Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-13
B,s,r,e. Government Affairs

iTICt. 'OiveyS 10 the Commissioners the fact
that the late frtshet has damaged the road
b. on Magnolia avenue at the calvert; also
Queen chapel road. and that the south wing
wall Of the cuivert, on It'll street road, fsn
during The late Storm.
BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY
for Tie construction of party wall al t;s-
= 325; Himber * Williams, $3.50. aud with
wood foundations, 500, ThOs- W. Entwlsle,
= 10. and wood foundations, Sl.lI6; Emit
| whsle 4 Wanstall, $3.50, and wood FONDA
l tons. ~i..}O The award was male to Him.
! Der q Williams.
| Bids were opeIed yesterday III the office OF
! The District Engineer for refiOoring \ street
I bridge with North Carolina pine, AS follows:
/ King * Long, $500; Peter McNams ra, $3.50;
! r. \. DeveTeUx, $3.50; Jas. Reynolds, s5ts5
/ q. O'Hare, >5jS: John r. Murray & Co. S515,
/ Hugh Murray, s55s- Also, for reilooTing p
( street fridge viii same material: Ktng <
! Long. sos; p. Mcnamara, $40; r. A. Dew
I eI' NY, $40, jas. Reynolds, SS5I; .. . Hare,
Siil; John r.. Murray & Co, 1915; Hugh Muir
/ /. owe, were to-day awarded to King &
/ Long AiSO, for constructing sewef-trap
/ or sr OF nth and q streets northwest: Hen
/ ~ HimheT, see; i. Mcnamara, $3.50; James
/ Reg ODDS. S2i4O: O. - Hare. s3l. Also, for
| RESTING CARDS 10 alley entrance on Dist, be-
| t~CsD / ard ii streets: Henry Himber. SIP;
| - o Hare. $50; CahiIl & cA.yile offer to re-
! pair both the X and street bridges for
! .t5" The above TWO jobs were to-day
1 award. 10 James Reynolds. z.s.l
| CAN'T REMIT THE FINE.
Ir ar wer to petition of citizens asking
| 'lFt TN Of SlC5 against Dennis Byrne for
| . VIC alton OF the liquor law i'm selling liquor
1tHeUI license, be Temitted, the District
! Con nisS'On1 rs say that they Cannot eNeT-
! Cise Tire power OF pardon in his ca Ia this
! they ar sustained 10y written OpiniDn Of
TIE Attorney for tie DisiT.ct, who St1'es:
w 't'e me Commissioners may lawfully
eSeI" SO slP Tioht Of pardon, they have not
THE - % r, So debts due the District
4 ne amount due By Byyne Is fully secured
hS Judsn eat against his oondsDlea, and can
THE STALL Owesos IN THE wEsrEES
MARKET,
VI mo some days since EettiiJDrd tdn District
comm s>lrnrTS for reduction "a rent on
theIE stalls have been Informed Dy tier IA IL
The rentals now paid ~ tns-t iuIESeL were
liked a. the time of a wardtns the con. r5ct co.
Tie construction o. The building, and >oscl-
ne'i IN Ire contract The slrHlu5 Of tlesn
rentals, after TSying current eXpe ISrs, is by
te Terms oi tai. c,u rtct tn he april Il - me
redemption % the bonus notes Z zen ny III
Ge9iC.s for the puTch &c Of stalls. Whicl
= ere the medium OF payment in par. - tina
c"n'itctor ior Ire construction Q: the baud
lrg. Until ,re-S notes are pail of there
should he no change IN the rentals
FOR CHARITY.
delegation of the members OF the Central
Tree q ID rsDsary-cOnsts,iug of DIR. MayruieF.
y. =. SDloinODs. aud oihers-Eaited upon
ihr DiSiTict tomIu issioners yesterday, TO ask
an IL crease OF The amount contTi yutsi by the
lli'irlc' for the support of that Institution.
They ask that $50 per month be used TO- this
purpose. The Com m iSSIoners, in reply,
stated that al present they nave no power %
Increase the 10: Of This District. and that
fCIther leg station would he necessary.
Commissioner Bry; said that If the District
aulhoIliies succee In the suit penting
With the markell 80 company To the
rent due The DiSiri, they would not be EN-
harrassed for funds r charitable puTp bseS
They are NJ present mPersd by the delay
OF This sult In the c.. - % . heir pur-
pee 10 pursue its finh
THE COUNT
Police Com Ssiunpr a ac-
cOmIanied 10y Major Kichal pnl
the District Commissioners ia
relation To the reorganization IN
ire county, outside OF BOuT daI The
Police Commissioners were obi, dis
Mount nearly all the county p0iice, "A order
TO make the annual appropriation hold out
For some years past the District has been
paying rent for private dwelling In the
county, occupied by one of the patroimen for
his family and for use as "A station house
Mr.. Brition suggested that this bulldog
might be reliLquished by the District. aud
the money expended for rent applied to
mounting another man to patrol that portion
of the county adjacent to the city limits and
between Rock creek and the Glen wood Gem
etery. The District Commissioners gave
their consentto this plan.
LIQCOR LICENSE QUESTION.
me superintendent of assessments aud
whether, under The law, keepers OF liquor
shops on 9Th and 9th streets, oppo,i the
Center market. would be required TO secure
the signature of the market company tn their
applications for licenses, and the subj set was
referred 10 Attorney Biney for an opinion.
who has given an answer that entire juris-
dictiOn In the matter of granting Honor
licenses had been given by law To the board
OF metropolitan police, and that in actiug
upon any disputed question regarding them,
ii would be proper for The superintendent TO
proceed only under advice or instruction
froIn the attorney OF the board OF police.
DEEDS IN FEE have been fled as follows:
Richard Francis 10 Julia Ann Rodgers.
a 500, part lot A.. square i3 Eenriera
Stuart 10 H. d Cooke jr, - eco. lot :, square
t5 H. d. So ok, 70 Henrs.s
Phillips. of Alexandria, to John Denny, lot
81. Bealls addition TO Georgetown. District
square 5l2 T. H. Cailan to James G. Naylor,
$50. part lot II, sub of Bayley's purchase,
and part of Fortune Enlanger. Arlington
Fire Insurance Company to Adeline B. Err
L. Mercer to James T. Young, 80 eSi 81, east
half lot 16. square 151. y. +. Shriver TO p.
Honey and {; M; Callsn, 10000. part lot 2,
square 311. p. A. Sellhausen TO John j.
Jane, e, 600, lot s, square SIC. w. II. and J.
+. Dyer. to Joseph and John K. Libbey,
$500. lot 10 Of sub lots and 8, square q.
/, square $50. James s. Edwards, trustee,
to George AugertOn, al 800, sub lot So, square
90: NJ p. Callan, trustee, to Frank Myers,
$3.50. lot !, square 81. George Savage, to
+. Imhof. IS, lots IL and 12, square PIG. J.e-
derer and Walter, to Albert Antres, $3.50.
lin tn Mary N. Evans, IS, lot 5, of Pos
pect Hill. II. II. Perry, TO ID. W. Burbank
c1l2, lot IL, square sol.
THE ASSAULT ON Hon. JEREMIAH WIZ
SON-ln The Criminal Court, Judge Mac
Arthur, this morning, Senator Carpenter
caused 20 be read newspaper notice of the
attack made by Col. Ferry on Hon. Jere-
miah Wilson yesterday. Mr.. Carpenter re-
marked that Mr.. Wilson had declined TO
bring This matter before the court, but he
deemed il his duty to do so. remarking thst
This was most unjustifiable and outrageous
assault, and 1t should not be permitted to
PASS unGoticed. After remarks by MesSrs.
Cook and Wells, the court said that IL sCr-
Prtsed him that Mr.. Wilson should have
teen the object OF this attack, for he Was |
Known 10 be one of the most modest and un-
assuming Of men. The court could not how
ever, act in III matter unless there was |
kse C Ca Th J""''"i ,--.s-ment. |
morning. ' -" "
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector