Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,

No Opposition From Father Richards
Relative to the completion and grading OF
Prospect street. Georgetown. Father Rich.
ards OF Georgetown College writes as fol-
lows to the Commissioners:
Il have received your kind letter Of Au-
gust 4. notifying me that upon the passage
OF the pending appropriation bill II is pro-
posed to complete the grading and curbine
of Prospect street between Seth and 3sth
streets. and requesting me to make what
ever arrangements 1 may deem necessary
for the care Of our fence on the line Of that
street. Having been assured by your dec
laration. given me some time ago, that by
allowing this work to go on without oppo-
sition the college is not understood to yield
or compromise any of its rights or claims,
am earnestly DESTROYS to further In every
way the proposed work.
LAS We cannot possibly afford the ex.
penSe of retaining wall, we shall probably
move the fence from ten to twenty feei
from its present position, with the under
standing, however, that the leaving OF this
strip of land outside of our inclosure does
rot in any way relinquish our. right to its
possession. / would add that the little
frame house which we have facing on the
building line. will be so weakened by the
cutting down of the bank as to be practi.
cally destroyed. Owing to the fact that the
slls are no longer sound. IL is impossible to
move IL back. VIII II not be possible &c
have the work done in such a manner as
not to disturb this house? Please be SC
kind as to inform me whether this will be
satisfactory, and whether you will spare the
house"
Commissioner Ross Absence.
Commissioner Ross left this afternoon for
Allegheny. Pa. to attend the funeral Of his
stepson. Henry L. Mccullough. who died
yesterday Of typhoid fever. Young McCui-
lcugh will be pleasantly remembered in this
city Whora he tod
bright. sunny disposition won for him a host
of friends. who will mourn his loss. He was
In his twenty-second year and had bright
future.
Catching Dogs.
A little dog without a tag sat on the steps
in front Of the health office this morning
awaiting the arrival of Poundmaster Elm
stein. The dogs master was not willing to
spend another 81 for a tag. and SO the ca
nine was unconscious of its fate In this
way the poundmaster has picked up a
number of dogs this week i'm addition to
those caught in the regular way. Last
week 2f3 dogs were impounded. twenty two
killed. six redeemed. three sold and nifty
two were In pound at the close of the week
During the week the poundmaster collected
$l9.25 from sales and fees.
Food Products.
Last week the food inspectors CONDEMNED
40 pounds of beef 331 pounds of mutton
liz pounds of veal. thi-ty-nve pounds Of
pork. 1.6S3 catalogues ,345 watermelons
and quantity of various fruits and yeee-
tables
River Arrivals.
Gwynne Harris. inspector of marine pro-
ducts. reports the arrival at the river front
last week of the following: Two hundred
and nifty bushels of oysters. 5.927 punches
OF nsh, nineteen sturgeon. twenty-three
Sheephead, lO&N Spanish mo cl arol -.
teen drum fish, $500 crabs. I6?. ,sO ola ms
TWO turtles and nine carp. The inspector
condemned 14,v0 clans, 1900 crabs and
seventy-three lunches Of fish,