Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-13

The amount OF net proceeds OF the recent
headquarters was s2l7.ss, which has been
turned over to the treasurer OF the District and
placed to the credit of the police fund.
,,.Ine commissioners today issued an order
corner lots assessed for sewers under CORPORA
ZION or other assessment not subject to revision
credit may be given On a subsequent assess
ment LOT sewers on the remaining side not to
exceed seventy-five feet; that the chief of the
special assessment division shall be required to
give pond IN the sum OF five thousand dollars
inspector EntW1sle has made an examination
OF the walls OF the brick church on Mill street,
north OF West street, Georgetown injured by
nre night before lasta: and reports that he finds
sprung and damaged, and all of them unfit for
reDu1id1ng. They Will have to be taken down.
Mrs. Agnes O'Donoghue, OF Georgetown, who
had put In claim with the District Commits
sioners for $500 expenses Incurred by the sick
ness and death OF her husband, Peter O'Donog-
hue, caused by falling into an excavation In
missioners yesterday inclosing report of the
engineers Office stating, ''from the fact given
6y Inspector Wallace It is clear that the Wash
sponsible for the accident
DISTRICT DEFICIENCIES.
Tne SPECIFIC amounts Of deficiencies on &C
count OF the District government offices for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1885, were as follows:
Health Office, 81 0S4. 81; removal OF garbage,
S2l9.3O: salary of sealer of weights and meas
ures, $6,61; for interest and sinking fund, out
ten-year six per centum loan, under act OF Con-
gress, approved July u, 1868, $50; for coroners
lur1es, S'4e; to complete the erection of school
payment of judgments against the District Of
Columbia. $4,000: for fire alarm telegraph
operators two). at 5000 each, $500; for Judicial
of Strong agt. the District or Columbia, S., 500,
one-half to be paid from the revenues OF the
District.
BIDS WE'RE OPENED TO-DAY
In Inc ONCE or the Commissioners for furnish
SDg broken stone for the repair OF the 7th street
road, from Boundary street to District line, as
follows: Cudmore q Mclaughlin, Sl.63 per cubic
yard; J, T. II: Hall Informal; j; E: Zugg, sl.672
per cubic yard; Fletcher and Pettis, Sl.75 and
Joseph Paul, Sl39. No award was made.
E1ds were also opened for repairing the varf-
Gus bituminous pavements throughout the Dis
trfct for the current fiscal year. The work en-
braces the various minor repairs as they are
needed, and the amounts bid are approximate
Ihey are as follows: Crawford & Fibert Sc O6S;
": .. Mnrdock, s6,os9. The award was not
made to-day.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWisle: Potomac Steam
peat company, repair brick 9th, between N and
y SIS. s.w.; $500. ID. Loughran, erect two two
story dwellings, n, between 24th and 18th sts
NV. $500.
TWO DEGREES OF DIvORCE-To day. Judge
Cox, in the Equity Court, made a decree OF
divorce from bed and board in the case OF
Martha Ann Simms agt. Jared Stmms. They
were married in Charles county, Nd. over 20
years ego. and she charged him with cruelty
non support OF her, etc.
The case Of Mary Ossinger agt. Frederick Os-
singer decree of divorce from the bonds of
matrimony was also made with permission to
resume her former name OF GOthard and ito
nave the custody OF her child The parties
were married In November. 1915. She charges
that he became addicted TO drink and deserted
her In June, 1871.
SETTLING A FAMILY ESTATE.-To-d Mr. H.
I: WfsWall, for Julia A. Cross and IA Others.
lied bill against Sarah A. Barker for parti-
ton OF real estate known as S22 Goth Street
northwest. The bill states that Chester Hines
was seized OF said property; that said Christian
Hines and Matthew Hines conveyed south part
OF said lot to Abraham Hines; that Matthew
Hines died in 1868 and his interest passed to
christian Hines, who died in 1874, leaving no
children.
CLOSING THE COURTS.-The Court In General
Term and the two Circuit Courts concluded
their terms some few weeks ago. The Equity
court this morning adjourned the term for
calendara business and in the Criminal Court
today On concluding the trials the Jurors were
adjourned to september 20th. The court viii
meet TO- morrow fer motions. Judge Hagner
Will hold the Probate Court On Fridays and
make orders in equity. Judge James In dis
charging the petit jurors and naming Septem-
Der 10th. said: sat which time IL there is any
thing lett of you by the hot weather we hope to
see you all in your placeS.n