Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-26
ABB OUT GEORGETOWN.
The Proposed Improvement of the N
Street Market House
Extent OF the Coal TraAlc This Year
Some Recent Real Estate Sales
-Other Interesting Notes.

Plans for the improvement of the M street
market house have been submitted and &C
cepted and the work Of reconstructing the
building will be begun shortly, 1t Is said.
The building has become so dilapidated as
| to be dangerous to the public. Great cracks
that threaten to broaden into breaches are
seen in half a dozen places. The front Of
the building Is being held in place by great
braces. The market house, when recon-
structed. will be but one story high. Only
| the rear part of the present structure will
| be allowed to remain.
The Coal Trafhc.
Last week there were shipped from the
| mines Of Cumberland over the Chesapeake
| and Ohio canal S,6S6 tons Of coal. Since
the opening Of the season there have been
shipped 49, 36 tons by way of this COM
mercial path. During the same period last
year 2,6O7 tons more were shipped. The
| total amount of coal put out last week by
rted away by the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania roads, combined with the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal, was 94.S96
tons.
Persistent Policy Players.
In spite of the war that has been waged
against the policy men. particularly of late
the headquarters over the bridge at Rosslyn
are being patronized heavily. So close has
been the watch kept up by the officers on
the Aqueduct bridge that but a limited
number of the supporters Of the game are
now going that way. The Long bridge and
small boats are now being used. One writes
openly in a small shanty constructed at the
mouth of the culvert. the others in the
prominent red-topped building to the left
Of the bridge. 1t Is said these men re-
ceive as their commissions 20 per cent of
the amount taken in. They average SIS q
day as their compensation.
Breaks i'm the Pie Zine.
In the new pipe l,:le that approaches Han
cock on the canal there we're two serious
breaks yesterday. causing the loss of what
Is estimated at 3OG barrels OF rude Oil. The
greasy liquid spurted to the weight Of fifty
feet for nearly two hours, and was only
stopped by the shutting down Of the fore
ing machinery. the discoverer telegraphing
the condition Of things. The land for a con-
| siderable distance will be valueless for ag-
ricultural purposes for years, it having be-
| come completely saturated with the oil for
surprising distance.
Real Estate Matters.
John F. waggaman yesterday sold to H.
A. Brawner lots IL. Is and 10. in Beatty
and Hawkins addition, square 1O7, being a
part of the recently graded Fenwick's hill.
fronting on Saith street between r and s
streets.
John F. Waggaman yesterday sold to
Grace Horton for $500 lot As block 10, and
| for the same amount lot Al. block 49,
Richard Pugh has taken out permit to
build another two-story frame dwelling. to
cost 81, 500. on lot 3, block l, Hurst place, In
| White Haven, near the distributing reser-
voir.
| Notes.
Mr.. Peter Delaney, the well-known
plumber died this morning. after a consid-
cradle illness, at his home on Q street near
$50.
| Four shares of Georgetown gas stock were
yesterday sold on the exchange at So. The
par is SIS.