Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-07
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

cHsAPER AID BETTSR WORK ~ DAY LABOR
In last years appropriation ball there was an
item Of Slo. 90 fof the Improvement Of Bright
wood avenue. The superintendent OF county
roads reports that he has thus far expended
S7,4T2 50 and asks instructions II it il contem-
ton for work by days labor. Capt Rosseu
links the work can be done cheaper and better
by days labor.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The following applications Tor liquor licenses
have been approved: Retail-Chas. A HAM
mer. 1871 Virginia avenue southwest. rhos.
Kelly. 2SS al street southwest. Jas Mccarthy,
1912 LIST street southwest Susan Mcneil. 20s "a
street southwest; John }. LYON. 925 9th street
southwest Herman q. Mehring 500 aud S07
Virginia avenue southwest; Catherine Griffin,
$40 Al street southwest; John j. Brosnan 500
A. street southwest; VIM. NJ Drury, SIS I'd
street southwest; Aug. J. hoffman. 5l2 AZ
street southwest; Harry y. McDevitt 900 "a
street southwest; Levi Woodbury.. 81 James
Hotel; Daniel Z. Hoadley. 500 Penusyl-
vania avenue: Chas. o. Abbott. Sl2
9th street; q. A. Bartholme, 227 Penn
sylvania avenue; 1hos. L. Luckett,
46s Pennsylvania avenue; Gottlieb Preu. lis
1 street; Fritz Frede. CAS- u street; Frederick
Osborn. 6Ol 7th street; VIM. Herst 639 II street;
j. 7. Hamlin. $40 9th street. Henry Reiter. Soe
9th street; Alexis Adj. Go Louisiana avenue:
Rodler & Gallagher, iO7 9th street northwest;
Jacob niemor. 625 ID street. Allan Supplee. Ga
Louisiana avenue; /. W. Snook. S25 fennsyl-
yanis avenue; Chas. II. Clark. Ill 9th street;
Peter b. Meredith. 34s Pennsylvania avenue
Wholesale-Morris Richards. 70l 9TH street
southwest; Benjamin Kidd. 1855 south Capitol
street; Cornelius Desmond. go II street south
west; X. G. Fisher, 45O 9Th street southwest;
Jesse VI. Butler. 1852 u street southwest;
Edward Green a Co.. 9s6 Virginia avenue
southwest; John 4. Jordan. 1914 LIST street
southwest; Theodore A L. Judd. 52s 7th street
southwest; Richard Fltzmorris, 1890 I street
southwest.
The following have been rejected: Whole
sale-Ellen Martin. ga 9th street southwest
HetAii-J. J. Neumann. $50 Pennsylvania
avenue; A. {. Walter. 23s ID street northwest;
W. h. Rockhold, SSS Pennsylvania avenue;
mos. l. Selby, Baltimore and Potomac depot
CONTRACT AWARDED.
VIM. {. Lewis n Co. have been awarded the
contract for furnishing the District with SIS
barrels OF Portland cement at 81. ~ per barrel.
NEW TRACKS FOR ForRrEFNTH STREET,
Inc washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company propose to give the patrons of the
18th street road an easy ride and have applied
TO the Commissioners for permission 10 lay
temporary tracks on l4th street while they sub
stltute new rails FOR the old ones. The permis-
slor was granted and the work will commence
IN few DAYS
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTION
Recently the superintendent of streets IN ac-
DOiuanCe VIII the recommendation OF Capt.
kosseil. made an examination OF the condition
OF Water and 7 streets southwest with a view
TO improving the same. The estimated cost Of
the work is S2.02475. Capt Rossell has RECON-
mended that this work be done. with the excep-
ton of the paving in front of the arsenal " hic b
he thinks should be done by the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS.
VIM. p. Cuff and J. H. Mitchell have been APP
pointed amen on the temporary roll at "a
per day.
The well at the northwest corner OF eth aud
h streets nae been ordered TO be cleaned and
the water examined and protected against SUR
face drainage