Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-28
LOCAL NEWS.

considerable complaint has been made az the
Wator Registrars ONCE lately about the weak
pressure OF water In the pipes, which is ex-
plained by Mr.. Larman, OF that department. as
being caused by low state OF water In the
river, causing eorrespcndingly low pressure
w. J. Rhees, chairman OF the sub committee
OF the school board on buildings, has recon-
renting OF the building corner OF 7th and Pom
eroy streets beyon the Boundary. owned by
DR.. GIN. The paper has been nled without
action.
The District Commissioners have sent to the
United States Treasurer and Commissioner or
sinking Fund for the District. the First Auditor
the Treasury, statement OF interest on quar-
terly STOCK OF the late Washington and George
.9wn corporations, due and payable July ist;
stock OF the corporation OF Washington and the
District OF Columbia, due and payable July lst
Health oficer Townshend has recommended
TO the District Commissioners that the persons
engaged In cleaning the sewer traos or CATCH
basins at the street corners In the densey pop
ulated portions OF our two cities. during the
VAIN season, be furnished with dlsiufectantss
and directed to use q sufficient amount OF the
same.
The District Commissioners to-day appointed
David J. Cotter as an additional patrolman for
one year to do duty on the liEe OF the Metropol-
ftan street railway and about its offices.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
All the awards for general supplies have been
made In accordance with the recommendation
OF the committee on bids published In yester.
days STAR, with the exception OF coal, terra
Gotta pipe and blue stone, which are held for
future consideration by the Commissioners.
BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY
in the office OF the District Commissioners for
constructing section OF the Boundary street
dnterceptingD auxiliary sewer, twenty feet In
terror diameter. near the Eastern Branch, all
necessary materials and labor 10 be furnished
by the successful bidder. the work 70 De exc
the satisfaction OF the officers OF the District
engineer department. The work includes earth
excavation, renlling, rock excavation, concrete
masonry, brick and trap-rock masonry. sheet
piling, and handling and hauling surplus earth
from excavations over two hundred feet. There
were fifteen bids, the excavation aud filling
ranging from 1624 TO 80 Il cents per cubic yard:
rock excavation from 40 cent TO 81 rs per cubic
yard; handling and hauling earth from u to IN
cents per cubic yard; cancrete masonry, from
from "a IS TO sc per cubic yard; trap-rock ma
soDry, from 81 to s.. IS per cubic yard: sheet
pilng left In trench from sl2 TO s3s per thousand.
The EARLy-CJosrNG MovEMKNr.-Editor Star:
AS suggestions on the early closing movement
seem TO De In order, / would state, as part OF
my experience In the matter, that several dff-
ferent years tried II, and always found that,
ABOUT the time proposed TO close up, the ladies,
who prefer TO do their shopping 10 the cool OF
the evening, rather than I'm the heat OF the day,
Always came In the greatest numbers. Nov,
tne necessity for some period for rest and recre-
ana employe, Is plain enough; and would it not
6e better to close at say $50 every night except
saturday, and then have q general closing OF
the stores somewhere about the middle OF the
week, say on Wednesdays, at noon. This would
SeiteT sve Decy T me and think De
already suggested. Please favor US with your
own views on the subject. 18TH ST.