Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-12

ever expenses, &C., if il had not been necessary 10
make mp from water rents the deficiency between
Of he same with Ore. plugs attached, or in other
words the PEOPLE who pay ter rents help in part
=" The Law shoald be amended so as to compel all
houses along the line of water main to introduce
the same IT this were done and the actual cost Of
ratss ana pn on ne propsfty the w.isr
demands made ON them: The necessity for such
refuse ~ par nc dor a. many pers1n.
the pump near their door furnishes and better
no doubt was once the case, but il is wdeiy different
ROW. the population has largely increased, business
these wells has become sa ursfed with impurities u
every description Sewers carrying the filth OF the
all contribste their liquid and noxions products
throush tue p1rous soil and gravel OF the water
imagination drink pure and holesome water
Under the head of "water tax - the report saws -
is assessed upon ali property which binds or touch
upon any street in which main water pipe has been
tax s able in FIVE annual instaiments to be col,
ected on the first of July succeeding the leyyng Of
until the whole amount so levied shall be esid: y
which instruments all after the first bear interest At
the hrst instslment become due The whole amount
may al the option Of the owner Of the property,
levied, with discount Of six per cent, il So paid
within thirty DAYS. This law was enactetin is6o,
amended in 1864, and was intended TO cover the full
cost e. water mains laid, which at the time 1t did
But q lew years later material and lao advanced;
ton in 1865 sss ISL SIS; from which E tim 70 the
present ii has fluctusfcd between SEQ and $50 per
toD The result Is that the of one cent
per square foot does not and has IN the past ten
Years. equ.iled the expenditures for mains, FIRE
plugs &C. the law itself providing for credit Of
iD t ~, years without any RrovsS for funding on bond
will have due. and to become due. nearly one
hundred and eighty Thousand dollars for mains laid
The result Is, unless relief is given in some sh ape
the laying OF more water-mains will have TO be
pended MI sufficient sum is realized from the
amount now due on our books A remedy to realize
means - - these taxes presents Itself in the shape
fund commission to issue 'wster fund certificates
sS the eas ir the and
nted thereby. The collection q this ought to be
work is completed but the act If Congress appr wed
March g. 1868, provides that the water tax 'snay be
annual inst ailments of which instalmen.s all after
the hrst shall bear interest at the of six per
which the first instalment becomes due; but NAV at
the option Of the owner of the property taxed, be
Raid and d,sehsrged N full at any time after it shall
As BY this law the tax cannot be made available
years, ought be inserted and provision made in
some way to realize a sufficient sum from time to
arises TO provide for the increasing demand mall
from various parts Of the District requiring water
your special attention to the matter Tor without
some such action AS is above suggested mains car
De lu cr. ii laid at ALL VIII be in small
and will not meet the reasonable demands of citizens
who now are erecting buildings ia large numbers,
. .is of them On streets where no watermans are
In Georgetown the whole number of water.tasers
Ii 1S6, 10y whom NO water rents are paid, as when
the mains laid the cost of same was assessed on
fn from pf1 me e ht and mad
serx ice, repairs, bydrsnts, &c.
4. Inc :! stem Of water supply in Georgstown differs
city one hundred feet above tide is supplied fro the
mig ~ service reservoir Corner OF High and koel
mains from a steam force pump and "A water ram
the former the pr1perty o. the District and the lat
ter OWnt b. the United States goyernmeui-hoth of
which were formerly fixed liz the abutmen, If Rock
steam pump for other purpose, ani during the past
year i was moved toa lot near the corner OF High
from Bridge up gh this point To feed this pump
by the kIndn- IS Of Gen. Babcock are still per
bridge, and it il at times of the utmost s"rvic in
e ss pr p,ng up MI supply short time only will
high grounds.
Sl4S,753 AZ, while the bills for material, labor &C.
loot mp ,6s5 a. OF this latter amount there is
sum Of S4s 10. thus leaving an excess over the
Of sso2 "a: WHICH amount he believes has
v hom all disbursements for the water department
40, l3s 80; water taps, S65S water permits s sl
Total receipts by water registrar sin ,25I II Taps
lie WorRs 's4sss: Tca bGard of Pub
Expenditures. Salaries, Si5.66s rs; water mains
plugs and erection Of sa@a s :: S
repair Of fire plugs, 81 ,5Ss g. stop valves, S7I3O;
g. anS repair q sa taps nSs ssPsg
new sfsde & Sn ssrS fire pas
pair Of drinking fountains 10y Sc, advertising Job
P,antnS and and ftpsr
: 21 6S T. Credit by portion Of the expenditures
;harges6ie to improvement and other, funds, viz:
covering water mains. ss4 49, 90; temporary ser.
ices, 462.I; repair Of drinking fountains, log sd
1ydaan sa ana regain Of same s55l8
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.: Smoot presented petition Of J. c. Lewis, for
Bill for the relief of Alfred Stephenson was passed
Mr. hepherd introduced bill to purchase a com
,insd hose pipe and combination ladder, patented
Dy Ghiei Engineer Ctonin; referred
wages Of clerks, mechanics, and laborers from at
tachmeni; referred.
Certain amendments to the rules were taken from
The House took up the bill in relation to the sale
and rent OF stalls in the eastern market, and after
engthy debate and numerous amendments the third
reading was ordered, when Mr.. Mcknight called
Tor the reading of the engrossed bill, and the bill
On motion, the House agreed that when it adjourns
Mr. MEX hight nroSnceS LII fEs to psy
I 10. tor work done in laying the wa'er main in
LIBEL SUIT-S2O 900 Damages C7dimed-This
porning the case of A. W. Scharit against
James B. Porter suit for damages for alleged
ibeling the plaintiff, was commenced in the
Circuit Court. Plaintiff alleges in his declara-
ton that he is an Attorney at Law and Claim
A gent, doing business before the courts Of the
District and other government departments,
and that the defendant published two libels
against him by writing the following sentences
ON cards and posting them on his, (plaintiffs,)
door: ga. W. Scharit, the bogus claim agent
and confidence man, also, a mOnstrous fraud"
"a. w. Scharit, bogus claim agent and swnd-
Ter, let the public beware of him." The cards
we're produced In court, and were written in a
large hand, and the plaintiffclaims were posted
by defendant on the door Of his office, and that
his business and reputation was damaged
thereby to the extent of 20,cO0. The defen-
iant claims that plaintiff cheated and detrauded
him and his family out of large sums Of money,
and that the statute OF limitations bars the suit
Moore & Newman, and Gen. Crittenden, for
plaintiff. Mr.. Thompson, for defendant.
A CARD.-EditOr Star notice in YOUR re port
of proceedings of the Board OF Trustees OF
Public Schools that a resolution was offered by
Mr. Dietrich respecting, as you term it, The
Guiaand Muss AGAIN" l do not know the
motive that prompted Mr.. ID. i'm offering the
resolution, as / thought the matter was settled,
- L.. Alu~l - T..