Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-12
District Government Affairs.

The WaElin gton gas light company have been
requested 70 lower the gas main on street, be
tween 18th ard 18Th streets northwest. at once,
so a. ret 70 ret2Id the improvements heing n ade
thereon,
Collector Cook to-day addressed circular
letter 10 the nCiaTles pubic OF this District re-
Crestlng them 20 come forward and pay the
license tax OF - required, otherwise their ames
vii be sent ii a. dsiDqueDts- 10 be dropped.
The notice Of the appointment Of Mr.. ECkIof
in the Cfice Of the Collector was incorrect. in
that IL is not a new appointment, but merely q
continuation Of the services Of Mr.. T., who a.
been employed IN that Office for some time past
IS a messenger.
The District Commissioners have abolished
the CfiCe OF commissioners OF the Washington
asJ lUTu, and the government Of that Institution
viii in future be directed bv one commissioner
Gel. Timothy Lubey-whO has been appointed
to the position.
About O'Clock Saturday night Francis Nc
CoOey fCuDd man in the rear yard OF the Go
lumbar buildings. on : = street. and questioned
klm as 10 how be got there; and his reply was
that he did not kDOE. lis name Is VIM. NJ sck.
and he was formerly employed a. rOdsman in
the engineers Office, ard was some time since
discharged. He was detained By Mr.. McCOOey
and George Moore, the Waterman at the build
ing, and Detectives Sargent and McElfresh were
sect for who, after questioning him, let him %.
Mack, IL seems, climbed over the rear wall into
the ysTd, and had effected an entrance into the
collectors Office before being discovered. Hts
shoes and stockings were found outside the wall
Snd u looked as il be hal = feoBioUs intsnti N.
The fact Is that the place Is insecure both front
gong On duty Sunday right, october 1ltb, be
found a C1lOIed man named Paris NJ udd living
asleep On the collectors desk with Hour streyed
over BIS head and clothes. Mudd Is q Watchm an
On duty Suudsy, AM Moore states that he was
very much intCxIcatrd.
Tbs CONT ROLLgEsHIP
FitZfuSh COyle, esq, to-day accepted the
Office Of district controller rendered him on
Saturday last by the District Commissioners,
ard will enter upon bis duties on Monday next
The labor for some time 70 cUme will be quite
OnerOus, as the controller will be required 70
sign al the certificates issued by the board OF
audit 70 contractors. as well as the new bombs
Mr.. Baker bss fulEled the responsible duties
OF the Office faithfully, and retires with the
best wishes Of the Commissioners and others
who have had occasion TO transact business
with him. Mr. COyle is one Of our oldest aud
best-kIOWn business men, and possesses the
cOnhdfne Of the citizens OF the District. His
new duties will lot affect his relations
with the bank OF which he is presi-
dent-the National Bank Of the Republic.
DE rs a native Of this city, son of the late
Andrew Coyle, and is new about s. years OF
age. He was educated like his brother Ran
cOlph a. q civil engineer, but he did not follow
that profession long. In ISl4 ne was clerk in
The Sixth Auditor s Office, and in 1915 was con-
necttd with the rational fair held In Judiciary
square In lt46 lie commenced business Ou 18th
street, near j., a. a dealer in agricultural I'M
PIGMENTS and fertilizers, and continued there
until lS7I. On the organization OF the National
Bank Of the Republic, in November, 1s65. he
was elected its president, which position he has
retained until now.