The evening times., 1896-05-29

The District Commissioners sent q tele-
gram this morning 10 Hon. Z. r. WaF
bridge mayor OF ST. Louis. as lolioWs.
..rne commissioners OF the district OF
Columbia, ex pressing the earnest ana nh.b'
-ilnuus sentiment OF this community, tender
10 the people of ST. LOUIS their hcartiet
sympathy on account Of the loss and suffer
ing entai.ed by the destructive storm in
YOUR city eli the eth instant. ana WcuIu
,,iatlly render any service in their power
10 mitigate Tie eiGetr uf tne caIafhitY II
notiIieu OF The way III WHICH tneS may hcsI
eIIectuaiIy ulrect their e1lorts.
Inc leiegram Was AEued by PTesiGeht
Ross. NO Iurtner actl1u wlti De lakeh uli-
~ Ine mayor replies. when, II the desire
Tor material ard IL Expressed, a meeting
of citizens may be Called 10 fLfInuia'c
pIans ior aifOruing the needed assistance.
EXAMINATION OF PLUMBERS.
Twenty-four applicants for appointment
as phiIpting and gas Inspector unuer Tue lDis-
tr,ct government entered ior the coliineti-
1--WE examination before the United States
civil service examiners. yesterday, Ds.r Ut
all of them completed their papers.
Itls untie rstoou that eight OF the aspirants
voluntarily retired before the close or the
examination.
plicants was in Sowing the mathematical
problems. these being regarded as quite
difficult.
examination. and it ,s presumed that all vino
completed uieir papers will he entitled 10
enrolment in the eligible list
The marking VIII uot LIE competed uhtu
some time next week.
Capt. u. j. Ficleger, whose serv-
vices as assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner terminated yeslera.,s, Val
Leave this evening for West Foint, TO assume
;he duties of his new position. as professor
of Ciyi, and military engineering al Chltcd
States Military. Academy.
The position TO which Capt. Ficbeger is
-. ON
OF tic most desirable in the military ser
vice He has the RANK .! lieutenant colonel.
with the sure prospect or advancement
His course as Assistant Engineer Comnhs-
sioner a part of the duties uf which often
was to serve as acting Commissioner. in the
absence of his superior. has been such as 10
win he respect Of the public. and many citi-
zens of the histrict have called sinceit was
known he would he transferred TO Eersorl-
ally express regret that his Official rela-
tio,is here were to be severed.
1t is not known who. if any one, VIII
succeed Capt. Fiebeser. portion OF his
duties have been assigned to capt. Burr.
and part to Capt. Beach, the remaining
twoHssist ants anu the prospect ls that ui:on
the final success OF the river and harbor MI!
and t,ae fortificatson hill, the transfer OF
these duties will be made permanent. and
that hereafter there will be but two instead
of three assistants. assigned 10 the depart
nent.
80 much extra work is likely to he en-
tailed upon the engineer corps of the army
hy the adoption of the two measures noted.
iha' no officer can he spared for District
work
TIE DAILY ORDERS.
New water mains were ordered today hy
the Commissioners to be laid rs follows:
In alleys of square 5ii ,325 feet of three
inch. in street. between Twelfth and Thir-
teeRih- streets southeast, 5S5 feet Of siy-
inch. and from n Ioirt on the twenty y four
inch main at the inter- ection of New Hamp-
shire avenue and " street. 2,l60 feet Of
tweniy-inch. running west along " street
to the intersection of Florida avenue, to q
point on ;lle tTenty-inch Georgetown mai '
at the intersection OF Florida avenue and
y street The total cost of these mains is
estimated at S9,i2i.1O.
Sewers under the provisions of the per-
NIT system were also ordered. as fellows
In alley OF square 5i2, to cost S3I4, and
in alley of square $50, at an estimated
cost of S222.