Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-07
District Goyernment Affa;rs.

The District Commissioners to-day issued an
order order that ne hereafter no clerk discharged for
ney or agent for others, In the District offices.
The property binding on Pennsylvania ave.
nue. , which was sold May 10th, 1879, for the re-
paving OF said avenue, will be fully in default
on the 10th inst, and the purchasing partIes
VIII then be applying for deeds thereon.
BIDs FOR GRANITE PAVING BLOCKS.
BIDS were opened In the office OF the District
commissioners at ~ O'Clock to-day, to furnish
ana denver at the property yard OF the
District OF Columbia, 500 900, more or less.
granite paving blocks of the uniform size, OF
In width not more than nor less than 8 inches
and 10 depth not more than nor less than 5H.
TWO hundred thousand OF these blocks to be
delivered on or before June 1st, 400. 900 on or
before July Sd, and 200, 900 on or before August
18th. The bids were as follows, Old DomiHion
Granlte Com pany, s4i per thousand; j. w. Nc
Knight & Co.. s35 per thousand. No award has
been made but Is probable the lowest bidder
will receive the contract.
COLLECTIONS IN APRIL.
District Collector COCK reports the collections
from all sources of the District revenues for the
month OF April at S159, 41s.18. OF this amount
$4,000 was from back taxes due from the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad company. This is the
month May In which the last half OF the in
stalment OF general taxes is due, no penalty
acciuing until June ist.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWisle: Horace S. John
son, construct tWO-st0ry dwelling Va. ave-
uCtNCSu ou dllU StItttS SOUTHWEST, S4Dg.
j. Jouvenal, construct building corner 18th
and streets northwest: $500.
THE CATHOLIC Young MEMS NATIONAL UNION.
The convention OF the above named union viii
hold its sessions In Lincoln Hall next week
The delegates While in this city Will be the
guests OF Carroll lnstitute-the only organfZa-
ton here belonging to the union. The societies
belonging to the union in Richmond, Va; Park
ersburg, w. Va: Trenton, Paterson and New
ark, \. j.; Providence, r. l.; Philadelphia and
Baltimore; Charleston, s. c.; New York CITY.
Brooklyn and Albany have already elected del
egateS, and many other places will be repre-
sented. The delegates VIII meet at the rooms
OF the institute at $50 o'clock am. Wednesday
the 18th, TO proceed to st. Patrick's church.
where high mass will be celebrated at Q O'Clock.
and an address OF welcome will be delivered by
one or the clergymen of the city. AT the close
or the service the delegates Will be escorted to
Lincoln Hall, where the conventions will hold
Its sessions. In the evening complimentary
literary and musical entertainment viii be given
In honor OF the convention and the following
evening banquet will be rendered the guests
at the National Hotel. President Hayes VIII re-
ceive the delegates at the Executive Mansion
wednesday evening at o'clock. The conven-
ton Will be In session two days. Bishop Keane.
president OF the Union, win preside. The Car
Toll Institute last evening In addition to arrang-
Ing for the convention, elected Chas Mccarthy
librarian and DR.. Arthur Glennan assistant
librarian