Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-09
District Government Affairs.

The condition OF District Commissioner Phelps
was reported this morning as improving He
reSts easier than he did, and the disease seems
TO be disappearing. He Is In cheerful spirits
to-day.
Lieut.. F. V. Green, who has been detailed by
the War department to report to Engineer
commissioner Twining, arrived here yesterday
and was introduced 10 Commissioner Dent by
Lieut.. Hoxie. He viii enter upon his duties at
once.
District Commissioner Dent left ia the s:so
train this morning In company with members
OF the House District committee for Baltimore
Tor the purpose OF examining into the system OF
future legislation by Congress upon the water
system OF the District,
The District Commissioners this morning re-
celved proposition from Mr. L. T. Follansbee
Offering to rent the property known as the Con-
tinental Hotel, on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 50 and ~ streets, for District govern
six months free OF rent; the next two years at
s., 400 per annum, and the next folio wing three
years or longer, GOO per year; the property to
De kept In usual repair while SO OccupieA.r
SEWERAGE REFORM.
Engineer Commissioner Twining returned to
this city this morning after an absence of about
three weeks In the northern and eastern cities
On Official business. He took occasion to make
thorough examination into the sewerage and
water systems In vogue In several OF the cities
te Mn,cn n ne R1S ys,ea especially the sewerage sys
from the usual modes OF drainage is about to be
iDaugurated. In that CID = as In Baltimore, the
SomHou sewers enUtr TO Cne harO0r, and
have by TIER large and constantly increas-
ing discharge become q Nuisance. After q
series OF experimenting with the currents
in the harbor it has been demonstrated
that by extending out the sewers to a certain
distance In the harbor the discharge would be
carried out 10 sea and not return to the wharvee
snd shores by the udesA Having ascertained
this. the experiment Is about to be
MADE OF massing all the drainage into one
large tunnel 70 be constructed under
the harbor for the purpose. stated.
In some respects the large 1ntercepting sewer
now In course OF construction on the line OF New
10rk avenue, 18th street, and across the WHfte
Lot Will resemble the Boston plan, as the His-
charge Will be into deep water In the GeoFke-
town channel. A point In which they dfffefSis
that the Boston plan contemplates the carry-
Ing out E1nto deep water all the sewerage
matter OF the entire city, while our interceptfIg
sewer is constructed mainly with reference TO
carrying on The surface drainage or storm
water.
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Samuel g. Par-
mer, repair brick, corner Green and OiUe sfa
Georgetown; $50. Lydia Farmer, CT nsfrucf =
three-story brick dwelling, I'd, betv seen n and
E SITS. NV; S, 500. Liberty Bapu a chunch. -
pOir brick corner 18th and E SITS. n w es00 r
Lackey, repair brick 211 North CaniTol ar: son
w. T. Jones' construct tr<o-sforv store and
dwelling, 11th, between NJ and SIS. se.:
Sl,2OO. J0nn sherman, ,epafr brick 1915 nth 81.
NV; $500. Walker ewts repair brick 1s5a
ST. NV; $50. VIM, Scott, repair brick, 147 st.
Sc; SIS.