Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-25
Another Nuiaance % be Abated.
THE CANAL TO BIZ FILLKD Up PROM rr
eTREET TO ROCK CREEK. -

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sTREET TO ROCK CREEK. Es
The Board OF Public Works, at the request
Of the Board of Health, have decided to sbate
the canal nuisance between 18th street and
Rock creek by filing up the same. This action
is taken In pursuance of the legislative act
chapter 30, entitled "An act In relation y
draining certain lots, and for other purpose
approved August 81, 1ss 1, which provides that
" II any person or persons owning such lot or
lots shall neglect or refuse TO comply with the
requirements Of the first section Of this act
within thirty days after written notice has be IN
served upon him or them by q member Of the
sanitary Metropolitan police, under authority
such lot or iots be vacant, and no owner or agent
can be found within the District after written
notice has been posted upon the lot or lots for
itary police, then the Board Of Health shall
cause the said premises to be properly drained
TO the satisfaction OF the Board Of Public
portionate cost. Of such private sewer as may
be thus made, shall be chargeable to the prop
erty, and be q lien thereon, to be col
special taxes on real estate are collected. y
Also, q section OF the code Of the Board of
Health. which provides that rail- lots OF ground
within the cities Of Washington and George
town, upon which may be pools of stagnant
water, or any marshy land caused by defec "a We
drainage OF otherwise, shall be deemed nuis-
ances injurious to health; and If any person or
persons owning, occupying, renting, or con-
trolling such land whether as owner, tenant OF
agent SHALL after due notice from the Board Of
Health, neglect or refuse to abate such ndis-
ance, 1t shall be the duty of the proper officer
of this board to remove or csuse to be removed, ,
and abate the same, and to collect the cost
thereof from the owner or owners Of said prem
ises, by action ut law or otherwise, upo n the
order OF the Board Of Health"
INVESTIGATING THE MAGISTRATES AND
CoNsTABLEs.-At the meeting to-day of the
legislative committee investigating the ma giS-
trates and constables, Rev. Isaac Cross (alluded
to by the woman Minor as having put her fur
m tlTa ItxHf haUn flsrf k.vAa
paper, an agreement by James Minor the nus
band, to rent two rooms for one month"; giving
him the right tie eject the tenant at the end of
the month without recourse to law. He also
stated that the woman brought suit against him
for trespass, on the trial of which he offered
the paper, but IL was rejected.
s. Abrahams testified that his firm had OBJ
tanned Judgment against one A. p. Thomas,
constable, some months ago, for the value of
goods received, and they cannot make the
money out of him.
SUIT AGAINST THR BOARD OF Public
WoRKs.-To-day Mr.. T. F. Miller, for Patrick
CrcgL an, filed bill in the Equity Court,
against the Board of Public Works, to compel
them to cancel certain certificates of assess
ment for the improvement of property which
1t is alleged are in the hands of a New York
broker. He claims that the assessment was
made before the completion of the improve
ments, and the certificates were then Issued
against the property, and under the act of the
Legislature of May 25th he would have five
years in which to make the payment, but can
not now avail himself of this privilege because
the certificates have been issued under the old
law.
POLICE BADGRs.-The Board of Police at a
recent meeting, decided that they would have
badge for the officers of the department and
the members of the detective corps differ mt
from those formerly used Those for the detcc-
tives are shields of solid silver, about two by
one and half inches, hand omey chased with
an eagle, and bear the inscription: - Detective
niSfr H.t of nIr
bia. Pluribus Unum." They are of the same
pattern as those formerly worn by the Police
Commissioners.
REAL ESTATE Saskatchewan s. Latta, real
estate brokers have sold to Hon. j. Hale Svpher
OF Louisiana, a fifty foot-front lot on Vermont
avenue, near the 18th street circle, for 10000.
Mr.. Sypher proposes to build thereon a SPLEEN
did residence Immediately.