Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-20
The District In Congress.

POTOMAC WATER AND THE PLUMBERS.
A delegation Of plumbers, representing the
Plumbers Association OF this city, headed
by Mr.. T. v. Noonan, had a hearing before
the House District Committee this morning,
during which they proposed for the consid
Grafton OF the committee bill In relation to
the distribution OF Potomac water.
TO ABOLISH THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Edmunds intro
duced a bill, which was referred to the Mill
tary Committee, providing that the Board
of Health, of the District of Columbia. and
all offices and places and appointments
under the same, or connected herewith, or
with the administration of sanitary laws or
regulations, be abolished; and that all laws,
towers and duties now possessed or exer-
cised by the DO trd, shall devolve upon the
surgeon general of the army. The expenses
Incurred shall be audited by the Commits
sioDerS of the District of Columbia. and
shall be paid out Of the treasury OF the Dis
trlct.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
The bill introduced In the House by Judge
Cate, of Wisconsin, 10 amend section 725 of
the Revised Statutes of the District of Co
lumbia, provides that said sec ton be amen
ded 10 read, "all children of such persons
shall be deemed legitimate, whether born
before or after the date mentioned In the pre-
ceding section, and the Legitimate child or
Children OF any female, and the issue OF such
Child or children, be and they are hereby de-
clsIed 10 be capable in law, to take and in.
hertt both personal and real estate from their
mother, or from each other, or from the de-
scenfaDts of each other, provided nothing
hel elm contained shall be construed TO alter
or change the law respecting ilIigimate per-
sons whose parents marry after the birth of
such children.
PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE.
The bill introduced in the House this
morning relating to the partition Of real
estate in the District OF Columbia provides
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decree partition of any lands or tenements
within said District, or any right, IN tereSt,
or estate therein, either legal or equitable,
on the bill or PARTITION Of any Joint tenant
In common, or any poSsessor, or any con-
current owner, whether belonging by descent
or by purchase, or that II 1t appear that the
said lands cannot be divided without loss or
injury to the parties interested, the court
may decree sale thereof and a division of
the money arising from such sale among tn g
parties, according TO their respective rights.
THE AVENUE PAVEMENT QUESTION.
Gen. Gilmore, one of the commission pro-
posed in the Senate bill TO repave Pennsyl-
vania avenue, gave his views before the
House District Committee this morning In
relation TO pavements generally. He said
that most of the various patent pavements
could be relied upon, and that he thought
The Grahamite or Neucbatel was the best
pavement. Ofthese he expressed no prefer
ence for eithef, though said he would after
a careful examination, do so. He said on
general principles JnaJ ne was down on all
patent pavements, and that these two were
the only ones which had stood the test, IL
least as far as he knew.
RYPAIRS OF STREETS.
On notion OF Mr.. Dorsey, the Senate to.
day adopted resolution directing the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia TO IN
quire into the necessity of adopting proper
measures for the repair and maintenance OF
the concrete and asphalt pavements laid on
the streets, parks and sidewalks in the Dis
trict OF Columbia; to ascertain the cost OF
such repair and maintenance and the pro-
portion payable by the United States and
the District OF Columbia, respectively, and
10 report by bill or otherwise.