Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-13
Utstrtc. Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
District Commissioner Phelps left for New
York last evening on official business, and
will return on the 2)th instant
District Commissioner Dent arrived home
from his western tour this morning and was
at his office in the Columbia buildings this
afternoon. He is looking very much improved
in health.
the pump house 10 17th street sewer on the
mol th side OF street is placed at &2oS.
Ihos. B. Shoemaker and Lewis Woltley
were YESTERDAY appointed computers in the
District engineers department.
Health Officer Townshend Will tomorrow
m Ike an inspection of all the school houses in
this city as to their sanitary condition.
The District Commissioners have issued an
order that all parties on 7th street who have
projecting signs across the footwalk be re-
quested to remove them.
The employment of assistance To the attor-
ney in the preparation Of the revision OF the
laws of the District, as directed in the act of
June llth. 1873, was authorized bythe District
commissioners % this morning at cost not 10
The District Commissioners this morning
requested the Secretary of the Treasury
S se hsTe hs 0G9dS g M sh0r1s4 prepareS sy @
Issue. These bonds amount TO s2sl.T.l
and are. for the redemption of the ten
year ponds issued by the corporation OF Wash
lngton under act OF Congress, approved Feb
ruary n, 1865: also, TO redeem the t,eorgetoWa
steam force pump bonds
In consideration OF the additional labors i'm
posed upon the attorney of the Distl ict bv n :,
transfer to him Of the duties of the former
legal advisers OF the Board of Health ana
Board OF Police, together with the large
amount OF District business pendin" II the
courts. tie District Commissioners have i'm
creased the salary Of Mr.. Riddle from ; .jOl 70
5000.
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DAMAGES.
MI Riddle. attorney for the District. has
had under consideration the subject of dam
ages in the ad iustment Of the eases Of asses
ment OF special taxes for improvements The,
question arose from petitions of parties 10 the
LiStFlc' COMMISSIONERS FOR suspension OF
the rules adopted IN the reddjUStments, which
includes the consideration of benefits from
such improvements and moi the damages.
The attorney gave much patient examination
10 the subject, and he closes his opinion BY
stating that he knows OF 40 practical s0lutiop
OF THIS matter nut to accept, as the board OF
Iubnc works did. the rule under the 9Th see
ton OF the act of February u, ISL as the al
lustment OF the law, that the property adi0in-
ing an Improvement is thereby benefited TO the
extent OF one-third of the cost and this is thp
rule OF the books. leaving the parties seeking
a remedy under the act of the legislative as
sembly to apply 10 Congress. which can alone
aeal Win THIS perpleXlng matter.
POLICE REFORM.
1he arrangement and disposition OF the DO
Hce force, with the view of adding to its
efficiency, has been subject of study with
SupeIintendent Morgan for some time past,
and has resulted in the project of adding
eighteen mounted men to that important
branch of the public service At the present
time the sanitary interests of Washington and
Ge0rgetoWn require the StrcteSt attention.
Inc purpose Is to have two mounted men as
signed to each precinct, and at the same time
to augment the mounted service in the coun-
ty. The mounted men will be EMPLOYED in
doing patro! duty, and viii give especial at
tentIon to sanitary work make reports OF
nnlSanceS as they discover them, and see that
they are promptly abated: In the event of
fire they will repair promptly to the scene and
preserve order, protect property, and prevent
depreciation; and in the event of a large con
Hacratlon the mounted service will be con-
upon THESE men at any time for service. and
report all cases Of nuiSances to them. These,
added to the old force, will make about forty
IN al. They will be assigned TO duty as fol-
lows headquarters, w. ii. Mockabee and
+. II. Mcnamara: first precinct, NJ. T Slater
and u. Z. LanGers: second precinct, w. II.
c. nj. Skippon and II. q. Workman: fourth
precinct. NJ. II. Cole and G. IL Martin: fifth
prec!ncf, K: M: Harlow and j. l.. Daley; sixth
precinct, nj. w: Quinlan and J w. Cooper
seventh precinct, VIM. Jeffries and u Y Felt .
eighth precinct, 1t. NOonan and e. Buckley.
THE WORK ON THE STAND PIPE
IS pi;ogresshg very favorably and to the salts
ton OF heavy masonry has been laid, and first
course Of boiler. iron put up. This course is
three-quarterS OF an inch thick, and the thick
ness ness OF the iron will be graduated every five
eighth of an inch thick. The outside coat of
s.one and orIck masonry will not be built until
the iron work Is completed and tested, so as TO
avoid the cost and trouble of tearing 1t down
IN case defect should be discovered in the
iron tank: The heighth of this tower will be
ftty-tWo feet, and it will be finished in such a
manner as to be an ornament, with its alter
pate layers of panel brick work and stone
telt1ng. The base of this structure is about on
level with the present top of the Washington
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle e. P. Cross, re-
pair frame house, lis 18th Sc. s.e.: $50 Hen
rietta PehrenS, repair brick, 1909 9th st. H. W. !;
$to. j. T. Scrivener repair frame, Cunning
ham and Bridge SITS, Georgetown; $35 Mr.
johnson, repair BRICK 473 Pennsylvania ave.
NV: $50