The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-23

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stood that the Board ri. express itself in
favor OF the iron fouDtaIn without the
metallic painting suggested.
The Commissioners today authorized
the following orders for public work:
a sewer in the south side of Dunbar
ton Avenue between Thirtieth and Thir-
ty-f1rst Streets square 1888, at an esti-
mated cost Of SII2, abutti1g all property
fronting upon the said south side Of DUN
barton Avenue between Thirtieth and
Thirty-first Streets. square 1888
A sewer in the north side Of E Street
southeast, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets, at an estimated cost
Of $3.50, abutting lots /, 2, 8, +, ), and 8,
square 1890
A sewer in vin5 Street, GiIbert's add
ton to Takema Park, between Maple
Avenue and the right Of way Of the Ne
tropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and
Chic RaiIoard, at an estimated cost OF
S4G9, abutting ell lots located on either
side Of and fronting upon the said Vine
Street, between Maple Avenue and the
right of way of the Metropolitan Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
Gibert's addition to Takoma Park.
A sewer in Lansing Street, Brookland,
between Burns CThirteenth) Street and
Argyle Fourteenth Street. at an esti-
mated cost of $3.50, abutting lots Z, s. 3,
10 II and z, Of block 80. and lots 13, IA,
10 is, II and Is, of block 81, Brookiand,
D. c.
That a sewer be constructed in the south
side of Dumbarton Avenue, from the
west side of Thirtieth Street TO the main
sewer near the west side of Twenty-Einth
Street, at an estimated cost of S5l5
chaTgeable to the appropriation for main
and pipe sewers
That a sewer be constructed along the
east side of Third Street southeast. from
n Street northward and in the north side
of y Street crossing Third Street, at an
estimated cost of S745. chargeable to the
appropriation for replacing DISTRACTED
sewers.
That 4 sewer be constructed along the
north side Of California Avenue north
west, between Florida Avenue and
Eight zenith Street, to serve new school
building now being erected on lots % II
40. block s, Washington Heights at an
estimated cost of $40 chargeable to the
current appropriation for suburban sew
ers-
The District Commissioners have order
ed that the compensation Of F. R Weller,
Inspector in the Sewer Division, Engineer
Department, be increased to 81 per day TO
date from the 9Th Instant.
William O. Drew, the District Fire Mar
shall, has forwarded to the Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department a report up
on the IRE which partially burned the
steam laundry of ToIman & Son, May To-
AS a result of his examination of the
premises and investigation into the cause
of the fire, Mr.. Drew recommends that
the drying rooms of all laundries be con
structed Of steel or Of some similar fire
proof material II forwarding the report
to the Commissioners for their considera-
ton, Robert w. Dutton, the Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department, states that
while it does not appear that the fire in
this instance originated in the drying
| room Of the laundry, the fact that this
| room was Of frame construction would
| appear to indicate a condition which
ought to he brought to the attention Of
| the Inspector Of Buildings.
| John S. Brady, the Inspector Of Build
| iugs, has forwarded to the Commissioners
| forms of an advertisement for construct
1 ing a school building on lots 47-51, block
| 4, Prout Street. Twining City, and for
another building on lots 61-6S, block ).
/ Kenilworth. He has requested that the
same be published by the authority of the
| Commissioners