Evening star., 1877-09-21
LOCA A L " VS..
Dtstrict Geverament Aratr.

Complaint has been hlei In relation q IN
condition OF the street ~ the corner of 7th
street southeast and Nirxinia svenue. ras
ps Tells cause the cutters 10 overflow
thr NoeNalks snd cot away the treets
The contract for construeiiaa 81 two trans
with councillors aud mac adamfTtrv az fbs
lnierseclon OF Maple avenue all Bpu 1dary
street northwest, has oeen awarl,.l a, Tan,es
Reyroids. st oO- 20.
A complaint from James McVarv. raos.
Brown, j. II Merrill, and others. f.lroa n
the Board OF Health, has reached tha Com
missioners about the condition of that stree,
ard = sisgnsnt pool In the gutter.
Mr. Henry Lyles has died a pnoppsal -
lease the l. IN street wharf for = term oftwo
wears. and Offers 20 put the wharf ia good
condition, and fepcp A. armand. % prnse-f
wool and other material lefs there. ana = sde
up those parts necessary 10 make a safe aud
commodiuuS. referrei % District eugtu-.r.
Mr. Thomas NJ. Plowmsn, fnsp ,ctar OF
buildings, whose term OF office expires oa the
SUI instant. asks TO be continued la charge.
without any cost to the Disirict of buildings
now IN course Of erection Rftar plans pre-
pared by him, the completion OF which has
storms.
Mr.. Arthur 7. Price, secra' a'a-y or the po,o-
nsc Boat Club, IN "a comm lnicsfi0n % -ha
chief engineer. calls a'trn'ton % the bad
condition OF the pavements on Congress
street. George.own. fTom the canal To Water
street, and especially that part Of Congress
street eN Nendings frDm Water stree, 20 the
Ttver, which has never been paved, aud il In
a very had way after rain-fsllS. the engi-
meet recommends IN al an eNpend ture Of Sf2s
be made 10 put Il ia order.
In relation tO the petition of Mr. j. G..
STAFFORD Ia build a wharf from the west ter
minus of % street south west aud tie pOtO-
mac river, Attorney Birney, IN whom the
application was referred. states that the
ELECT OF The ordinance uf iS2p IL - appro-
iraie for such room tne us-ttgular space
on which Mr.. Stafford wshes % hniid a
whsr'- hl> proposition, therefore, should
nCt lie accepted.
sent 70 the workhorSe GA Monday. In default
OF tie Payment ~ 3 fine imposed IN the
Police Court, on the charge OF gambling
has applied to the District Conmi SsiOpers
for pardon, which Ve;ition was referred 10
Attorney Birncy, who, in reply today.
states that the wife OF Major Lawis has. al
your request. called upon me u state hls
case. 10 appears her husband Was very tm-
properly arrested. in his own house. On sun
dsy lsst, by the police. He was charged
under the ord nance, which will he fpund On
age Ia, NCDb'S Digest. against keeping any
Kind of table OF device "a be- used with cards
&c. The fact was tEat-isewis was PLAYING "a
game OF draw poker d. ms Own house on
Sunday. klih0ugh TITS may he Improper.
n is Lot an offence against he laws lie was
not Keeping any table or other dey &c fu his
house. which - the ofarce punished ~ the
ordinance under which he wa charged. On
account OF The iliegality of this conviction. I
recommend that Major Lewis be Dar lonesf
and released rom The workhouSe " Tne re-
commeDdation was approved by lhe Com
INTEREST on CORPORATION sroC *.
Mr.. l.. j. Davis. president OF the sinking
fuBd comm lsSiOS, IN q communication ~
the District Commissioners, states that TO
meet the quarterly interest falling due on
the registered stocks of the late cOrpOrsti ions
OF Washington and Georgetown, on The lSt
proNimo. there viii be required Si4 80 81.
He asks that warrant be issued for that
amount
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Messrs. Davis and Murphy have been
awarded the contracts for sewes on Virginia
avenue, cath and X streets northwest, for
sioo, two silt basins at l4th aud boundary
streets northwest, for s175: new trap aud
connection at II and North Capitol streets.
for Sl25; total S00O.
BCILDTSG PERMITS
issued by the inspector Of buildings: W. r.
Clark, ono two-story brick stable on alley
between "a and "a ard r. and r streets north
west; 81 500. VIM. Dackman, "A twO-story
brick dwelling on sth street, between n aud
northwest; - 200. Mrs. Eva Fries, re,air
= frame dwelling on Sth street, between and
X northwest, $50. Miss Burch, bay win
dow and other repairs 10 residence on i2th
street, betw cen q and III northwest; - 500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
James Albert Thomp on and Eliza Victoria
COckrill. both OF Fairfax county. Va Jas.
+. De Athey and Mollie e. BsrneS; Frank
Lewis and Ella Jones; Arthur Roman, of
New York and Emma Il t,erfnOn