Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-18

SkCOSD DAY OF THE CONVENTION.
The second days session OF the convention OF
Sons OF Veterans was resumed to-day, and the
time YVES occupied in hearing reports in regard
to the condition of the organization and changes
In the ritual. Gen. VIM. Z. Ross OF Baltimore,
past grand division commander; Col. A. X
Howard commander OF the West Pennsylvania
division, and Qusr'ermaster Brockway Of
the Pennsylvania division were among the
new arrivals to-day.
Lawrence Barrest's Sale.
Lawrence Barrett the acobr has made . deed
transferring to John w. Mackey the California
millionaire, the lot at the southwest corner Of
Connecticut avenue and Q street, containing
S,175+ square feet, and fronting 23hs feet
on Q street and a. feet on Connecticut avenue.
The consideration - not given. Mr.. Barrett
purchased this property in the spring OF 1855
an ofsr q $3.50 per s1S foot a'' ''sA "A' ''''A'
District Gevernneas AMAirs.
CHARGED TO THE WRONG ACCOUNT.
The Commissioners have addressed q letter TO
Comptroller Durham In reference to the Ques-
ZION raised In the comptroller's once concern.
stating that the items were erroneousiy charged
against the appropriation for "the Boundary an
should have been charged to the appropriation
for completing the principal main drainage
sewers" They request that the error be cor
alton to which they properly pertain. Owing to
the error referred to O number OF contractors
have been waiting some time for their money.
The error has been corrected In the accounts.
The cost OF the construction OF sewers involved
In the account amount to Eli, 4s1.62, and the
amount paid to the contractors 10 $40, 3S3.46.
THE SCHOOL BOARD VACANCIES
The vacancies on the school board still re
main untitled. Commissioner Webb says no
appointment Will be made until his colleague,
MIscELLANEoUs.
Citizens of West Washington have sent In a
petition asking that nre-alarm bell be placed
being erected on P street, between sod and 3sd
streets.
Citizen and business men residing in the fifth
police precinct have petitioned the Commits
sioners to recommisston Ben +. klopfer as spe.
cial private on the Metropolitan police force
The Commissioners have referred to the
Treasury department an application made by
Mr.. r. L. Cropley, collector for the port OF
Georgetown, for a street lamp in front Of the
Miss Virginia Corbitt writes to the commits
sioners asking to withdraw her signature to q
paper In favor OF granting liquor license for q
street northwest.
The Commissioners reply to Mr.. John Miller
ana Others. who asked that water main be
laid in South Capitol street from Virginia
avenue to NJ street southwest, that according 10
the report of the assessor, the petition they
present is not signed by q majority of the
property holders in said locality and that the
assent of majority OF such property holders
will be required before the main is laid.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: ]. ID. Marion. re.
pair brick. corner 9TH and II streets southwest;
81, ZOO. w. r. Speiden, repair brick, $40
frame, Sd, between NJ and n southwest; $iOO
c. A. Banes, erect Ia dwellings, X, between
LIST and North Capitol streets northwest; SIS.
600. John T. Lehman, erect three two-story
and basement dwellings, 10Th street, between,
Il and NJ streets; $4,000. Henry Hunhaker
erect a small dwelling in the county; 500. Jas.
ID. Byram, erect two twOstory and basement
dwellings; 81, 400.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER.-Thef follow
ing were the readings at the signal ONCE to-day:
am, &c. am, 6S.2 IL am, 81 z pm,
sou; maximum, $50; minimum, 65.2.