Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-20
The Washington Aqueduct,


The estimates of Gen. H. G. Wright chief of
engineers, of the amount required for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1883, for the support of the
Washington AQueduct, and for the repair of all
the bridges in the District for the same time. is
as follows: Maintaining and general repairs of
the Washington Aqueduct. $50 900: for cOnstruc-
ton of the dam at Great Falls, $500 OO0 for i'm
proving the grounds at the receiving reservoir,
81 900; for building fences around lands at the
receiving reservoir, $1,000; for soiIing. sodding
and seeding the embankment and excavation
slopes of the distributing reservoir and of the
conduit. $4,000; for building an overfall over
the conduit for the waste water of the receiving
reservoir, $4,000; for continuing the macad-
amizng of the conduit road $4,000; and for the
repair of the bridges, 50 co.,
The Street Cars at the Steamboat Wharves.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
In your issue of August 18th inst I noticed
among the CONDENSED Locals that Mr.. j. H.
King. S. P. c. agent, has complained that the
drivers OF cars running past the wharves of the
excursion boats on the arrival of the same do
not keep sufficient space between the cars thus
forcing the nearest to become overloaded. -
Permit me, a constant reader of your valuable
paper and regular rider on the It'll street cars,
in vndication of Officer Waterman, who is
stationed at the wharves and whose duty it is to
regulate such things. and Mr.. Howes starter for
the w. and G. r. K. Co.. to say that for the past
four years have ridden ON the 18th street cars
past the wharves as often as any one in the CITY,
and have yet the first to see that was over
loaded: have often noticed the cross streets
being left open and think Mr.. King must
have been influenced not by his own Judgment.
but by the advice Of some prejudiced hack
driver REGULAR RIDER.
DEATH OF GEN. JOSEPH GERHARDT-Gen. Jos.
Gerhardt died yesterday afternoon, at his late
residence, 1926 14th street northwest He was
born and educated at the university of Bonn, on
the Rhine and took prominent part in the Ger
man revolution of 184S 40, commanding bat
TALON in the Badish instruction. He fed to
Switzerland, and coming to this country In 1850
he made Washington his home. In 1851 he en-
tered the three-months' service, and was captain
OF the Washington Rifles. He was the first citi-
zen in this District who organized volunteer
company when the war broke out. Subsequently
Gen. Gerhardt went to New York city and was
made colonel Of the 18th New York volunteers,
and IN the service was breveted brigadier gen.
eral for galiantry in the field. For many years,
Dotn before and after the war, he was engaged
tary Schurz was an employee Of the Interior De-
| partment. He leaves wife and seven children
The funeral will be attended by the Grand Army
OF the Republic, and viii take place at O'clock
! tomorrow afternoon.
FIGHT AT CARD TABIE-In tho pol;o.
Court to-day large-sized white man. named
| Joseph b. Burnett, was charged with assaultinp
Simon Joseph, who testified that on last Tues-
day afternoon he and some other persons were
playing cards in Tharpe's restaurant, on street
| near 9Th, and this man Burnett took half a dol.
lar off the card table and refused to give it hack
and he (JOseph) called him thief. when he
| knocked witness down with his cane, and beat
! him over the head and body with the cane while
he was down, and he has been confined to his
bed ever since from the effects of the assault
| Burnett took the stand and said that joseph
challenged him to go out and fight, and he re-
| i've and witness knocked him down. The court
imposed fine of $50 or 80 days in jail.
| WASHINGTON LAWYERS AT THE SARATOGA
MEET1NG.-At the meeting of the American Bal
Association at Saratoga, yesterday, Mr.. RI Mer-
| rick, of Washington, offered an amendment in.
dicating plan of intermediate courts of appeal
| in the US. court. j. hubley Ashton, of Wash.
ington, offered q substitute, urging appropriate
| action by Congress, yet not recommending any
| definite method. On motion of Mr.. Merrick. the
| whole subject covered by the resolutions was re-
ferred to o special committee of nne including
the president and incoming president, to pre-
pare the plan or report and print the same In
their discretion. The report of the Committee
on judicial administration and reform In Relation
to general bankrupt law was called nm as the
special order, and, on motion of A. o. K. Easbv
OF New Jersey, 1t was laid over until next wear
The president announced the remaining sever
members Of the committee of nine proposed by
~. MerEick, as follows: Messrs j. w. Steven
son, OF Kentucky; Henry Hitchcock, OF Missouri
B. 7. Merrick. Of Washington; G. s. Bradley O
Rhode Island; CORTLAND Parker, of New Jersey
Rufus King, Of Ohio and A. B Lawton, o