The Washington times., 1894-08-23
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT
Commissioner TrucsdeIl Plays Part
in Modern Comedy Of Errors.
APPOINTED THE WRONG RILEY
Available Balance for Suburban and Main
nad Pipe Sewers to Be Expended az Once
Gas and Oil Lamps Ordered to Be Erected
Condition Of jackson Alley.

There nre two men OF the name of William
Riley residing in the District, and both were
4 applicants for appointment to the police
force. Commissioner Truesdell directed the
appointment of one OF the men. and Major
4 Moore recognized the order as applying to
/ the other, and had HIM sworn in.
The man who was appointed, but who was
not sworn in. has been after the man who was
sworn in, but who was not appointed. He
appeared yesterday afternoon before Commits
/ sioner Truesdeli. accompanied by Attorney j.
Harry DAILY, and Major Moore was summoned
/ tC a conference with the Commissioner in an
effort TO untangle the two claimants
Major Moore had objections 10 the appoint
ment OF the man who was not sworn in II
seems he had previously been member of
the force and was so unfortunate as to leave
the service by resigning. with a record that
was not equal to ths requirements, and upon
this fact being made known. Commissioner
IruesdeA said that although "A mistake was
made IN swearing in the wrong man, he
should permit the present status Of affairs 10
remain. He could not, he said dismiss men
from the force for violations Of the regula-
tions and then turn about and appoint the
same class Of men 70 al their places. He
would have dismissed az once the William
Riley who was sworn Iu. but whom he did not
intend to appoint and would have substituted
the other William Riley iu his stead, had the
latter 3 record. made In his former service,
been such as to warrant his interference.
The claimant for the other Rileys position
viii probably make another effort to have the
case reopened, as he insists he can clear up to
the satisfaction OF the Commissioner the
charges upon which he was turned down.
COMMISSIONERS ORDERS
Orders were issued from the Office of the
Commissioners yesterday as follows;
The time for completion of contract No.
1897 with Buckley & Larguey is hereby ex-
tended TO August 81. 1894, without penalty
That three sewer connections be made be-
tween the old and new sewer on the east side
OF Eleventh street between and Water
streets southwest; estimated cost, SIP.
An allotment of $1,000 from appropriations
Tor repairing sidewalks and curbs and public
reservations for year ending June 30, 1885,
for use il current quarter is hereby approved d
That the sidewalk o. the east side OF Fifth
street northwest. from / street northward to
about the middle of the square. be taken up.
the tree roots trimmed down. and the side
walk relRid
That available balance for suburban sewer
age be expended as follows Construction OF
sewer Ia sherman avenue. between FRrragut
and Sheridan streets; in Sherman avenue.
between Sheridan street ana Whitney avenue:
in Sheridan street, between sherman and
BrightYOOd avenues. in Whitney avenue. be-
tween sherman and Brigntwood avenues.
Kenyon street. between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets: Fillmore, between Jefferson
ana Pleasant streets; In Pleasant street, be-
tween Fillmore and Valley streets. with re-
ceivipg basins etc. estimated cost. So 62T
That $4,000 Of the available balance from
the appropriation for main and pipe sewers
Toe expended a. follows: For construction OF
sewer IN square 1901 in Thirteenth street
southeast. between street and South Caro-
lima avenue; in i street from First to Della
ware avenue. ana from Delaware avenue TO
Second street northeast: Twelfth street be-
tween y street southeast and Anacostia river:
Seventh street between l and X streets north
east; Patterson street. between First and Sec
ona streets northeast; / street. between sec
Ond and Third streets northeast: Fifteenth
street. between c street and Tennessee ave
nue. northeast; alley. square III: II street
between First and Second streets northeast:
b street between Nineteenth street and Ana
costa river southeast: Tenth street, between
j and 4 streets northeast; VI street. be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets north
east: street. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northeast: Sixth street
between o street and Anacostia River south
east: i street, between Tenth and Twelfth
streets northeast; * street between Ihir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets southeast:
Thirteenth street, between Georgia avenue
and b street southeast; Upper Water street.
between Tweuty-second and Twentv-third
streets northwest: Twenty-second street,
between Upper Water and streets: total
estimated cost, S57, ,297; receiving basins. in
spection, ETC., .7OS; aggregating, so, ,O00
STREET LAMPS TO BE ERECTED.
Public street lamps were ordered to be
established along the line Of the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad. cost Of erection of
same to be charged against said company as
follows:
Gus lamps-At northwest corner Sixth and
Il streets southeast; northeast and south west
corners Fifth and h streets southeast, north
west and southeast corners Of Fourth and K
streets southeast; Delaware and Virginia ave
Lues southwest; northeast, southeast. and
southwest corners Second street and Virginia
avenue southwest; two south side of Virginia
avenue between First and Second streets
southwest; two on south side of Virginia ave
nue.. between Second aud Third streets south
west: one on north side Of Virginia avenue.
between First and Second streets southwest:
one on southwest corner of Sixth and Virginia
avenue southwest; on northwest and south
east corners Sixth and c streets southwest:
one on southeast corner Maine avenue and
Sixth street southwest: four on west side of
South Capitol street crossing southwestern
ali twenty-nine.
Oh lanps-One on north side OF K street.
between Fifth and Sixth streets southeast:
two on X street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets soulheast-one on north and one on
south side; four on Is street, between Third
and Fourth streets southeast-two on north
and two on south side; two on street be-
tween second and Third streets southeast
one on north and one On south side; in all.
nine lamps
That cement sidewalk be laid in front of
Nos. l7l5, I7l7, and I719 De Sales street
northwest. under the provisions of permit
system, AZ an estimated cost Of SI4S.
CoNDTTIoN OF JACKSON ALLEY.
The Commissioners have notified Public
Printer Benedict, IN response 10 his commu-
nication Of the 18th instant in relation TO the
OF Jackson alley, that the health
officer has been instructed to have the alley
Immediately inspected and a report of its
condition made to them. They inclose a re-
port OF Supt. Moss, from which the following
is an extract: Il have this day examined the |
eoDbie pavement in what is known as Jackson
alley. With the exception OF one or two small
places near North Capitol street the cobble |
pavement Of this alley is in good order. I |