Evening star., 1895-08-31
GOOD FOR THE CITY.
Many Needed Orders Issued by the
District Commissioners.

Many Needed Orders Issued by the
District COmmissiOners.
The Commissioners today ordered that
water main assessments be Cancelled on ac-
count of the decision in the Burgdorf case
against lot 151, square 1904. and against
lots and 8, Cass' subdivision Of Pleasant
Plains.
1t was also ordered that 45O lineal feet Of
fifteen inch pipe sewer be laid along the
west side of 9Th street southeast between
D street and South Carolina avenue and
crossing South Carolina avenue, estimated
cost, $3.50, cnargeable to current appropria-
ton for relief sewers and replacing OBJ
structed sewers; that 92O lineal feet of
2.25x3315-inch sewer be laid in E street
northeast between 18th street and Ten
nessee avenue. estimated cost $1,000.
chargeable to the current appropriation for
main and pipe sewers; that 125 lineal feet
OF 375x5.625-inch 3 sewer be laid in Georgia
avenue southeast between 14th and 18th
streets. estimated cost $4,000, and that go
feet Of 16-inch sewer be laid in the north
side of 0 street northwest between 1st and
Sd streets, estimated cost 1856, both charge
able to the current appropriation for main
and pipe sewers.
Public wells were ordered to be filled and
abandoned as follows: On 26th street be-
tween E and F. streets northwest, estimated
cost SIS; on H street between 4th and 9Th
streets northwest. estimated cost SIS.
The contract with John Jacoby was ex-
tenued TO september l, 1875, without pen
atty of cost of inspection.
The time for completion of the contract
with M. j. Drummond was extended thirty
days from December 1, 1895. without pen
alty SO lar as regards the delivery of six
inch water pipe. and that the monthly rate
Or deliveries of six-inch pipe provided for
In the contract be reduced pro rata with
the extension of time
A twelve-inch water main he laid. Re-
ginning at the thirty-inch main at 10th and
d streets southwest; thence south on 10th
street to Water street; thence on Water
street TO II street; thence east on H street
10 412 street, at an estimated cost of ST. 4Sj
PERMISSION was granted the United States
Eiectric lighting Company to erect two
poles in alley in square 376.
Authority was granted to erect a br, ol<
store room at the District property ward
corner I'd and Canal streets southwest at
All estimated cost not to exceed $4OO charge
able to the appropriation for street lighting
The water main assessments against. snb'
lots L, NJ and N, square 49, and sublots
e and +. square 100, were Cancelled. on ac
count of the decision in the Burgdorf case.
The following gas lamps were ordered
discontinued: North side l. street between
Ia n street and Vermont avenue, south side
w street between 14th and 10Th streets
north side l street between 18th and 14th
streets. north side Grant place between 9sh
and 10th streets, north side of G street be-
tween 9TH and Sth streets, north side of o
street between 7th and sth streets north
east corner Missouri avenue and 9Th street
also that one of the three lamps at the in
tersection of 18th and streets northwest
1O& and G streets northwest, and 1st and
B streets northeast. be discontinued
1t was ordered that the naphtha lamp post
at the corner of e and South Capitol streets
southeast be re-erected; the broken post on
8d street opposite Maine avenue southeast
be replaced with a new one, and the post in
alley between E and F and 9th and 1th
streets northwest be re-erected.