Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-08
The New Ds.srses Government.

AFFAIRS AT TIE BUILDING.
Commissioner Denneon arrived In this city
last evening from New York, where he has been
! tie past two days, and sgned a warrant for
s2eO.GcO to be expended by the Controller in
making payments to policemen and others.
Several of the employees OF the late Board or
Public Works and the District, who accepted
tsx lien aud other District securities in pay
difference between the market value OF such
securities at t5e time of reeeiy nj them and
cash now paid. The matter was referred TO Mr..
Stanton, no has decided that IL cannot be done.
A number OF physicians having united in a
quest that free central dispeDssry Re eJtsb-
lished for the poor. instead OF having physicians
torDey for the District, who has given an sd-
verse decision.
NEW ASSESSMENT ORDER.
The District Commissioners to-day issued the
Ordercd, Ths, the order relating to assessors
of taxes, passed July 10th, A. ID. 1874, be, and
1. That the eleven Off ces Of assessors OF taxes
he, ard they are hereby, consolidated in') six.
2. That George W. Riggs, Henry A. Willard,
ard Anthony Hyde, arc hereby appointed as
3. That the above named assessors are hereby
directed 70 proceed Immediately siter their sc-
ceptsnce and qua fcaton to assess for the
purposes of the special tax dire ,ted by section
4, of the act of Congress of June Goth, 1874, all
taxable real estate'subject to said tax and not
included in the present assessment.
4. That all the real tate in the District ex-
cept that belonging to the United States or the
District, or that used for educational aud char
liable purposes, must be included either in the
present assessment or the supplemental, one
herein author Zcd.
CONTRACTS FOR ALMsHousE SUPPLIES.
Proposals for supplies for the the Washington
asylum for the next six months, including pro-
visions, groceries, dry goods, meats, shoes,
drugs and medicines, were opened to-day by
the Aneitor ard Controller IN presence OF the
awarded as follows - Robert Ball for shoes;
Wall, Robir- IN & Co., dry goods; Hall &
Hume, groceries, and Charles g. Carroll, fresh
beef, bacon, ham and lard.
COMMITTEES OF THE TAXPAYERS AssooI-
ALTON,
consisting Of Messrs. jesse b. Wilson, Wright
Rives and Thomas Evans, waited upon the
cation and resolutions relating to the suspension
Of certain contracts now being executed, but
the subject, and an appointment was made for
a future hearing.
IMPROVEMENT PERMITS.
j: W. Thompson, President Of the Metro.
poitan railway company, has been granted
permission to erect q frame stable, car house
and workshop on part of the land know as
"Widows Mite" lying north of West street,
Georgetown, and bordered on the east by Rock
Creek, provided he conforms to the building
regulations in having an incombustible roof
thereon, and that the several buildings be
replaced within i've years with brick structures.
The Georgetown Gas company have been
granted permission to lay a coal tar pavement
at their own expense in front OF their premises,
on Green street, Georgetown.
HOUSE CONNECTIONS WITH SEWERS.
The engineer has sent out circular iDstruc-
tons to sewer contractors, stating that grade
stakes having been given them, they will con-
form to the plans furnished in the future pro -
cution OF their work; and lay all house connec-
tons and extend them to the building line COLI
sulting the convenience of the owner in the To-
cation of the same. When no preference Is
expressed, and in the case of vacant lots, they
will lay these connections opposite the midd g
point of the building lot, or at intervals of 20
feet. In every case of pipe, sewer Y-pipe win
be used for making these connections. They
are also to report to the overseer in charge of
their work, the distance between these c0nneC-
TORS in each case.