Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-23
district Government Affairs.

The District Commissioners have appoint
ed Messrs. j. u. Bright, George G. Wilson,
ard John T. Lynch foremen under the super
intendent of repairs.
All the available clerical force OF the Dis
trict government has been put to work on
Ire preparation of the tax books 10 have
them completed by the Sth proximo'
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY FOR TiiE DISTRICT.
LAST eyerlDg the District Commissioners
spHo1nted MT Frarcis Miller as assistant at
toiney for thSS District. Mr.. Miller has for
some ttE1e occupied the position of prose-
cutting attorney for United states cases In The
Police Court, end previous 10 ecceptlng mat
position was a law partner OF Mr.. Riddle.
NO ECONOMY IN CHEAP WORK.
In relation TO the proposal OF Mr.. c. W.
Cunningham TO lay water mains at a reduc-
ton in The cost as performed by he Water
Registrar. the engineer has endorsed upon
the PROPOSAL, GAS long as IL can be shown
that work under the water department is
well done, ard with reasonable economy a
ci arse TO the contract system is 10 be depre-
Gated. There is no real economy in cheap
Work, VIXEN It's permantncy is dOub full. The
lid havirg been shown 20 be higher than the
actual cost of the work under the present
mar8ge n nt, this proposition of course
should Lot be entertained
LIGHT
'h'ei Engineer HCXie has directed that
stree I iamDS be erected as follows: One AT the
corner of II and lGth streets southeast; one at
corner Cf Tth and r, streets northeast: one on
southwest corner Of 18th and F. streets south
east; ore on StOddaTd street, Valley aud
ID 'gb streets, Georgetown; one on Maryland
aver ne. between LIST and ID streets northeast;
five on street, between LIST and I'd north
east; f ur on Sth street. between G street and
MaTy land avenue northeast; eight on n ST.
hsiwecn ~ and South Capitol SIS. south
IVES; one On boundary street, bet ween 18th
ard i5Ih U,l Invest; one in center of square
SIS on III street TO5thea II. one on southeast
corr CT 81 9Th aud + streets north west, one on
corner - sid r. streets northeast; one corner
18th aTt = streets southeast.
COMPLICATION OF DISTRICT LAWS.
in resTOuse 10 the communication of Ny
I f - MISSY. To the District Comm sSiOneTS,
in Re iation 10 The need OF a digest of District
! laws. which was. by the latter, referred 10
Inc attOrI ~, that OIfic iai staJes: - return
| tie CONN Up cation recommending The pro
Igiety Of ne Comm sSiuneTS using their in
/ fGrEce to bring about the adoption OF the
I Cod!Ecation referred 10 10y Mr.. MISSY. This
revision, end another nv robert Ould, re-
ported IN November 1854. I'm pursuance Ofau
/ net Of Congress OF March 81. 49,, are the two
tTiCt and never adopted. Each OF them
1 would make radical changes in the govern
] Dlent of the District. There are manv pro-
| visions IL the revision Of 1872 which. il
| enacted, would aunul q great deal that has
| been done within the past three years
/ Many things would be restored which
4 for good reasons have been adopted
1 Before the adoption Of this revision. IT would
| be necessary 10 revise il very carefully, 50 as
/ to ma he il represent the results of a varied
| experience in District vernment which has
| been had withi0 the last five years. There ia
| no doubt that the cOdificatiOn of the laws OF
! this District, II thoroughly made by cOmp1-
| tent persons, would be- an excellent thing. Ii
| is demanded, in fact. by very many imp )rt-
| ant interests in the District. / would hesitate
| To recommend any steps on your part in the
| adoption, as an entirety, of either of the
| codes LEI, red to-"