Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-31
Observation-Disclosures

ACTION OF THE BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS
The sewer en- III street, between l4th street
and New York avenue, has been changed to one
Of size 80 by IS inches. The drain-pipe
under the pavement in front of 1910 10th street
northwest having been complained of by the
owner OF the premises as a nuisance, he was in
formed that il would soon be abated.
TODAY.
The water registrar has been directed 10 cause
hydTant TO be erected at the corner OF q aud
18Th streets southwest. Charles A. Eliot was in
formed, in reply to his inquiry as the whether
the board OF property holders did be required
70 bear the expense OF erecting steps In front OF
the expense would be paid in the manner pro-
vided by law. Mrs. Fannie p. Lee was informed
that the most feasible remedy for the sub
mergence OF her pre- misses on 9Th street, between
and l. streets northeast, will be to all 40
the lot, which is below the present grade.
U. r.. Evans was directed to have galvanized
water service pipe put in 2Ist street, between
and + streets northwest, at the expense of the
contractor y. q. Villa u was Informed in
reply TO the petition OF property holders headed
oy him loE the digging OF a well on 10th street,
between and Boundary streets, that I'm conse-
vuence OF the locality not being sufficiently
improved, the granting of the request would
not he JuStinabie by the board The contract
OF the Evans concrete paving company for Law.
ing concrete footwslks on M street, between
nth and Connecticut avenue was ordered TO be
cancelled, and the same given to Messrs
Whhame ~ Beckett to pave with brick.
The contractor for the work IN the vicinity OF
the reservation on New York avenue, between
18th and 10th streets, was notified that the gravel
there is the property Of the Y. 5. government;
that he must not use it without permission OF
the proper authority. The superintendent of
sewers was notified that there Is no necessity for
the removal Of the block pavement on 18th street
northwest, between II street and New York
avenue, for the purpose of removing the OBJ
suuctions in the sewer running into the alley
and thence to the main sewer at that point.
THE ALLEGED FusITIvK MURDERER PROM
fIRC INIA.-Chief Detective Claryoe has re-
celyed dispatch from l.. l.. Lewis ommon-
weaiths attorney for Culpeper county, Va,
requesting the police here TO hold Abel Gentry
the colored man arrested on suspicion of being
the murderer OF Bill Brown, in Virginia. and a
fugitive from Justice in that state, as set forth
in yesterdays STAR. The prisoner states that
his name Is John DAILY; that he is about 30 wears
OF age; was born i'm Grayson county, Va, aud
was the property of Col. Thomas Cox; that he
has never been in Culpeper at all. He Says that
about five months ago be left wytheville, Va,
and came TO this city, and since that time he
has been employed in farming in MARYLAND by
MeSsrs. Busher and Danenhower Two weeks
ago be came TO washington, and was engaged
by MIR. Gleason, the contractor, for whom be
was working when arrested. He expressed great
surprise at his arrest, and denies positively ali
knowledge of the deed and Of the man who gave
the Information against him. He will be kept
at headquarters until the requisition arrives