Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-05


District Government Affairs.
The police are doing their duty in testing
the weight Of coal sold by the dealers. Sew
eral were hauled up yesterday and this morn
ing, and the coal found to be under weight.
A six inch water main has been ordered on
- between lst and I'd streets southeast, at a
limited cost Of $50.
Today Detective j. W. Coomes procured
rom the District Commissioners a release
f ON the wOrkhouSe of Henry Brown. com
mited there few days ago: the officer hav-
ing discovered that he is wanted 70 answer to
the charge OF grand larceny of jewelry from
Yesterday Prof. Prof. E. J. De smedt. inspector of
street pa TiDg work. between G and FL streets.
discovered al error the contractor had fallen
into, which has resulted in the necessity of
taking up about has the work on that square,
the cement concrete base being found TO be
too thin by several inches Ia The center OF the
grade. The defective work will have to be
done over, and at a loss t. the contractor.
CuRTAL1NG THE LIGHT II GEoRGETowN. :,
The District Commissioners having entered
into an arrangement with the Washington
Gas Company for the lighting Of the street
lamps by the year at 80 each, or at the rate of
g per thousand feet for the gas consumed,
have asked the Georgetown Gas Company to
reduce their terms to the same rate. as the
discrepancy is the source Of much complaint
company say that it is unreasonable t; SUP
pose that small COMPANY tan maGaatf:c.:c;slre
and supply Gas as cheaply as a large one.
: Orgel0wn manufactures ll,OOOUO feet OF
gas annually, and has only 3li street lamps;
feet and furnishes 4,OCO street lamps. The
Georgetown directors state that they have re-
Gently laid about three-quarters OF mile of
mains TO the extreme northern section OF that
city, with the understanding with the Com
miSSiOnerS that on that line at least forty
street lamps should be erected, in place Of
which only thirteen street lamps have been or.
dered. They think a reduction from s275 to
$3.50 per thousand feet is all they can stand
under the circumstances; or they will furnish
gas for sS per lamp which b, is an advance Of
do the lighting and extinguishinG themselves
The Commissioners referred the case to In
spector w. II. Bailey for investigation, who
yesterday reported that the cost per lamp of
lighting, Georgetown was as follows Gas,
$50; lighting, $40; matches, repairing, Sc,
$l-making SIG. 10 per annum for each lamp
In IN order 70 make the prices equal as possible
OF the burners for Georgetown be reduced
from six to five feet per hour.
The Railway Mail Service Men.
MEETING OF THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT AsSO-
CITATION.
The Us Railway Mail Service Mutual Ben
eft Association reassembled yesterday after.
noon at Franklin Legion Hail. 10Th and C
streets.) A dispatch was received from j. J
New Orleans, from the midst of peStilence
and DEATH sending greetings. The afternoon
session was spent in considering the appica-
tons of w. A. Peck and Simon Spear for aid
and the application of the ffrstnamed was
allowed. Al the evening session, Mr.. Bailey,
from the committee to prepare charter Tor
the association read a bill reported by the
Senate of the United States, to incorporate
The United States Mail Service Mutual Ben
eft Association" MIR. Steele offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted tnat the committee
to secure charter for the United States Rail
way Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association
III the state OF Illinois be instructed to have the
same repealed, and that the general secretary
and treasurer be Instructed to pay all neces-
sary expenses attending the same. MIR Spaeth
asked that a donation be made in the cases of
5. M. Smith, VINO was five days delinquent,
DuISfed blood vessel after coming OF run
and died, and Young johnson, who was killed
a short time ago, he having few days before
his death made application for admission into
the association. Both cases were laid over.
TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The convention reaSSembled at nine O'Clock
this morning.
Severaiamendments to the constitution were
offered and referred to the committee Of revi-
sion.
The question as to where the next meeting
shall be held was called, and indianapolis
Ind, Cleveland, Ohio, Boston, Mass, and At
lanta, Ga, were placed in nomination.
After some debate the vote was taken by
ballot, and resulted in the selection of Boston,
the vote ing:-indianapolis, g; Cleveland,
AZ: Boston, so; Atlanta, Q.
Mr.. Langley stated that an invitation had
been extended TO the association to visit Mt
Vernon, which was accepted with thanks and
tomorrow was fixed as the time.
The report on medical examinatiOn-adverse
TO medical examination requirement as a
condition OF membership, the present require
ment OF good health and character" certified
by two members being regarded as sufficient
was taken up, and, proxy vote being taken it
was adOpted-ayeS, 5G6: nays, 500. This leaves
the matter just where it was.
On motion of MIR. Langley it was decided to
adjourn at 12:l5O'clOck until 3 O'Clock, In order
To allow the members of the convent n to
visit the bureau OF engraving ami printing.
The committee on charter made report
and called for Suggestions as to changes The
third Wednesday in September was subsyi
tuted for the first Wednesday as the time for
meeting. and several other amendments we're
adopted. The committee was authorized to
secure the charter as it now stands
Adjourned until O'Clock.