Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-22


Commissioner Phelps returned rom short
visit to Oakland last evening, and was at at his
ot Mr. finstein Yesterday oiled 81 dogs which
rounds caught 3 more without tS n taps Oh MS
The District Cor .nissioners c-day granted
a pardon to Mar, Hanlon's boy from the work
House, sentenr. ed to ten days for trespass on
The district Commissioners have approved
the recommendation of the. school trustees
Expecting the leasing Of the chapel on Sd
York avenue northwest, for school purposes
and have ordered lease to be prepared.
Mr.. A. L. Barker has been granted permits.
sion to tap the water main and sever on B
street, at 18th street southwest, for the pur,
pose OF connecting seven new houses on 18th
street with same.
DIR. Chase Roys, of Uniontown, in commu
nication to the District Commissioners calls
attention to the condition Of the road leading
from the Insane Asylum to the Howard settle.
ment. and asks that it be put in repair The
nation and report as TO estimated cost Of re-
| pairs.
been notified in relation to his complaint about
the washington and Georgetown railroad
company having torn down his fence and
taken possession OF certain ground claimed
by him, that this is a matter where redress
lies in the courts, and not in the Commission
erS Ofthe District.
An enterprising young physician of Balti
Of an appointee as physician to the poor in
this city having declined to serve, writes TO
the District Commissioners to-day offering his
services, stating that he will come on at once
and take up his residence in this city has
had thirteen years experience OF active prac-
tice. and can furnish the best of references.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The District Commissioners have awarded
the contracts for paving l4th street, from II
to Boundary streets, and East Capitol street,
between LIST and I'd streets, both sides, aud be-
tween I'd and 9Th streets, on the south side,
the lowest responsible bidder
They also awarded the contract for the con-
Struction OF a 36-inch diameter, twO-ring.
east, between Maryland and Massachusetts
avenues; and "A inch diameter, two ring,
brick barrel sewer, with seven man holeS, on
north side Of Massachusetts avenue, between
Sth street east and the east side of 10th street
east; and l5inch diameter ppe-sewer, with
three man holes and IL siX-inch Y house con-
neciions. on the north side of Massachusetts
avenue, between the east side of 10th and east
side OF 1lth streets east: and a 15-inch pipe.
sewer at man. holes, to Henry Himber.
The commissioners today declined TO ac-
cept the proposition OF Mr.. John McCauley to
take Patrick Sullivan as co-cOntractOr for
the removal of garbage and night-Soil and
gave him a further time until $50 o'clock to-
day III which to present acceptable bondsmen
on his bond.
SEWER BIDS OPENED.
BIDS were Apened to day in the office of the
District engineer for the construction OF a
brick sewer on the south side of n street, be.
tween 18th street and Vermont avenue north
west, 20 feet 80 inch brick: % feet, a inch
sewer and 153 feet, Is inch pine sewer. The
bids were as follows: j, G. Stafford, $192 81 35,
. cents: p. Brennan, s., $50, 20 cents; VIM
III. GrOat, &. %, 81 IS. 25l5 cents: j. j. DeS.
mOnd, 81 ~, 81 81, 2s1a Henry Himber, So 62l5,
81 IS go, y 10 cents; b. j. COye s. Co., 81 2S
=. "A cents. No award was made.
MAPS WANTED.
The Senate committee on the District of Co
lumbia have called upon the District Commits
sioDers for maps for the use of the committee
on which may be indicated the courses of the
principal sewers, with the locations of the
respective outlets of each, with memoranda
showing the capacity of each sewer, the dis
lance OF the outlets above the level of low
TIDE, the area each is supposed to drain, sc.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwlsle: T. S. Gartrell,
repair frame house, 102l New Jersey avenue
northwest $50. Richard Calvert, repair frame,
1910 + street northwest; so. VIM. McWil-
Hams, repair brick house, 18th, between and
streets northwest; 5000. ChaS. SiOuSSa, re-
pair brick, Ills II street northwest s75 Pat.
between l. and Nj northwest; 1920 ID. Hag-
gerty, repair frame, 1252 9th street northwest:
SID Theodore SwayZe, repair bricks, 81 and
3l3 Del. avenue northeast; $3.50. VIM. j. Free
man, repair brick dwelling, 1925 II st. NV. ;
$50. Ann Hines, repair frame, 32l ID st. Sc ;
s.w.; slo0. Ed: Wilkinson, repair frame on c,
bet. South Capitol st. and Delaware ave. s.w
$40. VIM. Orme. repair brick dwelling, cor
ner and 18th SITS. NV; $50. N. DemOngeot,
repair brick, 6l6 9Th st. NV: 800. Jesse b.
WILSON o repair brick, northwest corner 9TH
brick greenhouse, E, between 10Th and 2lst
SIS NV 500