The Washington times., 1895-03-17
D0|HGS OF THE DISTRICT
Surveyor, Assistant Surveyor and
Surveyors Clerk Chosen.
APPOINTED UNDER NEW LAW
Bids Opened for Furnishing Site Each for
Two New Engine Houses-Pay Allowed
While sick-Private Appointed-High
Service Water to Be Temporarily Cut Of.

The Commissioners made three important
| appointments yesterday, one of which was
anticipated by The Times several days
since.
The selections are as follows: william
Forsythe. surveyor of the District. at
salary of $4,000 per annum; Henry B.
| LOCKER, assistant surveyor, at an annual
compensation of 81 800. and James H.
| Forsythe, clerk in the office OF surveyor,
whose compensation is at the rate of So
| per diem when actually employed.
These appointments are made for a term
| of four years, and were provided for and
the salary for each fixed by a late enact
ment which made the surveyor salaried
| official, his pay having been hitherto regu-
lated by the fees collected. Hereafter
| all fees coming into the office will be con-
verted into the treasury with other District
| revenues.
Mr.. William FOrSythe is the present in
cumbent and hes occupied the position for
number OF years. The appointments
was rendered him about ten days ago, but
since then he has been i'll, and it was not
until very recently that lie signified his
acceptance OF the trust under the new con-
| ditions. All plats and records In his
/ possession, 1T is understood, viii be turned
over to and become the property of the
District.
OPENED THE BIDS.
Sealed bids were opened yesterday for
furnishing the ground upon which TO erect
the two new engine-houses mentioned in
yesterdays Times.
Ten proposals We're received, as follows
From Samuel Ross, for property on 0 street,
between First street east and North Capitol
street, at 81 per foot; if the entire depth of
lot be taken, price, So cents per foot VIII
son & Hough, thirty feet of lot 8, square
o14, fronting on New Yoork avenue, So. 90
per foot f. s. ClaTkson, 81 by 1S5 of
lot 8, square 554, at ST. per FOOT SO by / SO
feet OF same premises, 81 o per foot: 81
by 100, same premises, 81 80 per foot; 3S
by 100, same premises, 81. 60. i. II.
Saunders, lots So to 102. square ZIG, O
street, between North Capitol and First
streets west, 81 per foot. Nicholas Eek
hart, property fronting on New York ave
nue.. Kirby, and Second streets, lump bid
of SIG, 900. Decide, Davis & Co., part of
square SO, fronting OF street northwest,
81 % per foot. or 30 teet front. 81 40 per
foot; also part of lot 3, square 559,
$4,000 James +. Brown lot 4, square
BIB, north side OF NJ street, s. ,OO0 Wal
ter A. Brown, lot A, square 513, south side
OF Ridge street, 81 As per foot. or So, 200
for the entire lot. lie Lachlen Real Estate
and Loan Company, Choice of lots l2I. 122,
to 125, square GIT, 81 80 per foot. D. D.
Thompson, choice of lots l04 TO I07, square
GIT, on North Capitol street, 81 25 per
foot
Two bids vyere rcCaived for No o eDpipe-
house, as follows: Jacob H Hope, lot No
80 street northwest, S12, 500. W. w.
Mccullough, part OF lot ., square EGO,
fronting on Thirteen -and-a-halr street
northwest, 81 per foot. and lot s, same
square, SO per foot.
On account of iniOmality, chiefly from
the failure of bidders 10 Gorosit check as
required, some OF the proposals cannot be
considered
COMP ENSATION Is ALLOWED.
1t was ordered yesterday that compensa-
ton be allowed the following named pri-
Yates of the police force for time in excess
OF thirty days during which they were
unable to perform duty by reason OF per
sonal illness: S. D. Brane, William Robie
]. d. Rodgers. C. H Bannagan, E. A
Clements, R. l. King, F. NJ. Sullivan, and
s. L. Nelson.
The superintendent of lamps was author
lied to employ a subinspector at such
times as his services NAV be required for
making tests OF public arc lights, total
period not to exceed fifty DAYS per annum,
and with compensation at the rate OF So
per day.
Squire Gilmore was Yesterday an
pointed an additional private on the police
force for a term of three years, for duty at
premises Nos. 1912 and 1914 Fourteenth
street northwest.
The appointment of Horace Mandue as
additional private was revoked.
Forthe purpose of making the steam con-
nections at the U-street pumping station,
the water viii be shut off from tie high
service area from p. m. on the 18th until
8 a. m. the following day.
ORDERS AND BUILDING PERMITS.
Orders issued yesterday:
That catch basins at southeast and south
west corners of Seventeenth and L streets
northwest be trapped.
That an allotment of S2,250 from ap-
preparation for relief sewers and replacing
obStructed sewers, 1895, be approved in
payment for work already done
That $50 feet of six-inCh water pipe be
laid in south side of u street, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets north
west.
That the resignation of C. H. Snyder,
bridgekeeper at Pennsylvania avenue bridge |
over the Eastern Branch, be accepted, to |
take effect on the 10th instant, and B. F. |
stull is appointed to succeed him.
Building permits were issued yesterday |
as follows F. S. Carmody, dwelling, |
No. 1905 Emerson street northeast, 81 800.
For repairs: Marshal A. A. Wilson, i'm
provements to No. 1928 Pennsy lvania
avenue, $500; Sisters of the Good shep-
herd, additions to building corner Thirty
sixth and 7 streets, $500; William W.
Riley, addition to fish wharf, Water street,
$3.50; James r. Sands, frame extern
sion, lot 16, block 20, Brightwood Park,
5000.
Harry Summers Serious Offense