Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-24
District Goveknment Affairs.
CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING ASPHALT PAVING
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District GoveHnment Affairs.
| CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING ASPHALT PAVING
BLOCKS
At their meeting this afternoon the Commission.
for furnishing 100000 compressed asphalt paving
| blocks at S62 per NJ.
CONTRACTS FOR ASPHALT PAVEMENT AWARDED
The commissioners this afternoon awarded the
contracts for laying the asphalt pavements on the
several streets OF the city heretofore mentioned
S9s %ny Two pddes there were.Messrs H. L.
the lowest being SAYS per square yard and the
Preparations are being made by the occupants
Of the rooms at police headquarters to vacate
their ofnces. and take places in the new rooms at
| 9th and D streets,
THE PUBLIC PARKS NOT PLAY GRoUNDs
The Commissioners In reply to a communication
to Mr.. Adolph Van Reuth notifies him that the law
and that cannot
his request that children be allowed to play ball
on the space at New Jersey avenue and ID street
NO EXTENSION OF THE FISHING SEASON
The Commissioners to-day, In reply to Mr.. A. l.
crimes and others for permission to continue to
that have Sg no InI sRe t6e
asked for. The Commissioners. to-day, made q re-
quest OF the Secretary Of the Navy for the loan OF
AFTER the hrst OF June.
Local Notes.
At the May festival at Birminghano's Academy.
Capitol Hill, last Monday evening, Miss Gertie A.
Roswell reigned as May queen instead OF Miss
da..S =, Ia VINO remained away on account OF
The Murray az Uaiversa,lst Society has placed on
Drummond ana W. Merrill trustees FOR four years.
and True T. @. Petengfll, J. W. Webb and VIM B.
Cove for one year.
RIVER TRADk-Harbormaste sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows Schr. Emma F.
Angel, 0erish, 1,o33 tons ice, Great Falls Ice Co.
schr. A. j. Tubman, Blank, so cords wood, H. L.
Biscoe: schr. Uriah Horner, Weston, so cords
wood, ]. o. Carter
RAID ON AN ALLEGED LOUISIANA LOTTERY Or
lIcR-CcYesterday afternoon detectives RAT, Block
Messrs: John NJ. Rogers and II. I. Plumb, whom
they charge with being agents OF the Louisiana
They failed to get access to the safe, where they
had reason to believe there were documents that
would be useful as evidence. and later in the day
two detectives and q locksmith returned and
forced the safe open. They found in the safe
about $500 In money and lot OF tickets orders for
tickets and all the books OF the ONCE There
were a large number OF tickets Of persons here
who drew prizes and one OF man In the census
office who drew $4,000. This afternoon, in the
Police Court, Prosecuting Attorney Moore called
Judge Snell's attention to the charge OF "pro-
noting the game OF lottery and said he would
and set day for trial. Attorney Riddle gave the
police authorities written opinion to the effect
that 1t was part OF their duty to break the safe
open.
The FUNERAL OF THE LATE ANDREW RoTHwELL.
The funeral OF the late Andrew Rothweil took
place from the street Baptist church this after
noon: Rev DR. Samson, OF New York, OBLIGATED,
assisted by Rev. Drs. Hill, Faunce, Meador and
Schultz. The pall-bearers were MesSrs. William
Fletcher, j. T. Little, E. W. Dennison, ]. j. OAR
lington, T. Stickney, John L. Given, E Haines,
Albert w. Wilson, Clement w. Howard. and Rev.
DR.. yelling, president ofCoumhian University.
There were present large number OF citizens. in
Guiding the trustees OF Columbian College and
members OF the various organizations OF which he
was member. The choir during the services
sang "Why Do We Mourn Departing Friends?''
eff Jesus be My Friend" and Warren's quartet,
"Rock OF Agea" The interment was made at the
Congressional cemetery.
RANGE OF THE THRRAOMRrER.-The following
were the readings at the olce of the chief signal
q. O