Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-14
The New District Government
ANOTHER OFFICIAL ORDER.
The following was issued by the Commission
ers of the District YESTERDAY:
OFFICIAL ORDER


OFFICIAL ORDER.
DISTRICT OF OoLUMBlA,
WisHINsToN July Is, 1874
OTdeTsd' That before application Is JADE 20
the engineer for permits 10 opsn streets for in
PRODUCTION of water and gas services or for other
purposes, it shalt be necessary to deposit with
the collector the sum of money heretofore re-
qulred by law, and the collector is hereby re-
CURED 10 receive and account for such moneys.
AND whenever in the judgment of the engineer
IL snail De necessary to impose a forfeit 10 pro-
tect public property, in such cases the forfeit
shall be deposited with the collector, to be re-
leased only upon the certificate of the engineer
that the conditions of the permit have been
complied with, and that no damage has resulted
To public property.
That hereafter the market masters be subject
to the supervision and direction OF the engi-
neer.
That all contractors with the late Board of
Public Works are hereby requested TO present
the pay-rOlls OF the laborers employed by them
whose payment by this Commission is contem-
plated by the act of Congress entitled "Au act
Tor the government of the District of Columbis
and for other purposes" approved June 10Th,
1874. The rolls must be attested by the oath or
affirmation of the contractors, taken before a
livered 10 this Commission on or before the 17th
instant.
HisaT !: slow, Commissioners.
Among those who called on the Commission
ers yesterday afternoon were Hon. Montgomery
Blair, Gen. Sherman, and Gov. Shepherd. MIR.
Blair left letter, the purport Of which has not
been made public.
Lieutenant HoXie, accompanied the Commits
sioners for the District all over the city for the
purpose of making final examination of the
condition OF the work under existing contracts
and arrive at an estimated cost for finishing up
the same; After returning to the Columbia
bildlDg Lieutenant HOxie was busily engaged
experimenting the making up a list of these
contracts, some three hundred in number, with
descriptive list of the work, material, Sc
Ihese contracts embrace paving, sewers, grad
Mr.. Church and his clerks of the board of
audit have been engaged to-day in drawing up
forms OF blanks to be adopted for use in that
office.
The appointment of Mr.. P. H. Reinhard as a
clerk In the auditors Office has been with
drawn.
FROM INVITATIONS received at the Treasury
department it is believed that there will be a
large number Of bids for the new i've per cent
loan, under the circular issued by Secretary
Brlstow for the placing of the remaining one
hundred and seventy nine million. The day OF
subscription expires on the 23d instant.
THE MASSACHUSETTS FLooDs-The disas-
ter In western Massachusetts from the flood re-
ported by telegraph in yesterdays STAR, was
only less In Its results than that OF Mill River
because the width of the valley was SO great
that the flood lost portion OF its force. For
distance of twenty miles the track of the Boston
ana Albany railroad is washed away, and ali
the bridges either entirely gone or seriously in.
Jured. travel over the road will necessarily be
suspended for several DAYS. The total amOlnt
Oh DANA &c is fixed at $3.50 600. The upper ressr-
Volr broke away first, and swept over the lower
reservoir with an immense volume Of water,
making breach of about four rods in the high
way dam of the lower. The upper reservoir
was built of earth, and the whole dam sudden
~ gave way. Harry Meacham was at the reser-
vCir at the time, and made haste to warn the
people at Blush Hollow. His warning, and the
TACT that but part of the lower dam gave way,
prevented loss of life, and also very much less
eDed the damage done. The village of Chester
owes its escape from almost entire destruction
10 the TACT OF there being so many stone arch
oridges above that place, by which the flood
was stayed Tor time, accommodating in little
ponds, 10 be let down in installments on the
Vilage below. A second cause was the consd-
cradle width OF the valley a mile above the viii
iage, where the waters spread out somewhat, AZ
they Old In the Mill River flood on Florence
meadows