The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-28


hearty cheers for Col Berret the meeting adjourned
WASHINGTON AouKDucr CoSrnAcrs- The Secretary of
War has decided the following awards Of contracts under
the letting Of the 18th INST for the works Of the Wash
ington Aqueduct These works embrace all the struc
lures and the work necessary 10 complete the Aqueduc
not already under contract completed The cement
contract has not yet been decided il win amount to about
sS6.540 tbs sand contracts amount 10 sl4 400 those
for work and other materials than cement sand and
bricks to $GS24sO Amazing tho total of the awards
under the recent letting $683, 420 42.--Star
L. Rip Rap dam at Great Fals-Dexter Bclknap
o. Masonry at conduit head--Farwell, Case, & Esta-
brook
s. Gate house at Great Falls -Farwel Case, s. Esta-
A. Connection between gate house and tunnel No L
johnson Coats
g. Wsste weir at tunnel No. Derby, Dodson, & Co
g. Conduit between tunnels Nos. ] and 2-Farwell,
Case & Estabrook
a. Completion of bridge No. ga. A. McGafey.
g. Graduation in sections Nos. and l0-wheaton &
Decker.
8, Completion of bridge No. 4-Robert Mcintyre.
10. Waste weir In tunnel No. 4--Pat Crawley.
H. Efiuent gate house and sluce gate house reccv-
ing reserv0ir-H. L. Gaaher
IL. Emuent water gate and hosting crab Murray &
Hazlehunt.
IS. Waste weir between the two reservoirs -carnan
Dobbns.
IA Masonry structures about the distributing reser
voir -Farwell, Case, & Estabrook
10, Distributing reservoir A. "A. Mclafey.
49, Conduit under banks of distributing reservoir-A
A. McGaffey.
IT. Masonry of bridge No james Roach
Is. Iron and wood work Of bridge No. 5--J. Hutchin
10. Pipe vault at foundry branch Wheaton & Decker
70 Masonry OF bridge No 6-Carman & Dobbins,
H. Iron and wood work of bridge No. 6-Daniel
Stone.
20. High service reservoir Wheaton & Decker.
% Pumping engine II. r. Worthington.
| "a. Cast iron pipes--Iawrence Myers.
rs. Stop cocksAsabe Sylvester
70. Laying cast iron msins7A A. McCafey. @
"a. Sand-R T. jackson, H. c. Mitchell
| rs. Ccment-not yet awarded.
| New PALACE STORE. -WorkmeE excavating for
the foundations of the store which is to he erected
by Messrs. Gait Brothers, adjoining Browns Hotel 1t
to be built of pressed brick with brown stone acngs
and is to be five stories high somewhat higher than the
hotel building The store will be twenty EIGHT feet wide
and will extend through to street. with immense plate
glass windows and elegant fixtures. f. S. Friedrich
architect has furnished the designs and the contract has
been taken by H. S. Davis.
Previous to leaving their old stand the Messs Gait
will offer their large and beautiful assortment of silver
ware and jewelry Mt low prices they wish to fill their
new establishment with stock of imported and do
mestic goods Those wishing purchase will do well to
profit by the opportunity
COUNTERPART BANK NorEs readers will do we'll to
be on their guard against counterfeit on the Bank
OF the Old Dominion. One Of them has been shown to
the editor of the Alexandria Gazette who says at was
of the countereits we ever saw and
1t could have been easily passed on any one not con-
stsntly in tho habit of noticing bank notes Upon q
close examination it will be that the names of the
late president, W. Fowle and the cashier James Nc
Kenze are not well executed and there defect in
the head of Washington The word treasurer is spelled
md fhara 9th
appearance of the note fist sight would deceive al
most any one.' e6
The Sioux here have followed the example Of the
delegations which preceded them in the winter and have
sat for their photographs at the establishment of Mcees
1903 Pennsylvania avenue where that expert artist Mr.
Vannerson, has collected large portfolio of these Gu
rious Indian portraits which he proposes to publish
We saw yesterday, at the place. fine picture of
Mr. Branard the portrait publisher exquistey colored
and of rare merit work Of art of the Dusseldorf
school.
WEEK MONDAY, and the voters of this city
will be called upon to decide between the democratic and
| anti know nothing, the republican and knownothne
and the independent candidates. AS only one Of the
three be elected it is time that every man had de-
cded to vote for Col Bere and thus our city from
know nothing and republican rule.
IHK ARLINGTON.--lt stated that a
Of Sioux Indians will have picnic at Arlington Springs
to-day and intend to enjoy themselves in the peculiar
customs of their nation. The dance, scalp dance
and other Of their favore sports will occupy consdera-
BILE portion of the day Boats will leave Fourteenth
street bridge every hour. Fare each way cents The
rules for preservation Of order will be strictly enforced
WLLAnDs Horn Is 70 be closed Immediately after tho
adjournment Of Congress for the purpose of extensive
pairs Before the next session the proprietors intend
have the large addition In of erection
pleted 1t Will then occupy the entire west side of 14th
street. between the avenue and street and will be
of the largest las it is Of the bcstkepD hotels in
| the world. teaa as igsUE
The REVIVAL is still progressing in this city. Thirty
five persons have recently joined the Assembys Church.
and sevenyfve have applied for admission There
is preaching every evening this week in this church,
| at the corner of 9Th and streets.
The union ayer-meeting is held every afternoon at
the Methodist Episcopal Church, 9Th, between and
| III streets north
TB srxAxm CoLER will leave her wharf at 81 O'Clock
this morning for Mount Vernon. One-haf of the pro-
ceeds it win be remembered is appropriated by the COM
pany to tho Mount Vernon fund.
ry excursion to the White House Pavilion on Wednes-
day next.
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