National Republican., 1875-11-11
District Government.

The District Commissioners have determined to
issue no more permits for balls aud other enter
taInments to be held in the Armory building, and
that hereafter 1t will be used for military purposes
only.
The Commissioners have added the names Of
Lieutenant r. L. Hoxie and VIM Forsyth to the
committee appointed on the Sd instant to revise
and prepare complete set Of building regulations
for the district Of Columbia.
The District Commissioners have directed the
Comptroller that the secretary Of the Board Of
Fire Commissioners Of the fire department be al
lowed q compensation Of $500 per annum, In addi
tion to his salary as q member Of that board, to
The District Commissioners have directed the
secretary TO send communications to each OF the
heads OF the various departments of the District
government requesting them TO send In on or
Before the 10th instant all bills and pay rolls for
the month Of November.
APPRAISAL OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
The following order has been sent to the board
apprase the fair salable value OF all real estate
and buildings owned by the District ef Columbia,
instant,n The board was also requested to include
all property of the schools police, fire aud other
departments Of the District government IN the
valuation. -
Yesterday Inspector PIowman issned the fol-
lowing building permits: Thomas w. Smith, q
two story and basement brick dwelling, south side
Massachusetts avenue, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets northeast, &, 500; William Turner,
frame dwelling, east EleVeQLQ sLTeeL, ,DeLHoou
W and Boundary streets northwest, $3.50; William
Hutchinson two. story and basement brick dwell
ing, north side NJ, between Twenty-second and
atwostory brick dwelling, north side A, between
First and Second streets northeast, 500.
THE GEoReETowN WATER SUPPLY.
At the interview between the District Commis-
sioners and the committee Of residents OF George
town in relation 10 the water supply Of that city
the committee made statements TO the effect that
at the time OF the Introduction OF Potomac water
| there had been an understanding, through Gen.
MeiRs between the General Government and the
| corporation Of Georgetown, that the people OF
that city would forever thereaiter DO entitled 70
| the cash payment Of the cost OF extending the
I mains through the streets Of that city; that N
order to meet the expense Of extending the water:
/ mains bonds were Issued by the corporation oi
l Georgetown sufficient for the same, and that TO
provide for payment Of the interest and principal
Of said bonds the property holders Of that city
submitted TO tax Of sixty cents per front foot
| upon their property on the line where these mains
| were laid 1t was asserted that this understan6.
| ing had been recognized by all subsequent au.
thorities down TO the present time.
The District Commissioners, In reply, stated
that they fully appreciated the Inconvenience suf
fered by the citizens, and were inclined TO do all
in their power to relieve them, but the difficulty
was that they (the Commissioners) have no fund
seainst which TO charge the expense, as no water
| tax was collected from the people Of Georgetown
and It would be unjust to require the citizens Of
tax OF sixty cents, as stated, was meant TO cover
the expense Of laying the mains only. The citi
WsSng0n sTs .aIeS WSe Rst nav nsy s
nuAl rent for the use OF the water, and it cannot
be expected that they shall be made to pay ont oi
| this water fund the expense of furnishing pumps
repairs SC, to supply the citizens Of Georgetown
| who pay DO taxes for water.
| The Commissioners promised, In order to relieve
them, to have the repairs MADE, the expense q
| be met from the general fund Of the District (tr
shape OF q loan) until some Legislation can be OBJ
sausbs sysem 81 Pstsr taxason Or
| Georgetown and Washington. They also stated
| that this would be among the subjects which
| annual report.
The Georgetown committee expressed them
selves as fully satisfied with the proposed actor