Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-17
pts,r,e. Government Affairs.

The chain gang from the workhouse has re-
Gently been increased TO twenty-five.
Several contractors who have applied for
measurement of their work. in order to have a
settlement, have been notified that no measure
ment Will be made until psvemeuts are relaid
oId oeeIls removed, and the streets properly
cleaned up.
The engineer has notified the owner of pra-
misses No. 1873 18th street northwest that the
bul.glpg situated thereon Is In dilapidated
CONDITION, unit for human hsbitatiOn, anddsu-
gerCUs 70 life and limb, and directed that il be
removed within thirty DAYS.
The award Of contract for laying s, u, IS. Is,
20, and Z4-inch sewer pipe, sewer traps, man
holes, alley CRATE traps, pump drops, and max
ing house connections, as per proposals adver-
Used August 3lst, was to day made to a, s ).
Gleason, they being the lowest bidders.
The contractor for the improvement of Penn
syivahia avenue southeast, from 18th TO 18th
streets, has been notified thai he must use
screened gravel for q tOp-dressing to the Nc
Adam roadway, instead OF the common bank
gravel, and comply strictly with the terms Of
his contract without reference TO any snbse-
guent instr uctiOns.
The engineer has notified the person who has
enclosed the alley in square "a" with q board
fence that the alley was condemned as a public
Washington, February Path, 1852 and il laid
down on the plats OF this city as such. and d.
TeCted that be remove the obstruction at once
OF suffer the penalty OF the act.
Controller Baker Is engaged to-day in paying
on men whose names are on the pay rolls pssset
over, and who had not heretofore applied for
VI
drawn Thus far has been 4.2js, and only ore
mistake has occurred, involving a difference of
but II IN the whole amount paid.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Commissions were issued to-day 20 twelve
Justices of the peace, as follows Terence
DTuFy, Chas. Walter, Jenkins Thomas, j. 7.
h Plant, Wm, G. Green; r. V. Hughes, Edgar
II. Bates; Geo, paLreer Thns Il Lazenby,
y m. J. Wilson, ". CaIian, I. Seaton Donoho.
The following hold over under their former
commissions: George W. HauptDan, b. w.
Ferguson, X. b. Nixon, VIM. Thompson. JAS.
IawrensOn, s. G. Mills, o. S. b. Wall, f. l..
Schmidt, l.. G.. Dawson, Simon Joseph, II. b.
MOultOn, G. z. Webster, James e. Dulin, John
E. Cook, James Donaldson, II. A. Hyde, Amos
HUNT, T.. q. Weaver, L. Il. Brooke, Fl. A. Hall,
VIM. Martin. NJ. Frank Kelly, Thomas 1. Gard
ner, John Bailey, a. 5. Taylor, j. L. q. Clark,
VIM. ID. Craig, VIM. II, Frazier, VIM. q. Har-
per, L. j. Shea, j. P. Sampson, Nj. V. Buckley,
II. Clay johnson, Martin Connolly. j. Tyler
Powell, L. b. Robinson, James A. TAFT, f. j.
hlOffer.
This makes the hist complete under the law.
There were great many applications filed &C
companied with the best of recommendations,
but 1t was net deemed wise 10 make changes
where the present incumbents have established
ohces, and no complaints nave been made as 10
maladmlnistratiOn.
THE Az STREET IMPROVEMENT.
AT O'Clock this afternoon a committee of
pIopeTty-holders on AZ street, composed OF
Messrs. Il. A. Bacon, F. A. Boswell, j. P. Her
man, G.. Z. Hsmline and George Bauer, waited
upOn Commissioner Ketchsm to urge a change
OF programme in the work proposed to be done
on that street, so that concrete may be substi-
tUted for the McAdam process. Commissioner
ketcham, after listening to their suggestions.
informed them that il is the intention TO carry
out the terms of the original contract to the
letter, and that under the law the change pro-
posed cannot be entertained, but that the
plans proposed might be a subject for future
action, II the owners OF property on that street
ere willing TO pay the expense and the public
good required such pavement. The Commits
siOneFs have determined that the NcAdam pro-
cess must be carried ont under the present con-
tract, which binds the contractor aud his bonds
men TO the specifications. When this work il
completed, according to the terms, this street
will be one OF the best in the District.