Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-27


SETTLEMENT OF TEE FIRB-ALARN CoNTRo-
VERsY.-A special meeting of the board OF fire
commissioners was held last evening, when q
communication was received from Mr.. +. L.
Stanton, secretary of the District declining to
draw the contract Tor the extension of the fire
alarm telegraph, as requested by the board
Mr.. Bailey offered a resolution reconsidering
and resembling the resolution requesting Mr..
Stanton TO prepare a contract. Adopted.
MIR. Bailey also offered a resolution directing
the secretary OF the board to have a contract
with Gamewell & Co. drawn, the contract to be
approved by the president or a majority of the
members OF the board.
MIR. McDevitt offered an Notwithstanding
the attorney fer the District in place of the sec
rotary OF the board. Lost.
Mr.. McDevitt moved 10 strike out ga majority
OF the members lost. He next moved that the
whole matter be left with the Governor; lost.
He also moved that committee OF four be ap-
pointed to examine the work from time to time.
Mr.. Booker moved that the entire board super
intend the work.
This was debated at some length, and finally
amended by providing that the committee on
Te-alarm telegraph, consisting OF President
Baker. Commissioners Barker and Bailey, the
chief engineer and assistant engineer perform
the duty.
The resolution offered by Mr. Bailey was then
adopted, and the board adjourned.
COUNTY Observation-Disclosures the coun-
ty, in the first and second districts, was ordered
yesterday by the board of public works as fol-
lows: Grading Uniontown-Fillmore and Pierce
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streets from Monroe street to Pierce street, the
contract for which has been given to Joseph >.
Worthington. Contracts have been awarded for
graveliDg OF Central avenue to w. B. Lacy; of
| Benning's road east and construction OF one
sewer-pipe and two brick arch culverts on same
| to Charles Robinson; completing the gravel
ing OF Stanton avenue to Peter Grawtum;
constructing two pipe culverts on Sheridan
| avenue TO John LOwden; graveling of Howard
| avenue to w. X. Arnold; crawling of Sumner
avenue, in Potomac city, to Nelson Harris.
| The contrnct for completing the grading of
| WOodley road has been awarded to Joseph W.
| Harry. Repairs and special improvements have
| been ordered on all the roads west of Rock
| creek except the Broad Branch road, which has
| not yet been surveyed. One pipe culvert to be
built across the Columbia road, the roadway to
be repaired and cutters cleaned up. Linean
Hill road to be graveled between the 18th street
| and old Piney Branch roads. Pierce's Mill
| road, from old Piney Branch road to Piney
Branch, to be repaired and the cutters cleaned
| Rock Greek Church road to be repaired and
| cleaned, and one sewer-pipe culvert constructed
| HARDWOOD road to be repaired and CUTTERS
| cleaned, and two sewer pipe culverts to be con-
| structed. Bates road, between Rock Creek
Church road and Sergeant's road to be gem
orally repaired and one sewer-pipe culvert CON
structed. Old Piney Branch road to be generally
repaired. The 14th street road to be graveled
and widened near Piney Branch hotel.
RETURN OF MISSING MAN.-Charles L.
Newhall, who was fined in the Police Court fol
missing since Monday last, this morning returned
to his home, on New Jersey avenue. He say.
he has been out in the woods.
FINE roll plated and jet and gilt bracelets
misses and ladies' sizes, from So to $40 per pair
sylvania avenue, between X and 9th streets.
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