Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-19
The Visiting knights Templar.

Yesterday afternoon the three Communicates
Of Knights Tempiar of this District met at their
Asylum, and after forming in line on street,
marched to the depot, preceded by Heads band,
and received Detroit, Adrian, and st. Bernard
COMMANDMENTS, OF Michigan, all Of which came
in by the O'Clock Z. NJ. train. They were es-
coTted to the National Hotel, where rooms had
been provided for them. Att O'Clock they again
proceeded to the depot and escorted st. Johns
Comnandery, Of Philadelphia, to the Metro
politan Hotel where they egistered their Names
Becks band, OF Philadelphia, which 2ccompa-
MED this Commandery, tock lodgings at the
Howard House, corner of Sixth street. and the
avenue; This morning the visitors all went to
Mount Vernon, in company with delegation
OF the Templars OF this city, and on their return
~ noon they were received by the Washington,
Columbia, and Potomac Communicates at the
steamboat wharf, and escorted to the Metro
pOlitan and National Hotels where they dined
before leaving for Baltimore this evening.
1hey an expressed themselves well pleased with
thelr visit down the river, and each one bore with
him bits OF evergreen as mementoes of their pill
grimage TO the tomb Of Washington. TO-mor-
row they viii make an excursion down the Cheaa-
peake bay, aud on Friday the Grand Encamp-
ment will visit this city and be entertained by the
Sir Knightsof the District, who will show them
around the city, and banquet will be given at
the Asylum. The Masonic Temple will be taste
fully decoTatedon the occasion with appropriate
emblensan wreaths and flowers.
PR1yATE IMPROVEMENTS. - The following
notices of intentions to build have been filed in
tho otfice of the Chief OF Bureau of Buildings
. and permits issued thereon:-W. Harper two
story frame building, 20 feet FROM by SO depth.
with tWo-story frame back building. on south
SIDE OF Z street north, between ith aud 9Th
streets east. Daniel G.. Serrin two two-starv
frame buildings, 13K feet front by &c feet depth,
on east side OF Goth street west, between L and
n north. Louis Folk, two-story frame building.
u feet front by 33H depth, on north side of Is
street south, between 18th and 18th streets east
NESTS. Noford q Seielberg, two-story store
brick building, % feet front by so feet depth on
west side Of 9Th street west, between ID and y
streets. John lrwila two-story frame house, %
rec. iLont by q depth, and one two-story back
building, ON the corner of New York avenue and
18th street. Isaac Beers, two-story back build
ing: 50 feet front by Is depth, and one-story
e PACK building building; on west side Of 4th street
W.. Taylor, two story brick building,
q feet front by 81 depth, on west side of sri
,treet west, between l. and NJ streets north. G.
I. Nollard, SIX three-story brick buildings, Tx
rect mont by IS feet depth, on west side of 6t6
street west, between and G. streets north III
Pot6ury, two-story frame building, 10 feet front
by 50 depth, on south side OF street north, be-
tween 21st and I'D streets west. b. Milburn,
three four-story brick buildings, rk feet front
by 90 feet depth, on north side of G street north,
and W. b. Todd, Jr., six two-story frame buiId-
ings, IA feet front by % feet depth on south side
OF ii street south, between 10th and 18th streets
east. MI Noble ID. Larner has commenced the
erection OF a three-stOry and basement brick
building, Is feet front by ~ depth, with bav
windows, on the north side of 1 street north,
and work commenced in erecting two handsome
brick cottages on the corner of 9th and A streets
tapit0I hill. The church on 10th street west
near M Is TO be moved to Vermont avenue he
tween n and streets.
The WASHINGTON AND JAMES CREEK
CANALs-Messrs. Teemyer & Co.. contractors
Tor cleaning out the Washington canal have
now got fairly started in the work of relaxing
the new wall between 18th and 18th streets. and
operations VIII be carried ON more rapidly since
passing the bend at 18th street. This portion of
the work, nearly completed, is the most diffi
cult OF any on the whole line, requiring new
walls on both sides. To-day workmen will com
meEce drlvlng row of piles across the canal on
the west side Of 9Th street, to enable the work
men to I'll up as soon as possible all that portion
east as far as Tiber creek. As soon as this is
done the bridges at eth, Az and Sd streets. and
Maryland avenue will be removed and set mn
across the new canal, extending from the Arse
nal to Virginia avenue. Messrs. Teemver s.
GO. nave 10 men, with wheelbarrows and
horses and carts employed in cutting out this
extension. They have reached up to NJ
street., distance Of about four squares,
removed with wheelbarrows. A tempo
Iafy Golfer dam has been thrown across at
the lower end, with a floodgate which ex-
cludes the water at high tice. When opened at
excavation runs out, leaving the cut compare
lively dry: These gentlemen have recently had
a new and very substantial mud machine pre-
pared at Galt's wharf, with an extra strong
crane 81 mace for IT, for operating in this canal
IL Is the intention to put it at work this week.
and by means of this machine to 90 six feet
below low-water mark. The mud is to be thrown
out on the banks on both sides, and used in filling
up the low grounds. The width of this cut is
nifty feet, and when completed the largest river
craft can easily float the entire length of n m
Virginia avenue.