Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-25
The Sewerage of the CITY.
Mr. SHELLEYS ELL A. REVISED BY The pISTRI
COMMISSIONERS

| COMMISSIONERS
| The bill recently Introduced In the House by Mr..
! Shelley % provide FOR the extension ana improve
Inent Of The sewerage Of the District, having been
/ referred 70 the District Commissioners. has been
! revised 10y commissioner EdInunds and Capt
HoXie The bill as revised by them provides: THAT
the sam 81 $4,000 be and the same is hereby APP
ffnPfEitid ont II any money in the Treasury, not
/ olH'f"l9r appropriated. Tor the purpose OF COM
t.lihs Tue principal ni5n drainage ana The auNll-
l..fE sewers II Washington and Georgetown. in ac
Gntd,ii't with IN" plans on nj" In the Office OF the
k'i-in'rr commissioner of the District of Column
d. mat ru,ice for proposals shall be given and
contracts FOR the construction Of said sewers made
III Inc manner now provided by law. In cases or
/ building new sewers In the District OF Columbian
I'prtf T. That notice for proposals shall be given
In shy DAYS: ard iii addition 10 the newspapers in
f WhirH sad notice Is now required, said
notcr, shall also be given To the news
papers Tor sixty DAYS in Chicago, Cincinnati. ST
LpIli~, Louisville and New Orleans. That the Sec
l''aTy OF the Treasury il hereby authorized and
directed 10 pay cut Of the aforesaid appropriation
for the construction OF said sewers. in the manner
now provided by Law for similar work done In the
District OF columbia That - per centum of the
amounts 80 ptid by the secretary of the Treasury
! upon the warrants OF the Commissioners OF the
District OF Columbia shall be charged 10 the said
District in the saline manner that the cost OF SINH
lar work l. now charged: Pr0rided. That one-half
Of the a,-OUnt advanced by the District OF Co
Hmtia shall he reimbursed Ia the United States
without Interest in annual instanents OF not less
/ THAN $4,000 commencing December 81. 1880
The commissioners have returned the bill with
letter stating that after filling the swamps the
health comfort. and welfare OF the people is greater
sewer facilities. Sewer improvements should. as
The Ia" contelplates, precede the surface improve
lHcnt> OF streets \ large proportion OF the COM
pidiht~ iildde by the people relate TO lnSuffcienL
sewerage. and the system should be thoroughly
perfected
THE BILL IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Ingalls, to-day introduced bill IN the Senate
to appropriate $4,000 for the completion OF the
principal main drainage and the auxiliary sewers
Df Washington and Georgetown In accordance with
the plans lille Iii the Office Of the Engineer
COMMISSIONER Substantially the same bill as the
atOye.}
\ NEW MEDICAL SoCIErY.-A large number OF
physicians met last night ut the Office or DR.. Rob
ert Reyburn for the purpose OF organizing society
Ior the consideration and promotion or subjects
connected with medicine. A constitution was
adopted IN conformity with The ethics OF the
American Medical association. and committee
appointed TO draft bylaws for consideration at the
next meeting. The Name adopted for the society
WAS the NecO- Chlrur-cstl society OF the District
Of Columbia Dr. Robert Reyburn was elected
president: pr d. y. Lamb. yce-preSident; Dr. Henry
b. Fay. secretary and DR.. ~ T. Augusta. treasurer.
me meeting then adjourned To the llrst Monday In
April. hen an election III other officers and further
oEgAnn"iioh Will take place. Among those present
We're: Robert Eeypurn, {. B. PurViS. VI T. Adams,
y. +. Augusta. ii. Is. Fay. VIM. Geddes. Charles T..
NAHUM. Melvin Lamb, Bracket John, X Francis,
VI. ID. Hughes +. j. shedd. L. A. Harvey, ii. VI.
Bennett. y L. Cook. w. a. Frzer, George a. Ieech,
~ b. Coolidge, W. +. Nednann and T. p. Werner.
=
issued 10y the clerk OF the court to Timothy Mangan
and Ella fitzgerald Alfred Barnes and Annie
canes; VIM. Ia! ior and Martha Gardener; Robert
Young nEd Virginia Mallory Henry Brady and
Lucy Ennis
THE ASSOCIATION FOR WORKS OF MERCY are max
Ing great efforts TO open a home OF a refOrmatOry
character Tor women, especially young girls who
have Strayed from the paths OF virtue. Ii is need
less 70 attempt 10 enuIGrtte the benefits and bless
1ngs Rowing from an Institution OF this character
in q great city like ours. Individual solicitation
the part OF members OF the association within
limited field has met with great success IL Is now
deemed desirable by the association that the field
OF solicitation be enlarged amt extended to the great
charitable heart or the entire city. In order. there
FORE that the many noble aud cllarirably Inclined
people of Washington may ali be afforded chance
to give aid according to their ability. The STAR
WiliIgIy tenders Its services IN receiving SuhSCrip
tiunS- \ paper upon which subscriptions may be
entered can be found AT any time at the counting
room az THE STAR office. and any SUMS Will be
forwarded 10 the association.
DEATH or ME. Wy. L. ESTwIsLE.-Wlan Bur-
ION hitWlole. the druggist. died yesterday at his
home. 40 l2Ih street. aged fOrtyeght years. The
funefal viii take place from his late residence at
) O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. EntWise was a
native 81 .tleSandri. Va but had resided LOT many
years in this city. having been engaged in the drug
business Al The COrner OF 18th street and PennSy-
Vailii avenue
\ CHARGE OF EMBEzziEMEST Not SUsTAINED.-
Albert d. Hurdle Was put on trial In the Police
Court this morning charged with the enlightenment
of three target guns and two targets from his
FORMER MI. Andrew j. Barker. had
amusement privileges at Lower Cedar Point during
last summer. The defendant testified that at the
time he sold The guns Barker owed him about $50
The court dismissed the case.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE-Deeds in fee have
been fliei ~ follows: w. JaiSer 10 Annie NJ CAN'T
sub :. 81 f. OF 500; $3.50. ". Il. Williams surviving
trustee. 10 sarah \. Shinn. lot - 81. 1045: =
sophia {. Snyder ct al To ". G. Hill, pt. Lucky
discovery and Pretty Prospect and lot 262
Beatty and Hawkins addition TO Georgetown:
$3.50. T. StutZ To T.. T. Eberbach sub 4, So RI
= : Brown q al. 10 /. Hickey, lot 2 block L.
Eitnghan; 500 X. Foster ct III. to Margaret F.
Foster. w !. j.. Browns sub VII. Pleasant: 8 T.
t. Naggainin In James Mitchell pit. S. ST. ~: 81 $50
III. Stra>buTgrr 70 i;obct schmidt So north Of Us
=. ". H. Particle 10 r. II. Warner lots 1a5 and
lbs. s'l. IN; 5000. 90. T. Z. Waggian To George
Russell II. H. 81 80; S2600 same to f. Greer
lots y. - 3 ana -. 81 3sD: s1.5!s J. VI. Heating
To john i Nrneh. lots NJ, 81 ana ~ -'Pretty Pros
pe"t' and PROSPECT Hill" and Elizabeth Cook to
H. " BAKER pt :. SUI 81. 1eI = $50 Prescott and
Fraser. trustees. I" AHn Elizabeth creek lot 90 sec
q. Barry Farm: s.11ts. Jacob Fur to r. C. Fox
l"'~ To !. II 10 II. 81 l52 8. Robert E Brad
Icy ~ y T. treiishaw. iJt 5. 81. 49, $500 j. Burr
Hereford 10 Jane T. T. Weir, e. 4 &. st. siS 81 1000
JAS. T. Waugh to John +. DOran pt :. So 30
= 3D. T. VI. Green 10 Elisha Goddard. lot 49,
" !,sON : Hife: s. job Barnard. trustee IT al
u Lucy ia':" tirIn2S lots "a and - Chichester:
fl.ei1. Elizabeth Cook To Ii. VI. Baker. lot - sab
~ II: 80. I. +. Waggaman TO Mary Towlr
lpto - ami -. 81. 3fl; s3.6G0