Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-13

cost Of he applicants, the Pipe TO be furnishet
the general sewer plans.
The District Commissioners have directed
that drinking fountain be placed az the
northeast corner Of 1i,h and Boundary
streets.
Sub-street inspector 8. Bouis, whose duties
have been on the 1th street granite paving
vice. This action has been taken in the gen.
eral curtailnent OF expenses, the purpose OF
the Commissioners being to create no def
cheney or debt for the District.
Assistant District Attorney A. A. Birney
has cole cted from judgments In District
cases before the Supreme Court from July
$50 Is 10 he District Treasurer, that sum
beir the amount belonging ID the District
after paying sac -, the cost OF collection.
IL reply to q request of Mr.. Coiumhr,s Al
exander that he be granted heari-s before
any disposition is made ofthe certificates of
Indebtedness for paving pennsylvania ave
DUe, the Commissioners state that before
that they have already made, they will hear
him in person or by counsel
SCI ,3s5 "A TO THE CREDIT CT THE SCHOOL
FUND.
In April, 1875, the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund addressed letter TO he Dis
trict Commissioners, stating that they End
registered on the stock books OF the late cor
pOration of Washington, S6i 3S5.H standing
TO the credit OF the school land; that under
acts OF the legislature they have paid for the
public schools OF the city various amounts
hes been added 20 The funded debt OF the Dis
IriCt as shown by reports, and they present
for the consideration of the District Corn mis-.
sioners the question whether the amount o.
stock End iniert ST standing to The credit OF
TIE schCCi .uf ii CaDEOl be cancelled IS a par
tial off 10 d55.s Iatd by them in o.her
bonds. This letter was referred to the attor-
Eey, ard by him 20 TIE controller, who an
swered il by referring to the act o: The board
OF aldermen, approved July q, fS20, md the
act approved February 2 l., lSS, which re
h41 ElI ~ cd go
tinually and forever by the mayor for
The suppoit OF the schools. lie adds That I'M
milling this law, the Commissioners OF the
SjHkir Furd cannot be allowed 70 cancel
any portion Of assets standing TO tha credit
~ Ids public schools.
Aro!her letter from MI Lewis J. Davis,
~ sident Of the sinking lTnd ,Jrim;ss.o ION.
tliiC.eT date OF September l., Is, - the Dis
tTiCt OmmiSSioners has been received, en-
closing 8 copy Of tie above letter, 2 II re
rCwing the sugg 'stiOns contain therein
lid stating thai the interest o. tbis stock up
10 and including the quarter ending Jane -,
District treasurer. The District COInmls-
siOuers have acknowledged The receipt OF
this communication. in which they calf ths
attention OF the presiden. OF the sinking fund
.ounIo ssicn to the opinion Of their attorney.
Mr.. Stanton in which lie stated mat the re-
guest 10 cancel The stock caGnot be legally
complied with.
IMPROVING THE L sTPEFT SEWERAGE
In response 10 an application of property
holders for tie better sewerage of /. street,
between 10th and goth streets north west, the
Commissioners reply that in their desire 10
relieve the difficulty they called upon the
chief engineer for plans, winch, when sub
mitted, invited an estimated expenditure OF
-lOGOO. Bids were called for. the lowest
largely exceeding the estimated cost for ASK
feet brick sewer, the size preferred by the
engineer. Believing smaller sewer would
answer, the Commissioners recommittei the
matter TO the engineer in an order in which
they directed him to prepare plans for a
sewer not 10 exceed SO, 900 when completed,
and that he propose to the lowest bidder to
submit proposition to build this sewer at
a rate pIOpOrtiODate to his bid for the larger
one, and in the went OF bis doing so. the con
tract 10 be awarded him without further call
for bids. The engineer replied, recommend
ing that SO, COO be expended in the construc-
ton OF the sewer, as originally proposed. as
far as practicable, by emitting the proposed
ing saving OF 81 ,s3I1O, which viii REFUGE
the cost of the whole TO S10 ,Gt:s1O The Com
missioneYs then gave AN order authorizing
the engineer 10 construct the sewer in the
manner proposed, and the work was COM
menced al once.
. The engineer explains that his original
plan OF relief for this locality called fOf
sewer from 10th to 2Dih street, and en- expan-
diture of over $4,000 cash. This was sub
United in 1876, but no funds were available
IN July last the matter came Up again on
and tue limit of $1,000 was fixed BY re
Commissioners for their relief. The plaus
are made 10 relieve this entire locality OF 7,
street valley; but not. Of course as co 1rlefa-
~ as II can be done o. an increa sci expsn-
GitUre.
wEo SHALL CLEAN THE CUTTERS.
IN response 10 communication from DR..
= q. Cox, secretary OF the Board OF Health.
calling the attention OF The District COrnmis-
siOners 10 the condition OF certain cutters OF
2fh street, the latter, in turn cite ca opiaisU
OF he Attorney of the District upon the sub
jec;, and add that they would be grat!fisd to
be- ve The Board of Health co-cYsrate In the
enforcement of the provision of the act. The
act referred 10 In the attorneys opinion, il
ar ordnance o. the corporation Of We hing
ton, approved January nth, 1856, which pro-
EiC-S IL al The Oc|u "a ats OF the building or
owner ofthe vacant 10: in front OF viii IN any
weeds or Instructions may be found. may
be compelled, under penalty OF not less than
one dollar. nor more than Fl We dollars, to re-
move the obstruction; and t1et the eng nicer,
provements, should give the notice TO Offend
ers. Non compliance OF his orders can be
.olloWed by arrest and prosecution in the
Police Court.
MR.. ALEXANDER PROTESTS.
This afternoon Mr.. Colum Dus Alexander
had conference with the District Commits
si0ners in relation to turning over the GER
hfcafes of Indebtedness for paving Penn
sylvania avenue to the contractors, Mr.. A.
entering his protest against such action. In
DIS remarks he reflected in pretty strong
terms against Controller Taylor and the &C
fiCE of lie District Commissioners in con
ESct:on with this ard other matters. The
commissioners replied that It would be their
erdeayor 10 protect the interests OF TIE pro-
perty holders, while II was their duty 20
carry out the provisions OF the law, Mr..
Alexander reminded the Commissioners
thE, Re thought they had endeayO-ed
10 prevent property holders from o.
t2iEiDg their rights through the courts
in relieving themselves from the
rayment of Illegal special ssessnlents
The Commissioners, IN reply, stated that
IL was low their endeavor TO have ali such
assessments overhauled ard revised IN &C.
ccrdsnce with justice and equity aud - Or
tain Congressional aid in carrying out such
5Ideayors, IL il is possible.
SUIT FOB A PORTION OF THE BOTANICAL
GARDE Ny esterday, in the Supreme Court
OF The District, suit was entered by the
neirs OF Daniel Carroll, OF Duddingto ton; Annie
q. Carroll, and Maria c. Fitzhu9h, against
w. Il. Smith, to recover certain ground on
which some OF the government green houses
used ih connection with the Botanical gar
dens are located. The ground sued for is de-
scTihed as square west of square SIC, bounded
by Maryland avenue, street south aad the
lie OF the old canal, and which cor tains
some 5000 feet, valued at about SO, 100. II
is understood that the ground of the suit is
that the ground in question was part of Dud-
dipgton Manor at the time the city of WASH
ington was laid out, and that the cOnd itions
on which II was conveyed to the United
states were not complied with. The prece-