Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-19
District Government Affairs.

sewer pipe be laid, at an estimated cost or So
Inspector EntwiSle, in a note to the District
Commissioners. asks that to prevent DELAYING
the contractors in starting work on the new
truck houses. that they give an order TO the city
Surveyor to survey the lots on which the houses
are to be located immediately
Water Registrar Cox has recommended to the
District Commissioners that water main be
laid ON connecticut avenue, between vi street
and the street circle northwest there being
sufficient private demand to Justify the
outlay.
onmendatioD Of Major Morgan for the Daympni
OF $40 out OF the pOlicemens' fund 10 Mrs Drane
WldoW OF The late Officer OF that NAME as fune-
raj expenses; also. for the payment on OF the
same fund OF so for defraytng the bin cf the
physician who attended Policeman Faruuahar
recently severely beaten by some roughs
The District commissioners have approved
ne reconilnendat0ns OF the school board for
tEe Ttlidlr OF the Lincoln and LOveioy school
buildings. with the exception OF painting the
outside brlckwOrk OF the Loyejoy school.
Benjamin !. Camp has notified the District
commissioners that he protests against the use
by the District OF his patent pavementS without
the payment of ROYALTY.
Health Officer TOWnShend has made an in
spect!on OF the condition Of things about James
CT eek canal. and tinds the work OF the cOntrac-
tor for the removal of offal i'm much better
condition than he expected, and that proper
care is being used to have il kept so. The con-
ditioD OF the marshes around the outlet of this
canal is not so good, as much fecal matter is
deposited there by the sewers.
\ petition, quite numerouSly signed by bust
ness men on nth street, has been filed with the
District Commissioners protesting against the
proposed narrowing of the 18th street roadway,
between Pennsylvania avenue and street, on
the ground that such a change would materially
initiate against their interest. This plan car
ried out would leave but IL feet between the
cuihS and railroad tracks.
BIDS FOR STREET PAYMENTS.
Bids were opened at ~ o'clock to-day in the
Office of the District commissioners for the fol-
lowing wOrk:-Iay aSphaltum pavementS on E
St, bet. 18th and 5th NV 9,5I9 square yards;
on ST., bet 9Th and 1th NV, 2,l09 So. yds.; on
Sd ST.. bet. l. st. and New York ave. NV, ,S9s
St. ydS.; on 9th St.. bet. and NV, 1907 So.
ydS.; on nth ST., bet. and E. NV, Including
narrowing Carriageway TO 35 feet, reSetting
curb. relaying footwalk, moving out corner traps
and their connections with sewers, and the
necessary gradingl, ,43o so. ydS; on 18th ST.,
bet. Pa. ave. and NV. 1898 So. yds.: on 18th
st., bet. b and NV. i,GG4 So. yis; on 18th st,
at Intersection OF y NV, $50 81. yds.; on 18th
St, bet. II st. and circle 1T Mass ave NV.
west side.} 6196 81. ydS., inclJltng 1,l6o cubic
yds. OF grading TO be deposited ON New Hamr-
ave. bet. LIST and 20 Sc, 3.S95 So ytiS: on Pa
ave, at intersection OF I'd Sc. 1,1S6 SD yds; on
Vermont rye.. a Intersection OF y NV. 500 ST.
ydS.: on VI 81. bet. gu and n n n W., II 600 50
y ds., To include narrowing CarTtageUay 10 -
feet, resetting curb. TeiaHing tOotwaiks. moving
out corner traps and their connections with
sewers, and The necessary grading.
Lay compressed asphalt block payementS on
+ ST.. bet. Eth and 18th NV, LOCO square yards
Lay granite block pavementS on St, bet. nth
and lith NV, 2, ~ square yards; on Washington
st.. bet. Bridge and Gay, Georgetown, 1,IS8 So
ydS.; on High ST.. bet. Bridge and West. George
town, $3.50 81. ydS.; on West ST., BET. Washing
ION st. and Rock Creek. Georgetown, 6..9S 81.
yds.; on ID St, bet 9th and 10Th NV. 6,3i5 81.
ydS.; on p ST.. bet. goth ST. ana Rock Creek NV.
,5s4 So yds.; on 10th ST. bet. + and W., ,}6.i
so. yds.; on 1lth St. bet. f and NV, l,l34 So
3dS.; on 18th ST.. bet. f and NV, ,621 So yds;
un 18th ST.. bet. and F NV, Lao So. ydS; on
b 81. south. at intersection OF New Jersey ave
nue., south side o! railroad tracks. 600 So. yds.
Lay NcAdam pavement on Washington St
bet. West and StOddart, Georgetown, LII ST..
yards.
There were twenty-six bidders, and the bids
for asphalt payementS run from S1.15 to 1921
per square yard; stone block payementS from
%. II To $3.50 per square Yard McAdam from 90
cents To ST. per square yard. and compressed
asphalt block from g.. 09 10 $50 per square yard
The District Commissioners say that the era for
The smashing and Shiyering OF paving rings has
dawned; that they are getting a better quality
of pavements now, and 30 per cent. cheaper
than formerly.
The bidders are as follows: Jonathan Taylor.
James Cannon, James Reynolds. OHare Il
Brennan, Peter Mcnamara. Williams d Himber.
Joyce. j. K. Iug, W. X. Davies Il Co.. W II.
Mohler. Bailey French Paving Company, +. NJ.
Draney, William llussey, W. W. Simpson, Thos.
VI. SpeakeS ". e. Murdoch. J. G. Stafford, j. s.
Baldwin 4 Co.. W. l.. Ross, Andrew Gleason. j. j.
Shpman. Buckley Il Ryan, Crawford Hofman&
Filbert. j. p. Robinson.
THE FOLLOWING App LEGATIONS FOR LIQUOR IL
CENSES
nave been approved by the District Commits
siO,ei>:-t'eo. X. BaiCr. Lucy Bryne, jos. Don
nelly. Geo ". Driver. john j. Gentner, John
Martin. Philip Meredith, Pat. McMahOn James
Mcclure. Il. ". Morgan, J. W Middleton, Wn
NCDaniels. Andrew NephuLh, Nai1aire Randall
James Richardson. Philip Hciter. John Ross
Henry s>chcEf. {. W. SpOfford, Franklin Tenney
n Co, Barbara Wonder Iiede, Peter ID. WelckeT
WIN. Bergman. Robert Callahan, jos. Gerhardt,
geo. Holmes. VIM. O'Neai and Patrick Quill.
DiSapprOycd-Pctcr D0nnelly.
The NEW TAN LEVY
me following order was Issued by The Dis
trict commissioners to-day Pursuant To the
provisions Of the act of Congress providing a
permanent form Oi government for the District
Of Columbia, approx ed June 18th. 1873. and an
act making appropriation for Stindry civil eX-
penseS OF the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1879. and for other purposes, an
proved June 90, 1873, ii is hereby ordered that ii
tax be, and the same is hereby. levied OF s. 30
on every $3.50 Of real estate not exempted by
law. except upon real property Held exclusively
for agricultural purposes without The limits Of
the cities Of Washington and Georgetown, and
so designated by the aSSesSOrS iii their annual
returns, the rate on which shall be 81 on every
800: ana upon all personal property in the Dis
trct OF Columbia not taxable elsewhere, $50
on every 500, according to the cash valuation
thereof. The first half the said tax shall be due
and payable on the first day OF November. 1878,
and the last half on the first day OF May, 1873"
The NOHCO>Os-k ely Cutting Affair.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., october 49, 1875
Edd"T SGf:-In reference 10 the Kelly cutting
affair your Informant. OF rather the informant
Of your reporter WAS most Stfikingiy at fault in
his knowledge OF the facts of The case. As for
myself, do not write This in The interest OF
either party. but simply that Justice be done
In the Hr5t place. there was no murderOuS as
sau!t upon the part OF Col. AoncOsos, neither
was there any Bowie knife used. and / know
whereof / speak. Again. the cut was not SO
bad but what Kelly followed up MOncoSOS. talk
INC yOlubly the while and asking of a by-SIander
where 10 90 in order To receive attention. and
walking. unsupported to- drug store. Further
more, II was DOt Ddr-r0Om afray III all nhitler
dlo IL occur AZ night. JUSTITIA.
was the agreSSOr, and called MOncosOS 4 - OF
Il -. when MOncoooS rttreated to the curb
and Kelly put his fist under NJ. 5 nose. while he
X. had one hand behind him. and MOnCOsoS.
having small penlinife in his hand made the