Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-11
District Government Affairs.

The District Commissioners yesterday ap
proved the application of Bernard ScherTen
on the Rockville road, Tennallytown county.
Gen. Sam. EinStein, pOundmaster. killed q
unTedeemed dogs this morning at the pound,
and afterwards captured 50 more in the south.
west portion OF the city.
STREETS TO BE PAVED.
The following are the streets designated by
the District Commissioners for repaving, with
the various kinds of material aiopted, and
be opened Saturday, the 18th instant:
Asphalt Pavements-E ST., between 1lsh and
18th NV; ST., between 5.h and 18th SITS. NV. !;
3D., between L and N. Y. avenue: llrh, be-
tween d and z sts. NV. and carri igeway to be
reduced to width of 35 feet; l2sh, between
pennsylvania avenue and St: l35h. between
nue and E sts. NV; 18th, at intersection of U
ST.: 18th, between II ST. and 14th st. circle
west IS sids) h Pennsylvania avenue at inters5c
tween lSt and % SITS. Sc; Vermont avenue,
at intersection OF n st. NV: NJ ST.. between
9th and l4th StS. NV: carriageway to be
narrowed to 80 feet: resetting of curbs: relay
ing OF foot alks: moving out corner traps
and their connections with sewers, and the
necessary grading
Compressed Asphalt Block Pavements-E
ST.: between 18th and l4th NV. ito be here
Granite Block favements-E ST., between
1lth and 18th NV, Ito be hereafter deter
mined) Washington, between Bridge and
ami west; west, between Washington ST. and
Rock creek; ID, between 81 and 10th NV: =,
between 10Th aud Rock creek: 10Th, between
and F NV: llth. do. do. 18th, do. do :
18th, do. do. B st. s.. at intersection of New
Jersey ave. south side of railroad tracks
Maeadam Streets - Washington, between
West and Stoddard Sts., Georgetown.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSe: Henry s. Davis
construct a twO-story brick hall on Il, between
7h and Sth stS. NV: 500. Mrs. Mary We
ser, repair iIame, III 7ih ST. s.w.:; SO: James
Sd, between b and SITS. S.w 500 P. Nc.
Cormick, construct frame shed 7tl and 3 SITS
Sc: $50. j. Fought. construct a brick stable
L2d, between | and X stS. NV: $50. J. G.
Noyes, repair frame house. SO II st. NV; 50.
Sports of the Turf.
RARUs BEATEN AT CHICAGO.
trotting races. Fifteen thousand people were
0nthe grounds. The great event was the con.
test between Hopeful, Rarus and Great East
ern In the first heat, Hopeful, the favorite,
Great Eastern, but the latter was passed by
Rarus on the home stretch. Rarus broke fifty
yards YARDS from from the wire and Hopeful won 10
ern third in 2.l9. In the second heat Rarus
tried hard to win, but Hopeful beat by three
lengths In ~, Rarus second in 2.1S, Great
Eastern lhlrd IN III. In the race for the , 81
class kuSSlan Spy won in 26i2 and 29I5.
A DAYS SPORT AT JEROME PARK.
The winners at the Jerome Park IN. "
races yesterday were as follows: :-Plque, mile
and an eighth. in 2.61I4, beating Jack Screw,
Ell King, and seven others. Belinda. three
quarters OF a mile in lis. .Loulaner, two and
a quarter miles, in 3 o63I, beating Garrick by
a length, followed by Gen. Phillips, Bush
whacker, Parole, Princeton, Danichen and
Alberts. Danicheff held the lead till the last
quarter, with Garrick second: but Loulanier
here went to the front. Balance All won the
fourth race, mile heats, after a close contest
with Dan X, followed by four others. Time
la. l.4si2 and l.50. The steeple- chase was
Won by Derby, beating Lizzie d. Disturbance
1eii and Bay Rum b0lted. Time 50.
NASHVILLE RACES.
The winners at the Nashville Tenn races
Yesterday were Eeatitude, one mile, in LII IS
beating Trinidad by length; Ciemmie ti..
mile heats, in l.473I and 45fi: Warfad, mile
aud quarter, i'll z.l3, beating Charlie Howard
and Mlian.
TROTTING AT PHILADELPHIA
Inc winners at Belmont Park (PhiladelDhia)
frottlpg races yesterday, were Chance Key
West and Kansas Chief. The best time was
made by Kansas Chief, . 2l5.