Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-24
District Government Assar..



Bids were opened yesterday In the ONCE OF
CHIEF Engineer q. J.. Lydecker, District build.
inss. for furnishing 1000 feet of sixinch cast.
iron pipe and other castings. Contracts were
awarded for 29.65 tons pipe to the Camden iron
works, at %, 353.S7, and for 3l.3O tons to the
oontrac,s ilP ee a aSer foundry Co. at
whey Baker and TO John McCleiland, jr.
THE TAXES ON THE Y. y. @ A. BUILDING.
Inc District Commissioners have returned 10
senator ingalls, the bill to exempt the property
OF the Young Mems Christian association from
taxation. They forbear 70 make any recon-
m1eEdauons. They call attention TO the laws
aireaoy existing relating to the exemption o
property, and says that sin their opinion, II
the faet that the association has for its object
Mt coupled with special educational trainine
Tor young men, in the manner mentioned, Ia
IN the opinion of Congress. sufficient ground 10
to IL from which no revenue Is derived nom the
burden OF public taxation, this association de
serves the relief IL asks"
CHANGES IN TEACHERsHIPS
The Commissioners have accented the resig-
nation nation as teacher in the public schools of Miss
Miss Annie E. LoomIs has been promoted from
grace D TO grade 8. to take effect March LIST.
MISS Emma La Hopkins has been appointed
'eacn er at salary OF $500. vice Miss Loomis
BELOW GRADE.
., Inc residents OF square .25, which lies be
tween lst and I'd, and streets northeast,
nuisance, caused by the pool of stagnant water
formed In the alley, which was eScayated be
low grade under the operations of the board OF
pubic works. They ask that Congress appro
PIRATE money to provide tor the sewerage and
grading and paving OF this alley.
- MISCELLANEOUS.
c. NJ Matthews inquiries whether he can
receive permit for an asphalt pavement foot
way on the o aud 31st street fronts of lot 40
siI, re, - In west Washington, and what IL
Samuel Herman requests the repair of the
pump southeast corner 4la and ID streets south
BUILDING PERMITS
nave peen issued by Inspector Entwisle "a fol
lows: Jas II. keller, erect a two-story dwelling
street, between 4th and 9Th streets north
west; 81 800. j. =. Hantoon, erect two two
story dwellings, alley between Al, and 9Th
erect two two-story dwellings. alley between
I9Ih and 10Th and r and 5 streets northwest
SSOo. ): L. Huntoon, erect a two-story private
stable alley In rear of N street, between 4la and
9Th streets southwest; $500 Wash. b. vii
iiams, erect q warehouse, alley rear g street
between 9Th and 9TH streets northwest; 81 900
Howard avenue; $4,000. Thos. % H dMei eres
three-story and basement dwelling III street
near u l4th street northwest; $4,000. John G.
RACK, erect two-story and cellar dwelling on
Canal road; $1,000. VIM. NJ. Gallant, erec1
TWO twostory dwellings, East Capitol street be-
sWeen aath and 10th streets southeast; 81 200
Mrs. Kate Brown, erect two two-story and base
ment dwellings, f. near 9Th street southwest
$4,000. Miss n. sampson, erect a two-story
ticut avenue northwest; $1,000 Jesse Mann
repair brick dwelling 419 New York avenue
500.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage license,
have been issued by the clerk OF the court Il
Chas. Brown and Julia Lee; Walter c. Morrison
and Elizabeth NJ. Prentice, OF Chicago. IN.
Phil1p Miles and Louisa Cooper Joseph Little
lr., and Laura A. Rollins; Thomas ID, McFar
land and Lolita +. Carroll.
THE NATIONAL UNION IN THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.-The third council OF the Ma
tonal Union was organized last night among
Interior department employees by 4. B. Teeple
senate deputy. The following Ulcers were
elected: J. j. s. Hasser, president; SCHUYLER
Duryee, vice president; ID. Gray Purman
speaker: L. q. &. Lamar, jr., ex-president III
Z. Durrah, secretary; L. j. Walker, financia
secretary; f NJ. Dawson, treasurer; w. u
Acker. chaplain; w. 5. Chase, usher; T. J. Hud
son. sergeant-atarms; Lewis Thompson, door
keeper.
LYDIA THoMPsoN.-One of the marked event.
OF the season will be the return of the Englisl
queen OF burlesque, Miss Lydia Thompson, who
supported by Miles and Barton's Bijou Bur
lesque, will produce the sparkling burlesaus
extravaganza OF Oxygen" at Albaugh's Crane
Opera house next Monday night, March 29th
The company is a very powerful one, number
Ing some sixty artists while Lydia herself i.
described as retaining ali the old-time chic and
vlVaclty which made her famous. There will
be no increase in the regular prices OF III,
theater, and the sale of seats will open to-mor
row morning at y clock.