Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-07
MAKING THE BRICKS FLY.
The DtstFics Authorities Remove an Oh
structi0n-OffHctal Misundcrssanding.

The DissFics Authorities Remove an Oh \
struction-OffAcial Misundcrstanding.
It was expected there would be trouble to-day |
at Acker & Neitzey's brickyard, at llth and X |
streets northeast The brickysrd occupies. or did
occupy before to-day portion Of street.
When the Boundary sewer was being built,
Messrs Acker Neitzey obtained permission nom
the Commissioner 20 occupy X street,
between 10th ann 11th streets northeast,
for the purpose OF manufacturing bricks 90
This WORK however eve %ss oS%peseS long ago but
sn sssn rm have continued IN Possess,Sr q the
in the neish6ornood Of the brick yard with force
OF men provided with carts, shovels. crow-oars.
Tss tnsr s ~ ne
was present Mr.. Moss showed 20 the foreman
OF the yard an order issued TO him from the
the street The foreman said he was
informed that the time had been extended ne,
%sn Sc.S tearing no down she ana
other structures within the street lines
The work OF destruction was witnessed by crowds
resistance was offered. Seanwsie, Nessrs xcker
the the, Commissioners, once. They were noty In In
tending the time for the removal thirty
sent out from the District buildings 20 suspend
tne work OF demolition until further orders
s,d Tne orders to stop work however. trasele er
and Neitzey drove rapidly from the Commissioners
In their buggy TO the orickyard, and protested
showed his orders and refused 20 sop until he was
directed 10 do so officially. Finally the orders
ali seems 70 Nave arisen igo%
Ing. ON July 10 the frm was given
twenty days In which TO remove their structure.
additional extension OF thirty days was granted,
but IL appears Captain Symons was never notified
OF this extension, and he proceeded 20 act on The
original order. Mr.. Acker said this afternoon
that he thought thousand dollars
worth of property mad been damaged. The sheds
had been torn down that sheltered many thou
sands OF new bricks, and large quantity OF brick
just laid out on the floor was unceremoniously
carried away. The brick kilns were not damaged
to-day, the work OF tearing them down having
been reserved until tomorrow.
District Government Affairs.
Is IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The law authorizing the Commissioners 20 make
contracts for street sweeping for a period OF nye
contract the District made was with Mr.. =. NJ
Draney at IS cents per thousand yards The new
appropriation bill contains a clause which pro-
vides that the sum OF $1,000 be appropriated for
street sweeping, spr1nking and cleaning, ana that
no no, higher rate than "a cents per thousand
contract which Is for nve years specifically states
that he shall be paid at the rate OF 35 cents per
thousand yards. Mr.. Draney, In accepting the new
rates does under protest. he is OF the opinion
that the terms OF his contract entitle him TO IS
cents per thousand yards lor sweeping nSS%ith
impression that II the District adheres to the "a
cents per thousand yard item IL Will have u law
suit on Its hands
BIDS FOR SEWER WORK.
Proposals for the construction OF sewers were
opened to-day In the board room. The bidders
were James McCandish, Andrew Gleeson, John p.
Largney, John J. Cudmore, Patrick Maloney, b. j.
Coyle, NJ. Hine, BENJAMIN z. Beach and James
Reynolds For the construction OF the l2inch
foot TO slo4; for the 15-inch, from SO cents 10
$l14; for the 1S-inch, from 30 cents 20 t130; for
1en e loF 5ns ai1e q
a.25xas7, nom sa.4s 70 $3.50; for the 2.5ka75
TO 81; for the 3x4.5, from s315 10 $50; for the
764. from S. rs 70 $135o; for basins, from s4s9o
to be done under the appropriation OF 10000 for
main and pipe sewers, and the appropriation OF
$35, 900 for constructing suburban sewers In
making out the schedule OF sewers 10 be con-
| structed the engineer department included only
SUFFICIENT work TO consume these appropriations.
and Is a4 and Which w ne
expended by days work. There Is also an appro-
pnation OF 1000 for replacing INSTRUCTED sew
| ers, which Will be expended by the engineer de-
partment, II is impracticable TO do the work by
| contract
| ANEW COMMISSIONERS OF PHARMACY.
| The Commissioners to-day appointed Randolph
F. Elliott. commissioner OF pharmacy, VICE Thomp-
| son, resigned
| BUILDING PERMITS
| were to-day issued as follows: A. Leimbach. one
| brick dwelling at 80 street northeast $4,000;
Saml Edwards one brick dwelling at GLIB 9th
STREET northeast 800 MIS- ns, T. Terrell one brick
| THE OMISSION OF Az STREET FROM THE IMPROVE
| MENr SCHEDULE
| Mr.. James L Norris has called the attention OF
| the Commissioners 10 the omission OF AZ street
| from Pennsylvania avenue 10 ID street from the
| list OF street improvements as published IN The
STAR OF August 3 last. He expresses surprise and
says no section needs Improvement more than this.
On the eve OF the presentation OF the bill 10 the
Senate, he states, be appeared before the commit
| tee and suggested the pressing need OF the i'm
provement, calling attention TO the deplorable
condition OF the street The senate committee
including that street. and as amended the
| bill passed both Houses, and was ap-
proved by the President July Is.
With these plain facts before them he says he Is
at a loss TO know why ~ street was omitted and
says IL is a question whether they can divert the
money He saws the Improvement has been petit
| toned for TO the Commissioners and the House
committee on appropriations and before the latter
| committee Commissioner Webb opposed the
measure, and the bill went TO the Senate with
| that street omitted The petitioners then sought
relief and finally succeeded In having the appro-
priation made IN the senate MI MOTIFS now asks
from the schedule, and asks that they AFFORD the
| relief by ordering the work.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
| the Commissioners to-day: whoesale-to John
Murray, l157 10th street northwest; Joseph Con-
William p HecKley. ZOE street northwest, ana
Louis Rothschild, 800 9th street northwest
MIscELLANEoUs-
The report OF the fire department for the month
OF July shows that during the month there were
seventeen alarms for fires, which caused an estI-
mated loss OF s. LOO, covered by an Insurance VI
The bill providing for the extension OF streets
north OF the city, which was referred TO the CON-
missioners by the Senate committee for their re-
port is under consideration. II Is understood The
Commissioners b.