Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-06
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

TEE IMPORTANT QUESTION OF SEWAGE prspos.I
For some time past the engineer department.
acting under the advice of Congress- has been
conducting an examination of the best method
Tor dlsposing of sewage. Capt Lusk in charge
OF this branch of the District government.
together with Superintendent of Sewers Me-
Comb. has lately visited many of the principal
cities IN the United States for the purpose of
studying this important subject Nav % Mr.,
McComb accompanied the American Society of
Civil Engineers to Europe for the purpose of
studying the system in the principal cities of
Great Britain. As means for defravinc the
expenses OF the trip Mr.. McComb's salary for
the month OF June has been increased to $500
The report of Mr.. McComb, together with
the observations OF Capt. Lusk. will be
embodied In extensive report and
submitted TO Congress. In speaking of the
matter, Captain Lusk said TO a STAR reporter
to-day: Il consider the subject OF sewage
disposal the most important a city has 10 deal
with. and too much time and attention cannot
be devoted 70 a careful study of the question
For where one system might work admirably
in one city, local conditions would affect such
a system IN another city. II will require some
time to get at a correct solution of this most
difficult problem before a system can be de-
clded upon which would be applicable to
Washington" Superintendent McComb will
return about the 18th OF July.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Richard Sutherland and Jesse Given have
lice force.
r. II. Benson. private on the police force
has been dismissed by the Commissioners.
The Commissioners some time ago were au-
thorized by Congress to purchase the adjoin-
ing property to the Arthur public school
Negotiations were entered into with Mr.. Henry
Hurt, representing the Washington and George
town railroad, the owners of the property. and
Mr. Hurt, in a letter to the Commissioners to-
day, inquiries whether a special warranty trans
ferring the property would do. The Com
missioners have referred him to an opinion Of
the first controller, who decides that a deed
with general warranty is necessary.
The office of the property clerk and the du-
ties pertaining thereto, under the direction of
Major Raymond. have been put under the su-
pervision of Captain Symons.
Commissioner Douglass and Superintendent
of Public Schools Powell called on the Presi-
dent to-day to pay their respects.
A SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY was held at the
residence OF Mrs. NJ. Rouser. $40 VI street. last
night by classes five and six. of Grace Reformed
Sunday school. Ice cream. strawberries. cake.
candy. and flowers were sold to the guests and
handsome sum was realized for the benefit
of the Sunday school.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs-liarriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to Red
mond Burke and Catherine Conner; VIM. Pun
phrey and Martha Hook; Vim. c. Lambert. of
Shepherdstown, W. Va, and Emma RYAN;
Harry ID. Work Of Lancaster. Ohio and Fam
ME V. Wright; Cornelius Howard Patton. of
Westfield. N. j., and Pauline Whittlesey; Har-
vey Hamilton and Lavicy Bagby; W. A. Simp-
son. Of Prince Georges county, Nd, and May
Hilton Willett, of Charles county, Nd; Philip
A. Dickson and Martha Smith, Matthew 0'Cal-
laghan and Mary A. Cleary; Joseph p. Smith
and Minnie VI. Clark; Otto l.. Suess, of Tucson.
Arizona. and Nellie V. Conner; W. o. Brown
and Julia A. Wade; Christian I. Young and
Ellie Meek; Chas. G. Donnelly and Mamie q.
OReilly; w. ii. ScipIo and Gertrude Murray.
both of Alexandria Va; Chas. L. Anderson
and Ethel L. Cook; Theo. Deny. of Phiadel-
phia, and Minnie Lawrence; Walter Nj. Henry
and Rebecca A. Lomax; w. p. Tobln and Mamie
A Green; Frank IL. Haneke and Clara }. Vii
let.e.