Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-08
District Government Affairs
IMPORTATION WANTED OF THE SINKING
FUND COMMISSIONERS.

INFORMATION WANTED OF THE SINKING
FUND COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
have been requested TO furnish the District
Commissioners with statement of the
amount Of money in their hands received as
REIN bursements of accumulated interest by
parties to whom bonds have been issued
with interest coupons attached. upon which
a certain amount of interest had accrued
prior to the date of the issue. Also, what
amount OF none y is in the hands of the Sink
ing Fund Commissioners received as differ
eEoe between the amounts OF the bonds
issued a various times and the certificates
surrendered for them. The moneys so re-
ceived from this source can only be used fur
the purchase OF the bonds with a view to
amount OF bonds outstanding shall compare
exactly with the total amount Of certificates
issued by the Board of Audit.
SMALL Pox MISTAKES.
The Commissioners have sent a communi-
cation 10 the Board of Health approving the
proposition Of that board that patients
shall not be sent TO the small pOx hospital
except after examination OF the health oil
Ger and medical sanitary inspector or
Physician Of accredited standing shall have
established the character OF disease 10 be
XariCla, ard shall have so ceriide1 IL TO be.
This VIII preclude any possibility OF error
ard consequent unnecessary exposure to
small pOx Of those not really affected By that
disease.
ESTIMATES WANTED.
The District Commissioners have calleI
upon the District auditor, attorney. assis-
LdIlt attorney CODtrOller, deputy controller,
collector, water registrar, commissioner
OF the Washington asylum, CHIEF engineer,
superintendent of assessments and taxes
treasurer, board fire commissioners, scaoal
trustees, superintendent fire alarm tsie-
graph, commissioners sinking fund. asses
EOIS, judge Police Court and coroner. for Al
estimate Of the expenses of their respective
Cfhces for contingent expenses and for sala-
ries tor the fiscal year ending June 80. 1e1I.
THE SHINING FUND COMMISSION AND
BOARD OF AUDIT.
The District Commissioners have preparni
Dill for presentation in Congress 10 abolish
The linking fund commission and transfer
It's powers and duties 10 the Treasury depart
nent. The bill also provides for the aboli-
fers all its powers and duties to the
First ard Second Controllers of the Treas
ury. These officers are already on the board
OF audit, but not as such officers. There is g
prCviso IN the bill that these transfers
shall not be construed TO make the govern
ment liable for their actions. The duties of
The bill, TO be performed by the clerks in the
First and Second Controllers Office.
CHARITY.
In reply TO an application from lady
president OF charitable association for a
donation of $500 or : 600, 10 be placed at the
disposal of the association, she represents
for distribution, &C. the District Commits
siOners, in declining To interfere with the
public charity, state that there is commit
Tee OF gentlemen, selected with great care, to
whom is entrusted the disbursement of the
funds appropriated for the poor, and they do
not think IL wise TO interfere in any man
ner with those gentlemen or To reduce the
amount Of the limited fund placed in their
hands nor TO mix up pubic and private
charities. They suggest that the committee
have entire power TO employ such agents as
1t believes most judiciouS and most likely
to secure the charits BILE ends in view.
BUILDING PERMITS
tssued-hy Inspector PlOwman to day:-JOhn
Z. Pieiier, repair brick dwelling west side
2ith, between VI and " streets northwest:
A. VI. Buck, erect a brick dwelling west side
18th, between S and Il streets northwest;
$500. r. Weser, q brick storehOuse south
side r., between 11th and 18th streets north
west; 500. Agnes Suman, frame dwelling
west side 10th, between Il and streets north
cast; $500. Lorenzo A. Lucas, a three-stpry
syIva1ia avenue, between 2lsta and 22I streets
west; So 600.