Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-23

DR.. A. w. Adams mas Deen aPpgvln.eu pHss
The garbage and night soil contract was
disposed OF yesterday finally by the Commits
oers giving the %ofH 20 ba1ng
his place in the Commissary department..
In response to the petition OF certain prop
erty owners on l4th street. the commissioners
east side south of the circle, and on the west
side north Of that point, in case the contractor
does not object.
day from Wizards hotel to the Ebbitt house,
little further north of its former location.
Col. B. I. SWartS' services as supervisor OF
pensed with by the Commissioners, and Mr.. j.
B. Nourse appointed to the place.
The Commissioners issued an order yester-
oT @ es
upon the recommendation Of the trustees Of
the trustees of the public schools.
Mr.. McCauley, contractor for removing tue
garbage and night soil, has given the follow:
ing sureties for the faithful performance Of
his work: Jeremiah Quinn, VIM. o. DenniSOn
A. P. Cunningham was today appointed
special private on the Metropolitan Police
force, to do duty at the grounds of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, corner OF and
14th streets southwest,
The Commissioners have notified Messrs
CrOssfield and Cooms, engaged to paint the
new w0rkhOuse, that unless they 60 On with
the work at once it will be taken from them
and given to others.
THE TIBER CREEK sEwEB.
Yesterday the Commissioners awarded the
work of removing the broken arch of Tiber
creek sewer, through the Botanical gardens,
to Joseph Williams. In making the indOrse-
ment OF the award, the Commissioners state
1.-The award is based on the opinion of Engi-
neer Commissioner Twining that the risk of
damage by flood is greater than the appre
heIdsd risk SIX to the public health, and in case
that any damage is likely to result to the
health of the city, authority will be given to
cover the opening in such way as will pre-
Commissioner Twining has ascertained from
records that the heaviest storm that has visit
ed this city within the past twenty years was
gradual settling of the damaged part of the
arch, and the prospect OF its soon caving in,
forming dam or barrier against the flow OF
water through it, endangering the entire
length of the sewer above, the true policy is
to open 1t Immediately to prevent the cOnSe-
quences of a recurring heavy storm.
VIM. J. RHEES APPOINTED SCHOOL TRTSrEE
IN PLACE OF B. p. DAVIS.
The following correspondence is upon re-
cord In the Office OF the District Commits
MOUNT PLEASANT, D. c., August 7. 1s7s.-
COtunlbtd:-Gentlemen: In reply to your let
ter OF the 9th inst. / have to say that am a
citizen Of the District of Columbia. and that l
do not claim the right to vote in any of the
states or territories. / embrace this oppor-
tuDity TO acknowledge the receipt of my com
mi sion as trustee OF the public schools. and
10 return thanks for the honor conferred
thereby. have the honor, &C.,
BENJAMIN P. DAVIS"
CITY. OF NEwBURYPoRT, City Clerks
ONCE, August p, 1S7S.-J. s.. BrOr7a, Esq
answer to your enquiries please accept the
following as shown by the records or papers
on file in this office:
/. Benjamin P. Davis voted in Newbury-
a q hor
$780, his name being checked as having voted
on the list OF voters for ward six, in said city
1T said election.
2 The name OF BENJAMIN P. Davis appears
on the list OF legal voters also for the year 1877,
both state and municipal, but not checked as
having voted.
through relative of his residing in this city,
on Monday last, August 10Th, to erase his name
from the llSt voters in this city, giving his
reasons sta therefor which I'd at once. making
of the officers whose duty it will be to prepare
new list OF voters for this city the present
year. Believing have faithfully answered ali
your inquiries, remain. yours, &c,
GEORGE III. STEVENS City Clerk"
In accordance with these circumstances and
facts, the District Commissioners to-day mott
trustee is this day revoked, on the ground that
he is ineligible under the law, not being a citi.
zen OF the District. The school board has also
Mr.. William j Rhees has been designated as
school trustee for the seventh district, in place
of Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Rhees was at once notified
of his appointment.
PROTEST AGAINST AWARD OF CONTRACT
MIR. Joseph Williams, contractor, has filed
With the District Commissioners a protest
against the award of East Capitol street to c.
". Murdoch, he claiming to be the lowest bid
der and that his responsibility to faithfully
carry out the contract is unQueStioned. The
ground on which his bid was rejected is un-
derstood to be on account Of defective Specif-
cations of his bid.