Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-10
District GOVERNMENT Affair.

Public Printer Rounds has sent a note 20 the
density Of the foliage Of the shade trees sSprouns
ing the government printing Office and requests
the Commissioners 10 cause an order to be issued
Tor trimming the same, so as 70 anord more light
10 the printers on cloudy days
THE LoSGFErLow MEMORIAL.
The Commissioners have sent 60 Arthur Gilman.
secretary OF the Longfellow memorial association.
Cambridge, Mass, q letter, saying: "The Com
mssioners acknowledge the receipt OF your letter
OF the 9th inst, inviting their sympathy in the
effort OF the Longfeilow memorial association TO
erect a lasting memorial OF the poet Longfellow,
and desire TO express their earnest interest In
the movement A life so pure and illustrious
cannot fail 10 enlist the hearty sympathy and CO.
operation OF all good men, and no more appre-
pirate location for such a monument can be sur
The appeal OF the association has been presented
TO the citizens OF the District through THE Evks.
ING STAR, and any contributions received VIII DO
forwarded"
THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF l4rH STREET.
The Commissioners to-day sent a communica-
ton TO Hon. p. B. Plumb, OF the Senate sub-com-
munication from Mr. Robert C. Fox, secretary and
treasurer OF the board OF trustees OF the Columbian
University containing copy OF resolution OF that
certain conditions, TO the Commissioners OF the
District for the use OF the United States a strip OF
land for the purpose or widening i4th street road,
also report or the assessor thereon
LOWEST BIDDERS FOR FURNISHING DISTRICT SUP
PLIES
The committee on bids for general supplies OF
articles for the various departments OF the Dis
trict government for the next fiscal year have COM
pleted the task OF scheduling the same, and this
afternoon reported the following as the lowest
bidders: VIM. Ballantyne, stationery; Judd bet
weller, printing; VIM. Ballantyne & Son, school
ware, &C.; No Con schedule undecided; Rob. Leitch
Son, plumbers supplies; No {, cast iron
R REJECTED od Barbour Hamilton
pany, lire hose; Conrad Becker, saGdlery; j. IL
McGill, OIL, paints &C.; Wlllett Libbey, lumber;
hams and bacon; Great Falls Ice company, ice;
Geo. White Co., castings: johnson Bros, fuel;
q, cement, rejected; Washington Brick Machine
company, brick; Acker Bros, blue stone curbing;
Samuel Emery, granite curbing; Terra Gotta CON-
trical supplies, have not yet been decided.
julius Lansburg, class No. 4, furniture.
The Garfield Monument Fund.
The following recent contributions 10 the Gar
field monument in this city have been received by
Col. Corbin, corresponding secretary and treasu-
rer: Proceeds OF concert at Salt Lake City. Utah,
by the 9Th infantry band, $3.50: collected by 1t
John Richar, Nashville, Tenn, 1880; ii. Joestine,
Baltimore, ST. w. S. Roose, Washington, 81; C. C.
Hughes, Harrisburg, Pa, 81; employees city post
Office, Washington, ID. c., S1275 Fort Sisseton,
Dakota, S.; Officers and employees at United States
Yokohama, Japan, 81; citizens OF Deruyter, NY,
sl:s2; citizens OF Newburg, NY, through Peter
Ward, mayor, $2507; collected by the Marshall
County heers Marysvflle, KAN, 1895: by the Ca
zette, Monmouth ILL., 81; citizens of Meriden Conn.,,
through T. j. Doolittle, jr, mayor, s336.75; job n
Fares, Tombstone, Arizona, 81; citizens OF Calls
toga-, Cal, through WIN. Jewell, postmaster, SO;
collected by the Commercial, Louisville, KY 81;
troop ii, Sth U. s. cavalry, Fort Duncan, Texas.
s2175; the Republican, Maysville, KY, $751; post
master, Essexvile, Mich, 81; I. $. S. Brooklyn.
Montevideo: Uruguay, $40; the Under ppedi. Pc
tersburg, Va. SEQ; Z. s. S. Enterprise, Norfolk,
Va, $40; citizens or Greensyille, Pa, through IL
Gen. Sheridan, $780, collected by the independent,
ovid, n. Y, 81; by the Marshall County bulletin,
Independence Iowa. S35.
The city OF Mer1den, Conn.,, has sent nearly $3.50
as its Decoration day contribution TO the Garfield
monument The amount represents nearly one
thousand subscribers and is due TO the efforts OF
Mayor Doolittle and the Daily Republican.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Thefollow1ng are the opening and closing prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire TO H. ii. Dodge, 500 18th street