National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-19
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
NEWS FROM THE SEVERAL DEPART
MENTS YESTERDAY

MENTS YESTERDAY.
F0ur-and a-half street was unusually dull yes-
terday even on the sidewalk. The contractors
who are generally seen about seem to have SUD
denly become disguised, and sought other and
more eongenisl quarters.
Governor Dennison and Dr.. Tindal sat in the
room Of the Commission, quietly attending to
routine matters. During the day several COM
mittees Of workingmen called In relation 70 their
They were informed by him that all he had to do
in the matter was to pay them after the audited
rolls had boon received, and when that was done
Of the rolls Of laborers have been completed, and
the check for the Guthrie roll viii be paid to-
day.
Mr. B. T. Packard, late acting secretary Of the
Board OF County School Trustees, has addressed
8 letter to the Commission, stating that the pol
icy Of insurance on the school building recently
destroyed by ire as mentioned by Governor Den
nison IN his remarks to the now trustees, sis now
and always has been on file with other records OF
the county schools, and can be obtained a. any
adds: "Referring 10 our annual report Of 1873 and
Of 1874 submitted on the 6th instant, your honor
able body was Informed that our board had made
q demand upon the agent OF the insurance COM
pany for the amount embraced by the policy on
the burnt building, but owing TO the fact that 40
tual payment of the premium had not been made
at the date OF the IRE, which was fault OF ours,
as Mr.. Gross, the agent, had been repeatedly sd-
ylsed to call upon Hon. a. r. shepherd, then
Q check for the same, together with the amount
due on our other policies. Amer long and vexa-
doGs delays, and many attempts having been
ment was refused"
Building permits have been issued as follows:
G. W Giddens' frame ans S 9 on Seventeenth
ObOld, two-story brick stable between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth and L and NJ streets do; same
do, between K and and Thirteenth and -Four
tenth streets and tWO-story brick kitchen, Fif-
teenth street, between L and NJ northwest; An
drew Purcell, tHo-story frame, Four-and-a-ha
Third street, between d and Virginia avenue do;
D. Janay, do, Delaware aYenue, between + and
G, do; W. Cartright, do, Eighth street, between
chusetts avenue, between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teeuth streets northwest.
The sinking fund commissioners are now pay
ing tho int est on the One-yeAr improvement
bonds, which was due July !. After the coupon
is detached the bond is stamped so as to show
that the interest has been paid.
TAX LTEEs.
Persons holding tax liens against the property
IN arrears for taxes have commenced Ming the
same with the collector, IN order to have enforced
the collection thereof in accordance with the tenor
Of the lien and the provisions Of the law arthoris
will take notice from this, and see the
collector about the collection of their obligations.
Section six Of the act Of the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the District OF Columbia, approved June
Is, 1879, entitled IAN act to enforce and provide
for the collection OF all taxes that may be in ar
rears in the District Of Columbia and after July
l, 1873, and authorizing the Governor to Rntici-
pate the revenue from the same, is as follows:
And be Il further enacted, That in all cases Of
the issue ofceTtcates as herein provided, It shall
be the privilege OF the owners Of any certificate,
from and after tho expiration Of one year from
the date thereof, to demand in writing, by IN
on the same, that the collector shall
enforce the payment OF the lien, and It shall be
the duty OF said officer TO advertise for ten days
In some one daily newspaper in the District OF Co.
umbia and sell at public auction, for cash, to the
highest bidder, any and all pieces Of property
against which certificates may have been Issued,
and for the sale Of which demand shall have been
made.