Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-28

Roger Williams is the name Of the clerk ap-
pointed in the office of the District Surveyor,
wee M; ): J. B0gne removed.
Inc District Commissioners have concluded
| to lease the building Of Thomas W. Lucas,
| corner OF P9nnsylvania avenue and I'D street.
r "r scn6o PURPOSES, Tor i've years, at $1,000 per
Seaf, me necessary alter's ions 10 be made Oy
the owner the rent t0 commence when the
| building is ready for use.
A number OF citizens and tax payers resid-
/ Ing on PenDsy lvania avenue between I'd and
'th streets southeast, have sent another me-
mortal 10 the District Commissioners, re- pre-
senting the condition OF that avenue tween
tne p points named; aud asking thai something
ne con. 10 make that street passable. They
refer the CominiS sioners 10 their petition left
/ some "teks ago upon The subject. Referred
| 10 COMMISSIONER 1Wlnlng.
| DEFECTIVE COAL SCALES.
MI. James Small, Seatr of weight and meas
! ures for the District, is now making tour Of
| the city for the purpose of examining the coal
! scales. he has fouua much To condemn. 4
score OF scale are f uud 10 be out of order and
weigh too light or too heavy. Some dealers
! are fonhd to be without scales and sell by
! ineaSufement and some scales have been con-
| demned by him. He is required to make
monthly examinations. and where there is
reason to believe that the dealers are evading
the law he will commence action against them
in the Police Court.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SEWER INVESTIGATION
The Senate committee on the District of Co
transmitted the resolution adopted by the SEN
ate on June l4th last: That sub-com nittee
OF the committee of the District of Columbia
be authorized to sit during the recess of Con
gress TO consider and examine into various
plans fer the improvement of the system of
sewerage and the sanitary condition of the
otSars vs s1mlI5ed to the committee and
committee be authorized to examine into the
system OF sewerage OF other cities, and employ
information upon the subject, &C." The com.
municatiOn states that 1.-THE committee have
already under consideration various schemes
proposed by private individuals, but desire,
before acting upon any Of them, that you
should submit plans and estimates for the bur-
pose named In order that the subject may be
presented to Congress as early as possible, the
commlttee intends to meet on or about the
10Th OF November next, at which time they
hope to have your plans before them" The
sublect has been referred to Engineer Com.
missioner Twining.
BIDS WERE OPENED
n the Office of the District Commissioners at l
0 CLOCK to-day Tor constructing brick pump
nouse to be located upon lot 3. square No. rs,
fronting on I street, between 10Th and 18th
streets northwest. The bids represent the
round sums Tor doing all the work embraced
IN the plans and specifications: and are as fol
Der, 81 26S.22.
PRECAUTIONARY.
ne following circular letter was today sent
blythe Heath Officer TO the principal hotels
anu DoardlnghUuSes in Washington and
Georgetown:
In the event of the arrival at your house
OF any guest OF guests from the yellow fever
infected districts of the south, have respect
!ully to request that this office be at once
informed thereof, with the view OF taking
every possible precautiOn, by distinction and
otherwise. to prevent the Introduction and
spread of the disease in the ciuies of Washing
ton and Georgetown.
Prompt Prompt attention to this request by the
De the means OF averting the rayages of dire
IL, pestllence. Very respectfully,
SMITH TOWNSEND, NJ D., Health Officer"
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWiSle B. B. Earnshaw
construct a tw0-St0ry private stable in alley
southeast: 5, 50; P. j. Cotfey, construct two,
tween and G streets southwest; $500. John
r fahrenSWorth, construct three story brick
dwelling, 3 street, between Delaware avenue
walsh repair frame 343 G street southwest;
street atvaas repair oF Hash house LBS
northwest; $500 Joe Taylor, construct two,
story brick dwelling, Sd, between G and H
streets southwest; $500. Charles Miller, repair
frame III X street northwest; s75. David j.
Gotter CONSTRUCT two-stOry brick dwelling,
West between North street and Rock Creek,
eIe5, 0 sllGo r. G Hewitt construct
tween street and Rhode Islan nd avenue north
west; 900.
REPUBLICAN MEETING IN AIxxANDRr,
CoCNTY.-A meeting of republicans of Alex
andria county, Va, was held Monday evening
az mount Zion Baptist Church, Arlington.
Benjamin Austin, of Arlington district. was
unanimously elected chairman, and Tibet
Allen, of Jefferson district, secretary. The
chairman stated the object of the call of the
meeting, was for. the purpose of reorganiza-
tlon 0f the republican party OF the county, and
70 take action In regard to the fall campaign
a 9sfed 9E j. B. syp1aS Hs
Se given to any person for official positions
sympathy with the interests of this common
WedtD. ana are willing to regard the prosper
lty OF an classes OF our people superior to mere
party behestS, preiudices of the past, or pres
ent political atiiliatirn.' 1t was stated that a
conference OF republicans would be held on
THURSDAY in Alexandria, to take some action
u regard to the fall campaign. and Messrs. J.
=: Syphax, d l. Holmes, and Tibet Allen
interest OF the county IN that meeting.
Mr.. w. W. CoRcoRAN was recently unani
mously elected life member of the Virginia
STATE Agricultural Society by its executive
committee, which also passed resolutions high
~ eulOgiStic of Mr. COrcOran, and thanking
him tor the practical interest he has always
exhlDlted IN Virginia and Virginia institu-
tons. This action, having been cOmmunica-
TED TO Mr. COrcOran, has ELECTED from him
warm response, in which he returns thanks
and announces his intention to visit the next
state fair at Richmond, should his health per-
NIT.
The COUNTRY ROADs.-EditOr Star: Your
informant was mistaken in supposing that l
headed delegation yesterday on the subject
OF the roads in the eastern section of the bis
trict: So lar from it, did not enter the Com
mlSSlOners presence till after the principal in
tervieW with the Commissioners h I'd been
held, and then only to propose modification
OF the method of meeting the case that had
been concluded on: / appeared only to give
what information l could where l supposed
information wanted and neither to dictate or
even suggest. HENRY HARDY
August 18th, 1873.
SILKS, SILKS, SILKS. Immense assortment
OF black silk, cOlOred silks, checked silks, str.
ped silks, and all the medium and very light
shades Of cOlored silks; excellent black silk,
75c:; our 81 and $l25 black silks (Guinet
make), real satin finish and heavy gro grain.
are special bargains. Carter's, III Market
Space.-AdCt.
PRIGG's JEWELRY STORE received new fall
styles this morning from 81 to SO No. 457
pennsylvania avenue, near AZ Street.-AdCt.
GENERAL JOHN GIBSON. seventh infantry,
has resumed command of the department of
Dakota relieving Gen. Terry, who has left for
West Point, where the FitZ John Porter court
will reasonable this week. The Sacretarv IF