Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-01
District Government Anairs.

The amount of taxes collected for the
month of September was s34 1920, which
has been distributed to the various purposes,
as provided by law.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued by inspector
Plowman to-day as follows: III. III. Shea,
2-story brick stable. east side Of 18th, be-
tween Il and G streets southwest 81 900. Te-
resa Weggeman, brick dwelling, east side of
eth. between NJ and N streets northwest;
$500.
NOTICES TO STREET CONTRACTORS.
The following circular was sent to certain
street contractors by Lieut. Hoxie to-day: ~
am directed by the Commissioners of the
District TO notify you that they are OF the
opinion that the work under your contract
with the late Board of Public Works, No. =,
is unnecessarily delayed; and that they will
cOnsiderit as continuing TO be unnecessarily
delayed unless the contract shall have been
entirely performed on or before the first
day of November, 1885, and that If il shall
not have been entirely performed on or be-
fore that day, the Commissioners will, pur
suant TO the fifth clause of said contract, dis
continue the work hereunder, or place such
and so many persons as may be deemed adj
visable, by contract or otherwise, to work at
and complete the work described in said con-
tract or any part thereof, and use such mate
rlals as may be found on the line of said
work. or to procure other materials for the
completion of the same, and to charge the
eXper sc OF said labor and material TO you"
THE NEW STREET RAILROAD NOT TO BE AL
LOWED TO PAVE BETWEEN THE TRACKS
WITH WOOD.
The following communication was yeSter-
day addressed by the Commissioners to the
president of the Capitol, North . street and
South Washington railway company: your
attention is called to section of the act of
Congress, approved march Sd, 1875, incOrpor-
ating your company. This section provides
that "said corr Grafton shall be bound to keep
Its tracks and space of two feet beyond Tie
outer rails thereof and the space between the
tracks at all times well paved and in good
order, in such manner aud with such mate
rial as may be directed by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia" Ithas come
to the knowledge Of the Commissioners that
said corporation has unlawfully proceeded
with the paving of the space between the
tracks without consulting said Commission
ers as TO the manner and material, AMI that
said space is being paved with wooden
blocks. The Commissioners disapprOye of
this manner and material of paving said
space, and you are directed To discontinue
at once this mode OF paving. IN exercise of
the power Invested in them by the above
mentioned enactment, the Commissioners of
the District direct that the space which by
said section Of the act of March Sd. 1876 the
company Is required 10 pave shall be paved
with either granite block or with Generate
pavement, and in no other manner aud with
no other material. Immediate compliance
with these directions is expected by the Com
missiOners.
SOUTH WAsHINGTON NEW SHOE STORE.
The new South Washington boot and shoe
Store. 49, It'll street. between ID and +, is now
the place To procure good bargains in ladies',
children's and mems shoes of the Ia est fall
fashions.
f. l.. SCHMID has resigned the Office of
Secretary of the German American Fire In
surance Company.