Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-24
District Government AHsJrs


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District Government Affairs.
TEB TAN AGAINST MANUFACTURERS.
The memorial Of certain manufacturers
against the payment Of tax assessed against
them, received by the District COu1r1issi9ners
wss at Il at time referred to the sttorTav for bi
opinion, who, after citing the laws bearing
IRON the subject OF general taxes and exemp,
tons OF manufacturers, SAYS: GsThe
language 81 the statute does not admit any
ques ion as 70 The previous employment of the
property; II refers only to the actual employ
nsht subsequent to july o. lS73. and exstn6ts
Tor ten years from all general tsxes All pronerfv
real and personal, used for manufacturing puT-
Icses, provided u exceeds $1,000 in Yalue
whatever nav be the true policy in regard 70
exemptions from taxation, il il clear thai uutiI
tie present statute is repealed or expires the
IIererty exempted by il : not properly charge
abie with general taxes. MvOpini0n Is that fbe
Collector, while maintaining the charge sysfnst
such property OF the tax levied under tie act o
June 20, ls'4. snd Of all special taves and as
sessnents, should drop the charges for general
taxes for the District aCcrriug since JuIv %
IFS. Fail proof should be required in each
case that the property falls within the coadi-
tons Of exemption
EOTABTEs PUBLIC.
TbCuas j Shea and John T Riley have been
appointed EO;sTies public by TIE Commissi09-
ere. The commissions Of seven nOtarJes have
beer revoked during tie present week for non
payment CT the license tax required by law. snt
- thgTe are several Others in default IL Is likely
there viii BE others dropped.
sUEuRY INFROyEME ORDERED
The contractors for the improvements Of G.
street CO-tbe8sr, have been directed TO con
struet a temporary catch on that street, be
tween 5th ana oh street; also one with an
eighteen connection or the west side of 4tb
neetOn en- tie east side OF 4th street Tar the in
teTsectiCn Of G street north.
THE TROUBLES or THF TFHvs
Commissioner Blow has under consideration
The case Of he haekmen Who have been ex-
cluded from their old stand in from of the Ar
Hngton Hotel, and assigned a stand on Is
street some distance away, very much 20 Their
disadvantage. number u representations
nave been made BY the prOprietors Of the r6ts!
aEd others interested, 70 the erect that the
stand there Is nuisance, &c. On the part Of
the bsekmen, u is represented that the prOpri.-
rors or the hotel receive a handsome stipend
from the proprietor OF . livery stable tor the
exclusive privilege Of serving the guests Of the
house; that their hsckmen have now the right
10 occupy the stand from which the petitioners
have been removed; that they have all their
capi-al invested N carriages aud horses, AMI
that the avenue in front Of the hotel is verv
vide and much better adapted for a stand an
TIE narroT street assigned them. The case as
presented by the backmen seems 20 be one Of
hardship and, the Commissioners Will no doubt
see that justice is done.
AUDITOR WILSON'S Health.
Auditor NinsOn, who has been confined t. his
residence for few days past, is much better,
and viii probably be at his Office on Monday
next, when he viii proceed 10 sign the checks
which have been prepared during his absence
Tor various classes OF employees.
TO BE PAID ON TUESDAY.
tn Iues6ay next the superinteudeuts OF cleo
tons for ls73 will he paid, should the health Of
TIE auoitor permit him to be present on Monday.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-The Board OF Health
met iast nlght, Dr- verdi presiding. Mr.. Lang
stOn, a. ChaiTuan OF a special committee APP
pointed by the board TO consider the claims
j ale sgsinst them BY poor persons whose prop
erty hgd been removed or DESTROYED during the
small OK epidemic, made a partial report
which was accepted, and the committee given
further time to complete their list. The report
gives the number CT claims fled. Complete
~, number OF claims filed CncOmplste,)
S0-total, 80 Amount CT completed claims
- o-,t2. amount OF Claims fled IN which claim
ants TESTIFY 70 being worth S5JJ, S94J.50-ba,-
ence, - 6is-52- Average Of each claim. sis 81.
aggregate Of the thirty incOmpleted claims a.
Sls-zl, so so amount OF certificates for which
To claims have been fled, ESQ -. The repOrt
shO included a lit OF the Claimants the
amounts OF property owned by them and the
amounts OF Their individual claims. Claims ale
san coming IN, nut The committee hoped that
the list would be cOmIIs BY the Ist OF Sove-,-
leT- After that time the board expected Ia
lie able 20 llqutLste al claims aga A. them
Tie two frame ttEy mtut houses AMI pr4uf-
ses. situated IN alley between lJ.h and 2l-h AMI
4 and NJ streets north west. the property of Trhr.
ARIEL, having improper drainage no water
SUPPLY or IRE protection, and being be Ow
grade, the two frame tenement houses and prem
lses, situated in alley betye fgch and zlth ana
l. ard y = :. EcTthw est, the property of Martin
F0-c. having lesky roots, rendering the walls
camp and tie rooms unhealthy; the three ten
erent houses situated ia the same aliey As the
l.
IEcper dTsI age, &c; the two frame houses sit
uafet IN the same alley. the UTOperty OF GeOrga
Try, and two frames IN the same alley. the
property OF Adam Dads. were condemned a.
Sbzte them. ~
Mr. wm- d. Mack was reappointed clerk to
the heath officer.
,AxTssNEETs-A large audience greeted
BIS oates last night, uYOa the occasion OF her
farewell benefit ar FOrd's Opera House TIE
ssIeSuon OF /" Ia hlle du Regiment" with the
Tsndi.lon Of Der charming little song, GOOD
bye sweetheart, were well appreciated judg-
lng from the frequent enCOreS and plaudits OF
those present Tonight Mrs. Oates will close
6eI eng cement Withs Opera OF " The Flower
The popular protssn actress Ella wezner,
vi! close most successful engagement at the
National ton ght.
An Interesting programme will be presented at
ne Iheater COm.Que to- night. Next week an
eAursly new prOgr me will be offered
large and select audience greeted Mr.
Uo1gn IN his opening lecture st the Congre-
ssslonA Church last night. The lecture upon
social Responsibility" Il one Of q se-iss AZ
MT Cough. "'SH "
MKT wKEK.-The theater soipg n,hlr. Nil,
have rare treat presented 20 them next geeI<
GtFord's, the eminent tragedienne Mrs. Gen,
ersl Lander will appear as Queen EuxaSeth,
son, with the Union Square Company OF New
York, will hold the boards OF the Na'ional with
Jane Eyre. On the 10Th proXimo, Miss AdeIaiJ
Nelson is UNDERSIGNED 10 appear.
LARGELY OF WEDDING hING.-Ab bout two
O'Clock this afternoon, Detective Colmts ar.
rested a young woman named Annie O'Brien
on the charge OF having stolen a valulble gold
wedding ring from hrs. Sophia Ste Eart, re-
sleing on n sire {, between n. - and Sth north
wet, and she q retained for q he trinR. n
sppeAIs thSt she made apple alton to this lady 1
hocse for oogipgs for one night, and the riTS
oehS missed Immediately afterWaris from :
bureau drawer, suspicion was directs \ 70 fh,s
somen- ar. Coones recovered the ri ~ from a
pawn snop, where IL was put by A woman
ansWef1Dg the description of Annie "A It III
lie restored 70 the owner. "-'