Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
DIST RICT AFFAIRS
Additional Water Mains to Be Laid
in the Suburbs.
THE CONDUIT ROAD SCHOOL SITE
Contractor Daggett Authorized to
Sweep B Street.
Nj L y ICIPAL ORDERS

The Commissioners today ordered that
water mairs be constructed follows:
Six hundred and twenty feet Of sjA-inch
main in 18th street extended between Co.
lumhia road and keneSaw avenue; GS1 feet
of twelve-inch main in Columbia road be
tween Florida avenue and California ave-
nue.; :55 feet of siX-inch main in California
avenue between Columbia road and Con-
nectcut avenue; :5S feet of six-.nch main
in Connecticut avenue between wyoming
and California avenues. including two fire
hydrants; $50 feet of siX-inch main in 10th
street northeast, beginning at the siK-inch
main a the intersection of Rosedale street
and running thence south in 10th street
distance of 800 feet
Permit system Work.
The following work. to be done under the
provisions Of the permit system. has been
ordered By the Commissioners: The laying
Of brick sidewalk in front of 1244 Ken
esaw avenue, at an estimated cost Of $l;;
setting the curb in front of 1910 lath street,
at an estimated cost of 81 ~. ans. the lay
ing of cement sidewalk and curb in from
Of 6l2 and GA 18th street noIthwest, at an
estimated cost Of S22D.32.
Sewers and Lamps.
An allotment OF $3.50 from the appropra-
use in the current quarter of the fiscal
year. has been appropriated by the Com
missioEers.
The Commissioners today ordered that
three addition al lamps be erected on Bad-
cnsourg road. and that twelve naphtaa
lamps on 18th street northeast from b to
r street be moved to the new curb lines.
Contract for Cleaning Street.
Ine Commissioners today acceJ ted a pro-
posal Of Albert Daggett to perform the
work Of cleaning stree, on the south side
Nom 9TH to 18th streets during the re-
manner of the current fiscal year as extra
work under his esent contract for street
Cleaning.
In his proposal the contractor said: 81
VIII iLrnlsh the men and ell necessary
TOOLS and clean Is street on the south sid.
from 9th to 18th streets for the sum of
- =, per day. and will guarantee to do the
work 20 the entire satisfaction Of your de-
partment and all concerned"
Conduit ROnd school Site,
commissioner Ross, in a communication
10 DR. A. II. Wilmer, has informed the Iat
tet thaI upon receipt of the Con-
cult road school site papers. with re-
port that the best lots offered bv Mr.
clark are those located in block No. 3
ara numbered ~. AZ and Al, price II -
f n.S square foot, the papers were re-
ierred 10 the inspector of buildings as tn
the eligibility of that site InsDector
hra"y. continues Commissioner Ross re-
turned the papers with this Endorsement.
pom personal Inspection. l find tina
me site Is so much below the grade of Con-
duit road as to make it undesirable for
'Nii'ut purposes. Dr. Wilmer is asked
"httner or not readvertising in this cas-,
would be advisable.
Repairs On the Harbor Boat.
The Commissioners have Cancelled their
order of July ~ lsst accepting the pro-
posal of the NJ. NJ. Davis Marine Railway
company to construct new auN for and
make repairs to the harbor boat, for the
sum of $3.50. for the reason that the
commissioners are Informed that the com
pany appears to be unabl, to begin AMI
complete the work within a REASONABLE.
Tune Further bids to d. the work are to
be requested.
New Duties for "a Janitor.
John W Sinclair. janitor of .he Central
HIsl. School. has been notified by the Com
mlssioners to report Immediately to the in
Spector of buildings for temporary duty at
the District building.
Merry-Go-Round Licensed.
The Commissioners have issued \ ucanse
to g. NJ. Winters to operate a merry-go-
round at 18th and y streets
4 Trip for the Building Tnsnecto-
The Commissioners today instructed the
inspector Of buildings to attend the seventh
annual convention of the National Assoc
citation OF Commissioners and Inspectors of
buildihgs OF the United States of America
10 pe heid in Buffalo, n. V. September Is
Suburban Street Sprinkling,
The Commissioners today ordered that
sprinkling outside of the territory now
sprinkled by the street cleaning depart-
ment be discontinued, except in cases where
the Engineer Commissioner NAV deem n
necessary Tor the repair of county roads,
Proposal Accepted.
The proposal of Dunbar Bros. to furnish
siX-inch by twenty-inch standard granite
CURLING at 65 cents and 80 cents for straight
and circular curb. respectively, has been
accepted by the Commissioners
Collections for the Year.
The final statement Of receipts of the
District collector of taxes for the year
ending June 80 last shows that the col
lec,ions amounted to s3.S34.67s.O1. This is
an increase over the collection of the year
ending June 30, 1895. Of S515, 632.39
Addition to Building Regulations.
In compliance with a recommendation of
the inspector Of buildings. the Commits
sioners this afternoon ordered the follow
ing amendment to the Schedule of Limita-
tions and Provisions Relative to the Pro-
lection of Portions of Buildings Beyond
the Building Line
Before a permit is issued for a porte
cochere. the written assent of all the prop
erty owners on that side of the square
where 1t is proposed to locate such struc-
ture must be obtained and filed in the office
of the inspector of buildings. The APP
proaches and driveway shall be paved or
otherwise improved to the satisfaction of
the Engineer Commissioner"