Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-23

ONCE ana settled their personal tax assess
@ mems, ana to-day quite number called. which
greatly reoiceS the Collectors heart as he does
not like The duty OF dlstraining.
THE NEW FIRE ENGINES. ETC.
1He District Commissioners have annr0y1d
The recommendation of the Board OF Fire CoIl-
mlSS!onerS 1or the purchase OF one tirst-claSS
and one SecOnd-claSS. steam fire engines from
Clapp Jones, of Hudson. y. Y: one Buckley A
Merritt tNew York; first-class truck: and TWO
HIsI-claSS nose carriages from McDemott Bros
OF this city.
ANOTHER RAILROAD TAx PROTEST.
MI. Edward Temple president of the CanitOl
North o street and South Washington railroad
company has protested against the tax OF s22I
assessed against that road foI paving between
the tracts at the crossing OF PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. and 14th street. The question OF legality
mas Deen referred TO the attorney for the Dis
uict,
SANITARY
Health Officer Townshend has called TO the
special attention of the Commissioners the neces-
sity for filling the ravine running from Boun-
dairy to q street on a line with 18th N W. for
merly the bed OF Slash Run. He says that
during storms this raVine conveys water on 10
open squares below 18th and Q streets where
IL remains, becomes Stagnant and is constant
source OF complaint from residents in the
i local.S- , ,, IN dTy weather that portion under
the Old bridge is used as public priyy and
continuous nuisance created. The filling of this
place and direction OF surface water into sewers
above, would he says. enable many persons to
aoate permanently. nuisdnceS OF Stagnant
water. anG many ways tend 10 the advance
ment OF the healthfulneSS OF that section. The
health officer has also requested that cOntrac-
tors be notified TO discontinue the dumping OF
street sweepfngs Oh squares l55. l56 and l5.,
between U and q and 11th and 18th streets n. W.
CONTRACTS FOR sTREET-PAvING AWARDED.
The District commissioners yesterday after
noon accepted bids for Street-paying. as follows.
Jonathan Taylor, lay granite blocks on d, be-
tween 9th and 10th StS. H.. at S215 per Sallare
yard. ". L. Ross, granite blocks on Washing
ton between Bridge and Gay SITS. 81. Is per yard:
haT Claf a
Rock creek, S2l5 per yard; same on Z. between
goth st. and Rock creek, S2.l5 per square yard.
w. X. Davies a Co., lay asphaltum on E, be-
tween 5th and 11th StS. H.. 81 - per square yard
j. 5. Baldwin a. Co, lay aSphaltum on f. be-
tween 5th and 9TH SIS. NV, Sis per square
yard; same on 81, between L st. and New York
ave. NV, Sl.,S per yard; same on 9th, between
and F sts n.w Sis; same on llth. between
ID and SITS. NV. Sl.tS; same on 18th, between
Pa ave. and st. NV, Sis; same Oh 18th, be-
tween and StS. NV, 81 rs: same on 18th and
y StS. NV, s. so: same on 18th, between III St
and circle NV, Sl.I5; same Oh Pa ave-, between
lst and I'd sts. Sc. sl.75; same Oh Pa ave- and
st. NV, s1.SO: same On NJ. between 9th and l4th
SIS. NV. Sl..5. On 18th St, between PennSvl-
vania avenue and StS, there has been no de-
cisiOn by the Commissioners.
A Diplomat LOOKING ARouND-Concerninr
the report that Admiral Gore Jones. the naval
attache of the British Embassy at Washington
had gained admission TO cramps Shipyard BY
means of forged order, and that. while min
utely examining the Russian war vessels. lie
had been ordered peremptorily by one OF the
Cramps 10 instantly leave the yard. Wharton
Barker. who has the control OF the Russian shin
contracts in this country. said yesterday: The
report is erroneous the whole matter amounted
10 this: Admiral Gore Jones went TO Cramps
Ship-yard and. presenting 10 the watchmen at
the gate what was presumably his Own personal
card. stated that lie wished TO see an Officer
ABOARD the Europe. The man. not knowing the
Admiral, at once admitted him. While critf-
cally examining the Russian ships, the Admiral
vas met by William Cramp, who said TO him:
Why, Admiral, have you pass to come in?'
No. SIR was the reply We'll said Mr., Cramn.
you know these vessels belong so far as we are
concerned TO Mr.. Barker, and he has given
orders that no one shall be allowed TO Inspect
them without an order from him AN right
SAID the Admiral, quietly, and then he left. /
was toid by some one in the yard that the card
tne Admiral presented was not his own, of this
KNOW nothlng, and, can, therefore, say nothing
He was not ordered out nor was there neceS
Slty fQr any such action. .,,-LPLiLa Ill..as olL