Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-14
District Government Affairs.

The number of drawback certificates issued
pv MT Roome, clerk In charge OF revisions of
special assessments, up to O'Clock to-day, is
$780,. aggregating S342, 3QS.46. On hand await
ing claimants: s166, 10000.
The District CommfsSio ners to-day reappointed
e. A. Cobaugh, W. II. Wood, R. P. Barbour, John
Bott, John Connolly, Charles Davis, Henry Ed
wards, John E. Hill, w. H. HILL D. T. johnson,
John Mcguire, r. p. Scott, Emil Schubert, Geo.
". Weed, and r. G. Wilson, all discharged sol
diers, as watchmen In the Treasury department,
With powers as special police
The District Commissioners to-day notified
Mr. James G. NaylOr That unless work upon the
sumed within reasonable time they will have
to enforce the terms set forth In the contract
Similar notices were also sent to MeSSrs, Alfred
Richards and Thomas Lewis, his bondsmen.
MORE STREETS 10 BE SWEPT.
Lieutenant F. V. Greene Of the District en-
gineer department, in a note to the District
Commissioners, recommends that the following
streets, recently paved be placed on the
schedule for street sweeping: ISL street; between
between Delaware avenue and list street north
west; Massachusetts avenue, between9th and 18th
northwest: E, between n. j. avenue and 4th NV;
and F, between New jersey avenue and 4th
street northwest, once per week; n, between 9th
and 18th streets northwest, 9Th, between and
o northwest, Delaware avenue, between and
C northeast, New Hampshire avenue and NJ
northwest, !. between 5th and Sth streets, and
I'd street, Georgetown, twice per month. The
Commissioners have approved the recommada-
pIONlutu Iut CUSG uOU CACSCu
amount OF contract for this service.
BIDS WERE OPENED
this morning in the Office of Lieutenant HoXie
for improving alley in square No. 2I5, by laying
a Pinch sewer pipe, branches, grading, laying
cobble-stone pavement and gutter flag, as fol-
lows:-P. Maloney, S3S770; JAS. Cannon, $3.50;
and Andrew Gleason, s424. 20. Also bids for lay
ing an 1s-tnch pipe sewer across II street, be
tween 18th and 9Th streets NV, and through lot
70, in square No. Ait, as follows: j. Reynolds &
Co., S213.50; P. Maloney, S2S6.S5, and Andrew
n Ardc ar in nor
case.
APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENSES
for the following persons were approved yester-
Groener, James Ferry, Michael Fitzgerald, Ber-
nard Fitzgerald, John F. Doherty, Eugene DAILY,
John F. DAILY, Michael Duffy, VIM. c. Drury. P.
Connors, Mary F. Carr, jackson s: Cole, Angus
tus B. Coppes, John Carrigan, Jeremiah Cos
tello, Edward Corcoran, Michael Biggane, NJ. II.
Beek C. A 6mas 50nn
John Burke, Daniel Boyle, John G. Bieligk,
VIM. L. Benckert, Henry Bernheimer Patrick
MeGinnell James Mccarthy Garth Margaret Mcln-
c. M. johnson, James Lochboehler, Ferdinand
Lambrecht, VIM. H. Lee, VIM. Lee, Daniel T.
Long George hseeh Henry d dGhan
VIM. jackson, Charles A. Hammer, Maurice
Hartnett, Laurence Hickey, George A. Haske,
James Hayes, Timothy Cannon, John Graf R
pold Weiss, Mary F. Young, Thomas H. Ward
VIM. 7. Whelan, Edward d. Wright, Charles f.
Wise, L. E. Tavenner, GA. Taylor, Danl Sween-
ey John Stanton, John j. j. Sullivan, Michael
Sheahan, John Shanahan, John Sullivan, Loren
SINH tavinia Del Bionchi, Andrew SprOhS,
Dora R1bnitZki, John Adam Roth, j. w. Ridge
| ley, Carl F. A. ReeSch, Mary Ryan, William
| Ryan, Patrick Quill, Matthias Pabst, Nellie
O'Keefe, M. j. ODOnoghue John Wohl, Robert
O'Neill, Jacob Neurath, Michael Nolan, John
Noonan, Dennis Murphy, William Mahorney,
John F. McGrath, James McAllister, James Nc
Carthy, Martha A. Mack, Thomas King. APP
| plicatiOn held for requisite number OF sigma
| turesJohn F. Benckert and George F. c. Dres-
| cher. Subject to payment Of fine, $105-Patr1ck
| McHugh. Held for sworn af1davit-W. E. Ruck-
| ert. For further Sugation-HermOn Thurna
| and William Wright.
| FURNITURE, PICTURES, &c., AT AUCTION
| Thomas Bowling, aucdoneer, Will sell tO-mor-
| row, at his auction rooms, fine collection OF
| household furniture and set OF handsomely
framed pictures of game birds of America
ANOTHER SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
SU1T.-TO-day, Gen. Butler and o. D. Barrett,
| for 8. s. Smoot, filed a bill for an injunction
/ against John Van RiSwick and Frank Hume.
| He sets forth that defendants, at his request,
| purchased Ger. ain bonds Of the Southern Mary.
land railroad, amounting In all to $40, 900 face
value; that for the bonds purchased by them
| he gave new issue, and the defendants, he
alleges, threatens to sell them as collateral.
| He charges that there was no agreement that
they could sell them, &C.
| A NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE IN TROUBLE
| Yesterday afternoon John Eel obtained mar
| rage license for himself and Margaret Hickey
| residing In the first ward, and they were mar.