Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-29
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
Why the Work on the Potomac Street
Sewer Has Bee St. 'pped
A Company Demands an Indemnity
Bond@Dumbarton Church Building
Plans-Other Matters of Interest.

The work on the sewer in lower Potomac
street between the canal and the river has
been stopped. The sewer is only 400 feet
in length, and is designed to connect with
sewer on the north, which runs under the
canal, while its mouth is at the tail race
which carries off the water from the mill
races of the various factories in the vicin-
ity. The entire length of the sewer has
been laid, and all that remains to be done
is to construct the reducing sewer so as to
connect with the D-shaped sewer just a few
feet from the edge of the canal. The old
sewer runs directly under the old Pioneer
Mill building, which is now used by the
Washington Ice Manufacturing Company.
and for the entire square is Inaccessible for
repairs. At the north end of the sewer
three mill races are located one of which
was found to be SO. decaYed that a new
one mas been put in. Another race sup
plying power for the Touring mills of G.
w. C1Ssel, has caved in, while a third race,
whlch furnishes power to the Washington
Ice Company, is still intact, but over which
some trouble has arisen.
The ice company, fearing that its race Will
he injured and the plant be forced to close
wants an indemnity bond, so as to secure
remuneration for the lost time in case any
accident Of this nature occurs. Lyons
Brothers, the contractors, do not feel that
it is their duty to furnish the indemnity
bond and the District Commissioners are
wrestling with the problem. The company
tire ltens to apply for an injunction from
the courts in case its demands are not
granted, and to avoid this the Commission
ers are endeavoring to find out how they
can furnish such a bond. In the mean
time the ice company wants the place
cleared, as the excavation interfares with
its business TO a considerable extent. In
the meantime work on the sewer is sus-
pended.
DumbartOn Church Edffce.
The BUILDING committee of Dumbarton
Avenue NJ. E. Church held meeting last
evening. The plans of the proposed edifice
were submitted by Architect Palmer and
the work fully explained Members of the
committee suggested a number of changes
in some of the details, and these will be
made. Another meeting of the committee
will not be held until the revised plans have
been completed and presented for adoption.
Inc congregation expects to start the work
in a few months, and push it right along.
Ihe luncheon recently held by the ladies of
the church, Cor the benefit Of the building
fund, at Masonic Hall, netted over $780,
Notes of interest
With the talk of the probability of the
refunding of the floating debt of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad comes the old
rumor that work will be commenced on the
Georgetown branch of the line. Whatever
the probability may be, the Indications at
present do not point to any change in the
existing state of affairs.
The H. H. Club, leap year organizat ton,
the membership of which is composed en-
urely Of young ladies. many of whom are
from Georgetown, will give a dance this
evening at st. Joseph'S Hall.
The remains of Capt. Nehemiah Hayden
were this afternoon removed from the
vault at Rock Creek cemetery and inferred
at Oak Hill.
The funeral of Mrs. Bowles was held this
afternoon from Mt Zion NJ. E. Church.
The interment was at Mt. Zion cemetery.