Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-01

MeSsrS. Walter B. Williams & Co., auction
GERS, sold yesterday afternoon, for the owner,
lot No. A. In subdivision OF lots Nos. 10. 20 and
81, with improvements thereon, consisting Of a
for 81 .315. Lot No. 46, with Improvements, con.
s1stiDg of two-st0ry frame dwelling to VIM.
O'Donnell, for sI75. Lot No. 40, with improve
brick dwelling. 70 Saline Cailaghan. tor $500.
Lot No. 43, with improvements consisting OF a
swo story frame dwelling, to Wm O'DonneIl,
for $1,000. Lot NO. As, with Improvements,
VIM. O'Donneli, for 81 900. Lots Nos. II and IS.
with improvements, consisting OF a two-story
frame dwelling, TO James Norris, for ST. 900
corner OF sth and streets southwest.
The New Agricultural Department
building.
WHY TEE WORK WAS SToPPED-GKN. LIZ DUG "roo
PREVIOUS"
AS stated in THE STAR of yesterday, the work
OF excavating for the foundation OF new build.
Ing In the Agricultural department grounds
10 form part OF grand structure to include
the present building, was begun and stopped,
ABOUT ~ O'Clock builder, not aware that
another contractor had the work, went to the
department to put In bid for tG, aud after
seeing the men at work started to Gen. LIE
Dues Office. Meeting the Commissioner he said:
General. came over to put In a bid for the
LIE Due very innocently asked "What work?
have no work going on now" F." Well. some.
Dody IS out there playing hi with the sorghum
patch,n was the answer. Gen. LIE Due eXclaiIn-
ing IN see who Is spending money at the
tan end OF nay administration term and IN ston
IT," Dotted ont OF his Office, and after
as snort absence returned, remarking, 1--WE
stopped II; I'll not have the money squan-
dered." AS the would be bidder was leaving
Ine building, the contractor for the work Mr..
y: M. steep, was engaged In making roll of
MS men and advising with them as to whether
ne should sue the government or allow them
TO sue him first, and then look to the govern
ment to pay their judgments
Before the commissioner stopped the work
the contractor had carted off some 50 or 90 loads
OF the sorghum patch to the pr0pagatipg gar
deDS-B ST., above 18th. Subsequently the iaGGf.
ers Of the department leVeled over the ground.
out, OF course, could not restore the sorghum
patch nor replace the hedglng-tWo great
slices having been cut therefrOm.
It is stated on behalf OF Gen. LIE Due that
Congress having appropriated $4,000 Tor the
erection OF building, where tools and nipple
ments Tor agricultural purposes could b9 exhiO.
lIeo; ne (Gen. LIE Duc) requested an architect
10 furnish plans and specifications for the pro-
posed building, and after plan had been de-
termlned upon he began to prepare the ground
was nominated further operations toward the
erection OF the new building at once ceased.
Certain 1t is, however, that under the authority
OF Gen. LIE Due. District Surveyor Forsyth ran
the lines and set the pegs last week for the ex-
cavation for the foundation for the new build
therefor, commenced work yesterday. After
the st0ppage of the work yesterday, it was
noiSed around that the general had suddenly
ascerta1ned that the appropriation was not
available until after June Both, and that he had
been SO informed by the Treasury department..