Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-13
District (:Overmn,ent Affairs.


tract for paving 9th street, between F and G.
streets northwest, with granite block pave
ment, to Messrs. Mohler and Reynolds, they
oelng the lowest bidders at 5414 cents per square
yard, aggregatfng S542 30.
The Commissioners have designated Mounted
Policemen Lewis, Slattery, Volkman. Kirby,
Nicholson, Sullivan, Quinlan and Fowler, OF
the several precincts, as temporary sanitary
men TO look after the condition OF the alleys,
hunt up filthy places, derelictiOns of the gar
page men, &C. &C., and make reports. Com
plants are daily coming in TO the health Office.
Poundmaster Einstein to-day captured Al
dogs and geese. lie also killed 81 dogs which
had hot been deemed making over 100 dogs
Killed at The pound this week. Another new
wagon and outfit Will be ready to be put into
the service Saturday.
The board OF appeals is now sitting daily until
me 20th instant, to hear cases OF appeal on new
improvements made the past year. Thus far
very few appeals have been made from the as
SeSSmentS.
THE CORCoRAN SQUARE CONTEST
A memorial was received by the Commission
ers this morning, signed by Hugh Z. Boniface
as PRESIDENT, John Y. OStler, secretary, ct al,
IN hlch they represent that they have asso-
cla'ed themselves together as company having
IN view the construction OF hotel in the city
OF Washington. ostensibIy for The benefit OF the
iublic and indirectly their own benefit and the
Enhancement OF the value OF their property.
TO the ED that this may be successfully ac-
complished they respectfully make application
10 lease Tor term OF ninety nine years, On
such terms as they append, the whole or por-
trict Of Columbia and known as the Corcoran
n arket square. They state that they are in
formed that ii is contemplated to erect school
mouse On an unoccupied portion of this square,
against which they most soemnly protest for
reasOnS Which are stated at length.
1HE COMMISSIONERS AND THE COURT OF CLAIMS
The commissioners are in receipt OF COM
munlcatlon from Chief Justice G. ID. Drake OF
The Court OF Claims In reply to note from the
commissioners, in which the Judge expresses
his conclusion that there is nothing in the Sec
end section OF the act OF June 10th, 1850, which
the act. He states that the second provtso OF
that section requires ''that all certificates,
measurements or other evidence of Indebted
ness In the custody OF the Commissioners OF the
District shall be deposited with the Court Of
Claims, upon the application OF any claimant
He states that it seems to him that compn.
ance with this provision needs only a clerk to
put his hand on what is asked for and a mes
SeIger to send 1t to the rooms of the Court of
Claims. The law does not require copies of
anything TO be made, but the originals to be
deposited with the court
In reply, the Commissioners express their
entire concurrence on the construction given to
the second section OF the act OF 10th June, and
state that their note Of the 23d ultimo was
bast on the fact that the calls thus far made
on them by the court were for copies, and not
for the original papers In the cases mentioned.
NEW MAP OF THE COUNTY.
Mr.. B. d. Carpenter OF Brightwood, is en-
geo In preparing new map OF the county
Under an appropriation OF S., 900, made by the
last &c ngresS. This map is made for the benefit
pleted: Show every lot and parcel Of ground
win the Improvements thereon, and the names
OF the ow neTs. Such a map Is greatly needed,
s VIII De Of great saving and convenience to
To MAKE Roow for imnrovamants IN ,.-,