Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-18
District Government, Affairs


Delegations from all parts OF the District
Continue 10 visit the Commissioners 10 urge
different persons for the appointment Of
TOsd supervisors in tire comfy. Numerous
Positions are Gre ul8tzd in a Interests Of IA
YCT|g CGLG.dgt- -.
CONTACTS AwATuFD.
Tie Ilsrici Comm ,SsiUIeI- last evening
ava rdsd Tie Coz tract for re"airiDs TibeT
CrFCk sewer ~ u -trDcJ snI New York ast.
EU-. TO Denis NcNamaTa AID Patrick Ma
10 ,y. Also. The work of laying brick foot
walk ca south side ~ J. street. between LIST
STREET ara Delaware avenue northeast, to
ROAD sJTEkvIsORs ArPOINTFD.
The listTi,s commissioners 10 day ap-
Ion tee EE. e. CTEe 7. Sinai wood as super
visor Of county roads IN The middle district.
embracing Inst TCri ION OF the county living
between The a>teTu branch and Rock creek.
Nj J.. =. Middleton appeared To DE- the first
ChC c. 81 tie property holders. hat not feel
II inclined 10 give Tie duties of tn Office so
much time IS il required. he thought best 10
decline, ara Mr.. SmallwOo1 receiving by
lar the next largest support. he was appoint
ed tt j. selection viii give great SatiSfac-
lion 10 the people Of that part OF the county.
as Mr.. SmallWOOd is thoroughly practical
man.
TIE contest in the eastern district, between
the Eastern bTarch and the Potomac river.
lies between MPsSTs. Golden and NaylOr:
ard in tie western district, that part lying
between Rock creek and the Potomac, the
contest IL betwCe en- MesSrs. NOurSe and Swart.
THE CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR
BEHAVING THE AVENUE.
Below We print copy Of the certificate OF
1nG6 btt dness which mas just been prepared
by the District Commissioners against the
property on Pennsy lvaHis avenue where the
owners have failed by neglect or otherwise
10 Pay the special assessment ia for the paw
ing. These certificates will be all flled up
and placed in the custody OF the Secretary
of tie Treasury, who probably will paw them
over 20 the contractors in settlement of their
claims for the work:
Cert 6cOte cf IgdebteCneSS for the REPAIRING Of
PenIiSQ troTiG 4 reItUe. Issued Under AHhOr-
az Cf a LGJC Of the United States
Be II known, That the Commissioners of
The District of Columbia, acting under
antEoTlty OF an act of Congress. entitled
IAN act authorizing the requirement. of
Pennsylvania avenue" approved July II,
1876, having, June &c. Is7T. assessed upon
- =, owner of certain property in
Washington city, In said District, living
upon said avenue or abutting upon the pave
meDt, made under the said act, and de
Scrlb6d as follows:
--, the sum Of dollars cents TOR
- proTOritOnate amount OF The cost OF
said Improvement; and having published
On The tVenty-SeveDth day of June 49,. a
notification Of said assessment. IN THE
ENINING STAR, paper printed in the
Dktrlct OF Columbia. since which time the
said owner Ia J OF Paid the sum so as
against said property, for said sum, with in
1erest AT "a 2 rate of ten per centum per an
mum, until pad. This certificate, until IL *
PAID, snail remain and be a lien upOn the
PROF eTjy or OF against which II is issued
Give under COR hands. In the CITY of Wash
1nsion. ID. C., this first day Of August in the
year lS,I.