Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-30

The police pay roll is completed and they VIII
receive their pay tomorrow. The amount OF
the pay roll is s22, Las.
INSPECTOR Entwisle today condemned back
building OF Michael shea, 1910 4th street north
west and issued orders TO the owner 10 tear 1t
down and pile the material in the yard.
The committee on liquor licenses, MeSsrS.
Dodge, Cox and Morgan, are this evening en-
gagged in the examination OF liquor licenses
about one hundred and thirty in number. The
probability is that they win report favorably on
most of them.
The report of Health Officer Townsend for the
week ending october 26 shows 535 nuisanceS
abated; deaths from all causes, Il; deaths inves-
tigated by the coroner, Is; ~ burials at public
expense; 1874 dead animals removed; l39 animals
Judge j. w. Wright No. 100 NJ street, in a
communication to the District Com nissioners
Yesterday, SAYS am annoyed by the blow
ing OF horns in the streets by men selling oys-
tiers. VIII you stop it? If you cannot, / propose
10 shoot at the horns with powder and shot
nave such righte refer 10 the case of Fer
mando WOOD In the Supreme Court of this city,.
lie case was referred to the attorney.
INTERESTING TO TAXPAYERS
TIE tax books real and personal taXes), lust
made up for the new general assessment of
property, viii be In the collectors Office, ready
for collection or taxes. Oh the first day of No
yember. The new feature of the tax law, allow
ing flve per cent. abatement when the
whole years tax is paid at once, within thirty
days from the first Of November. viii create an
tf1ct government. Those who desire can pay
the half tax as heretofore; but there will be no
deduction made upon the half SO paid. Tie
penalty of two per cent. per month will be
added to the delinquent first half OF the tax on
the first day Of December, and upon the delin-
quent second half on the first day of June.
ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATES FOR SPECIAL IMPROVE
MENTS.
The District Commissioners to-day sent the
f0l'OWlng communication to Hon. James Gil
Milan, Treasurer of the United States: :" We
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter OF the 26th inst, making inquiry In
respect to assessment certificates for special
improvements. On pages TO TO- report OF the
commissioners dated November /, 1877, will be
found luli report in regard to special asses
ment. We are informed that the former Com
missioners, after having issued a number of
assessments in pursuance OF the rules adopted
oy their predecessors, became satisfied that
those rules did not comply entirely with the
law OF assessments, and that certain work done
by the surveyor in preparing assessments was
done under an erroneous Interpretation Of those
rules. The commissioners in consequence SllS-
pended further issue of assessments until an
entire revision OF all assessments could be
made This is a work OF great labor and has
been in progress Since the suspension OF the
ISSUE OF assessment cei titicateS, and is not yet
completed. The act OF Congress OF June 18th.
lsIS, 10 which you refer. Las rendered neceS-
Sary further examination of those assess
mentS revised prior thereto. So soon as the re-
vision Of assessments is completed certificates
VIII be issued and handed over to the sinking
fund commissioners, as provided by law"