Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-11
LOCAL NEW :.
District Government a0.,r~


MI. Addison g. Stone, who has been in
charge OF the settlement OF claims for old
material I'm the District board of audit mas
resigned his office, and Mr.. George II. Far
mum has been appointed 10 succeed him.
Inc grading, setting curb, and paving foot
way on Mil street, from West 10 StoddanI
sIreelS- georgetown, has been ordered in or
DER 10 finish up the work there. 4 stone
retaining wall has been ordered on Potomac.
between Grace and Water streets, two feet
i'm width.
The property holders and residents on De-
frees street to-day filed a petition VERY nu-
merously signed) with the District Commits
sloners asking that the carrageway of said
street, between North Capitol and list streets
northwest, be paved with concrete: also. that
the street, which is forty-four feet wide ne
arranged TO have a sidewalk on each side
twelve feet wide, with twenty feet car
rlageway: The petition was referred 10 the
engineer for report.
WANT THEIR SHARE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
A delegation of citizens from East WASH
lngion. composed q I. Edward Clarke @.
A. Bohrer, William Temple. Samuel Cross,
Horatlo browning, and LemUel GaddiS,
waited on the District Commissioners to-day
with petition OF property holders. numer-
ou>ly signed. representing that thew Thing
they have not had fair and just snare of
the general improvements, while they will
have 10 pay their full proportion OF the tax
Tor general Improvements, they ask that
pennsylvania avenue southeast be graded
and graVelled from nth street TO the Eastern
branch; which 10 II claimed will greatly as
SlSt them I'm getting Congress at the next
Sessionao replace the bridge that was burned
Dy The Brltlsl troops during the war Of lsi2.
Each OF the gentlemen la turn set forth his
views as 10 the advantages this work will be
IN opening up this portion of the city and the
south side OF the Eastern Branch TO settle
ment and general private improvement. II
was represented that the cost will be incon-
siderable, as there Il very little heavy
grading required. and that there Is an abur-
dance of gravel adjacent TO SUNNY TIE
demand for such work. No sidewalks OF
curbing Il asked for. Commissioner ketchafn
stated that be would visit the location and
examine into the necessity Of the improve
ment and determine
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REAL ESTATE SALEs-B. II. Warner. real
estate broker and auctioneer, sold yesterday
afternoon. through J. T. Coldwell. salesman.
the square OF ground on Georgetown Heights
bounded by eth and stu, Frederick and High
streets, known as "RobinSon Place" TO A
A. Herr, at S3l 500. Yesterday b. IL War
ner, through r. ID. Cleary. sold lot sub It.
square is, on Lawrence street. between 18TH
and 18TH streets northwest, improved by a
two-story frame house, 10 John L. Kendall,
Mr.. Wash. b. Williams, auctioneer. sold
yesterday afternoon, for VIM. r. Mattingly.
Philip y. Darneille and William j. Miller,
receivers, in square No. 90. Lot l. with i'm.
provementS, To {. Wilmer, for II 800 lot -.
win dwelling, -i-l5i. 10 \. u. Pardon. lot a
at ~ cents, to q. w. Stic<ney: lot = win
improvements, $50. 10 William Carley: lof
;, 10 q. w; Stickney, al I2s cents per foot:
Tot 3, To "A. Il. Pardon, at 10 cents per foot:
lot 10, TO the same, at 10 cents per foot; lot n
with improvements, TO the same, Ss05: lof 81
square Isl, 10 William Carley, for 500: also
IN square l3l, lot IS, with improvements T..
Commissioners Of Freedman's Bank for d..
lot 81. with Improvements, to w. w. Met
calf, 100; lot l., 10 the same. for 81 800; lot
Is, 10 L. J. DOnohue. with Improvements flf-
$3.50; also. in square 1873. LOT ID, with i'm
provementS. top J. Darneille. for ISIS. Al
oi these sales were made yesterday .after-
noon,
THE BALTIMORE AND Potomac DoUBLE
TRACK;-As stated Ia THE STAR of yester-
Il. q L. K. II. Co, received, yesterday after
noon, instructions rom Governor Bowie
president, and Mr.. wilkins, superintendent
TO commence grading for a double track be-
tween this city and Baltimore. Col. Wool
has already made contract for that portion
of the road from the east or north end of tho
navy yard tunnel 10 the bridge with Mr..
Pullman, who contemplates commencing
the masonry work on Monday next Con-
tractors have been busy interviewing Col.
Wood to-day, and IL is proposed 20 let out
the work in very short time and do az
much OF IL as is possible this season. The
single track, but the navy bridge piers were
put down with view ofmaking II a double
track structure, and with but little expensa
the necessary alterations can be made.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued a.
Matthews; Henry ToiiTer anna anna s SsarIo, =
Peyton; B. r. Snyder and Susanna MEGA
thy, of Hancock, Nd; Samuel Preston ani
Elizabeth Suit, OF Prince George count:
George NJ. Boyd and Mary r. Hawkins, Of
Georgetown.
A CLERICAL BIGAMIsT PLEADS Gurrrv
The Rev. Mr.. Merrill, alias Eastman. al
Bangor, Maine, yesterday, at Kalamazoo.
plesasu guilty OF oigamy, and was sen
fenced TO i've and half years i'm sta
prison.
@Leland Stanford OF California is saidts
be worth twenty millions.
The prince bishop OF Breslau, DIR. Foer-
ster, has been fined 400 marks or lS3 days.
imprisonment for illegally communicating
a priest.
Major General n. p, Banks, OF the late