Evening star., 1896-10-21
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Need of a Fire Boat,

The Commissioners have received from
Commodore Sutton of the police harbor
fleet list Of the casualties along the river
front during the past year or two. The
object of this list is to bring to the at
tention OF Congress in connection v ith the
estimate for a new harbor boat the large
amount of good that could have been ac-
complished had the District been provided
with suitable fire boat. The Comms-
SionerS propose TO work hard to get an
appropriation for this matter.
System of Signals.
After all there will be no fagmen at the
crossings of the rapid street car lines
Presidents Harries of the Metropolitan and
Dunlop of the Capital Traction Company
had a conference yesterday afternoon at
the Commissioners office upon this subject
and the result was in every way sutisfac-
tory. President Harries waived the right
OF the metropolitan road at 9th street to
the right of way (being north and south
road and then the two presidents agreed
to arrange a new system of signals The
Commissioners expressed themselves as
agreeable to change, and agreed to con-
slider any joint proposition the two presi-
dents would submit.
Orders Issued.
The Commissioners yesterday ordered
that the following work be done under
the provisions of the permit system:
Lay cement sidewalk in front of new
house on north side Of LIE Roy place, near
Phelps place; estimated cost, $5G36.
Lay cement sidewalk in front of prem
ises 4s to 60 G street northeast; esti-
mated cost, $239 IS.
Lay cement sidewalk in front of 172O N
street northwest; estimated cost, $500.
Lay cement sidewalk in front of 1722 N
street northwest; estimated cost, 500
Lay brick sidewalk in front of lot J.,
square 6t9; estimated cost, $2l7.56.
The Robinson Brothers & Company hay-
ing requested the Commissioners to place
the order for the terra Gotta pipe, etc.
recently awarded them with the next
lowest bidders, and the next lowest bidders
having agreed to furnish the materials at
the prices bid by said company, the fol-
lowing awards are hereby made. and the
secretary is directed to furnish a copy Of
this order to the interested parties: To the
Potomac Terra Gotta Company-11.OO 600 feet
of 1O-inch pipe at 10 cents per foot, $500
feet of 21-inch pipe at 80 cents per foot
40 21-inch 6-inch branches at s1.57
each. To Thomas Somerville & Sons
1000 feet of 21-inch pipe at 30 cents per
foot. To A. Lamond-125 S-inch x 6-inch
branches at 80 cents each.
That go feet Of 6inch water main be
laid in the south side of Maryland avenue
between Q and 1st streets northwest; esti-
mated cost, $55S.
That drinking fountain at 18th street
and street northwest be abandoned.
That permits be granted as follows:
The order of September q, 1896, to lay
brick sidewalk in 1st street southeast, in
front of squares 927, 92S, $50, 951, 974 and
975,is Cancelled on account of erroneous ad-
vertfsement, and the secretary is directed
to furnish copy of this order to the spe-
cial assessment clerk.
That broken lamp at corner Of 4th and
" streets northwest be re-erected
That broken lamp at corner of 34th and
N streets northwest be re-erected.
That so much of the order for laying
brick sidewalk on D street northeast, in
front Of squares 500, s04, south of 915 and
916, as relates to square S93, be Cancelled,
as the advertisement and order should
have read square south Of $685.