Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04

of fountains. $1,000. For completing the inn
provement Of reservation between Sd and 9th
streets as per plan, $4,000. For filling and
grading reservation ON Maryland avenue,
lately occupied by the Agricultural depart
ment, 5000 For ordinary care Of, and ex-
tension TO, greenhouses and propacatine-
garden, % 900. For ordinary care OF Iafay-
cite square, g, 900. For removal of fences on
the eastern and western sides of the Agricul-
sfce. For annual repair OF fences. SO 600 For
manure and hire of horses and carts ssoeO
For painting iron fences, $4,000 For care
and repair OF seats, al 600. For purchase and
repair of tools, 600. For trees tree boxes,
lime, and whitewashing, 80 .OO0 For remov,
ing snow and Ice, 81 600. For flowers pots,
$1,000. For purchase of younS tsees and
plants for nursery, and care of same. 90. 600
FOR tree-markers, aud marking the same,
rows, sloe. For abating nnissnces> al zoo
FOR removing aiianthus trees from the pub
Tic GROUNDS condemned by The Board OF
various fountains, 81 600. For eomnleting
the Improvement of reservation, numbered
3, Monument grounds. as per plan $40, 600
For taking up and relayiFg curb and flag
south OF tire Executive Mansion. al 800 Eoe
cutting down embankmens on the nursery
81 go. For repairing fountain south of the
ter piece for same, -. 0oe For fountains and
watchDan's lodge I'm Judiciary square
- 600 For purchase OF three hun
dred seats for the public grounds - IOo.
For tte Executive Mansion, as follows: For
repairs, $4,000; for refurnishing, $1,000: for
fuel for the same and for the green ho1ses
$3.50; for care OF, and necessary repairs TO-
the green houses $4,000. For lighting the
Capitol and the Executive Mansion, namely:
For gas. S35 COO, Or pay of lamp lighters, gas
filters plumbers plumbing lamps, lam ppostS
matches, material for the electrical battery
and repairs OF al; Kinds. $4,000. For fuel for
watchmen's lodges and for the green house at
the prOpagating garden, 81 900. For repair
ing and extending water pipes, purchase OF
apparatus TO clean them, and for cleaning
The springs that supply the Capitol, + xecu-
tive Mansion, and War and NAVY deDart-
ments. S10Oe For annual repairs of bridges
such amount is hereby appropriated as NAV
be turned into the Treasury from the sale of
the old Anacostia bridge on thecompletion of
The new bridge. For removing embankment
and opening an alley along the west end of
s9OO.
For the construction OF q pedestal for an
equestrian statue, To be furnished by the
association hereinafter named, Of Major
General James B. MCPHERSON, who was
Killed al the battle of Atlanta, S25. 600; Pro
rided, That the design of said pedestal shall
he approved by the Secretary of War the
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, and the corresponding secretary of
the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, or
majority OF them: Ind pFOUiisi also. That il
snail be erected in Scott square, i'm the city
OF washington. Improvement, repair, and
care OF public grounds: Ofpublic buildings.
grounds and works in the District of Column
bia. under the direction of the chief of engi-
neerS. For improving various reservations
$4,000.
Washington aqueduct: For engineering
maintenance and general repairs, ~ ,OO0 For
building an iron truSS-rOOf and for furn ishing
and setting galvanized iron cOrnica on the
gate house at Great Falls. 900. PrOai.Lai
That the lands belonging to the United
states and lying around the receiving reSer-
vOir shall hereafter be controlled in cOnnec-
ton with the Washington aqueduct. and
shall be under the charge and control of the
ofncer III charge OF said aoueduct: And tJO-
tttted tUifher, That the chiefeugineeris hereby
directed To notify the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad company to remove
their railway track from the Washington
aqueduct bridge over Rock creek, within
one year from the date of said notice. and
said company shall make such removal
WITHIN the year Aforesaid, and have the right
10 lay their tracks along 18th street from
Pennsylvania avenue to NJ street north and
thence along NJ street into Georgetown, TO
connect with their tracks on Bridge street;
and said chief engineer may establish and
publish regulations prohibiting the passage
of heavily-loaded wagons and carriages over
said bridge.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Improvement of grounds, Department of
Agriculture For labor. ST .OOO manure and
crete roads and walks, $500; for tools wagons,
Iawn-mowers, carts, and general repairs of
The same, $500; for planting and completing
Improvement of new grounds, 81 800; for two
lights OF stone steps in front of the conserva-
Tory. 500: for two small fountains. $500; for
purchasing and laying pipes, 81 $50; i'm all,
sl1 $50.
ITEMS STRICKEN OUT.
The conference committee on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses on the bill struck
out the Senate amendment for the extension
of the government hospital for the insane,
for which $4,000 was appropriated. The
committee also struck out the proviso rela
1--WE TO the District bonds, leaving it as re-
ported above.
THE GEORGETOWN FLoUR-STEALING
CASE.-At o'clock to-day the case of grand
lafcpnV iOnF lanes
George Brown, from j. w. Deener, of George
town, on the 18th OF February, was called i'm
the Police Court. Messrs. Harrington and
A. Il. Williams appeared for defendants.
Mr.. Deener testified that he is engaged i'm
The milling business; this -four, - bushels
was taken from his mill, and was valued at
50 IL belonged 10 his firm, Deener, CisSell Il
WEIGH. He had seen the -four since standing
In front of the statiOn-house i'm Georgetown
ON wagon belonging to John Lee. the flour,
he found. bad been transferred from his mill
TO that Of Mr. Young, not by any authority
Of the firm. Witness did not know either
of the defendants. Brown was i'm John Lees
employment, but he did not know that Spen-
Ger was. Jerry Miller, laborer employed
by Mr.. Young, testified that Mr. Deeners
and Mr.. Ioung's mills are not far apart only
The width of the street between them. He
saw James Spencer carrying three bags on
his shoulder from Wech'S TO Mr.. Young's
Another man was with him. he, too, had
bags on his shoulder filled with flour. The
-four was afterwards loaded into Lees wagon |
by Brown. Spencer and a man named Gray. |
The case was on trial when our report closed. |
n NON-LICENSED INSURANCE AGENT |
FISED.-In the Police Court, Judge Smell, |
this morning, Francis Heyer was charged |
with carrying on the business of insurance |
agent without license. Mr.. Heyer is agent |
for the Equitable Life Insurance Company |
Of New York. Mr. kImball, counsel, asked |
that the case be quashed. and argued that |
the law was null and void, on the grounds |
that il had not received the sanction of Con- |
grcss, and that il is unconstitutional mas |
much as il discriminates between agents /
acting for home companies and those acting |
for companies outside the District of Column |
bia. The court OverrDled the motion. stating
that 10 is not the province OF his court To en- |
teTtain constitutional questions, or To cues |
ton the laws enacted by the District author /
tiles. He fined the defendant 81 additional !
10 the license tax, from which an appeal was
taken and bonds given.
o
Don't EXCAYATE A STREET WITHOUT A /
PERMIT.-In the Police Court. Judge Smell, |
to-day, James a. Conner was charged with
opening a street without permission of the
authorities. Mr.. Conner II plumber. and
was called upon by customer TO repair his
,treet-waSher, which he proceeded to do by
ligging down to the difficulty. Mr.. Cook. |
counsel for defendant, argued that the law
was not intended To apply in emergent cases
where repairs are necessary, and where dam
age to property is likely to occur by such ac-
'ident. Mr.. Conner testified that he found
he street washer leaking, and took nm abOut |