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

In response to communication from citi-
zen requesting that N street, between l4th and
ment the Commissioners state that there are
other streets in equally bad condition, which
are more impol tant than TINS; The amount OF
present year viii depend on the receipts from
taxes.
Colonel VIM, Keyser. vice president of the
paid up the real and personal taxes on the
company's property In this District for the year
ending June 80 1850; amounting to $1,000. Sev,
to-day, among them the National Hotel person
al tax, amounting to LOCO.
The District Commissioners have made an
order THAT wagon stand is hereby established
on the east side OF the carriage way of High
street, Immediately below Jones' alley In the
city Of Georgetown, until otherwise ordered,
ard all parties using this stand must first agree
TO remove, every twenty-four hours. the ma
nure and dirt arising from their occupancy OF
the street."
IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS.
The Commissioners have issued an order
" that In the revision OF special assessments of
streets or portions thereof, where the grading
or other specific work Is incomplete the charge,
for the work not completed shall be deducted
from the assessment, and charged TO the gen
eTal fund, TO be taken up in any future assess
ment that may be made upon completion OF the
work, or held as an Offset to any claims for
damages that may be made or behalf of the
property effected thereby; that in carrying into
effect this order all grades shall be considered
complete which nave been brought within two
feet OF actual grade from street to street."
HOLMEAD's CEMETERY.
The District Commissioners have given notice
that they are prepared to act upon all appli "a
tons to them for the removal OF bodies from the
Holmead cemetery, under the provisions OF the
act OF June f. 1880 approprlating $40 900 for thar
purpose, and they notify all persons having
bodies OF friends or relatives Inferred in thai
cemetery TO make known their wishes to the
District authorities as to the disposition to b.
made OF the same.
BIDS FOR STONE BLOCK PAVING.
Bids were opened in the Office 0f the District
commissioners O-day for repaving with stone
blocks 9th street, between F and G., 18th street
between + and G; b, between LIST and Sd streets
northwest; and list, between and G. streets
southeast. as per advertised proposals. as fol-
lows: ThomaS Joyce, 9th and fifth streets at IS
cents per square yard, and and list streets at 81
cents per square yard; j. G.. Stafford $751; cents
per square yard on all four of said streets: Him
Der q Fletcher, IS cents per yard on ali four
streets; Jonathan Taylor. SOL cents on an fOur
OF Jhe streets named; Sleeps Il Cannon 81 cents
on 6tn street, 81 cents on 18th street, "a on Il
street, and 53 On lSt street; Pat. Mahoney IS
cents ON 9th street, 60 on 18th, and 81 on b and
on ISL streets; David Roach. informal; Mohler
u Reynolds, 5414 cents Oh all OF the streets
named: Frawley & Carmody 50 cents on 6th
street, 63 on 18th street, 81 ON street and "a
on list street; Mcknight 4 Co.. 81 cents on all
the streets named; Thomas Kirby, 60 cents ppr
square yard on 9th and 18th streets and 81 cents
on u and On lI streets. No award was made
but 1t is probable that the award will be made
10 MessIS. Mcknight q Co., they being the
lowest bidders.