National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-01
FOUR-AND-A-HALF STREET.
TRHEsACTION OF BUSINESS IN TIE
sEFER1L DEPARTMENTS.

TRAESA CTION VI 9CGAAEnb IN AAG
SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
LARGE AMOUNT OF TAXES COLLECTED
TIE FOUR PER CENT. DISCOUNT AL
LOWED UNTIL NOON To-DAY-MoRE CON
TRACTS ORDERED-MEETING WITH The
NORTHERN MARKET PEoPLE-0FFICEs
ABOLISHED.
AZ the building yesterday there was eonsio-
cradle activity, both among the heads OF oe-
partments and clerks. About noon the COM
mittee Of thirty-seVen, appointed at the large
mass meeting held on Thursday Of last week
IN favor OF the immediate building Of the Cor
coran SQUARE market, waited upon the District
Commissioners, and were cordially received
and their statements listened TO with marked
attention BY Governor Dennison and Mr..
Ketcham.
I'm. Hall, ESQ.,, chairman, read the resolu-
tjoDs adopted al the mass meeting, and also
presented 4 handsomely prepared map Of the
northwestern and northeastern portions OF the
city bordering on and to be benefited oy tne
erection Of the market on COTcoran square.
he urged with, earnestness the importance
and propriety Of going on with the Work, ana
stated that the value Of the land In the lmme-
diste vicinity had been enhanced from one ool-
lar to two or three per foot by the passsge o.
the law for the purchase OF the slte anu the
erection Of the msrket-house thereon.
Gen. o, o. Howard stated that about one
tbonsand peonle IN HIS immediate neighbor-
hood Howard University Hih) woold be
greatly accommodated aud benefited by the
market on CoTcOran square. He had but
small interest personally, but q large interest
for the community.
MI. R. W. Fenwiek presented 9 petition
TrrT1w
urging that the law be executed and the mar
ket-house built without further delay. Mr..
FenEick said he had examined all the laws on
the question, and had the authorities with him
to show that the people had q right to request
the Commissioners TO 60 forward with the
work. He urged that this was msrket-house
belonging TO the people, and the revenue from
the rental of stalls would bring back money
enough TO pay principal and interest in full
within twenty years, the limit Of the bonds.
He argued that the people ought TO own the
markets, as by that means prices could be
regulated and q saving in expenses OF living
effected.
M. s.R. Bond, one Of the market commits
sioners, and Thomas Lewis, contractor, were
present BY invitation Of the committee OF thir-
ty-seven and explained all the facts tothe lis
trict Commissioners.
Judge lngersoll, of Illinois, said he had, on
the good faith of the c,sy that the market
should be erected on Corcoran square, after
the iaw had been passed, Lou5h q large prop
erty on Seventh street, aud many others had
done 60, and now 70 stop the work would cause
him AID others great loss; that his assessments
had been twice as much since the law was
passed as before It's passage, aud that the reVe-
nues of the city had been greatly added TO In
this manner, and therefore pubic policy, as
well as other reasons, demanded the work to
be proceeded with.
Mr.. Lewis said be woIid 90 on with the
work Immediately, If the Commissioners OF
the District would guarantee that the bonds
would be forthcoming as the work progressed:
that he would take tie bonds at ninety cents
on the dollar, If his dies could not be paid in
cash.
The commission paid close attention to state
ments and agreed TO give the subject careful
consideration.
The comptroller was engaged during the day
in paying the remainder OF the garbage men
and lamp-lighteTs and some lev District OIL
Gals.
To-day the clerks and employees attached to
the late vice presidents Binte Of the Board Of
Public Works viii be pasd, with the exception
Of those in the engineers Office and superinten-
dent of property, the pay-rolis OF these officers
not having yet been auditel. .... ..
The teachers will he paid early next week.
The comptroller explains that they would have
been first paid, but for some difference between
the rolls as presented and tie accounts Of the
treasurer. This viii all be satisfactorily adj
jusied and the payment proceed as above.
The following contracts were yesterday ap-
proved, and work on them VIII be commenced
Immediately No. SO, DANES Z. Gregg, brick
sewer from Fifteenth and G streets northeast TO
Eastern branch S67, ?. Brennan, grade and
lay brick sidewalk on R, between Fourteenth
and Sixteenth streets northwest; $50, H. Brown
ing, curb and macndamizc PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue., from Eighth 10 EieTenth street east SSS,
Dan. Connolly, brick Sidewalk on Third street,
between Maryland avenue ao6 G street north
cast 1919, Il. Gallagher : Co, Tlber creek
sewer; 1910, Samuel c. VIRGO, sewer lsterals,
water services and sewer on New Jersey ave-
nue., between B and u streets northeast; l05S,
sylYanus Gleason, reset curl, relay brick side
walk and construct pipe sewer on 5 street, be-
tween Fourteenth and sixteenth also, grade
and lay brick pavement On street, between
Eleventh and Fourteenth; lOJG, Brennan &
Hutton, l2-inch pipe sewer in alley in square
S26, and on street, between 1blI and Fourth
northeast f66f. 1.rllToi 4 Whitmore, 10
inch sewer on Thirteenth street, Between B
and c southwest, l5-ineh on Thirteenth, between
c and Maryland avenue, 1B-iB-h on Maryland
avenue, between Thirteenth and Thirteen
and-a-half streets, and 29-ineh on Maryland
avenue, between Thirseen-aud-a-han and
Fourteenth streets southwest; l06S, Joseph
smoleuslI, grade and lay brick pavement and
brick cross-Walks on Second street southeast,
between Pennsylvana avenue and D street;
1915, John II. Clark, 12-.nch pipe sewer and
cObble stone pagemcn! II alley IN square 1877;
1859, VIM. Byrne, grade AMI lay co6ble stone
pavement IN alley IN square SO; 1O9ls Robert
+ Boston, l2-inch p!pe-seWey In alley In square
24S; 1897, Allan Ckappel, 2inch pipe sewer
east side of Seventh street northeast, between
G and streets: 1899, J.V. W. Yandenburg
remove iron railing from Capitol and reset or
B street north, between sixth and Seven
teenth streets west; 72S, David Roach, grad
ing Second street, EetWeen Sixteenth stree
and Boundary; 654, John o. Evans, lay
flag footWay and Belgian pavement oDB STREE
north, between Twelfth and Seventeenth street,
northwest. - 81 II -
- = ..Ier list will he ready in few days
The Offices Of physician and aPothecary u
the Door were abolished. Ell
Lieutenant Hoxie issued an order directing
that all the employees shall report for dut!
promptly at q. m.
TIE receipts Of taxes at the collectors ono
Yesterday amounted 70 more than tl4o,0Ot
Owing 70 the extraordinary pressure OF bus
ness Il was found 70 be impossible TO close ID
days accounts, although Collector Cook, wit
Nj. Merchant aud his assistants, was engage
until late hour last night. The result Is ths
the account viii he kept open necessarily mt
noon 20 day.
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