Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-13
District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
Mr.. Small, sealer OF weights and measures,
has received Instructions to notify the several
persons who have purchased the lease of the
public scales and have failed to give bonds TO
cease using them until the bonds are given.
The number of drawback certificates issued
by MI. ROOme, clerk In charge OF special assess
ments, up to o'clock to-day were l,OIi, aggre-
eating In amount s77,39927.
The repairs to the L street sewer where 1t
broke away during the recent heavy rain ST 0rm,
have been nearly completed, and the work on
the outlet portion is In successful progress.
The difference between the river merchants
this work so as not to jeOpardize the filing UP
Of the swash channel, have been satisfactorily
adjusted.
SANITARY.
Health officer TOwnShend Is preparing sani-
tary survey OF the District, and has requested
several OF the chiefs Of bureaus under the Dis
trict government to furnish certain information
bearing upon the subject; The inspectors OF
the fever-iDfected districts OF the south to-day
report no sickness and no passengers arriving
from such districts. The arrivals OF passengers
by steamers Lady Of the Lake and George Leary
this morning numbered 166.
RECOMMENDING Mr.. e. C. BROWN FOR THE
SCHOOL BOARD.
A delegation OF citizens from the county
(among them DR.. Daniel Breed and MeSsrS.
Mattingly, HoughtOn and Saxton) waited upon
the District commissioners this morning for the
purpose of withdrawing the name OF Mr.. j. w.
Duhtf, pItScHteQ ScSIcTUdy W Guc COIIlIulSSlOu.
ers as suitable person to represent the county
In the school board in place Of Mr.. w. j. Rhees,
resigned. They to-day presented the name OF
MI E. c. Brown. They stated that there was
more general unanim1ty among the citizens
upon Mr. Brown than on any other man among
them, as he was Thoroughly competent and
every way suitable and worthy OF the place.
Commissioner Dent heard what they had to say,
and remarked that he was glad to get all the
light he could, his only purpose being to ap-
point the best man for the place, who would
hot 0pf fbn
between Rock creek and the Eastern branch.
He would give their wishes due considerations q
BIDS WE'RE OPENED TO-DAY
In the District Commissioners Office for furnish
flag, crossingag, brick, sewer pipes, trap. frame
and covers), including labor, SC, and improving
Moth Capitol street, between and Boundary
saeet Taee s NJ street nort9 between New
nue., between G and streets northwest Dum-
barton street, between Congress and Washing
ton streets, Georgetown. This work embraces
streets, constructing sewer traps, laying pipe
sewer connections, setting OF curbst ones, lay
ing OF cobble stone cutters, log crossings, gut
ders, the prices varying for the different kinds
Of work: Thomas Joyce, F. NJ. Draney, Stephen
Tally, VIM; Buckley, Cudmore 3 Maloney,
five informal bids, caused by the failure OF bid
ders to have the certificate OF the assessor at
tached to their bonds showing them to be as
ScSSeQ 10 Inc amount OF DOnOS given. Tne O10S
were handed over to the clerks for preparing
schedule, and It will probably be several days
before the awards are made.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntW1sle:-Geo. Harkness
repair brick, 1920 II street, between 18th and
18th sts. NV; $4,000. VIM. Lease, construct
shed, 1881 5th st. NV; sl5. Solomon Basey, re-
pair brick, 406 Franklin st. NV; SIS. St.
Joseph's On phan Asylum, repair brick on d, be-
tween 9th and 10th sts. NV; s., 900. Jas. Fl.
Payne, repair frame, 1902 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV; $50. s. A. Terry, construct four three
story brick dwellings, 18th st., between r and S
n.w.; $4,000. Pierce Lafayette, repair Frame
1911 L st. NV; $3.50. OAas. Pomeroy construct
four two-story brick dwellings,, L, between
North Capitol and 1St SITS. NV; 81, 200.
GONE OFF WITH FUNDS FROM THEIR EMPLOY
ER's SAFE.-Yesterday, for some unexplained
reason, the real estate Office OF Mr.. E. A. NC
Int1re, 9lS street northwest, was closed, with
a card on the door stating "This office is closed
to- day." Mr.. McIntire was absent in the coun-
try for few days and returned this morning,
when he found his clerk, MIR. Howard Zevely,
and the office boy absent and note
signed by them stating that they had taken
S1SS from the safe, but their fathers would
fix It, Inquiry was then made and 1t
was ascerta1ned that they had taken advantage
OF Mr.. McInt1res absence and left the city, and
that the father OF young Zeyely had yesterday
received telegram from him, dateo Whining
ton, but giving no indication as TO where they
are going. Mr.. McIntire believes his loss Is
something above the amount stated.