National Republican., 1878-09-10
NIInnr pistrIct Nnies.

Minor District Notes.
The Commissioners have declined to grant
pardon TO Thomas BigSius, convicted Of sell
iug liquor without a license.
The Commissioners have ordered the OPEN
ing of the alley IN square bounded by Fifth
aud sixth aud II und streets northwest
Licenses have been issued as follows: VIII
liam Johnson, liquor dealer; :. WulG notary
public; \. Burg Tort, hack \. Hart, insurance
returns.
J. Whitney. \. q. VI. Provost ct nl have pc.
titiunCd the Distric, Commissioners for Il pub
lie ruad, to he laid from Gl,nwood to Brcut-
wOnd road, in the county.
The application for strcct.lcmPs on School
street, in this city, and on Frederick and Sixth
streets, Georgetown, has bcCu di,approvCd. be-
cause there are no gas Inaius ia the localities
mentioned.
The restraining order havin. been discharged
In the case OF Joseph Williams vs.. The district
Of Columbia, for tho paving OF East Capitol
street, Slr. MurlOck has signed the contract,
and work will he commenced Immediately.
Permission has been given the property
holders To lay at their own expense Il sewer Ou
Third street IRON the corner OF q to the main
sewer, on + street northeast, the District to
furnish the pipe, at an estimated cost Of fI21.
The residents and propeTty-hOlders on square
6l6, between aud q and North Capitol and
First streets west, have petitioucd the District
Commissioners for some relief from the effects
of the constantly y recurring floods In that neigh
borhOud and the defective sewerage system in
that section of the city.
Collector John F. Cook has been instructed
by the Commissioners to distrsin in case Of all
delinquent personal taxes for the year ending
June ~, lS1-. These taxes, as well ~ those
upon real property, can be settled free of all
penalties by payment of the amount assessed
with u per cent. interest but this privilege
expires Tomorrow.
Hon. 4. G.. Porter, First Comptroller of the
United States Treasury, iu a letter to the Com
mi-siOncrs, requests that hereafter all moneys
collected Ou account OF revenues of the District
! be deposited In the Treasury 10 tue credit
| of the Treasurer Of the United States ou ac.
count OF the fund for which the collection was
| made.
Mr.. Joseph Williams, contractor for uncoy.
ering the Tibcr Greek sewer through the Do.
: tamcal Gardens completed his work on Satur.
| day, the portion exposed being about 800 feet
/ Ia length by - feet in breadth. Considerable
bal Odpr comes up through the aperture, and
tn rr-id"nts IN the vicinity entertain fears VI
+ il, breeding disease.
/ Mr. Edward VI, Lewis. of PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
trustee for the estate Of Jay Cooke x Co., BIS
! letter informs the Commissioners that he ha,
, paid the taxes fer i-1G, l-;1, and ISIS, amount
. ing t0fl lEU5.lo anl protests against the amount
! thus assessed against the property No. l7u
| Washington stieet,G OrgctpSn, formerly occu.
pied by II. ID. Cooke, aud that lie reserves to
the ertttu the benefit Of any rebate or corc.s,
sion, that may be hereafter by law conceI Icd
ON property Similarly Oyer.taxod.
Inspector Entwislv has issued the following
ptrmit. To buih-J. II. Ct,sell, one two
story brirk Johnson avenue, between Four
teenth aud Fifteenth and Il and street
northwest, $1,000; Michael Esch, one two
story brick, Boundary street. between New
York avenue aud First street, 500. Repair
Mrs Merlett, summer kitchen, SIS: {.
MGrin, brick addition, $500; T. II. Eaton
porch, 500; J. w. p. Clark, bath rom, 500
John Robertson, gravel roof fl5 j. C. Com
stock, brick back building, 800