Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-01
LOCAL VS..
District Government AFFAIR.",

Dhstrfet Government Affair.".
Dis'-ict Commissioner Phelps who mas
be en- absent for several days IN weSfern
Maryland, returned 10 this city last nish..
r s was va. Al Ms desk Al the Columbia build
The District assessors have complete their
tssk OF receiving and consider 70 anaeals
and igOurnoi si1c de ON Saturday. rnose
who would save the hi.y per cent penalty
should come forward at once ami MAKE
returns, as there l. no appeal from the
as. essment when made ny Ie sSsesS 80
THE NEw INSPECTOR or BUILDINGs
Mr.. Thomas II. Entwisle, The new Inspect
or OF buildings. took charge OF hts offioe 20.
day, Mr.; Plowmsn's term having expired
On Saturday last Mr.. EntwiSle has the sd-
vantsge OF much experience I'm building
matters a. well as architecture. having spent
TIE best part OF his life In the business In this
NEW SYSTEM OF STREET REPAIRS
MT r. NJ. Chapin. The new superintendent
OF street, repairs entered upon his duties this
morning. In, compliance with his request
the Disirict Commissioners have Furnished
him with written Instructions for his guild
ance. as follows.
In accordance with your voluntary
agreement, your entire time during the ordI-
rary working hour. viii be devoted 10 Tic
business OF your Office.
,. lou will appoint on conference with
US, well known, thoroughly practical and
honest citizens, as fOremen or overScsrs OF
the working gangs, aud at usual fonemen's
wages.
;. You will divide the city OF Washington
INTO street dis''icts or wards, lGeorgetown
end the county beiag already and reps-
Iat ly prov ided lor0 80 that Caption Hin,
sou'h Wsshlngtol and the rest 90 the ,ity
sball each have a special foreman or more,
IS may be found necessary. TO be selec.ci In
&c. nc rNifnce from snorg the taxpayers OF
he \ \ e, live street districts.
!. There thall b. fair dealing with these
several districts I'm the distribution OF lat NJ
on ne s.r,ets, no one quarter o. the city To
receive greater attention than any other.
> You viii examine carefully the condi-
lion OF he several districts In the particulars
referred - your Office, and report In de,sii
10 this Office through the engineer OF the Dis
trici, the result OF your inspection, that AT
present only the most ahSolut ely necessary
repairs may be ma &c, there being no funds
al your command bat that more thorough
work may DC done, when oar re sourCes VIII
pelmit.
The wITowsKI CAsE-To day. IN the
Criminal Court, tue ca e. Of julius WltoWski,
Aaron Drummer. James T. Elliott, Henry
Fei;erberg, James y. Negley, LEWIS Pick,
ara IaNlG Z. stewart, Cor conspiracy ID dc.
fisud the government by means OF a Inandu-
lent calm for S3l,sU5 for timber al ie gei TO
hsv' been furnished the sove.nment Ia oc-
Der, lst2, WAS called. Stewart aud Drummer
plead guilty. MeSsrS. Shellabarger a WI
son and Mr. W. A. Cook app AIRED for the de-
PENDANTS, and motion was filC5 to qussh
TIE Indictment as TO WltOwski, the only ore
OF the parties present be tides stewart and
Drummer, which was oyerruled. The case
OF WNowskl was then proceeded with and a
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.-Nstional Lodge,
No. t42, Knights OF Homer, their objects
beng 1.-The promotion OF the cause OF benevo-
lenoe, morality. science and industry, !" have
filed in The Office of tie Recorder OF Deeds a
ce.thcate OF incorT grafton, bearing the
names OF 4. J. Cunning, =. y. Keene, ThoS.
j. LASER, A. W. Hon, Edwin Muller, Z. w.
Clark, jr., II. Dingman, &. &. Royce, ii. G.
Harmon, Raphae, A. Bagley, +. Weston, q.
W. Goodall and II. Baum aflen as iucoa Do
ratios.
INCENDIARIEs STILL AT WoRK.-Tester-
day afternoon an attempt was ma lie by some
one unknown TO burn the brick stable OF A.
Il. Dillon, in the rear of No. 209 East Capitol
street, by setting fire II the hay in the lol..
me fire was extinguished by citizens with
out turning in an alarm.
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SHOOTING AFFRAY IN THE COUNTY
Last night a difficulty oCcurrS I'm Stanton
town, over the Eastern branch, between
Sail Stock and Jobu Hall. Stock firC 4, a is
supp osed, at Hall, but the ball slightly
wounded A. Simms, taking effect under bis
lea arm.