Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-26
The Proposed Plan for tho EsecEa.
Dra:i0H Of Ifse Flats.

The Proposed Plan for tho gccEa-
nation cS he Flats.
1t VIII be remembered that at recent meet
ing OF the Committee OF One Hundred, Enginee;
Commissioner TWining gave his Views ID5n + no
SUBJECT OF the improvement of the river frOHt
which after some discussion and EXPLANATIONS
from him, assuring the citizens that his plans
did not contemplate any Interference with the
commercial interests Of this city. received the
general acquleSccnce OF that committee Since
Then commissioner TWining has held several
verbal communications WITH the District cam
mittees in Congress upon this matter and with
tBe purpose OF inducing some action for the
abatement OF the river hats nuisance caused BIZ
IBe sewer discharge into our Washington chan
nel, he has prepared 4 draft OF the improve
ment contemplated b. his plan, which he pro-
poses 10 submit to the con- TesSionaI commit
tees on the District ami lie Committee on Com
merce with an estimate OF the cost as soon as It
can De prepared. II does not purpose to inter
fere with The general plan Of river improvement
as prepared by the board Of survey in 1SI2, and
adopted by the board OF public works. but is
rather modification or that plan to NEE:
the present contingencies, and az q VERY r1uah
feduted cost. me estimates OF the board OF
survey for filling up the Washington channel
and river flats TO point above the highest flow
OF water. extending on line from EiS5yS
Point to the Arsenal Point. was ST 019. O50 The
plan proposed by Major TWining IS to extend
the B-street sewer outlet from its present
mouth to the Georgetown channel, BY means
OF dredging an open canal, some 20 feet wide
with dirt walls on either side, twelve feet
above tide level, aud reclaim the flats west OF
the canal to EaSbyS Point; dixie wall 10 be
constructed Oh the inner line of the George
town channel and riprapped with stone to
preserve il from washing away: a line OF bulk
heads to be constructed along. and parallel 10.
The channel distance OF 1000 feet, connecting
with Eashys Point, which will gradually
reclaim the flats within the bulkhead lines
Between the Long bridge and the canal he
proposes the construction of a large n1DI or
basin, TO be inclosed with q dixie wall the same
as above described. sufficiently high as not to
De erected by the tides or Hoods and well rip
and near the south draw Of3the bridge 10 admit
water on the flow OF every tide, where
IL VIII DC confined until the cob tides.
and released through similar gates above The
north draw and BY his means the channel be-
low the bridge VIII he kept constantly flushed
This Channel is 20 be dTedged TO the required
width and depth, and the mud thrown over q
dyke wall parallel with it, and the whole area
OF flats south OF the bridge enclosed with dyke
as above, 50 constructed as 10 exclude the tide
water, and drained by means OF Waived pines 10
be laid through the wallS-the object being the
gradual reclamation Of this low swamp. as con-
tenplated by the plan OF 1872. the pond or
basin, Is 10 DC surrounded by drive, with trees.
and constructed with ayiew to such ornanent4-
ton rs may be hereafter decided on. The details
have not yet been IUlly considered, nor the
cost: but, as compared with the plan OF 1872
VIII be comparatively inexpensive.
ATAx SALE CssE.-Yesterdav in the Court in
General Term the case OF KING vs.. Tae District
OF Columbia and Spaulding, which had been
ordered 20 De heard at the Genera! Term in the
first instance, was argued. The complainant
purchased q, house and To- IL the District g. a
public sale made By q trustee or deed of trust
october %, 1915. Examination was made Of the
records, and as TO taxes due thereon, and on
being informed By the collector or taxes that
the property had been stricken on to the Dis
trict at sale made June %, 1S1s, for the taxes
OF 1874 and 1915, that the amount required 70 re-
deem from such sale would be s2i9S7, and that
this was all the claim for taxes due thereon
and this sum, together With other membranes
upon said property, being paid and satisfied,
The complainant paid the whole purchase
money ,525. and took conveyance and pos
session. He received notice from one Spauu-
ing that he had certificate OF sale OF said pro-
perty, made September 3, 49, he having been
The holder OF a tax lien certificate for the taxes
IN arrears OF 1872 and 1873. The question is
whether the District sale 10 King was release
OF al claims against the property.
ls A CHURCH Nov ABLE PRoPERTY?-The Abys-
Sinla Col0Ted Baptist church has entered a suit
in equity against the Freedman's Saving and
Trust co. for ali in iunctiOn. &c They SET forth
that they bought a frame building in March.
1873, situated on the corner OF 9th and streets
and in the following June moved il TO the cor
ner OF Vermont avenue and 7 street, to ground
which they leased from the Lincoln Co-opeFa-
tive Building and Deposit Association, not
knowing that any lien existed on It. \ truS-
tees sale Tor an tnCTunOrance OF 81 800 was sub
Sequently made. and the Freedmel'S company
became the purchasers. The congregation
claim that the caurca being movable, was not
sold with the lot, and that the are entitled to
remove il.
AN OPINI0N or GEN. EARL OF VIRGINIA-In
reply 10 an inquiry suggested by newspaper
article, Gen. j. A Early OF Virginia, whose rep
Qtation as legal t1oputant Is second only t.
his military record, SAYS: Il Know that b. the
terms OF its charter, The Louisiana STATE LOttsrS
Company is bound 10 pay, and does annually
pay, into the state treasury $4,000, which l.
appropriated TO one or the nobeSt charities In
America-the Charity Hospital In New Orleans
round the company operating under that char
ter, which has the force OF a contract, and un
1RF - ~ ha tn6 fatf .. aon
not be interfered with in the prosecution OF Its
business until its charter expires by its OWL
limitation I
A RAILROAD gAsE.-To-day, in the Court il
General Term, the ease OF VIM. nottingham
agt. the b. & =. Railroad Company, was taker
up Med. Darlington Tor plaintiff, Enoch
TOtten for defendant. This was suit b-ough
by pia1ntln TO recover damages 10 property OF
street Sc, by reason or the manner in which
defendant located their road in falling TO pro
vide culyertS, &C., by means or which his pro
lerty was Hooded, for which he claims 500
damages. The case was tried In the Circuit
Court last year, and verdict of $500 given
and the case now come up Oh exceptions takeI
during that trial.
LIST OF PATENTS granted TO the residents o
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Column
bia for the week ending February a5. 1879. aDC
each bearing that date:-Stephen S. Manu-, Bal
tlmore, Md, lamp burners; James NJ Mason
Baltimore, Nd, car couplings; Charles Mus
grove, Liberty, Va, planters; Shomas Shanks
Baltimore, Md, sewing machines; Ell II. Jan
ney, Alexandria. Va, car couplings: James \
Tatum and Richard c. Harvey, Danville Va
feed cutters. ReiSSueS-Edward VI. Greenway
lr., Baltimore, Md, air filters; Charles Reese
Baltimore, Nd, boxes.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO Jere
miah I. Connell and Maggie REILLY; John Dan
ennower, OF orange, n. j., 10 Eliza L. BarnaclC
Andrew L. Smelling, or East New York, l.. /
ana Clara A. Whitford; John p Swami OF Gin
cinnatl, and Mary +. sullivan; Herman Edel an
Tyia c
GladmOn, both OF Montgomery county. Md
John j. Sweeny and Martha A. Warfield: E. N
OBrfen and Martha f. Seip; James o. Burk an
julia GTeaveS, OF Philadelphia: Chas. Smif
and Francis Homes; JAS. Gallagher and Ellie
NcGaryey; Harry W. Gray and Martha HOaIT
John S. Hardness and Mary Wright; WeIfiel
Gregory and Mrs. LucTetia Duvant: Abne
White and Mary C. Cant.
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