Evening star., 1877-11-17
District Animal Reporfs.

Sz-S5l; water registrar, S9I 209 73: Georgetow n
market, Sl.64 s.; Washington Market com
pay, s',2IG = District attorney, si3l912: in
sp1ance j. +. Cook buildjng), ~ so; afver-
using special assessments. s54 62; sales OF
land and old material. s2T302; Smithsonian
Institute and Peabody library, Si29 IS: fire
so. s5; marshal, fines. &c, II, ,O53 50; T Der
valley bid forfeited. 500; street excavations
cJl.f2; sale OF h street market sheds, Sag so
I commissioners, for notary tess and fines.
I 80 -6; transportation OF paupsTs refunded.
I sll+.oO; rent OF hay scales, S256S %; do. OF
WhaTves, SIi2; Police Court, SlGS95 81; bills
receivable. SJ0.O5; do of wharf ,ent, S5,3 -;
total, - 40 :E;S 15 Add to this United Sat :
appropriations as follows: For Old jsI,
-ltt6p; poor fund, S20OO), public schools,
$500; Tiber valley, so 900. general pur
poses, s2jO,OO0, advance for interest. SIS So.
making s,@s so, and n total from all sources
OF SZJ3 ,it,.sj, OF which amount there Is uu-
available for District purposes the fOllowing :
amounts: Coin, reimbursement SO so oi
SiUO.e Geo appropriation; Washington special
uOn; paving Pennsy wanna avenue, So, ,2l2 IS.
included in collectors return: sundry small
amounts, u SOS, making total unavdila-
There have been issued from this Office
2,lC0 licenses; Is O60 warrants have beea codn-
te7signfd and the daily receipts have been
deposited In the Unitei states Treasury to
The credit of the District. Tue es.lm4tai eX-
penses of The Office for the year are for toe
salaries OF the treasurer and clerks aud for
stationery amounting to ~ 500.
The suggestions offered for increasing The
efficiency of the department are as folio vs.
Inasmuch as carts, wagons and drays, wnic u
are now exempt from license, dam e the
STR cts 10 greater extent than DO ha ks, a &c ,
which are not exempt, 10 is suggested that
The ION clause OF sec p of the license law 8,
winch was repealed IN July, 1916, be restore
10 said law. The revenue from this cI 4u se
WAS formerly about $4,000.
AS produce dealers at large are allowed to
sell on every day on the street, il does not
seem just to restrict produce dealers in the
markets. who pay the same license, To- sell
IEg IN one market only, or every other day.
uuGer The old corporation laws, see page 80
Webbs ID geSt-they were allowed % sell in
two markets under the same license. It is
recommended that change be made In
clause = of section II. y large revenue
might be obtained under the 2lst clause of
section II by making the license SIS for the
nrst : loo, or portion thereof a. the sam
time doing away with the oOnd which Is r.
quired in Washington city only, and not in
Georgetown aud the county. This license
was : 10 and upwards under the Cid corpora
tiOn laws. The 10th, I'D aud nth clan ses,
viz: licenses for contractors" ;" claim agents
and patent agents might as well be stricken
out. as Il seems little or no revenue has been
received from them, having been less than
800 The past year. Other amendments are
recommended. The treasurer closes win
the following: "The old corporation law in
greSs, would bring considerable revenue 10
The District government, besides relieving
the community from the surplus OF worth
less and dangerous animals"
The Superintendent of Assessments and
TaXes has submitted his annual report TO the
District Commissioners. The assessmen. of
Washington amounts TO SIS ,1Ol 4Si; George.
town, S6,O2S oil; County. SS, ,iS0, ,365, making
10 al assessments, S91 Cos, 800 and showing an
Increase over the last annual assessment OF
Slt2' ,6s. The Increase in Washington is
Sl,S04toI; Georgetown, St4 l09; total, -1,ylS-
IiG; decrease in county, 1904 06S. In last annu-
al report the amount of assessment of Wash
lngton county was approximated at SS 7Si i33,
M fN ut hot tpNa. , n,
completed. After It's completion it was found
10 foot up Ss,I2S,622 q decrease OF SJj,3ll
from the assessment as approximated: thus
showing that the actual decrease in Wash
1ngton county is >2iS 25s, and the incraa Sc in
the whole District 81 ,eSO4s9. The Personal
assessment, although not yet completed, As
shown by The returns up Ito the first of No.
vember, amount TO IS yg3, 100 Attention is
again called TO the general assessment books
OF le0i-lSt9, which are absolutely in pieces,
and should be renewed at once. OtlorHis..
they will De entirely lost. Attention is al %
called 10 the want OF plat bOOS OF George
town and a correct map OF Washing. .ol
county. II IS recommended that the act OF
Congress, approved March 81, IS11, be anuul-
led, so that the assessors should conrle,s
their labors by the first OF August, and sit "a
a board of appeals during THAI month, ami
make their returns 10 this Office by the list of
September In each year. The estimates o.
amount necessary for the support OF lhs:
Office for the fiscal year ending June 80, Is7),
FOR salaries is 500 and for tax books, sta
uOCeTy, &C 81 600.
THE PARKING CONMIosIoS's ANNUAL RE-
PORT
SHOWS that S,6jf trees have been planted Oh
streets and avenues; 25i To iill the places Of
those destroyed by storms. &C; ,5lg holes
have been prepared for planting, aud l7s de-
cayed trees have been rempvei. During the
month OF June 50 ,2oS tree boxes recsivel a
coat of whitewash. The damage incurred by
runaway horses on trees and tree e-b0X,s IL "A
considerable item OF expense, which, If by
any means could be prevented, would save
several thousand dollars. Oae-half OF the
trees could be relieved Of boxes If persons
would lasten their horses when leaving
them. The appearance of the trees would
also be vastly improved. A number OF tree,
In various parts of the city having become
covered with scale insect, dressing of
lime and sulphur was applied TO the bark, SO
as TO form a thick coating over the affected
Parts. This attempt, somewhat tedious in
It's application, proved a very effectual
remedy for the removal OF his particular In
sect. Caterpillers have been unusually
numerous AID injurious on the trees the past
summer, and BECAME nuisance not easy to
abate. A force OF H. ON four To six msn were
kept constantly emplo. eo ior several weeks
IN cutting ana removing .:iv ursucnes AZ
tacEed. The youngest trees recei We 1 soecia,
attention, as they were the most suscep.ible
of injury 10 the foliage during their Sea so1 Of
growth. At the present time there are 80
holes prepared for trees. There are now over
i0,CeO trees of recent planting III this city.
Each one of these Trees requires attention,
resulting In yearly outlay of twelve cents
per lTte- AS they advance IN growth tney
require less attention, altough at no pariOt
of tEei- existence can they be le1 entirely
uncaICd Tor without deterioration. Addi-
tioual trees can be planted at the rate OF
$3.50 per tree. Ii il estimated that there are
sufficient Trees on hand to meet all the wants
OF lie Coming year.
THE WASHINGTON ASYLUM.
The report OF r. +: NJ Faeh'z, Intendant
OF the Washington Asylum, has bee sab
mitted. He suggests that the powers OF tn.
intsndant be enlarged, that permission ba
given To drain and improve the mafsF * AMI
that tie live stock be increased. ua sTo
ges's that the Potter's Field ma ,eroIne too
limited, and expresses the ore th.t CO.
gIess will order the reno al Of the no SIer
magazine and the gro .,nd be aided to Ihe
az lgm grounds .re number of buriais In
apd oe TO fo.to n,sos during the year was SO,
anu tle mum ,er of corpses removed there
rolh % HIueSt of relatives or friends was C.
ne hu .nber OF coffins made by inmates OF
,nis .nstitutiOn and furnished TO the board OF
Jalth was so; those used at the asy lum Or It's
hospital was Co. Tue report OF Mrs. A. II.
Fa. htz, the matron, shows that during the
last few months two sc wing machines were
constantly In use, and the total work accom-
plished by machine AID hand-sewlng since
November Is, 1876, was 3.l2s pieces for the
WORK Ehouse.
REPORT OF TIRE SURVEYOR.