National Republican., 1877-08-23
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

THE SEw SURVEYOR AT woRK-MoRE ERRORS
OF JUDGMENT BY THE LATE INCUMBENT OF
THE oFrIcE-couSrY ROAD SUPERVISOR AP-
PciSIED.
There was little conversation at the District
government building Yesterday over the recent
removal ol Survc, or Forsythc. among the en-
pioyces. for 1t seemed an unpleasant subject
aud many OF them displayed uncasinc's az to
the lease tncy held OH the positions they oc-
cunied. Ia the C",annissioncis' ollcc tie case
was referred 10 and the carscs made apparent
10 any dcsiring iBiUi nation on the subject.
How FAR the crrois Of judgment hythe late
surveyor may estrnl cannot now be told. as
thure are few other instancrs where siihilar
mistakes have been made. Not many days ago
Mr Columbus AlcAnndei 10 visiting the Conf
niis-ioners iniornsd them that Lo had oyain-
iued he reports of the aSc-sors aud dis ovcr"d
that although thr improyerncnto OF C"nnoatieut
averuo ouiy cst fIT2ipn the surveyor or
SON. on. in HI. afiire had chsissd the pr"re'ty
% ue', along that Avsnus In tlsii assessments
fiyJ Uo and thst s'inilaf ovef"haigrs had
beeY II, m,de fnr other improvements
The Cpn, niissioncr< pror~-d investigating
fhis tare aui Jthc,s 70 Which 'hei' attention
has o. uiy he cali-d
Cis. Mmsau aud Nr. Cssscll '<nr. n
charge al the paine-roon:s al tho Civ nal
p,ei W the surveyor, AID yestrrlay morning
L
.s'sd ana sopv afteJ sas followed by Nj For.
s,the Ia rcis,n. kfer q brief consultation
the psp"is and apru, tepancns J the su' vcyors
| ArIa rtInrut were turn-d o'eI To Npt rsi
ridge and Mr. Forsy the, Wroip panied bv his
two son. retired fem the building
Bsfosc the nav surveyor snteis nl~n the
dt,cha se Of bis dates thorough Inventor y
oi all the books, mars, ki,, IN the onira will
h- tsksn. iu oiicr 10 cnsh'" the Commissioner n
10 the nuturr 10 Apow whst property IN the
Office lolongs TO tho Dust i''t
| A delegation In,m ru'ontlwn ard tsyond
In tbs couniS visited tb, Commissioners yar
to-day for the sutp,ss u s"on'inr th- spreint
u,-i.i Of kIess,s uuld-U ., Jcukih ~ s''sd ~
paiy.sors for that di-trtck The apis,irhp-o
al Mr.. Thomas J N,ilo' hscins hs"h made
tn. Commissioners while listening To the visit
JrA still declined 10 nshe any change a
present. hnt promsrd that II the appoinc'
fAii.d to fulfill theh expectations or proved In
competent for the WORK they would SUBSTITUTE
some Other man
Permit, to hui.d have been issued as fol
'ows John Corican repair frame dwelling
ls aii.v between Third and Fourth and an'
q ,ti eet, northwest kiS John Softer. repair
brics dweiiins seventh, betwee, : and
str cts northwest, SIS G.. T. Martin, con
s,ruot two two.s.or, br'iK dwelling Fonr
tr, ot,., between ' ana W Gtrccts northwest
5000 b, u Warner, two two-st.ry br'cl
dwellings,, FSurtee.th, between u and
: STREETS northwest. S5,On.
i, Licc Iscs have hecn issued as follows: f. I
/, Barns, hack n, ~, T Costello, hack No. ~
, Z ? liili smn'bus, HeneSe Wilmer. liquo
, dealers, sacngerbund, picnic; E. X. wilsor
notary.
The District Commissioners late yesterda,
afternoon caE,e TO sl rhierstandihg OF tn
appointment VI q supervisor foi Gcoi getowr
! and Nr T. r Jhekell w1 selected for tn
! position, This cnm pl etes the anrcin.ments
y be made, and the Commissioners believe tina
their choice has resol'ed In obtaining comp,
( tent and reliable men for the duties eIpecte
a of them