Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-13

committee, representing the federation OF labor
Yesterday waited upon the District Commissioners,
In the interest Of the brckmakers. and urged the
enforcement OF the law regulating the size OF brick
1t was claimed that by manufacturing bricks below
the standard size not only was the workman unable
to make good wages, but the man who built a house
was compelled TO pay more for his material. The
committee promised to exhibit to the Commission
ers samples OF the bricks made In various yards
THE WORK OF REPAIRING rHR sTRERTs
The Office OF superintendent OF streets is a very
busy one just now. The superintendent Mr. J. j,
Burrows, told STAR reporter yesterday that he
had five overseers each with a gang OF picked
laborerS at work making repairs, and that fire.
quently they have TO work portions OF the night TO
were no less than eight, three dangerous. places
reported In the streets, such holes. Ruiieys>
broken pavements. caved In sewers dangerous pitt
falls or other places which had to be mended at
once. Some times these places suddenly appear in
concrete pavement In the form OF a round hole,
and on being Investigated ae round to be large and
cavernous and require good deal OF time TO make
secure. The cause OF most OF them is the frost
leaving the ground. II there are any weak places
In the grading or want OF sufficient compactfng OF
the earth when the street was improved the frost
Is almost sure TO bring the defect to view For the
last two weeks or more this gang under Mr. Burrows
| come in every day. The most OF them come
through the police department and the health
office, but many come directly from cttizenA
LAMPS FOR DARK PLACES
On INSTRUMENTATION Of Capt F. v. Greene the
Engineer Commissioner has directed that nine
street lamps be erected, as follows:-Two corner
tween N and O streets northwest; one on ed be-
tween X and streets northwest; one corner Con-
necticut avenue and r street northwest; one on B
street, between 7th and eth Streets one corner W
and Boundary streets northwest; one corner 18th
and q streets northwest; one on street, between
I'm aaa st 1s; sas 1a1 ana one On street
lamps to be used are not new lamps, but are some
OF lot which has recently been replaced by Game
wells police signal stations on the street cognerz
IANDRRS BrTrBRs INDICATED
Chemist De Smedt has submitted q report to the
health officer OF analysis OF Xanders bitters an
OF a little boy named Arnold some weeks ago. Mr.:
De Smedt says the tests made were exhaustive and
conclusive 'tn giving proofs that the bittes do
health. The Xanaer's bitters Is q compound Of
many aromatic herbs, seeds, barks and fruits none
tty, and the acdty Of the bitters must be stsrnu-
ted to unfermented juice Of fruits which the bitters
contain I win thus conclude that none Of the
the fatal end OF the Life OF the Arnold child The
alcohol alone might be excepted, admitting that q
aIg n % naa pssn 70 the
tanning alcohol, might cause similar resulta"
BUILDING PERMITS
E. C. Gatchel repair brick southeast corner Sd and
streets northeast; $500 Danenhower 4 Son,
erect two ps S dwelling So Mros street BE-
H Herr, repair brick 1851 a1st street, West Wash
ington; $500. n. MITCHELL repair frame MIL road,
three-story and basement brick dwelling, Sth, be-
tween and streets northwest; 5000
MISCELLANY.
Mr. B. +. Leighton, 81 LOUISIANA avenue, In q
note to the Commissioners asks that q sewer be
laid on Massachusetts, avenue In front OF lot 2,
square Seo He purposes building four dwelling
houses Chera
MI. Patrick FArquhar states that there b reason
able apprehension to believe that his property, cor
ner 18Th and Boundary streets may be In danger
Of damage nom an excavation about to be COM
menced for the laying Of the Boundary strect sewer
in that vicinity, and asks the Commissioners to
cause proper precautions to be made to prevent
such damage.
The Commissioners granted liquor Hcenaes to
day to Carley Cassidy, 0ruzy Hurdle, and VIM +
JackD0n