Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-10
District improvements.

District improvements
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board OF public works will require the
contractor for the Improvement on 10th street,
from l. to NJ to make the step areas. A contract
has been made with Mr.. 5. q. Wroe for park
ing both sides OF Connecticut avenue, from II
square, at board rates. A. X. Tingle and others,
petitiOning to have the Gleason road graded
and pipe culyert placed thereon, have been
informed that the said work cannot be done I'M
til next spring. Thomas Meehan, of German
town, Pa, has been requested to ship at his
earliest convenience Coo Norway naples and 200
sugar naples to the board of public works.
MessTs. Hooper Bro. s. Thomas have been re-
quested to ship to this city soon possible
the following trees: 80 Almus Fulba; 80 Sails
Buria; 60 American Elm; 12j Sails Buria; IS
American Linden; Is Virgilia Lutea; dozen
Weeping Linden; 60 Koelruterie; IS Gymna-
cladus; 80 SaliN Pentendra; $50 Yucca Fila
EOo Sycamore; 500 Silver Maple; 200 A merican
Elm; 100 American Linden; 300 English Linden;
1oO Purple Beech The trees all vary from two
TO twelve feet in height.
TO-DAY.
The board Of pnblic works have annulled the
contract with James Fitzpatrick * Co., for
macs damiZing Sth street east, between Penn
sylyania avenue and the hayward gate. and
have ordered DeGolyer & McClelland to pave
the same with wood The contractor in relay
ing the tOOtway on the west side of sd street,
between l. and streets. was directed TO pave
the caTriagewsy with brick on edge seven feet
in width. Edward WOolls was informed that
sewer, bet. 9th and 9Th streets, will be remedied
soon the connections are made with said
sewer west of 9Th ST, and proper outlets made.
The secretary of the Composite iron works was
directed by letter TO furnish the board with a
statement of the different styles of fountains
manufactured by them. Mr.. ID. l.. Morrison
was notified that his house OH Il street north.
west, between 18th and 18th streets, cannot be
raised at present, as Messrs. HOllingsworth &
CouRhin, the contractors for raising buildings,
will not be able TO reach that locality for some
80 ptad
sion 70 place step at the commencement of the
Iark in front OF the residence of the heirs
II the Hsrbaugh estate, on Mount Vernon
Place, between 9TH and sth streets, subject to
the supervision OF the inspector of buildings.
nIePly TO complaints OF prOperty-hOlders re-
lding in the 2'jh district; the board has in
uueted Inspector Wallace 10 notify the con-
FACTORS that they must put more force of labor
ers on their respective works, and complete the
ssme a. soon as possible: ii. >: Mclaughlin,
contractor, WAS informed that if the work under
hls contract On ii street north Is not completed
az once some one else Will be put in charge of
The same. W II. Chase, superintendent of
sewers, was instructed not TO wait for Mr.. Lucas
the contractor, 10 clean out the sewer which has
caused How OF water into the cellar of Mr..
Hutchinson, on the north side of II street be-
tween i5N and 10th streets, but to have IL done
to-day by another party.
THECAPTURE AND RESCUE OF Fort BUNKER
HILL-An cr-SOldisr nth queer Bee ia Has
B0HHst--Several days ago man OF about 81 or
- years OF age appeared at the site of Fort
Bunker Hill. in the county, and located thereon
having with him a basket, with a few boxes OF
matches, small box of tobacco, and some other
arneles- On the end OF an ordinary reed he had
made an oval shaped banner, surmOunted by a
star The banner was inscribed not Excelsior
but " Free uade--Exehange Tobacco for Ma
nure, Matches, soap, Candles Flour Beef
Game, Cord Wood Building Stone. Lumber
Nc, Bunker Hill, ID. c., Capt. Ii. Ruhl."
Under this banner he took possession and held
the premises, but he declined, and Asserted
that he had good title to the land
charge OF trespass was preferred against him.
and Sergeant Pool, with Officer McDermott
Redway, Morgan and Stinchcomb stOrmed the
fort and captured the garrison with the provisions
and stores, bat not without resistance Capt. Ruhl
ing, be SAID, 10 brute force. Yesterday after
noon Drs. Elliot and Msgruder examined him
10 ascertain his condition OF mind and in repIy
70 their questions he said he was in the Ii2th
PENNSYLVANIA artillery during the war and al
one time was stationed at Fort Bunker Hill, and
ne having conceived a liking TO that place had
taken possession of IL for the purpose of ending
ms days there He also stated that he had been
an II mate OF the kirkbride Asylum at Phila-
delphia. From his talk he appeared 10 be per
Iectly sane, except "a 20 governments and on
that head he maintained that every individnsI
II he we're 20 disposed, had a right To set up MS
own government. The necessary blank was
sgneu, anu ne viii De sent To the government
asy ium for the insane.
IRE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BOUNDARY
COMMISsION.-Thisc commission which recently
met III Baltimore, being unable TO agree upon
The exact boundary line between MARYLAND and
Virginia, have adjourned to meet AT Richmond
On the 7th OF November. Each state claims to
TIE faTtheSt lOw-water mark of the Potomac
flVer The value to each state OF establishing
IL claim Il that II gives jurisdiction OF the chan
htI anu over number Of small islands in the
river The variance in the claims Is to the
boundary on the eastern shore affects not only
CONSIDERABLE strip OF land, but some OYSTER
grounds OF much value. The decision Il OF in
terest to the District OF Columbia inasnuch AZ
VII IN me exact line between the District
anu rginia- The retrocession of Alexandria
county 10 Virginia carried with il so much of
Jurisdiction over the Potomac river or it, fats
near TINS city as Virginia possessed in that ter
Iitory previous 10 the creation OF the District of
Columbia. IL the ground assumed BIZ the Vir-
gnia commissioners be tenable the grants of
nsis, &c, In The Potomac made within the past
twenty years by the United States are void II
looks now As If an um pire would have TO decide
between the commissioners.
fRs- ID. p. BOWERS appears at the National
heater this evening In the great historical
p IS Mary stuart, in which her ability has
inh scope. Her imprisoned acting In East
Lynn last evening chained the attention OF q
large audience until the close OF tn piece. The
piece OF acting, and the q Mis-. Corryn Of tbs
evening was good except In such outrage )us
gags as that about Sing Sing, in the last act.
pivoRCED-Roseyeltv VS. Roosevelt. A decree
oi divorce was given in this case on the ID in-
slant. Mrs. Rosa r.. Roosevelt, now MIS- ScWell
= one Of the teachers in our public schools and
MI George w. Roosevelt IL Q clerk in the PEN
sloh omce- IL may De remembered that about
two years ago Roosevelt was arrested and 6ned
for assault and battery In the street cars unon
his wife. Mr.. n. F. Cleary was the counse, In
the premises.
ANOTHER HIGH OLD WARRANr-Yhism o-u-
ing Mr.. Gloss, prosecuting attorney entered !
BY Justice Anderson: "Charles Keisen chsrcs.
John Tyhing with Assuming and Heating hin
with weapon large enough to commit mordel
WIN. bearing him dangerously, inhicting In
ternally and outwardly, you ar commanded Z
apprenend The said John TyhiDg, &c."'