Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-24
LOCAL NEWS.
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both sides OF eth street east. between North
Carolina avenue and II street south. and n
sewer pipe of the same size on the east side
OF the came street, between A and Il streets
southeast, with manholes and traps.
THE BoARD OF ASSESSORS
nave concluded the work of making the as
sessment for general taxes. and tne chair
man, Mr.. w. III. Clsgett, has turned over
The books TO Mr.. VIM. Morgan. superinten-
dento assessments and taxes, who with hts
iorce are engaged I'm making out n numerical
book. This when completed will show the
amount OF taxes assessed. IL Is thought
.nat NE aggregate valuation OF property in
lni> blsirlct As returned upon Mr.. Clagetts
books will fall below that OF the ola assess
ment. The board viii meet every Thursday
al II O'Clock until further notice Ia make
THE INV FIRE ALARM BONES
The following are the locations selected
far the new fire signal foxes: -Corner 2sth
and G.; 2sth and l.; 2ist and AZ, 2oih and VI;
18th and X: 18th and /. 18th and +, 18th aud
NJ; IL IN and e., enginehouse on h street; 18th
and i; 18th and g; 18th and Ohio avenue.
Vermont avenue. between l. street aud Mas
sachusetts avenue. i4th and L, 18th, oetween
q and X; IAN and PennSy lvania avenue. 18TH
and New York avenue; Franklin engine
house l2th and =, 18th aud l., iith and G..
llth and o. sth and ID; 9th and II. 9th and 4.
r. between : In and stu. Bank OF Washing
ION: sth and Massachusetts avenue; IN aud
NJ TN aud X; eth aud q; 9Th aud Missouri
avenue, PennSy lvania avenue and a. Mas
sachuSetts avenue. between am and bfh sth
and New York avenue. 3th and q. North
'dbtNoi delaware avenue and &.
northeast Delaware and X. northeast; East
capitol and 2d. east: Maryland avenue
and and {, northeast 9th and II. northeast;
East capitol and sth. 10Th and n.
northeast: New jersey avenue bet wpen n
aud southeast; II and u southeast, 10 aud
tn southeast ll;h and y southeast; nth and
southeast; Sth and NJ southeast; Arsenal:
and y southwest; AID III southwest. \
and Maryland avenue, Virginia avenue. he
tween y ard 9th. at engine house, Maryland
avenue and 9Th streets; 9Th ana r south west:
9TH and n southwest; Maryland avenue aud
nth southwest: q and 49, southwest. and
Smithsonian building.
Ia the location OF signal boxes reference
has been observed a. 20 the most ample secu-
rlty for both public and private property.
The three new bell strikers are 10 be put In
service IL permissi sion can De obtaIned-one in
~. nominick's church. corner OF 9Th aud T.
streets southwest; one in the Western Pres
bNterian church, on II street. between 18th
and 10Th streets, northwest, and one i'm st.
johns church in Georgetown. on 81 street.
near High street This distribution is the
best that can be made at present. The entire
northern portion OF the city OF Washington.
although well supplied with church build
ings. l. destitute of bells; hence the inability
10 supply that section of the city.
THE WILLIAMS ESTATE CAsE-On Tues
Jay Judge Ola was engaged in hearing the
testimony aud argument i'm the case OF the
estate OF Thomas j. Williams, deceased.
lion claiming that the dece lent left n large
amount of personal estate, OF which they
WI tilNiNlSu 10 a AtNittDullNt Nfl are. Inp
widow and administrator, on the other
nand, commended that he LETT no personal g.
tate, but that the money on hand al the Time
OF his death was the individual and separate
property OF the wife. The special auditor to
whom the case was referred. after taking a
large amount OF testimony on bOth ;! les re-
ported that TIE deceased left no personal
assets. To this report the petitioner. fled
written exceptions. Judge olin, in deliver
Ing biz opinion. OveTruled the exceptions aud
confirmed the report OF the special auditor
y NEW RACE COURsE.-Mr. r. p Hill
proprietor OF the fremont House. of this civ
has purchased OF y. B. Sioughton. Loo acres
OF land at Benning'S station. on the Ealfi-
more and Potomac Railroad for 80. 600 on
which he proposes 10 establish first class
race course, with suitable buildings and
other necessary accommodations. Mr.. Hin
VIII at once commence grading for the track
and with that intent aiVeTtises in Tue STAR
to-day for proposals. He expects 10 have the
entire course ready by fall. when a series of
races will be given, GOldSmith's Maid Judge
Fullerton, and other irSt-class horses parti-
clpating. He viii have two meetings a year,
one in the spring and one i'm the fan.
N
A POLICEMAN OVERCOME By THE HEAT
Officer James McGraw. of the second pre-
clnct, as he was about 10 report for duty at
the station, near head OF 7th street. abOnt I
O'Clock, to-day. was overcome by the neat.
and for a time % was feared the attack would
prove fatal. He, however, had revived az
last accounts.
RUNOvER BY A CART.-A bout one O'Clock
to-day man named Daniel Bradley, while
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