Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-11
District Government Affairs.

LAWYERS not vet i'm regular practice TO keep
mp with the current requirements OF the pro-
fessiOn.
District Government fairs.
The contractors interested have been noti-
eed 10 make repairs To the payements on tth
street, between y ard - northwest; alley in
square 312. and on 10Th street, from Z street
10 Boundary
Mr. g. w. Cunningham in charge of street
repairs. has the chain-g gang twenty in num-
ber) At work ON the county roads, and they
hours each day, and take their dinners,
which is sent them from the poOrhouse, by
the roadside.
AGAINST THE b. & p. RAILROAD.
A committee of property holders ON the
line of Virginia and Maryland avenues from
the railroad tunnel TO the Long bridge, con-
sisting of DIR. Reuben Bacon, VIM. Cam
mack. r. Bid. Patrick Lynch, John Men
dali and George NOnneff. waited upon the
District Commissioners this morning to
enter their protest against the constant load
ing and unloading OF freight cars OF the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad upon said ave-
Bnes, thereby making them, they say, virtu-
ally freight depot, to the detriment of
business generally and injury OF the value of
property adjacent thereto. They present
ed petition, very numerously signed,
10 The act of the Legislative Assembly APP
proved August I'd. 1871, being violated
by such use of the streets. Commissioner
Ketcham heard the statements of the com
nitIee, read the petition, and stated that
prompt attention would be given the matter.
fhe Commissioners in the premises, and an
answer sent To the committee in writing He
expressed his surprise that the District au-
thorities and Congress had ever given the
franchise TO this road To such use OF the
streets. and promised that all should be done
for the relief OF the property-holders that
on Messrs. Hine and Riddle, attorneys, for
legal advice as to arrangements for suits
which they contemplate entering against the
road Tor alleged damages to their interests.
TIBER CREEK SEWER AND THE p. ANDP
KALLR4AD-Io-day. in the Equity Court;
Potomac railroad against Gallaher Loaae
4 Co was called and argued. Mr.. Wayne
AeNeigh- of Harrisburg. and Daniel Clarke,
OF Baltimore. for compliments. and Judge
Blair AID Gen. Birney for respondents. This
AZ an application for an injunction to restrain
defendants nom undermining the railroad at
it's intersection with Tiber creek sewer, which
: - now being constructed, without strength
ening the track; and the question as to
which party should make the work secure
was argued AT considerable length. The
Court decided that If the work pro-
, ,eeusu W Z. the aeIendanls securing
The track IL would be great injury to COM
plaiDants, and the track should be strength
ened by Them He directed a decree to be
drawn that the cont ractorS be allowed to pro-
eeed with the work and keep an account of
whatever extra expense there was under the
inspection of the engineer of tine company,
the question as To who shall pay the extra
expense for trestIe work &c to be deter
mined when the case is finally heard.
~
ST. PArRIcK's DAY-The leading MEM
oers of the Irish organizations Of lhe Dis
trtct- Captain Barrett, chief marshal OF the
day, MesSrs- Thomas Mcmahon, John Shan
nahan-JameS IawlOr and David Riordan-
waited on President Grant yesterday with
The request that ne would review the process
sion OF the various societies on st. Patrick's
day. The President rendered them a very
cordial reception and granted their request
They afterwards waited on the Secretaries of
The departments, police departments and the
- iaxE of Trasr,
leave Of absence on that day for the en-
pioyeS of Irish nationality, and their request
was cordially and heartily granted by the
chlefS OF the different departments. The
members Of the various societies will assem-
bic AT NJ DoT1iuic'S church for divine ser
vices on the 1'ta ast. at 80 o'clock a M.
COLUMBIAN CoLLEGE-A large and inter
esting meeting OF the Alumni of the medical
department of this time-honored institution
was held last evening at the college building
After the appointment OF a committee to
union. to he held at the ImperiaI hotel on the
18th Of March, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: A. p. A. King
M ID, president; ;. W. Began, NJ D., LIST vice
president; H A. DuneansOs. NJ d, ri vice
president; W. II. LAWYER, NJ. d., "a vice pre-
sident; j. P: HAYES, n. d. corresponding
secretary: j. NJ Gassawsy, NJ D.. trea surer.
Executive Committee-JOkn G. Riler NJ d:
X a E1s,er; M, D. A. f Johnson. n. D.;
NJ. d.
APPRECIATION OF WAsHIfsS ToS
ARCHITKcT-The Rochester. y. v. papers
we see give high praise to the design by Mr.
H. X Searle. OF this city, for the superb new
building tos0e erected for the Rochester Saw
iBgs Bank. Competitive plans were Ssh
mitted by the leading architects OF the coun-
try and the award was made to Mr. Scare.
This meritoricas young architect has sup
piled the designs for some OF the finest build
Ings, public and private In Washington, and
~ viii not therefore be matter of surprise
IN THIS city that he has carried OF the hOnors
I'D me wide competition invited by the direc-
Tors OF the Rochester Savings Bank.
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FREEDNAS-s BE Ne DEPoSIToRs have now
chance TO dispose OF their Deposit Books at
their full value. Mr.. j. j. Evans. whose
. advertisement appears fa this paper, proposes
70 lake them in exchange for unineumbered
"a estate near the city. Any one owning
I'VE 10 Ten acres OF well located land near the
10y VIII nave home that tii<'y can make a
nNing on at ali times AMI be entirety
independent. Z
EXPLOSION OF BENZINE-ThiS morning,
soout II O'Clock, a car OF benziRe In the
mouse OF Edward Brahly, ON Pennsv tvania
avenue, between 9th and 1th streets : outh-
east, exploded and set the place ON fire Mr..
b., IN endeavoring 20 extinsuiSb the fap,, =,
was badly burned. The fire was extineuishf.'
with loss Of about SIS An alarm Vae
turned In nom box and the fire denartr,enf
responded promptly.
BUILDING AssOCIATIoNs-Attb the ei0b,v-
ninth meeting Of the Washington Co-o1ers,
rnwra fnas -.