Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-14

THEY WANT THE ELECTRIC LIeHrs.
Several days ago the Commissioners received
. petition from the merchants an the south
side Of Pennsylvania avenue requesting that
the two electric lights on that side Of the street
between 9Th and It'll streets be lighted In the
future. Capt. Lusk, who has charge of the
lighting department and to whom this matter
was referred. reports that the provision for
electric lighting for the current year IL 80, coo
and this sum is insufficient to relight the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue and maintain all
the lamps which were in operation last year.
For this reason he says certain number have
been dropped. He recommends that the lamps
In question be not relighted for the present
THE cHILpREN's COUNTRY HOME.
Miss Mary L,wilkes, one Of the ladies inter
ested in the children's country home, has
written 10 the Commissioners asking help. She
says that the ladies have struggled hard this
spring with the object of going into their new
house with only the mortgage upon il
in 1t, and they are therefore obliged to call
upon the Commissioners, az the list of children
Is full for the thres months and they do not
want 10 alose IL and thus dissppoipt them. The
Commissioners VIII Loeb into the matter.
The Family Wash Astray.
Among the many persons sojourning along
the line Of the Metropolitan branch Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad some Of them have
their washing done in the city. One family
whose head travels back and forth daily from
Forest Glen has put on the train every Monday
morning tho family wash In . bag properly
labeled Last Monday the bag was placed on
the train. He paid no more attention to 1t, for
he saw the washerwoman waiting at the depot
for it, and supposed that she would get it all
right. About an hour after his arrival here
the washerwoman entered his Office with the
information that the wash had failed TO come
to hand. The head Of the family was aston
ished and ~ once went to the depot to
investigate and was met with the
response that no such bag had arrived, but he
was advised to wait till the crew Of the train
again arrived here yesterday. They said on
their arrival that they had received no such
bundle, but that the express Office held such
one. On going to the express ONCE he learned
that the bundle was there and would be deliv-
cred on the payment Of 80 cents charges, which
he declined to pay. The facts were then laid
before Mr.. Alvey, the agent Of the company,
and he at once ordered the bundle delivered,
and this being complied with the washer
woman, after losing two days, time
and the family suffering some anxiety,
received the lost clothing. The family are sat-
ished that the blame should be chargeable 10
the express company, but think that the rail-
road company, IL they wish to encourage local
travel, should see that the express people
do not gobble up everything outside of trunks
and satchels. The head of the family has filed
a billagainst the express company for loss Of
time Of self and washerwoman, &c, amounting
to s25. The original charge of 80 cents on the
bundle will probably be exceeded by the cost of
stamps used in the correspondence.