Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-16
District G0vernm" -, Affairs

tered los dogs since che 18th day of May.
Mr.. T. g. Quanf .reIl fire commissioner and
late sanitary r.spector) has been appointed
assistant ms, .,eetor in the Water department
in place OF DIR. l.. Lockwood, resigned.
Health officer TOwnshend to.day has been
makln[ a circuit of the city, looking after
somcJ of the soap and fanbOiling establish
T.ents, bone storehOuses and other places of
which complaints are frequently made. The
purpose of the visit was to inform himself as to
their condition.
Harmon, Thos. j. LASER, S. 6. Arnold and l..
s. Emery, citizens of BIightwcod, called upon
the District commissioners this morning to
advGcate the appointment of resident OF
BrlghtWOod as school trustee, and asked the
reappOlntment of Trustee Davis,
FREE SWIMMING BATHS RECOMMENDED.
The District Commissioners are in receipt OF
communication from Mr.. Augustus Watson
upon the subject of free swimming baths, ad
VOcatlng their inauguration in this city, aud
presenting many good arguments in their IA
Eor. He suggests that one may be built a few
feet from and parallel with the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad depot board fence and be
supplied with water from the hydrantS. A
half acre of ground is suggested as enough for
the water, which should he from two to five
feet deep; the fence ten feet high, roof, also,
benches, hooks for clothing. steps, Sc. &c. i'll
mated, not cost above $500. The Commission
erS, in reply, state that the paper will be filed
Tor consideration when the public funds will
admit of such outlay.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT COMMITS
SIONERS.
The District Commissioners have directed
their secretary to notify the health officer that
arising from the OdOrless Excavating com
pany'S wagons by persons living on 18th street
northwest. They have also requested Com
missioner Twining to give the grade peg in
alleys OF square "a, and arrange the grade
SO that the drainage will be towards the drop
at the building line on one hand and towards
the drop in the intersection OF the alley on the
~ tn no ptn wi of oil
and not TO the street front. They have also
directed the surveyor to locate SAID aliey
Also directed the secretary to notify Collector
Cook to employ auctiOneer Downing 10 sell
property IN arrears as per last tax list, ii salts
factory arrangements can be made with him.
The bOndSmen of the following officers have
been approved and referred to the treasurer:
Robert +. Dodge, treasurer; George w. Beall
clerk in charge of special assessments; ThOS
COX water registrar; John A. Partridge,
Small, Sealer of weights and measures; john
II. Wilkinson, inspector OF boilers, and B. +.
Crabbs, inspector of -four.
THE DOG TAN.
Collector Cook has been beSeiged today by
owners OF dogs, camOrOuS TO pay the new dog
tax, and the one thousand metallic tags order,
ed are going like hot cakes; The tags are cir
order, with the words ID. c., date, &c, and
record IS Kept OF them as they are issued.
Several Horace Greeleys and numerous Gen.
Grants are among the licensed CANNES.
The District Commissioners this afternoon
issued an order that the two offices OF insoey
tors OF flour Tor Georgetown be consolidated
into one, and that j. ID. Robinson be ap-
pointed as Inspector.
THE LIST OF UNPAID TAXES
prepared III pamphlet form, was ready to de
llyer to-day to taxpayers, and up 10 O'Clock
upwards OF four hundred had been diStribut-
ed to applicants. Property contained in this
Ilot IL remaining unpaid until August i, will
De sold; but SO far as the tax for the year end
ing June 80, B1S is concerned. Congress ex-
tended hIro 0- II Inn
llth, for three months, renting the penalties
except the interest on the same of six per
centum.
THE POLICE ASSISTING IN SANITARY WORK
Dr. Smith TOwnshend, the new health officer,
to-day reported to the Commit SSiOnerS that
through the courtesy of Ma iOr Morgan he had
force in the matter OF the investigation of
complaints of citizens and the abatement of
nusances He states: In view of the fact
be made available for street service, |
have the honor to request that | NAV
continue to receive the assistance and CO,
operation OF the department Of police, espe-
claliy IN the matter of reporting to my officer,
through the proper channel, any all nuiSanceS
observed by the officers and men, The
letter has been referred to Superintendent
the Health Officer in his duties, and direct Off
GERS on their beats to promptly report all mat
ters affecting the sanitary condition of streets,
alleys, and private premises.
issued by Inspector EntwiSle s. Stott. repair
a brick building, ISL g street northwest: as.
John Hannah, repair frame house, s. Fred
eFlck street, Georgetown: 1925. NJ. Richard
son, repair frame house, 52i 9th street south
east; 500. Resale NJ. Bradford, lepair a
frame house, 1916 II street; 500. NJ. Book. re-
PAR 4 frame house, 2l6 It'll street southeast
Sl@ Thomas III: Jones, construct Il two story
Drlck dwelling, 4th, between | and X streets
northeast: Sl,bO. Lewis Devaughp. construct
Two story brick dwelling. 18Th, between and
Il streets northeast: $1,000. Robert r. Cross
construct two story brick DWELLING It'll be-
tween l and X streets northeast / GOD +
Philips, repair a brick house, 1IU7 III street
northwest: 81, WD VIM. Il. Orme, construct
two story brick dwelling, 18th, between S and
L streets northwest: $500. Charles krOtIt
repair frame dwelling, I'D 18th street south
east SlUO. VIM. BOrck. repair a frame dwell
ing, 10 tn street southeast: Sl2l Gabriel
Suttr. construct three-StOry brick store and
dwelling, corner 9Th and G streets northwest:
S3.Su. thomas Wynne, repair a frame No
I9IZ street northwest; $1G0. RObt Proctor
construct i've three-S story brick dwellings, cor
ner OF COrcoran and 18th streets northwest;
S23.OVQ. Mrs Waters, repair brick building
lZOl = street northwest; $3.50. Z. j. ShOema-
ker, build shed, 103 Market street, Georgetown
S2Q. George j. Mueller construct a tWo.StOry
brick stable, alley between Missouri and Penn
SyIVana avenues and Sd and ~ streets 800
James Burnett, repair brick building 1922
18th street; 500.
THE GLENwOOD CEMETERY CAsE-To-dav.
In the Equity Court, Judge Macarthur the