Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-10

at his residence, 1871 street. with an affection Of
the liver.
The Improvement of the River Front.
REPORT OF GEN. ALERT.
Gen. Albert. civil engineer. Z. S. A.. under whose
direction survey of the river front with view to
permanent improvement has just been completed
is busy preparing his report, and hopes to have It
ready in few days. His estimates will
embrace the improvement of the Washing
ton and Georgetown harbors, and leave
out the Eastern Branch for future
leSlslatlon he VIII estimate that it will take
about S2,C0O000 to improve the two harbOrS men
TONED, incudng OF course the filling up the fats
He Will Include in his report bill to be sent to
G3ngreSS r9 TO De enacted to carry out his plans.
That blu has no. yet been finally completed, but
the draft or it will differ only in very unnportant
details from the following plan:
80 that lor tn2 purpose OF Improving the condition
OF the cty OF washington by the reclamation OF the
IatS lying between the main rver-channel ana the
IeIt bthk OF the Potomac river above the Long
Dor OF Washington, the Secretary OF War he. and
Is hereby, authorized and directed TO cause said
Improvements ana reclaim tons to be made in
conformity with the following plan: There shall
pe established new river-frOnt along the lett
blnk OF the river by filling in upon a GER
n area IN the which are lnnded said fats
river-.ront to besin at the south enl
OF the earth causeway now forming portion OF
Long Brlige, and 10 extend up the river conform
Ing substantially to the line proposed by the board
Oh survey creEt.d by act or Congress approved
March 18th, 1872 in their report to Congress Decem-
Der l'th, lS2 and TO terminate at or near the Oh
servatory Hl!l; said filling or embanknent herein
provided for, and included between the lines OF the
old and the new river front to be raised to height
OF feet above mean high water; the ma
trial Tor said emblnkment to be taken
IRON 1n suc .Ac oeptg rySro3d at at such points and
channel along sld new RIVER front having depth
OF not less than twanty-three feet below mean
low Water, and width of not less than three
hundred feet, and so that the sectional area of
Siid river Shall not, BY reason OF Said filing or
einoah5l1s be dimini,had: Frortded, That the
covered 10 thickness OF twenty five feet win the
mtteri II ttken from the gov nrnIncnt reservation
occupied by the National Observatory, permission
20 enter upon Salt reservation, and TO Ike said
m1teI1i, 80 iar as It may be done without inter-
ference with existing bulldogs on sid reScryn-
ION being hereby granted; all OF the work herein
before proEi led Ior, TO be done subject to the
approval o. the Secretary OF War, ana to be COM
pietei within two years from the passage OF this
The work herein provided for shall be let to the
lowest eSpon.ible bidder, after giving thirty days
hoce OF the time and place of said letting, in such
manner as The secretary OF War may deem best
which notice shull be given within thirty dlys
after the passage OF this act
No portion o. the lands which shah be reclaimed
Shall be sold, granted, donated Or otherwise dis
posed OF, except as Congress Shall hereafter
PROPOSED TOUR OF OBSERVATION.
The memherS OF the committees on the District
OF Columbia have been invited by Major Twininc
to accompany him some day this week upon tot,.
Of observation on the Potomac river. Major Twin
ing Will provide tug boat for the committees and
the Idea IS to examine the channels Of the river
the Long bridge piers and other points with the
view OF reaching some conclusion as to what is
necessary for the reclamation OF the flats.
District Government Affairs.
MI Henry hurt, president OF the Washington
ANA Georgetown railroad, in note to the District
commissioners, requests perms sion to extend the
14th street brjnch of that railroad from its termi-
nus at larry street north, along the line OF 18th
street extended to the village of Mount Pleasant
He stit,s that authority to grant this permission
may be found in the 18th Statutes at Large pp 3a2
Ine paper has been referred to the Engineer Com
missioner.
ATTORNEY RIDDLE ON THE R. & p. RAILROAD TRACKS
IN THIS CITY,
The petition OF proner:y holders on Virginia
the permi. sion being granted the Baltimore PO-
t0mac railroad from laying It's tracks across the
sidewalk In order to connect with the wood yard
OF John Miller, which was referred to Mr. Riddle
attorney for the District, heretofore stated has
been returned by him, With the following opinion
"January Z 1881. think that under the charter of
/! the company adopted by the acts OF Congress,
and thus made the law of the District, the COM
pany. has the power to construct the tracks in
| Gueeton, and the Commissioners had power to
| grant the permit"
| Mr. Patrick Clancy, young white man employed
| by Mr. Geo W Knox, express man, who has been
living at 3U nj street southwest, left his home
urday afternoon last, taking his three little chill
| dren with him-girls, aged respectively g. 4 and
years, ana mas not been seen since. Mrs. Clancy
IS greatly alarmed ut their absence, and can give
reason for their absence. Mr. Clancy is 90 yea re-
Old, feet inches high, dark brown hair large red
| moustache, and Will weigh about 140 pounds.
| WILLS FI1ED.-In the Register of Wills Office the
Will OF the late Margaret Jefferson he's been filed.
She bequeathes her personal property to her aunt
during lie, and at her death to her son, Ralph JET
ferson, and her real estate To her sister The aunt
| referred 10 only survived Mrs. jefferson a few
| hours and was buried at the same tine. The viii
OF the late John Wm Evans, bequea thing his es-
tate to his wife, and at her death to the children
! has been filed and crder of publication issued.
SMALL-POX IN NEW YORK AND JERSEY CITY,
| The smallpox has been spreading In jersey CITY
| In the most alarming manner during the past few
! days In New YORK city several new cases were
! reported yesterday, and several OF a viruient
character We're found in thickly settled teneme Mt
house districts, and which had been concealed
| from the authorities.
A COSTLY Misunderstanding to the report OF
| the treasurer Of the bridge over the East river
! between New York and Brooklyn the sum of sl3
,l55 has been expended upon the bridge, and tt
Will require sf0oGC0 more TO complete it
CATHOLICS AND THE LAND LEAGUE.-Wm Purcell.
editor OF the Rochester UOn tcathOlic) of ROches-
fer r,,,hliS IN haf or