Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Orders for Work.

That the asphalt pavement in the south
side of Mount Vernon Square between
7th and 9th streets be removed.
That the public hydrant at the south
west corner of 18th and T streets north
west be removed.
That the old public hydrant at the cor
ner of both and NJ streets northwest be
removed and a new one erected In ITS
place.
That coo lineal feet of the defective sewer
in / street between North Capitol ana
list streets northwest be replaced.
That the public well at the corner or
Both and o streets northwest be filled and
abandoned on account OF Its being In the
way Of a sewer to be constructed.
That a public street hydrant be placed
at the corner of Harrison and 18th streets,
Anaccstia.
That a brick sidewalk be laid and a new
curb set in the east side of LIST street
northwest between and p streets, in
front of south 40 feet of lot ID, square 6l6
That the compensation OF w. Boyd,
rodman in the engineer department, at
$50 per month, be fixed at 81 90 per diem,
to take effect on and after December 10,
1894.
That the following sewers be constructed
when funds shall become available for the
purpose: One hundred and eighty feet OF
24-inch sewer in Woodley road, 40 feet OF
2l-inch sewer in Connecticut avenue, 1,UO0
feet of Finch sewer in kalorama avenue.
30 feet of Pinch sewer in 10Th street
and 300 feet of connections for basins.
That a water main be laid in Jefferson
street, Anacostia, east 155 feet from Taylor
street.
That $500 be set aside for graveling the
streets of Langdon, d. c.
That electric arc lights BE- erected and
maintained along the line of the Columbia
Railroad Company, as follows, details of
location and height of lamps to be fixed
by the engineer department: Northwest
corner of II street and Massachusetts ave-
Of
Sd streets northwest southwest corner of
II and I'd streets northwest, northwest
corner of III street and New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest, southwest corner of II and
LIST streets northwest, south side of III
street between LIST and North Capitol
streets northwest, and southwest corner of
II and North Capitol streets northwest
in all seven lights.
List of Rented Buildings.
The Commissioners have transmitted to
Senator Charles Faulkner list of the
buildings rented for office purposes by the
District Of Columbia, as follows: District
building, 5000; police headquarters, fire
alarm, street sweeping service and super
intendent of charities, $3,050: health de-
partment, $1,000; addition to Police Court,
$500 and excise board and special assess
ment, $546.
Hay Scales Transferred.
The Commissioners, acting upon the rec
omInendation of the inspector of buildings
have transferred the care and manage
mont of the District hay scales of that
Office to the sealer of weights and meas
ureS.
Mr.. DuncansOn's Protest.
Charles c. Duncanson of the firm of Dun
carson G. Bros. has written to the Com
missioners regarding the order of the Com
missioners a short time ago that the alley
in Cooke Park between Cambridge and q
streets, West Washington, d. c., be paved
under permit assessment
writes to the Commissioners for the pur-
pose of placing himself on record as haV-
ing notified them of the priority of his
claim upon the seventeen or the eighteen
houses on Cambridge street on which
the alley proposed to be paved is in the
rear aud upon which he has a deed of
trust In his letter he says that If this
alley is paved and any assessment be made
for the cost of the same against abutting
property the property known lots
80 TO So inclusive, excepting lot 43, square
112, Georgetown, D. G., will not be held
subject TO said tax. He claims his deed
of trust to be a prior incumbrance to any
tax to which the Commissioners may place
upon his property except the annual taxes
due each year.
A School Buildings Report.
The Commissioners have sent Repre-
sentative James r. Williams, chairman
subcommittee on appropriations for the
District of Columbia, report of the COM
mittee on buildings and repairs of the
board of school trustees relative to the
necessity for new school buildings and re-
pairs and recommending the report to the
favorable consideration of this committee.
Bogus Farmers.
\ committee from the Market Dealers
Cooperative Association, composed of
Messrs. i. A. Chandler, +. Price Brown
l.. q. Kidwen, +. l.. Sunny and }. *.
Mangum, had a hearing before the Com
m!ssioDers yesterday to protest against
bogus farmers outside of the markets sell
ing goods contrary to law, and to the det-
r,ment OF the legitimate dealers and the
public at large 1t was represented that
these bogus farmers are daily selling po-
tatOcS and other produce in boxes and
baskets holding about three recks for a
bUshei, without being weighed as pro-
videa by law. Also that cranberries, beans
and other articles are being measured in
wet measure pint and quart cups, instead
of by dry measure, as the law requires.
Also, that not only the. dealers in the
markets are being imposed upon, but the
farmers are also imposed upon by a large
number of hucksters who claim to be
farmers, and buy and sell the poorest and
cheapest grade of produce, thereby injur-
ing the market dealer and the farmer
| The committee requested the Commission
ers to detail police officer to look after
volators of the law in this respect. The