal streets not in alignment with the
streets Of Washington shall not be less than 30
fee. in width and shall be distant fIom each
other not less than 200 feet. nor more than 500
feet
Paragraph IA amended to read as follows:
No new avenue shall be less than la0 feet in
width, except where the topography or other
considerations make a less width desirable.
Paragraph IS amended to read as follows:
In the square of all subdivisions without the
cities of Washington and Georgetown public al
leys will be required, 80 that, as far Us prac-
ticable, every lot shall abut thereon; such alleys
shall not be less than l6 feet in width and con-
tinuous through the square
Building permits were issued yesterday as
follows: Louisa Rollins io build shed IN rear
OF No. 9l9 Fifth street northwest; K Sherman.
TO improve No. 469 G street northwest, to cost
$50: G. 5. Prendle, to build boathouse at the
foot of Thrty-frst street, TO cost SEQ; W H.
Butler, to improve No COZ street northwest; J.
Rogers, to build No l6O5 Nineteenth street
northwest, to cost $3.50 Z. Gundersheimer, to
build bakery in rear Of No sic Second street
northwest, to cost $500: Robinson Riley. To
build Nos. SOL 10 81 Z street southwest, to cost
$1,000; and James d. Burn, TO build Nos 2l47 to
2l49 P street northwest, to cost 1900.