Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-07

LETTER FROM TREASURER GILFII.LAN TO THE DIS
TRICT COMMISSIONERS.
TREASURY OF THE L. S.,

to be issued under the act OF August 10, 1871. tn
provisions OF which acts are fully stated In 10,
said letter OF the 26th instant. and are in full
force and effect at this time, so far as the issI
OF said eertificates and their delivery to thi
Gfflce are concerned.
Your statement that the former Commission
ers OF tne District OF Columbia became satisfied
tnat certain rules adopted by still earlier an
thOIltleS OF the District did not comply will
the law on assessments and that the surveyor
In preparing the assessments errOneO,ISly i'm
terpreted those rules illegally adopted. il i'm
tended as reason for the non-iSSue or monde
livery OF TIE assessment certificates, does no.
satls1y tf. law requiring their issue and deliv
cry. Neither do find in any law pertaining u
the SUBJECT any authority for the delay yOl
propose, on the ground of the great labor OF re
VISION OF the assessments, nor Is the eXamina
tlOn required under the act OF June 10, 1873
wand reason for the nOn-delivery OF said certifi-
Gates.
Tine commissioner OF the sinking fund is en-
titled to these certificates in accordance with
sion and correction thereof, after delivery to
this Office, are amply provided for under exist
ing laws. l protest against the revision and
correction before delivery as illegal, and ask
you without further delay to place this Office In
possession OF the assessment certificates "for
special improvements prepared under an act of
the legislative assembly of August 10. 1871 y
without deduction OF the amount or change
OF date in accordance with the request con-
aimed in my letter OF the 26th instant. This
demand is in accordance also with the OpiniOn
of the attorney OF the District OF Columbia upon
this subject rendered in July last.
l am constrained to write this because be-
lieve by the non-del1very of the assessment Ger
tificateS i'm question portions Of this community,
represented by certificates in possession OF this
office, ore compelled to pay interest upon taxes
fOr special improvements, while that portion
covered by the certificates herein demanded
and not delivered to this Office, either pay no
interes., or from a later date. and do not de-
sire TO be d pr-ty to such seeming injustice.
very las ;s--rILIAE. Treasurer Z. s.
To Hon. Commissioners Of district Of Columbia.
THE ROAED OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met laa1
night. The report of Chief Engineer CrOnin for
the month OF October was submitted. IL shows
that during the month there were seven alarms
of fire. involving loss of s1.100. on which there
was an insurance Of $500. The death OF Thomas
G.. Good, of company No. 4, is mentioned, and
the payment of $3.50, from the relief fund, TO his
widow, noted. The chief recommends that .,u
new horses be purchased as SON as possible,
four being now needed, and the others will not
be more .iiIain well broken into their work by
the time the new truck and engine companies,
are ready. Mr.. III. r. Niles, superintendent of
the fire-alarm telegraph, submitted his report
for October. He stated that in order to connect
the TWO new engine houses with the tire-alarm
telegraph il would be necessary to make con-
siderable alteration in the alarm circuits. so as
to equallze the resistance. The wires OF the
service were stated to be in good working order
An application was received from Jane Lawson,
asking that she might be allowed to do washing
lins) suggested that the Chief Engineer should
make out his acquisitions for supplies and
equipments for the new engine houses before
the Isl OF next month. Applications for posi-
simon Tines, John l.. Fisher. James Frank,
John F. Kellam, John E. Wells, Joseph B. Sipe,
John Epert, Joseph X. Spratt, W. J. Roche,
Thomas O'Brien. The Commissioners, after
adjourning. made a visit of inspection to
houses Nos. 2, and 4, and the truck house.
TryrN
MISSION is sending out circulars of the executive
committee, addressed TO yellow fever relief as
s0cfatiOns, committees, etc. containing copies
of the resolutions adopted at a meeting OF the
executive clmmittee held October 80 request
ing all relief committees and other OrganiZa-
tons which have contributed in aid OF the
yellow fever sufferers OF the south during the
present epidemic to communicate to the Ma
tional Yellow Fever Relief Commission "the
gross amount they have collected. and in what
manner they have disposed Of their funds, to-
gether with such other information as will give
history of their benevolent work. That a
committee of three, OF which Surgeon General
Woodwork, of the marine hospital service,
shall be chairman, be designated by the chair
TO prepare and edit this report, and that they
be empowered to employ such clerical assist
ance as may be deemed necessary"
Cash cOntr buttons received for relief fund by
L. j. Davis, treasurer, since November /, Is IS:
Balance from an entertainment given by Crys-
tai Fount Division, No. l, Sons OF Temperance.
$3.50: from Dr.. j. M. Woodwork, for points on
Hall and Reyes, $500; employees Capitol extern
sion, f23.25; base ball game patent attorneys VS..
examiners, $11.20: j. d. Scully, treasurer Pitts
burg Relief Committee, for the Benner fund
500; Capt. II. w. HOwgate, from Signal corps,
sI9.37.
TIE SUICIDE OF MRS. MoRG ANTHAL.-Yester-
day afternoon DR.. Patterson, the coroner, held
an inquest on the body OF Mrs. Betty Morgan
thai. who cut her throat at Providence hospital
On Tues day about noon. A verdict was rendered
hot C6l 20
wound in the throat, inflicted by herself while
laDOring under an attack OF insanity; that she
was insane when admitted TO the hospital, and
that the proper precautions were not taken in
her case to prevent self-deStructiOn." Mrs
MOrganthal was widow, about IS years of age
and leaves young son. She had boarded with
Mrs. Brownsmith, No. ass street northwest,
for some time. On Saturday night, October 26
az Mrs. BrownSmfth's she attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanum and cutting her
wrist with knife. Her mania appears to have
been In regard to her standing in society, as she
imagined her neighbOrs endeavOred to Shun her
The Sisters In charge OF the hospital state that
they did not receive her as an insane patient
but as an invalid.
COLORED GIRL CHARGED WITH SEVERAL
ROBBERIEs.-A few weeks ago a cOlOred girl
named Sarah Jane Price alias SOmers, aged
ABOUT IL years. was arrested on the charge of
larceny, but, the evidence not being sufficient,
a charge of vagrancy was preferred, on which
she was sent to the wOrkhOuse. Since then
LIEUT. tNOOutU dllu OlilCcIS NAVE UNtu eAdID-
lining into some rObberieS reported and coming
to the conclusion that she was the party who
on the cpd Of october entered the house of j. c.
Hess, sos A street Sc, and the house Of Charles
Campbell, SIS East Capitol street, on the I'd of
october they notified the wOrkhouSe authori-
ties that she would be wanted About three
days ago she made her escape from the work
house, but last night Officer Charles Berkeley
arrested her. This morning She was arragned
In the Police Court on the charge OF the larceny
OF money and yaluableS amounting to S47 25
from MIR. Hess. She was committed for the
action Of the grand jury.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: Will
ham Reading to Barbara Young, part OF a tract
called 1.-The Bait;" 81, 4s2. so. Lawrence HeSsler
TO Margaret Leavy, lot II, So. SIT; 500. Same
to K. Tyler. lots II and IL, So SIT; 500 Chas.
and A. c. Bradley, trustees, to W. w. Boarman,
trustee, lots II, IL and Ii, 50. $50; S2,37O6O w.
w. BOarman trustee, to Charles Bradley ct al,
lots II, Is and Is, So. $780, &. j. E. Fitch ct al
trustees, to s. s. Mitchell, lots Is and Is, so.
1906; s2,O25. Martha E. Brady TO Bridget Suit
van, lot 80, OF sub. of and 9, SO. 1908; g.
Louisa Joachim to j. H. Click lot l9, sub. of so.
$50; &4oO,