The Washington times., 1894-08-01
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT.
Estimates for the Public Schools and Fire
Alarm Telegraph Submitted to
tho Commissioners.

tho commissioners.
Secretary J. G.. Falck, OF the board Of
school trustees, has submitted TO the Com
missioners the estimates adopted by the
school board for 1886 The amount asked
for is 81 ,091. divided up as follows: For
srperintendents and officers, ss.s40; for !, ,031
teachers, S7O5,575; for teachers of night
schools, $4,000; for contingent expenses OF
the night schools, $500; for rent, repairs, and
fuel, $50 900: for contingent expenses, S30.-
900; for manual training, $4,000; for text
books, S35, 900; for new buildings, $627 900,
and for furniture for new buildings, S12, 200.
The board also asks that an amendment be
made to the "bond bill' authorizing $500, 900
to be expended in buildings and grounds for
high schools.
Three new eight-room buildings are asked
for, as also new Western High School, two
new manual training school buildings, for the
white and colored schools, and small four
room schsol houses for Ivy City, Brookland,
Giesboro, Tenallytown, Conduit road, and
the Hamilton road.
Henry X. Miles, superintendent of the Dis
trict telegraph and telephone service, yester-
day submitted to the Commissioners his esti-
mates for his Office for 1896. He asks for the
sum of Sal ,610, which includes salaries, sup
plies, repairs, and extensions. He recon-
mends an increase TO $50 per month OF the
three telephone operators. He also suggests
the purchase of telephones as being more sat-
isfactory than renting the same. For this and
other purposes connected with the system he
asks for S15, ,00o, and to extend the fire alarm
system in the suburbs. which he says should be
done. he asks for 1000. Special care OF
the police patrol system will require $1,000,
and he says this sum is placed at the lowest
figures.
Hon. Z. Z. Meredith. of Virginia, yesterday
argued before the excise board In behalf OF
the saloon keepers within the one mile limit
of the Soldiers Home. BE asked the board
to make the measurement by the ordinary
route of travel in place of the air line route.
The matter will be considered by the board.
The following liquor cases were acted on:
Retail. allowed-William F. Ochsenreiter,
No. 1116 Seventh street northwest. and John
E. Rocket, No. 23e Four-and-a-half street
southwest.
Wholesale, acknowledgements Mcmahon,
No. 1928 Eleventh street northwest, and Z. NJ.
Z. Harris, No. 1928 Eleventh street northwest.
Wholesale, reiected-Michael Luchs, No.
HAS Eighteenth street northwest.
Mrs. A. II. Levi, of No. 1900 street north
west, has asked the Commissioners to assist
her in getting work for two boys who have
deserving mother, but whose condition is
such that she is unable to take care OF them.
A petition has been sent to the Commis-
sioners by number of well-known colored
residents asking that colored man be ap-
pointed on the board Of assessors, under the
bill now pending in Congress.
The Merchants Association of San Fran
cisco has asked the Commissioners to furnish
that body with information relative to the
method OF sweeping the streets of this city.
Private Secretary Henry Thurber yester-
day submitted House bill GIL, to authorize
the Metropolitan Railroad Company to
change its motive power. TO the Commission
ers for their report and whether they have
any objection to its approval.
II. B. LOCKER has been notified by the Com
missioners that the grade Of Columbia road
and of Connecticut avenue, as 1t may be ex-
tended, be So per cent. from Florida avenue.
Francis H. Case was yesterday appointed a
special policeman for duty on East Capitol
street. from First to Eleventh streets north
east.
The Health Officer has recommended to the
Commissioners that alley in square 737 be
paved.