Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-01

BaDiet "1iilamS, iaIe STATION keeper III the
frst police precinct, and John e IOppln- col
OTsd, were TO day appointed as policemen.
The District commissioners yesterday made
an order that station keepers hereafter ap'
saTy 20 be eligible for appointment as police
men.
that in the matter of repairs to bitaminous
pavemeHts two proposals under different
names shall Ios be received for one set Of
works; and to carry out this order bidders
will be required to specify the machinery in
their possession and its locality at the time
their proposals are made.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LOTS.
Inc report OF the purchasing committee
part OF lot in square 6s5, on North Capitol
street., east side, near c street. 3lxl09 feet, to
lie had for $3.50, and lot 10 square 40, on
think can be bought for about 1000 above the
unpaid taxes ($3.550.) which would make the
griee Also for I. lS9 feet of ground, or about
63h cents per foot. As the fire department
cost Of 8, COO. the District world have besides
4,gU feet fronting on the circle for school, or
other purposes. These lots were not offered
10 the fire commissioners previous to their
report. The Washington circle lot is cheap
and desirably located, hut as the fire commits
SioGeTs viii not agree to expend out of the
congressional appropriation more than Sutfi
cient to pay for the ground they need for the
building, and as the District Commissioners
say they have no fund from which to pay for
bly, be agreed on by the fire commissioners.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
1t the meeting OF the District Commission
ers yesterday afternoon the form of drawback
certificate to be issued under the act for reVi-
vision of special assessments OF June 10, 1878,
was unanimously agreed on. The certificates
are not to bear interest: 1t was also decided
Commissioner Dent diSsenting) that the re-
yised bills are to bear ten per cent. interest
from date of original assessments. The fol
lowing are the forms adopted:
sngtc" s hjs eeres th Wd the
assessment No: =, issued by the Board OF
Public Works for non payment of assessment
Tor special Improvement on lot - in square
and corrected and reduced to the sum of -
dollars dollar by by authority OF the act OF Congress
This certificate for the sum of - dollars is
receivable in payment OF assessments for Spe-
cial improvements, and redeemable in the
purchase OF certificates as provided by an act
of the legislative assembly of May 20, 1873 en-
Titled an act for extending the time of pay
ment of special assessments and for other
purposes after the provisions for the pur-
chase and redemption of certificates named
in said act shall have been fully carried out.
transfers must be made on the back of this
certificate, signed by the party to whom is
sued, his authorized attorney or personal rep
resentatiye, in presence of two witnesses"
Form Of notice Of revision Of special assess
meDt adopted:
Notice OF Rerist0n Of Assessment. Office
OF -, W0shingt0n, DC, -, 49, BY au.
1hIorlty OF the act OF Congress approved June
cate 10 ohe ssmed h tef thy WIEN yen N fssSh
Works, for non payment of assessment for
special Improvement, on lot Mo-. in square
lars, bearing date -, on interest at ten per
cent. per annum. has been revised aud cor
rected and reduced to - dollars. The cor
reGted items of charges and drawbacks are as
no NOS ont Nf Il
with the interest from the date Of said certif,
cate, will discharge said property from the
lien. Signed, &c"
TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SALARY AGAIN.
District Attorney to 5000 per annum, the
Auditor not having been advised of the fact OF
such increase, did not include it in his esd-
mates of funds required for current expenses
and no funds being available from which to
pay 1t. he could not pass on the payroll for
September and the months preceding, since
July. A legal question has also arisen as to
whether the Commissioners have power to
make such increase. This question was raised
at meeting of the Commissioners last week
by Commissioner Dent. who takes the ground
an order, that the order of the 10Th of Septem-
Der, increasing the salary of the Attorney
above the limits of 5000 as fixed by the act of
tSec. lS) be reSclnded, as the Commissioners,
on reconsideration, have doubts of their
authority in the premises. that for the same
be reduced to $500, as prescribed by the 18th
section of said act. After some interchange
OF views. further action was postponed until
the attorney himself has an Opportunity
10 examine the law and give his views as
to the legality OF their action. The as
sistant's pay, as fixed at present, is $3.50
The existing law requires that two of the
Commissioners shall approve the pay-roIls
Commissioner Dent declining to sign, leaves
yet legal number to do So. This is the posi-
lion n: %, OF this mater at tie present time-lMr
Riddle not yet having been heard from.
THE GARBAGE NUISANCE.
Mr.. j. IL. Fowler, contractor Tor cleaning
alleys, writes to Engineer Hoxie, stating that
pursuant To orders iOr cleaning alleys double
he IS engaged Ill carrying /! out, and III doing
SO the past three weeks lie has been compelled
to clean up and cart away tons of garbage
thrown into ALLEYS by s hoqsskeepers In many
TACT that it is contrary to law, and that they
are liable to prosecution for such violation.
Such hOusekeepers answer that there is but
two ways to do, one, to keep garbage on their
premises, and breed nuisance, or throw it in
the alleys as the barbage contractor fails to
tit. The removal OF garbage places him
persons complain about his dumping ground,
that he causes nuisance by dumping vegeta-
Bile matter where he should not. He states
office some days ago without effect. He ap.
peals to the Commissioners for the adoption OF
some measure to compel the contractor to
comply with his contract.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwIsle: Victor R1ux
construct a three-stoTy brick dwelling, 1925
18th ST. NV; 81 .200. George Hill, Jr., repair
brick building, Water, between High and Pc
tomac sis, Georgetown; $3.50. Sisters Holy
Cross, eXcavate for area TO brick building.
corner 9Th and E SITS, south side 800. Tucker
and Williams, repair brick Ass st. NV: $50
National Hotel. alter and repair: 1000
Stephen Brown, Guild shed, 926 st. sw $50
f. s. WeScOtt, construct two brick dwellings
in alley between 10th and Goth and L and M
SIS. NV; SI15. Charles POmerOy. construct
two brick dwellings, Boundary. between 1lth
and 18th SITS; $3.50. Henry Logan, repair
frame, BIB X st. NV. So. ri. AllScnreh, re
ralr brick. 4th, between II and SITS. S2l0
John Giles, repair frame 5l6 T. st. Sc: SO
VI IN. Brown, repair frame $50 Sth st. Sc ESQ
VIM. 7. Brown, repair frame 42l 9Th st. Sc:
$50.
DIvoICED.-Justice Macarthur has granted
to Mrs. Mi,la A. Traitteur, decree of divorce
from her husband Charles +. Traitteur, with
permission to resume her previous name of
Milla A. Leonard. The parties were married
in this city September 18th, 1875. by Rev. VIM.
NJ. Ferguson, of The Methodist Episcopal
church. They lived together until December
I'd, of the same year, when the husband left
her with the understanding that he was going
to Munich, Germany, to receive 5000 be-
Queathed him by his father; but she failed to
hear from him for some time. In February,
1876, she received information that he had re.
turned to New York City with the money, and
while on the passage across the ocean he