Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-07

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| =, BOARD OF PUBLIC woRKs.-At meeting OF
the board Yesterday, the following papers were
referred TO the chief of the bureau of streets:
The request of Lloyd Monkey to place a board
ience along the margin of Tiber Creek: the
request OF w. d. Dice and others to erect pump
on iith street, between U and streets; the
| petition of j. Il. Handy to have W street Graded
| from 14th to 18th; a communication from A. IT,
MOTIFS, requesting that Defrees street may be
properly numbered and a communication Of r.
W. bowman to have a hitching post placed on
| ID street, between 18th and sth.
| The chief OF the bureau of streets, has been
directed TO clean alleys between 9th and 9TH
street, pennsylvania avenue and streets. s..
w, and between ~ and 9th streets and Penn
| sylyania avenue and Missouri avenue, n W.
Also 10 repair pumps corner 4th and Nj street.
n. W.; Eth street, between Il and u and have
| NV. "a 'U anu sereets
The secretary was directed to inform Cbas
Thomas and others that the paving of i street
from 18TH 10 Zlst has been ordered. The chief of
the bureau OF lamps was directed to report as to
me necessity and cost of erecting street lamp
In front OF the Western Presbyterian Church. on
ID street, between 18th and 10Th streets n w.
Col WIN. a. Cook, counsel to the board, was
requested 10 submit an opinion as to on whom
the cost of the change Of grade on ID street he
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest. shouId
ian: The Chief OF the bureau OF streets reported
streets northwest is in good condition, and that
the complaint about 1t is unwarranted. The
chief engineer reported favorably on the appli-
cation OF citizens to have the Woodley road re-
pared, and the work was ordered to Commence
without delay. The chief engineer was directed
to permit Albert Gleason to furnish the new
eurblng Tor 9Th street southwest, between and
u streets, provided he accepts the price To he
established by the board. The repayement of r
street northwest ordered by the board is TO he
done from 9Th to 18th streets.
WORK Gpu
SOuRsfs-Mr. Chase, superintendent of sewers
and drains, Is busily engaged in his department.
There is some delay with the sewer on Sd street
owing to the difficulty Of getting carts to haul
prlek. About 20 men are employed cleaning ont
lie water course emptying into the canal be-
tween 9Th and 10th streets. They are using a
boat and expect they will be able to use it no 20
the Avenue, thereby Obyiating the necessity of
opening the Avenue. Mr.. Chase intends to ask
the board to compel parties who own property
on this water course to cover the same as a sanf-
tary measure, and also that traps be placed along
Its line. The water course leading from Prather's
alley southwark Is in a very filthy state. and Mr.
Chase is having 1t cleaned and traps being nut
In at II and streets, Massachusetts, avenue and
on the alley. An examination of the 14th street
sewer day or two since developed the fact that
between Z ard + streets over feet had been
washed out with the earth 2K feet below the bot
T ION anu between and for 20 feet, the sides
sixty feet south Of X street GO or 20 bricks were
found washed out. Mr.. Chase, having been au-
lhorized py the BOARD, Will commence repairs to-
morrow, and will also connect the traps at the
corner of 18th and II streets leading to the water
course with the 18th street sewer.
An ELoPRNENr FROM THE OLD DOMINION
The Rundtcdy Couple Tied in This City.-This
morning couple giving the names of James
W. Wines and Anna Sehaefer, of Fauquier
county, Va, who had just. arrived in town
looking as if they had made the journey on
foot-appeared in the neighborhood Of the City
Han, and the man inquired where to go for the
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president nf the Na@sh;Ivs, Assor,afion volnn,
teered TO show them the way to become happy
and took them to the Clerks Office where the
necessary blank was filed out, and after calling
at the residences of several clergymen-the
bride, very young girl, all the time protesting
she didn't want to get married, she wanted to 90
h0me-they finally found minister at home,
and the two were made one. The bride wept
coplously, and refused to be comforted, but the
bridegroom, being experienced hand n
| widower, did not seem to be at all alarmed at
| the situation. No cards.
| THE OLDEST INHABITANTS ASSOCIATION met
| yesterday, DIR. j. Il. Blake in the chair when
Mr.. Jenkin Thomas announced the death of
Mr.. Robert White, of Georgetown, one of their
! members, and resolutions OF respect to the MEM
| DRY OF the deceased were adopted. Mr.. Middle
ton offered resolution making their fellow
member, General Roger c. Weightman, an
| honorary member Of the society. Mr.. Dorsett
| announced that the Old Defenders of Baltimore
intend making visit to this city on the 18th of
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Quite long debate took place on the question
| OF changing the constitution SO as to make a
large number OF citizens elgable for member
| ship who are now excluded by the limit of forty
| years residence in the District the proposition
| being TO make the limit thirty years instead
| Finally, at about O'Clock, the motion was laid
on the table, and the association adjourned.
| TAX RETURN AFFIDAvIrs.-Ed;tor Star
| Inasmuch as some of the deputy assessors Of
taxes have refused to recognize aifidayits taker
4 M fha ax.1N o&.~ up..t
lie to the tax returns of several citizens, deem
proper to call the attention of the public TO the
i provision in the 9th section of the act providing
1 for the appointment OF superintendent of assess
which is as follows (which oath or afirmat ii.
shall be filed up and taken and subscribed
taxes, an assessor Of the District, or some ote
| person duly qualified 10 administer oaths or af
frmations IN said District, and thereafter sale
return so verified shall be delivered to the asses
sor Of the district in which the person makins
the return may reside"
the Forest City Club, Of Cleveland, win again
contend for the supremacy. Their games
heretofore, have been closely contested, and il
this one the Forest City will seek TO retreiy,
some of their former misfortunes. They brin,
With them very strong nine. The Olympus
Club win shortly start on on an Eastern tour.
IMPROVING LAFAYErrE SouARE-Gen
baocock Is about to make some valuable an,
mueh-needed improvements In Lafayett
Square, his intention being to sub-drain it, an,
supply II with gas and water. The work win b.
commenced Tomorrow or next day.
EpUcATioNAL.-Mrs- Sarah NJ. McDonal,
win open her English and French school at No
| q " Seminary Building" Georgetown on Mon
day next For circulars apply at l29 Beail street
Georgetown.
Mr.. EDWARD JOHNSON was yesterday An
| pointed clerk 10 the Board Of Public WORKS
Mr.. johnson has been On temporary work in tn
ofioe for some time past, and Is well up in tn
duties.