Evening star., 1886-08-28
District Government Affairs.


Mr.. H. l.. Crawford is now having 41a street,
between pennsyivania anu Missouri avenues,
torn up and all the Old rUOble stone removed,
preparatory 20 laying MS patent coal TAR distli-
Peunsylvapia avenue 10 b street north wesL is
also being torn up and all the old Diue and
angular rock removed, to make room for the
same pavement rs on 41a street. The carriage
Way on this street Is to be narrowed anu Lne
sidewalk given more width, ior the convenIe ace
OF The property-owners and occupants of houses
on the iine. r street, from Sd to 4A2 street, and
street, from 41a to 7th street, anu ID street,
mom 4tn & - .t1 1 s.reets anu otn street, from 10
anu the old angular blue rocks removed, 70
make place for new pavements.
THE wHAKI Rights.
The Commissioners have written to the At
tOrney General asking an opinion upon the
question as 70 where the authority 10 control
the river front and wharveso OF tne city OF Wash
inRton is reposed by existing law. Enc Com
mlssioners state that IL IL very material that
the question should be decided at as early date
~ practicAbls, - the interests involved are VI
the greatest importance, aud action with re-
spect 70 them cannot be delayed without
serious injury 70 the District and zoe parties
aud they ask thai the Attorney General give
this matter MS early consider a,ivn, and In SO
doing 70 accord " the attorney for toe district
which he Is very familiar.
rHn syn ACCIDENT.
District Commissioner WeDb yesterday wrote
2 letter 70 !: 4. Cae.lsy. general agent OF the
b. aud Q. Railroad company In this city, In
reference 10 the collision on the "Y" on the 10th
inst They say tneir attention has been Called
District Of Columbia, approved August 23,
1871. the 1rSt secton of wuich prescripes the
rate Of speed ut wnicn locomotive engines or
railroad cars Shall he run, driven or propelled
over railroad tracks witnIn the city o, WASH
ingt0n. Your attention is specially called to
TINS act that you nlay take such steps as will
compel employees OF your company ~ observe
It's PROVISIONS. The place where this accident
occurred has been the scene oi more tnan one
with anything like safety by the exercise on
the part OF your company of the greatest care
al all times. Hoping that the matter will re-
ceive your attention and that the Commission
ers will be relieved from ali iurtuer complaints.
am, &C." The act OF the legislature referred "
prubiDits the running OF Trans through the city
vt y speed exceeding twelve miles al hour.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have asked tho First
Controller OF tue Treasury Tor MS view OF the
proper amount allowable as Attorneys or
SOLICITORS fees In cases where Juuxmen have
been obtained against the District
Tue Commissioners have received from the
police force OF the Ui.tricG 70 send representa-
i've TO proposed police convention " he neld
In Philade,pnla on ctOber z.
Mr.. Clark, who uas cnArEe OF issuing dog tags
in the once OF Collector Cook, reports num-
ber given out up 70 noon to-uay Al 3,Ss2.
Tue police report almost x,VVO corner street
lamps without any signs on them designating
the streets.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by inspector EntwtSie: Z. Barnes, repair
brick dwelling, No. ii K street rIneaSt; y3UV.
w. II. BsrD0ar, repair dwelling, northwest cor.
ner 0ln and + Stfeets norsneaSt; $5VU. 7. A.
Cixvoioux, repair dwelling, 1877 9th street
northwest; 5000. }. I. Clark, erect three two
story dwellings, 11th street, between ID street
and south CArUiina avenue southeast S9,OVV.
MRS. L. solomon, erect . two-story dwelling, n
street. between LIST aud ID sGreets nvrtn est;
| Sl,sVU. Miss Molly Okeeie, erect y tnree-story
anu basement dwelling, l3tn street, between
| n and streets northwest; S0.OO0.
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Affairs I'm West wash ington.
REAL Estate aALEs.-Mr. Charles H. Flick.
ling, reai estate agent sold 70 David Ritten.
house, part OF lot Ia square 116 for $1,000.
Also, lot Of square 113. Tor G. r. Williams 70
| Jonsnnx Gross, l0r x0OU. Also, part OF lot 81,
| square 1lO, ior Robert E Frey 70 John Carun.
Tor u AGO.
| GxAIN RrcnIPTs.-Canal boat BeulAh ar
| rived yesterday witn 4s3OO bushels OF wheat,
| and canal boat Maryland arrived with 8,6UO
| bushels 0f wheat and 600 b0yheis OF corn too
/ Hartiay RroG. Wheat sold on change yestog-
/ ony ~ Ssc. 70 68c. bushel.
SaIrPlNc NEWa.-3chOouee o. ID. WetheHau
| cleared to-day Aight f0r Baltimore. schooner
RpdneY Parker cleared to-l1Av with ESQ tons q
eoal iOf Fall 6tvef. 6ChOOnef Ptalsuury cleared
| yesterday With 7OO. tons 0f coal lor Boston.
senoonsf Waiilne5ord cisaesa yestssday with
rnnSssArU1s Axp vonDsr1ox or wAxxs
Ax A.M.-ureAt Faaia. temperAsurs. 81; con
ditlOn, ~. kee0vtny rssortUif, 1emperAeure
e. c6ndtclon II neg3h cOnnecstos, 31s south
osnnnotton. s. O4stxtbutiuv rsseSyoar, tenn
tspsretsfs, ~ eondltloa = andnsas gHsenoane