The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-08-10
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Contractor j. II. Hewlett who Ia construct
between Four.and.a.haif and Sixth stroots,
has u large force OF men carly mt work upon
II. The building will BIO two stories high,
3GA feet front and 81 feet long, which In.
cludes tho cell.room and other apartments In
the rear. II win BIO faced with pressed brick
sit In black mortar, and when finished Will DO
one Of the handsomest and most complete pc.
lico stations In tho Union. Tho authorities
expect to givo up the present building on
street, between Third and Fourand.a:half,
which is rented from Mrs. Mary A. Tolberg
about December /, but they may BIO forced to
remain until january.
Tho following are tho arrivals Mt tho
wharyes up TO U O'Clock yesterday afternoon:
Schooner l.. V. Tall, Captain Becham, 80 tons
coal for Johnson & Bros; schooner Hope Cap
tain Williams, 81 tons coal for johnson <
Bros; schooner O.. W. Krcbbs, Captain Boil,
112 tons coal for p Pollard; schooner Alice
Curtis, Captain Mills, 151 tons coal for p Pol
lard; barge Delaware Canal No. z, Captain
Fillman, 306 tons coal for Q. IL. Burgess:
schooner Mount Vernon, Captain Wards, 35
cords wood for j. o. Carter; schooner Uriah
Horner, Captain Weston, 30 cords wood for
j. o. Carter; schooner Oliver Undermlss Cap
schooner Rising Sun, Captain Dinnington, 80
cords wood for J. o. Carter; schooner Wlss-
mus, Captain Greon, 10 cords wood for mar.
cords wood for II. T. Blscoe. Up to 10 o'clock
this morning there were no new arrivals at the
wharyes. Harbormaster Sutton reports that
business is uncommonly brisk.
shed constructed over their loading and un-
loading platform 30 ns to enable tho laborers
to BIO free from the piercing rays Of tho sun.
For tho third time this summer laborers
wore at work again yesterday moving the
grass In the park around tho Washington
monument. The grass In the low lanes grows
exceedingly fast, and Will have to be cut again
before winter.
Cumberland & Bennett, the South Washing.
ton boat and ship builders, have been exceed
ingly busy this summer. This enterprising flrn
commenced business last september, and be
sides doing much work during the Winter
tons burden so far this summer. The pungy
injured by the George Leary, is now under
going repairs at this yard. Tho firm have :
capacity to do anything in the shape Of build
ing and repairing.
The four-masted schooner Charles E. Beach
| Captain J. s. Williams, has been at TIT
| wharves several days being unloaded OF &c,
| for the Great Falls Ice Company. The vesse
| brought 1851 tons. She is one Of tho larges
schooners that has reached the whnrves thi
season. Sho Is painted q milk.white color
and presents an uncommonly hadsomo up
pearance.
Tho buildings being constructed by Mr.
| Price, the architect for tho Gunoon estate, arr
| In an advanced state OF completion, large
number OF artisans being kept daily at worn
| upon them. There are thirteen buildings II
all, and they will occupy all Of the corners
| OF the triangular square bounded by Ninth
| Tenth and @ streets and Maryland avenue
The building will DO three stories high, facet
beauty of South Washington.
Numerous complaints are made In Sout
Washington about the vast humber OF huck
sters who infest this good section. There
not street but what is traversed doze
times n day by these omnlpresent vendors, an
II is difficult for n person to maintain q Chris
long day with cries OF "Ripe tomatoes, swe,
apples" and other musical cries.