The evening times., 1900-06-16
THE new SCHOOLHOUSES
Sites Recommended for Buildings
in Two Divisions.
General Spear Reports to the Dis
trict Commissioners in Favor OF IA
Another Near Overlook Inn, and n
Third at KeniIworth-Other Affairs.

The District Appropriations bill, ap-
proved June 6. 1900, provides for the pur-
chase OF several sites and for the erection
thereon of new school buildings. Among
these is an item OF S2O, 900 to pay for the
site and TO start the construction OF a new
eight-room school building at Washington
Heights, the total cost of which is not to
exceed $4,000.
Other clauses Of the bill provide for the
purchase of a site and the construction
of a four-room building at Petworth, at a
cost Of 81, coo; for a four-rOom building
and site for the Eighth division (Twining
City,, at a cost OF $4,000, and for a four
room building and site at Kenilworth, at
a cost Of SIS, 600.
Pursuant to these provisions the Com
missioners requested General Ellis Spear
to recommend to them two sites for the
said buildings which should, in his judg-
ment. be best suited 10 the purpose, with
reference to healthy location and TO the
accommodation of the population sur
rounding the same. In his reply General
Spear says:
In accordance with your directions,
have examined the locations in the Sew
enth and Eighth divisions going person.
ally over the ground, though previously
familiar with them. The county schools
are difficult to locate by reason Of the
scattered population, but after careful con-
sideration 1 recommend for the building
on Washington Heights a site located be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets
and Wyoming Avenue and the Columbia
Road. For the school building at Pet
worth l recommend a site bounded by
Richmond Street, Illinois Avenue, Rock
Creek Church Road. and BrightwoOd Ave
nue., preferably keeping away from Bright
wood Avenue itself.
For the four-room building in the
Eighth division, designated in the original
bill for Twining City, but as finally passed
left without other designation. l am Of
the opinion that Twining City is not ia
vorably located for public school build
ing. There is a rented building there and
thirteen scholars. The building near
Good Hope is an old two-room building.
full, and on a bad site. II could be used
for cooking and manual training advan-
tageOusly. In my judgment new build
ing would best accommodate all the peo-
pie in that vicinity if located somewhere
near the Intersection Of the roads in the
neighbOShOod Of the Overlook Inn.
For the school building at Kenilworth
| recommend a site on the AnacOstia Road
in that part Of the village nearest the
city, as the village is near the District
line and there is scattering population
on this side of Kenilworth."
The information thus received has been
noted by the Commissioners, and Will be
used by them in the final decision Of the
sites in question.
The Commissioners issued an order this
morning for the appointment Of four spe-
ciaI policemen for duty at the street rail-
way crossings which have recently been
made permanent posts. Those appointed
are George II. Pension, Alfred J. Pol
lock, John D. Hurry and Tobias TOlbert
j.. These men were chosen from a large
number of applicants, the files showing
the names OF about 600 men who sought
places in connection with these four 20
sitiOBs.
These appointments, with those made in
the garbage service. close two divisions
OF places in the gift of the Commission
ers, and there Will be no further appoint
ments to either, except as the cause OF
death, permanent disability, or removal.
The special policemen appointed went on
duty this morning at 10 O'Clock
Bids were opened al the District Build
ing at noon today for crushing stone for
improving Connecticut Avenue. and for a
site for the new stationhouse north OF
Florida Avenue
The bidders for crushing stone az the
District quaTries near Dickinson, Nd,
were the Sand. Lime and Stone Company,
Of Baltimore. Nd, and J. c. Regan & Co.
Those submitting proposals for the i'm
prOvement OF Connecticut Avenue were
G. B. Miller and Andrew Gleeson.
For constructing an arch bridge over
Rock Creek on the line OF Massachusetts
Avenue extended the bidders we-e the
Crawford Paving Company and the Bren-
nan Construction Company.
Those Offering lots for the site Of the
new stationhOuse were Louis a Faber
E p. SwartZ. Stone K Fairfax. Charles 4. A.
Shiel, c. c. DuncansOn. 5. Barring, Cash
Bros. Howard Gibson. F. f. Park. Price
& Gibson, and r. W. Walker & Son.