Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-16
District Government, Affairs

l.. Vi.
HfaT. recommends 20 Chlef Engineer Hoyie
ihat the river front az the intersection OF SIN
and with Water street. be rented for a
PERIOD OF ten years, on such terms as NAV be
agreed upon. 10 the Inland and Coasting
Navigation Steamboat Company. In this
connection the inspector refers To the laws
governing The occupation of streets. and
states that a private citizen has no more
right To fence in and occupy a street on The
wafer front than any Of the streets or avenues
All being under the jurisdiction of the District
Commissioners, who possess fun powers to
compel SguSfterS 10 remove buildings and
shantieS erected on the river front for private
uses.
A Finch pipe sewer has been orIere 4 on |.
fetween 10Th and Ilth streets northeast AMI
an lSlEcn plHe sewer on 10Th. between G. and
fstreets northeast, with The necessary man
holes. sc.
eco American lrndcns. loo American eins.
Ie ash and 20 horse chestnut trees have been
ordered FOR planting.
siDs FOR SPRfNKLING, SWEEPING. AND
CLEANING OBJ THE STREETS
anu avenues Of Washington and Georgetown.
ara removing All Accommodations therefrOm
Tor the period Of one year from 9Th of Nav
lSta, were opened to-day. There are two
classes az proposals.. the first being for doins
the work OF sweeping. the material TO be the
property OF the contracting party, and the
oiher 10 o." the work. The material TO be the
piOler,y 81 me District, and 10 he deposited
Al whatever point may be designated by
me Cblef engineer. all per superficial ward
The bids are a. follows Simon CarnOIy A
10. > ~ OF mill, 1913 of mill; X. C.. Hewitt
lie OF cent per yard JaS.'W Mcdonald 1-l5
OF cent. % of cent; RObt. Cafhcarf lilo of
cent, - OF cent; Harvey & Mcdonald.
is-aoe OF cent, l5.2'o OF cent Andrew Glea-
son: lie OF cent; Geo. w. Knox, lis of
cent-i-14 Of cent l. p. Wright ISL OF | mill:
j. = BALDWIN, 5i5 of mill. Henry Birch |
in4li' - MIL No awards nave been made.
NAsHTNCToN LIFE INSURANCE Com
eANY--A certificate of incorporation wa,
hle'i IN the office of the recorder of deeds to-
gay in the name Of the e. Washington I1Ta
insurance Company" OF the District of Co
Inmoia, the objects and purposes OF which
are to insure lives Ou the industrial plan AMI
Term plan. and particularly for the burmese
OF granting insurance on the hundred dollar
rank note plan. with capital stock OF
WIN Y. Todd. J. q NcKelden. r. Il
keysers :. i. q. NorSeii. George T. Deering
Nicholas Acker, Geo. W. CiSseil Johu jaw
kucy and l.. NJ S0urSe.
THE GRAND LODGE. Knights OF PvthiaS.
OF the District OF Columbia, are making ex-
fenSive arrangements for an entertainments
NJ Odd Fellows Hall, eth street. on Monday
evening. May ,, l-,j, 10 aid in defraying the
necessary expenses Of the session Of the Su-
lT.me Lotse, N Of p. Of the World. which
- 10 BE- held an This city in May next: also
10 aecOmrnOCatr brethren from abroad on
thelr arrival DeTs. who intend 10 participate
M Inc parade o.. Tire kui ghts OF Pythias
which viii take place Oh the 18th OF that
month.
NATIONAL TINS trEK.-There was a fna
lct>e ~ TIE first performance of the German
t'uersttic ANA Dramatic Company last even
Ing, ami an were greatly pleased. The com
iany VIII appear in Led Astray" this even
ing. Al the matinee tomorrow they will
2Tpear In opera bOuffe. with an ausmeotel
sTvEestTa, increased by eighteen members
81 under the leadership N the popular Pro-
fessor Rosewalt. The closing performance
VII D siyeH to fnorrow evening.
Or - AGEFEABLY SURPRISED to notice
the Va>t amount 81 business done by our real
estate brokers'. +. H. Warner, as his adver-
llNs mems m our columns Will convince, is
GoiIiS a business exceiled by none i'm the city.
ABLY seconded by practiced and competent
saiN>niaf, fe has superior facilities for Civ
ing complete satisfaction. His transactions
have always been not iceable for the eonsci-
entiOuSnesS with which be has protected the
interests OF those having dealings with him.
SUNDAY observation-disclosures nothing in
llIat line ia the drove yards here suitab BILE for
hi> traie, Mr. Hunt Yesterday went TO BaIti-
lambs He returned this morning. and re-
ports That ne will have a IOt OF Maryland
stock on sale tomorrow morning. that has
never been surpassed in this market He
is0 promises display Of beef fully up TO his
wei known standard.
BuIIDING AssoCIATIoNs.-At the Goth
mtr.lhg OF the Franklin Cooperative Build
Ing Association - go was soil al :, premiun,
81 20 Per cent Twsnty-three shares yrara re-
deemed at -I-l each
At the 20th meeting OF the wasbi,..o-, r..
operative BuiltiBg Association ~, w. ~
cav hlzht 500 was sold az 20 u.r cent an,
i shares redeemed a. the rate OF ss5i each.
tTAJ ESTATE SALF-B n wayner raaI
estate Hokef and auctfoneer. sold yes.sriaS
afternoon AZ auction, FOR 4. a. Barr and II q
haSkne>s, trustees, LOT 10, 81 y. X. Aliens
subdivision tn square so, on ID street between
~ ana 81 streets northwest. improved nv a
Teestory brick dwelling, 20 Frank 8. Ate
mus foT 49,.