Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-29
improvements Ortie red by the Board
of Public Works

Orders have been issued for the paving of X
street, from Sd 10 It'll street north west, with
concrete. The grading of the sixty-foot alley
in square No. 555, running from New York ave-
nue. TO y street northwest, has been ord Tered.
Nineteenth street, from Q to Boundary, is to be
macadamiZed. The contractors for the i'm
proYements on Green, Jefferson, Washington
and Congress streets, in Georgeto wn, have been
directed TO push the work to as rapid compile
tion as possible, and give as little inconvenience
10 the business men of that section as possible
in the execution of the work. A concrete pave
ment has been ordered on d street, between lst
and I'd streets northeast, The alley from II TO
i, between 18th and 18th streets, is TO be re-
paired. A 20-inch pipe sewer Is to be substi-
tuted for the Pinch pipe sewer on ! street,
from the alley In square no. sic to 9TH street
northwest, connecting with the sewer in 5th st
The superintendent OF gas and lamps has been
directed TO lower the gas main on street south
west, between and 18th streets, TO conform
to the improvements now being made there.
Citizens of Reno city, in the county, have petit
toned the Board of Public Works TO have the
streets opened in that place, agreeably to the
plans adopted. The 60,foot alley in square No.
$50, running from New York avenue 70 street
northwest IS to be graded. X street. from 80
TO 9TH streets northwest Is TO be paved with aOn-
crete; also, the carriageway of 10Th street, be-
tween and Boundary streets, with the same ma
terial. The street superintendent has been di-
rected TO have well sunk and pump placed
on the hill of street, Htllsdale. Orders have
been issued for the setting OF curbs and laying
sidewalks around the reservation at the inter-
section of North Carolina avenue, ID, % and Sd
streets southeast. The grading of A street, be-
tween LIST and % streets, southeast, has been
ordered. A Pinch pipe sewer has been or
dered on P street, between 18th and 18th streets,
northwest Orders have been 81 Ven the general
inspector to clean up the rubbish from the fol-
lowing streets, and have the same removed at
once: list street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
/ street north; I'd street, from Pennsylvania
avenue TO \ street north; Sd street, from Mary
land avenue to n. York avenue: Il street north,
from New Jersey avenue to Sd street west, and
Q street north, from LIST to 18th street west.
Permission has been granted by Vice President
Willard to the republicans of the Dist district
to hold ratification meeting in the new mar
ket-house, on Capitol hill, on Wednesday even
ing next, october lst.
Several petitioners asking that gas mains be
laid on f street, between 9Th aud Sth, and on
9TH street, between d and G streets southeast,
have been notified that it will be impossible to
have said mains laid there this season without
stopping the Improvements in other streets.
"A Typographical error was made in the i'm
proyements item in Fridays STAR, in the state.
ment that - inch pipe sewer had been ordered
on street, between 18th and 18th, aud a II inch
pipe sewer on the north side of the same street,
from 18th to 18th streets, &c. 1t should have
been printed L street, instead of street,
FALL OF BRICK HOUSE - Wreck Of Matter
and Crash of FnTniture.-Yesterday afternoon,
about one o'clock, the three-story brick build
ing on the west side Of It'll street. bctween and
X, belonging to Mrs. John Ardeeser, and was
formerly the property OF VIM. Spignul, de-
ceased, and occupied by MIR; VIM. f. Reamer,
FURNITURE uedler, 1911 viii u lOuu CRASH
10 the ground, owing, it is supposed, to
the walls being undermined preparatory
TO the construction of cellar. Mr.. Rea-
mer had the building well stocked with
chairs, bureaus, wardrobes and other furniture,
and as the walls and roof fell in one mass in
wards, the entire stock is broken and smashed
up. The heavy cloud Of dust which arose at
the time caused an alarm Of fire to be sounded.
This morning Mr.. Reamer has hands at work
removing the goods. Those that were on the
upper floor were found TO be but little injured,
but on the lower floor everything was crushed.
The loss is about &c 900.
APPLICATION FOR DIvoRcE-To-day, Mrs.
| Belva A. Lockwood, as counsel for Mrs. Mary
A. Folker, entered q suit against Frederick
| Folker for a divorce. The complainant charges
| that they were married IN Ell Paso, Texas,
| August 18th, 1885; that for six years her hus-
| band has been more or less dissipated; that
| sometimes he labors under an alteration OF
| mind that he has three times attempted 20
| commit suicide; once with a gun, two year,
| since; once about . year ago by laudanum, and
sgain about eight months ago by laudanum
bedroom; that on July 18th, while she was
| absent on an excursion, he carried OF q guam
| tity Of furniture, and since he has persistently
refused to contribute to her support.
sTHR NEW MAeDALHN.n-This play, from
to be performed ct Wallis Opera House for tht
| first time this evening with an excellent cas-
and new scenery and costumes. II 10 the dra
| matte sensation of the season, and is bound Il
draw. OF course all who have read the move
| will want to see how near the players come Il
| their (the reader's) ideal OF the marked charac
4 tiers drawn by the great novelist.