Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-07
District Improye,ue,,s

ACTION OF TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
be telegraph company has been directed %
Immediately remove their poles on L street be-
tween l+th and 18th streets northwest, which
are in the way Of the curb line. Alpbalt pave
ment mas been ordered to he put on the car
nageways fronting squares 2i5 and sol. The
contract for the construction OF the q street
sewer has been cancelled. Street lamps have
Teen ordered TO be erected On T. street, between
North Capitol street and New Jersey avenue.
as soon A. the curb shall have been set. The
action OF the chief engineer in connecting the
sewers 18th street, bet ween l. and VI, across
SlasE run, 50 a. 70 turn the water into l. street,
and his recon endstiOH that the sewers m 10Th
strict be treated in the same manner has been
approved. he has also been directed 10 have
the water from The Smithsonian grounds near
lOtE street. carried 10 the lateral now being put
at this point,by Messrs. Gantz and ApPleman.
TO-DAY.
The board have ordered a 70 Is. ani Is inch
pipe sever 10 Ue laid through square u 20 IJJh
street, along 18th 20 ) street. along 60 i5-h
street emptyin into the lsth street sewer;
thence from the intersection OF if-h ani X
streets, alOrg L TO Slash run, with the nsces-
ssry traps and manhOles, the work % be CON
rle'ed in fifteen working days
ONR YEAR IL JAIL POR STEALING Turkey
AND SHOOTING AT It's OwSER-Special off,
Ger LaBille last night arrested haf-grOEn
colored boy, named Charles jackson. near the
corner Of 9th and ii streets, while he was in the
act OF running away with a turkey. which ne
had stolen from in front OF a grocery store kent
by A Smoot. The proprietor had noticed the
distance, and when nearly up with him jackson
dropped his turkey and turning fired upon
bis pursurer and missed him. Officer LaTBiliS
then took up the chase sndOyerh auled Jackson
and took him 90 headquarters, where he was
locked up for the night, and this morning, in
the police court, two charges were brought
against him-one for the theft and the other Cor
assault and battery with intent 20 XIII The
latter was amended, making Il simple assault,
and the judge sentenced him 60 jail fJr siS
months in each case.
TIE THIRD CoLoKED BAPrIsr CgrRcH
TROUBLE IN TIE L. ). SUPKRMK CoUkT-
among the cases on trial in the L. ). supreme
court tbs week was that of BOuldin et al ~
Alexander ct al-Appeal from the sgprems
court OF the District Of Columbia. This was a
SUIT IN equity brought by Alexander and others
against Bouldin and others, TO have deter mined
when OF the parties were trustees OF the Third
Colored Baptist church OF Washington, aud as
sueh oncers entitled 10 the possession and cas-
Iouy OF the church building and property; and
vhether deed by lich Rnuldin con VeVed tie
land on which the church l. erected 10 Alevsn-
ger ana bis co-clsiDantS Vas defectiva Tba
ueclsloh below was in favor of the NJ sfpfitfs
Aere, and u IL here cOntended hat on the f..+,s
presented the court erred IN It's decision on bo,b
the questions involved. More and Riidle o.
appellants Thomas Wilson for appeIess.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF TIE S-,,v
LIQUOR LAWN the criminal court 49,
macarthur, yesterday, the case of A. Winsgs
charged with selling liquor on Surdav ~
called. AFTER the testimony was in the conTt
instructed the jury that ii the doors were ciosaS
and there was passage-wsy Oman ~ th o,J go
and liquors were there sold IL was 3 vioio,Ges
OF me law. The jury found a verdict of gniIfy
al motion was entered in arrest Of iaass
rent. 0s' VI JUG