Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-11
District improvements.

ACTION or TIE BoAFO Or PUEBLO WORKS.
George ". BallOch. superintendent OF streets.
mas been directed 70 open Ar alley and improve
II ior. public Use ia sqaare No. IL. The grade
a "a aud y streets EOTthwe.l will hot be
chan 81 at present. AT. Carpenter, -upeIiu-
f~uCrut Of reads, has n en- auth Jsized 10 ave
tifr stone CUlyerts on Lincoln Avenue pointed
an COI.Ct. Nj. Thomas Allen having pre-
fCsTUd the request to have foHr houses on lJ :.
street, between Mas-aohusrt,s avenue AMI o
street northwest, raised to the proper grade, ne
has been informed that l. the hGIS, s are raised
it must be Gt his own expense. a. t,ley were
below q Oh grade Of l-tE street west. NJ. l..
l. h4deuouE ana Others having Tet.tiOHe4 tie
htud IoT a removal OF the earth or the -ru.A
s-uy O. l. street. between 10Th and 2I<t streets
I.r'Ey t-+. 10 the level with tie iIotwalN, tIey
Lave been Informed tia = cannot be granted.
a. g plan o. stopped parking q opted tor that
section %. the cts must be carried ont. J. y
10 S.'- has bseU awarded a contract Tor put
tuE Gown The beGolySr, Nc. >, patent paw
Hr1t Z, treated with See.ey or SaInlels prOcas,
E.s-.r { street, from New Jersey gyeLIe u "a
street east; aloTg lst street east to MARY land
avenue; also or y street from 1T stree. north
WeSF, 10 interseCt with pavement now being LAID
around Forth corner OF Capitol grounds; york 10
b completed within sixty days.
TIE NEW NORTHERN MARKEr-The com
mission OF the legislative assembly TO contract
for and supeTintend the erection OF the market
house on COrcOran square met at tue Governor :
ONCE yesterday afternoon to consider the bids:
Mr.. y. w. Thompson in the chair and Mr.. Tin
dali secretary. Mr.. Campbell moved that
the business OF the com mission be transacted in
private; which was agreed to by the following
vote Yeas-Messrs. Thompson, Wall, Burslev,
Bond, Campbell and Halls. Nays-Messrs
Handy, Brewer, Eaton and Mcknight The
reporters then withdrew, and the commission
remained in elaboration for about an hour.
From the secretary the reporters afterwards
learned that the bid of Hunt II Williams was
the lowest, but had been thrown out because OF
informalitv, and not being accompanied with q
deposit OF $500. A communication was re-
ceiEed from MessIs. Hunt " Williams, stating
that the bid was made by Mr.. Hunt, on the per
sonal invitation of the architect, he Mr.. Ii not
having seen the advertisement. aud conseq uently
being ignorant of its provisions; that they, du-
ring siN years term OF active business in this
city, have never either backed out or been
| bought on when they were the lowest bidders
hey aso call attention TO the Law creating the
commission, which directs them 10 advertise for
proposals and award the contracts to the lowest
/ responsible bidders, which thew claim 10 be
I notwithstanding the requirement OF the com
/ Mssloh, which they uEintcnt;onallv ignored
/ ~ was agreed that the street wing be con-
sTuStec hrst, and that Mr.. y. G.. MAYORS bid OF
1 $50. Tor said wing be accepted be yivinl
80 uOD bonds Tor the execution of the Job as per
| contract.
( ATTENTION IL called 10 NE superb line n,
Welsh. @argetsOn " Co.'S English neck wesr
I for gentlemen, Just received by Iockwoo,
/ Hufty y Tsy Tor. See advertisement.
! THE NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS OF Larsburgh &
Bro. i'll please take notice that their store VII
/ lie closed O-IrOIrCH. until & O'Clock 70. m y