Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-13
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.



Bids were opened yesterday at the Dis
trict building for making excavations and
constructing embankment for the reservoir
at Reno. There were ten bidders, a. fol-
lows: ]. Paul Smith. ]. r. Oates, Charles H.
Eslin. Andrew Gleason, Hussey & Brown,
George Killen. w. H. H. Allen. NJ. NJ.
Myers, Martin Mcnamara and Lyons Broth
ers. The prices proposed ranged from Is
cents to % cents per cubic yard, Eslin's
proposal being the lowest.
Miscellaneous.
Market Master Burns of the K street
market is to have hearing by the Commits
sioners on Monday next at II o'clock in re-
gard to the charges fled against him by the
sealer Of weights and measures.
Arthur H. Harris, who charged Private L.
Z. Trimble Of the police force with having
unlawfully entered his premises and REIN
stated two Objectionable tenants and with
subsequently, causing his arrest on a false
charge, will have a hearing before the Com
n,issoners on Tuesday next at IL o'clock
William F. Benson has been appointed an
additional member Of the police force for a
period of three years, to serve without COM
pensatiOn from the District.
Not In Favor Of the Coupon Contest,
Some days ago the Commissioners re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. A. H. Holster
stating that he was anxious to get votes
for Officer Pearson in a coupon contest that
Is being held for a gold watch, to be given
to the most popular policeman in town, and
complaining that efforts had been made to
have this particular officer withdraw from
the contest. In reply the Commissioners
have written a letter to the effect that in
their opinion 1t Is at variance with the
proper discipline of the force to have po-
Hcemen participate in any such contest as
this.
The Engine House Site.
The question Of the site for the proposed
engine house in Northeast Washington
came up again today, when the Commits
sioners received letter from ]. w. France,
secretary of the Benning Citizens Associa-
ton. stating that at the regular meeting
held Tuesday evening last resolutions were
adopted thanking the Commissioners for
the consideration they had shown in Sc
Letting a site, which meets with the ap-
prevail Of the residents of that section of
town. The site selected Is near 14th street
and Maryland avenue.
Fire Department Changes Suggested.
The Commissioners today received a let
ter from a well-known physician. suggest
ing a radical change in the details Of the
fire department. He would have the Com
missioners appoint a board Of three fire
marshals. and dominates for the office ex-
Fire Chief Martin Cronin, who, he says.
never lost a man during his service of a
number of years." and John c. Lang, whom
he describes as "a scientist and civil en-
gineer and universal expert" The third
incumbent, he says, is to be lone other
whom the honorable board of Commission
ers may in their profound judgment desig-
rate"
Alleys In had Condition.
Superin tendent Mckenzie of the street
cleaning department today reported to the
Commissioners that Inspector Dubant had
reported the following paved alleys as being
In bad condition, and in need of repairs in
order that they may be properly cleaned:
F and G between Sd and 4th streets, H and
I between LIST and North Capitol. and c
between ID and Sd, l and K between Eth
and 18th, and G between I'd and Sd, G
and H between LIST and I'd, Massachusetts,
avenue and H between list and ID, G and II
between Sd and 1-2 southwest.
had Condition Of Lovers Lane.
Mr.. Edmund NJ. Talcott has written to
the Commissioners to complain of the badly
washed condition Of Lovers Lane" or
Spring street, running northward from
Road street, Georgetown, to connect with
the Rock Greek bridge. The entire trouble
Is caused, he says, by workmen. who are
repairing the fences on either side, leav-
ing their rubbish and debris in the road.