Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-30
District Government Affairs.


The District commissioners have received a
letter from Mr. Henry +. Davis, assistant attor-
hey and acting attorney OF the District of f,oi-
un,bia, referring to their communication of the
2Sth INST, touching t.Ic removal by private lot
owners Of bricks from the sidewalk Of Vermont
Avenue, between X and streets northwest.
Dir. Davis says: "As understand, ownership of
the bricks Is claimed by reason OF their having
been. as is alleged, laid by private owners in
ordnance OF May 23d 1S53. (Webbs Digest, i 81. J
Notwithstanding the bricks may have been
han so ad bs p private owners or at their expense
came the property OF the corporation
The parties concerned in this particular case
turn the material taken by them proper civil
;.ct:ons will at once be instituted against them
by this Office
Capt. +. A NJ" han replies to an inquiry from
the Com mmissipuers as to telegraph and other
wires on the roof Of the school building at Mas
that two wires belong to Mutual District Mes
senger company, two to Baltimore and Ohio
and Te ce twa to
District police headquarters, and one guy wire.
The Commissioners direct that the owners of
moved without delay, US u new tin roof is to be
placed on TIE building, and the wires seriously
interfere with the work.
PERMIT SEWERS
The Commissioners have given orders that
small sewers be constructed on the permit plan
us follows: street. between Sth and 9th streets
and in alley in squares s66 and 1877. These
sewers ure TO be constructed without cost to the
District, and no assessments to be made against
the parties benefited.
DEMONSTRATING AGAINST REMOVAL.
A large delegation of the citizens of Union
town were at the District buildings at II O'Clock
South Washington, in the interest of Mr.. lin
gan Anderson, a dismissed policeman, residing
ut that place, and who has served that COM
munity for twenty-three years colsecutively A
remonstrunce against his dismissal, signed by
at least $50 citizens, was left for the Commits
| sioners, none OF whom were present at the
time.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. John r. DOnOhue, in q note to the Com
OF square No. 69a, and charged against the
property.
Mr.. Jos. c. g. Kennedy, 1907 N street. in a
note to the District Commissioners, asks that
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BY mistake an order was issued by the build.
Ing Inspector condemning a bay window in a
new building now being erected by Mr.. r. F..
Schneider. AS the window in question proved
To be galvanized iron, and not wood, the order
was revoked.
The will of the late Dennis Williams has been
filed. He leaves his property to his widow,
Judy; during her natural life or widowhood,
| two parts, one-half to go to Salem Coleman on
condition that he remain devoted to his mother,
goes to Maggie a1R Pete.on s Of m
| Heights, Va. The other halt goes to Harriet
Thurston, Of Middlesex county, Va, on con.
otton that II his children by his former wife, OF
| their heirs, appear within twenty years and
| claim this portion, 1t shall go to them.
| TIVE BODY OF vIcrIM OF sUNsrRoKE
| IDENTIFIED-The man who, OH Sunday last,
was sunstruck on the Alexandria boat and
| taken TO Providence hospital where he died
John F. Cox, q bricklayer, belonging TO Baltt-
| more, where be leaves family. He was q
| member OF Wilson Post, g. A. r., OF that city,
| aud member OF the Brickiayers' Union OF this
city. He had been working here for year or
the Thyson house corner Of of 1ss and streets
Mr.. Cole, Of the Thyson house, went to Balti-
more this morning To apprise the family Of the
| event.