Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-23
District Government Affairs.
SUPERVISOR APPOINTED.


Mr. r. r. ShekeIl was last evening ap-
POINTED street supervisor for Georgetown.
AVENUE REPAvEMENT CERTIFICATES.
The District Commissioners yesterday
sent TO the Secretary of the Treasury the GER
tifcates OF Indebtedness for the repeving OF
Pennsylvania avenue, issued by them under
authority of the act OF Congress authorizing
the paving Of that avenue.
THE NEW SURVEYOR,
Mr. John A. Partridge. has taken charge of
The once in the City hall. and is employing
his time in making himself familiar with
the oooks and papers OF the ONCE. II Is I'M
deTstCOd that a clerk viii be assigned TO
duty in the Office in short time.
CLEANLINESS ENJOIEED.
The District Commissioners today ad-
dressed a communication 10 Major Rich
ards, calling his attention TO ordinances Of
Tie late eOrIol alton of Washington, making
occupants OF houses or stores res pOnsibie for
tie removal of rubbish in front OF their pre-
misses, ana h; eping their pavemcntS and
cutters clean. Tue Commissioners ask that
the police take measures TO bring this law TO
tie attention Of all who are derelict in re-
kpect To their duty and effect prompt com
plisnce with said ordinance, (Webb'S Di
wARNING TO DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
The following order was issued yesterday
by The District Commissioners to The various
employ eS Of the District government:
"OTiCTe6, That hencefDrih all persons in
the service of the District government under
the appointment Of the District Commits
s1OneTs, are forbidden to ask or receive. even
II voluntarily rendered. any other cOmpen-
satiOn than their regular salaries or legal
fees, for any service rendered in connection
with their respective offices. Nor shall they
deal. directly or indirectly, in taxation GER
tifcates- drawbacks, or like tax matters, in
connection with the taxpayers themselves,
with claim agents or otherwise. AIRY viola
tiOn Of this order. whether direct or Indirect,
or by evasion, will subject the party so Of
Tending to PROMPT expulsion from office"
THE FORSYTH ASSESSMENTS ON X STREET.
In the article in yesterdays STAR, headed
s'The Removal of Surveyor Forsyth" an
instance of erroneous assessment was given,
that of the II street sewer, from eth to North
proper amount to be assessed against the
property holders on that street under the
rules adopted by the Commissioners, was
Sl4, lis 80, equal to the cost OF a ffleen-ineh
pipe sewer, and the difference between the
above amounts tSi5, so .O6l should have been
charged TO the general fund; instead OF which
The surveyor ordered IL TO be charged up TO
the foOtwalk improvement on that street. 1t
is 10 be understood by this that the assess
ment was a wrong upon the property hold
eIs, as IL was in no manner connected with
the foOtwalk Improvement, which was a diff
ferent and distinct contract. By this act OF
the surveyor the property holders were bur-
dened with heavy tax, for which they were
IN no sense liable, legally or otherwise, and
II would have been equally wrong had IL
been assessed against their property on &C
count of the sewer improvement itself.
THE PERSONAL TAX BLANKS There is
Just complaint made OF the complicated
character ard obscurity of the blank re-
turns for personal taxes, which puzzle many
intelligent people who desire 10 make fair
returns. Many blanks filed up in the most
cons ciCntlOus manner are returned with no
tice that they are incorrect, and The prop
eTty- holder summoned TO the Office OF the as
SCISSORS TO make corrections. One practical
and very Intelligent business man who re-
ceived such notice and summons replied as
follows 10 the secretary Of the assessors:
''1OuTs OF 2lSt instant informing me my
return OF personal property is incorrect. and
deSiriI NE o call as early as convenient. 10
make necessary corrections, is received. L
shall not defer until such time. II was the
case last year, ard thought the blank forms
n ceLty sent out less obscure than.fOTmcrly.
UT have failed TO understand them, or what
you require. IL is. perhaps, the same with
Others Who have more property. and are as
claim all legal exemptions, but until YOU
furnish blanks that are Ineligible / must
be excused for apparent Indifference or neg
lect. Respectfully,