Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-17

cHiSeEs IN RECORDED yAruxs

II ShANekS IN kECoRDkD vAIuE4
The board OF equalization and assessments "a.
day made the following changes In values ON Del.
aware avenue. In squares 6sA CSC and 6ss: In
crease the part Gas appealed) OF lot Q, In square
%, nom % cents per foot 20 90 cents ana de-
crease all OF lots g 2 ana 0. square ess from 50
cents to 20 cents per square foot by reason OF the
great depth OF said lots being IS cents per SQUARE
back ground Of from 70 70 100 feet They also de.
cioed inst iots and 8 In square $50 be Increased
ana sss from 2 cents roo, %
from 1900 TO $4,000 They Also reduced house m
let - square II Georgetownh nom 8, 600 20
nom 900 to q 900, and increasec lots & 3 ana
- square IL (0eorgetown), from ZOO 10 a nn
aney Also Increased on lot In square 40, In this
The boar. determined to re-examine the Improve
mens ON e street Harth side. particularly houses
and and viii probably sea com% Da 1SS 90
make examination.
The Shooting as Wimblcdou ro-da~.
PREPARATIONS FoR rHE INTERNATIONAL nArcu
WMBLEDoN, July 1.-THE American team to
Gay completed the contest for the cup and INV
fhey nred to-day at 300. 500 and GOO Yards Tine
nlgnest scores were made BY Joiner and Human
wno ued Tor the prize In the contest to-day for
Sne queens prize, sergeant Mckay, OF the nrst
sutnerland regiment was the victor Three tar.
gets have been assigned TO the American team for
team. The names OF the twelve men who will
compose the American team will be Announced on
Friday morning, the day the match begins
The Demands Of the Operator.
WHAT THE TELEGRAPH MEN WISH rHE COMPANY TO
GRANT
When the committee representing the League or
american Telegraph Operators called on Gen
kckert, the manager OF the Western Union In New
York yesterday, he asked them IL they represented
employees OF the Western Union. They said YES.
out could furnish no list OF employees They vera
tnen told that the company could not recoynt,e
1he committee, ana would expect list OF such OF
It's employees as desired TO be represented nv tho
committee. Ii is understood the list Is being pre.
pared. Ae P'''
The memorial which was presented reouests
me total abolition OF Sunday work: the fixing of
so uay work at eight hours, and a nights work
seven hours; equal pay for equal work TO both
sexes; universal increase OF Is per cent on ali
salaries; that compensation at the rate OF two
DAYS pay be allowed for all Sunday work: that
the lowest salary paid a regular lineman shall be
700 per month and for helpers $50 that the duties of
Nnemen be confined solely to their legitimate
WORK; that the salaries or frst-class Wheatstone
operators be Increased to $15 per month"; and
Second-casso operators 10 $50 per month, and that
oney receive IN addition the Is per cent increase
asked Tor by the Morse operators; that the WORK
ing nours or the Wheatstone operators be the
same rs Morse operators. A reply at the earliest
possible moment was solicited
luis understood that some time will be reou,red
Dy Gen Eckert for a reply. Ii is further stated
mat There Is not the slightest likelihood OF the de.
mand Tor 10 per cent being complied with.
whether either side Will be prepared to compro
mise has notyet been determined.