Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-21
District Government A6Airs.
NOT UNDER THE CONTRACT.

District Government A6Airs.
NOT UNDER THE CONTRACT.
A letter has been received by the Commits
sioners from First Auditor James d. Cheno-
with, asking an explanation OF claim No. 3SS06,
In favor OF VIM. Bailantyne Son Tor $523.54,
because the prices paid are 10 per cent In ex-
cess of rates prescribed by contracts for such
,ss
month OF April, 1885, it became necessary to
have additional supplies for use In the public
appropriation for the purchase Of such supplies
was exhausted. Messrs Bailantyne & Son
were the contractors who furnished this class
of supplies. and the Commissioners accordingly
addressed q letter to them. asking upon what
terms they would furnish the required sup
plies outside Of sheir contract with the under
held liable for the amount unless Congress
made appropriation therefor. The contract
ors replied, agreeing to furnish the needed sup
plies at 10 per ceat additional to contract
prices with the understanding that the amount
should be put into the estimates for deficien-
cies The supplies were accordingly purchased,
and the amount Of the account, $523.54, was
SSRIipf . 0s congress In The 0en''en's
LIQUOR LICENSES
tions for liquor licenses follows: - NJ. Bryan,
500 street southeast; VIM. Fuersinger, 1904
4la street southwest; Jno. J. Gentner, $40 llth
northwest; c. Mades, corner Pennsy lvania ave
nue. and Sd street northwest H. Reiter, 800
ON street uOTluWCSt, w i0s d. hose, OulO0s
town; J. A. sproesser, 2O5la 7th street north
west,
NOTICES TO OCCUPANTS OF WHARF PROPERTY
HarbOr Master Sutton and Special On1cer
Quinlan have been ordered to serve the order
| recently printed in The STAR Oh ali the occu-
pants OF wharf property in the District OF Co
umpla, n0ang snsm ina. .nslr occupahnSy OF
with the exception OF leases heretofore made
| by direction Of the Commissioners, will termi-
nate on January LIST, 1887, and arrangements
| for further occupation from that date must be
made with the Commissioners, upon such
terms and conditions as shall be hereafter estab-
| lished.
| A LEGAL POINT IN RELATION TO SUNDAY BARS
Major Walker, In a communication to the
Commissioners, raises the question as to
| whether a saloon-keeper can be prosecuted
| more than once for violating the Sunday law
| on the same day, and calls their attention to
the fact that two officers obtained evidence
against q liquor dealer at separate times on the
| same day and the attorney refused TO die but
one Information.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued Dy Inspector Entwisle a. fol-
| S49, Virginia avenue and street south
east; $500, Tor coal Office. James Henniug, re-
west; 81. 500. Ritter Weller, repair brick we'll
ing, 21O 9th street southeast $500. John Nc
Sweeny, repair brick, l347 N street northwest;
| between 18th and 18th streets southeast; $500
+. j. Hill, erect two two-stOry and cellar dwell
ings, square 753; $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Engineer Commissioner forwards, ap-
proved, under the permit system, the request
OF Nj. q. Copeland for an asphalt tile sidewalk
material to owner, 46c.; labor. $26.4O.
George A. Mcllhany requests that street
from 2Oth to oath streets. and 23d street from
street to Pennsylvania avenue, be included In
the estimates.
Charlotte smith writes to the Commissioners
room for wage women, and asks that fuel to
warm same be furnished her by Commissioners
The Commissioner OF Agriculture requests
that the strip of pavement connecting the
grounds of his department with 18Th Street
(nOw paved with Belgian pavement blOck) may
be taken up and same replaced with concrete.
that pavement on Ala street southwest may be
extended south OF IL street. or that q concrete
pavement may be laid there.
DECISION IN A RAILROAD CAsE.-To-day In
the Court in General Term, the tnQuisition in
the case Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
to Tx the amount OF damages by reason OF
taking defendants property in the square
South Capitol streets. aud while it was pending
in the courts the work OF grading the square
for the purpose Of erecting q round-house
ner of Virginia avenue and eth street south
west. was In progress.
Mr. JOHN T. GIVEN BErrER.-There was a
favorable turn in the illness Of Mr.. John T.
Given to-day, and now there are much stronger
hopes OF his recovery than for some days.
MRS. DACY's WILL.-The will OF Ellen Dacy,
of West Washington, was dled to-day. She
leaves her real estate to her daughter, Mary
Ellen Harper, during life, and NJ her death IL Is
to be sold and q small beQuest paid to each OF
Mrs. Harper's children, and the balance TO her
daughter, Mrs. Kate Finder. The balance OF
the personal estate goes to Mrs. Harper.
The Courts.
EQUITY CoURT-JudOe james.
To-day, DinsmOre agt DinsmOre; $50 alimony
pendente lite. Thurston agL. RAIDER; order APP
pointing guardian ad litem to Mary NJ. Tidball
vacated.
Circuit COURT-Jud0e Hdoner.
To-day, Embry agt Jaeger, verdict for plain
tid BArDer agt Veale; motion 10 dismiss over
ruled, plaintiff &c take testimony and give Sc
curity TOR costs. McCalmout Hgt. Ford 4 Bro;
demurrer overruled and trial.
CRIMINAL COURT-yud0e MacArthur.
Today, John Smith, larceny; pleaded not
guilty. Charles q. Foster, alias Forster, lar
ceny; pleaded not guilty. Theodore Handy,
grand larceny; on hearing.
Col. lngersoll's Throat Trouble.
4 REPORT THAT THE DISEASE HAS BEEN PRO
NoUNCED INCURABLE.
A Washington dispatch to the Boston Herald
saws that reliable IL arm alton has neached this