Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-10
District Goyernmen. Affairs

Engineer Hoxie has ordered that two amo
posts be placed on New Jersey avenue, be-
tween ID and + streets. southeast, aud one ON
18th, between y and o streets, northwest
THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD TRACK,
Lieut.. H0Xie mas addressed cOmmunica-
lion to the president OF the Metropolitan
street Rallroad Company, calling his atten-
ton to the bad condition of the pavement
between the rails and track OF that road on
the several streets upon which said road is
located, and also to the provisions of the
charter which requires the payements To be
kept in repair.
REFUSE MATTER IN THE STREETS.
Chief Engineer HOxie has addressed COM
municatlOn TO Major Richards calling atten-
tiOn to section 9, act of January nth, 1856
concerning the placing OF refuse matter upon
puol1c streets, avenues and alleys, and re-
quests that orders be given the police force
10 have such nuisances abated. The act In
question fixes the penalty at not less than
one nor more than five dollars for casting
rubbish, oyster shells, shavings, or offal or
refuse matter of any kind upon the streets.
THE Y. NJ. &. A. CLEAR OF DEBT.-During
the anniversary exercises of the Young
Mems Christian Association Monday eve.
ping, President Gallaudet stated that at the
beginning OF this year they were $1,000 In
debt-one- half TO the Freedman's Bank and
one half TO the Joint Stock Building Com
pany OF the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton. He was happy to announce that the
DEBT due the Freedman's Bank had all been
paid, the last $500 OF IL on Monday. Finding
that they could not pay what was due the
Joint Stock Company for arrears of rent
they so informed them, and asked them il
they should give up their rooms and leave
the building; and In view OF the fact that
Congress had exempted the company from
taxation, In the belief that it would assist
the association, sjOrity OF the stockhOld-
ers had generously agreed, in writing, to re-
lease the association from its debt of nearly
$1,000, intending the rent for the present
year. So he was able to announce that the
association was now absolutely free from
debt, and he would ask the audience If thew
thought the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton had any work to do here, that they
would contribute toward the expense OF the
coming year, so that no debt need be again
incurred. A collection of money and SUBJ
scription on cards was then taken. This
happy issue out of financial difficulties o.
long standing cannot fail to be gratifying to
the many friends of the Y. NJ. c.
SUITS AGAINST STREET CONTRACTOR
AND THEIR SURETIES Yesterday the Com
missioners OF the District OF Columbia, by
Messrs. stanton and Birney, entered suits
against a number OF contractors and the
sureties on their bonds, as follows :-Jobu o.
Evans, with Lewis Clephane and Albert
Gleason sureties; Lewis Clephane, with
Francis II. Smith and Thomas Lewis sure.
and Thomas Lewis sureties; John o. Evans.
with Lewis Clephane and ID. s. Evans sure
ties; c. l.. Evans, with Martha w. Evans as
surety, (six cases;) John O. Evans, with J.
"a. Ieemyer aud Lewis Clephane as sureties;
Charles c. Thurston, with G. ID. Willard and
j. I. II. Ball sureties; Thomas Lewis, with
ID. +. Hamlink and T. A. Brown sureties;
george w. Linvllle, with John o. Evans
suits against principals George W. Lin
vile 1.-TWO cases., c. Z. Evans (siX cases).
John %. Evans 1.-TWO casey, II. II. Bingham
and Lewis Clephane. These are all for fall
ures 10 keep the work In repair, most of
which was done under contract with the
board OF public works.