Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-20
District GOyernm",f Aaairs

tax re-.
Street lamps have been ordered corner E
and oh, and on corner OF 9TH ana stfeetS
northwest.
Complaint has been made to the District
Commissioners OF the condition OF meat OIL
fered for sale at some OF the stores IN George
town.
The appointments of school trustees were
not made to-day, as was expected, the Com
miSsiOnerS having so much other pressing
business engaging their attention.
Upwards of twO-hundred tax-tags on dogs
were disposed of to-day by the Collector of
issued altogether.
Some of the citizens residing on Capitol Hill
and East Washington have been before the
District Commissioners today to protest
AGAINST persons outside vi the third school dis
trict interfering in school matters in that dis
tTict, and preSuming to dictate who should be
trustees.
The District Commissioners yesterday issued
All order that no officer or emplOye is author
lied to cause the insertion of any advertise
melt in any newspaper Of the District OF Co
lumbia except upon the authority granted by
the Commissioners, and no bill will be passed
unless accompanied by a duly authenticated
copy OF such authority.
The District Commissioners Yesterday issued
the following order: THAT when permits are
issued for vaults, awnings, &c, the owners
shall be notified that they do not authorize In-
reference with lamps, sewers, trees or other
improvements: and in cases OF vaults there
shall be four feet clear between the inside line
OF the curb and such vaults"
~,
as general rule the street railroad companies
N the District may pave the horse tracks of
thelr roads with small hubble stones of nearly
uniform size, but the pavement between the
street.
NJ STREET PAVEMENT.
The petition of residents and owners of val
liable and well improved property on NJ street
northwest, asking the repaverien. OF that
street, between New Jersey avenue and Yer
mont avenue, which was placed before the
IGSfTIPf Commissioners
having been referred 10 Lieut.. Hoxie, he has
reported back that this was one of the first
wood paVementS put down iii this CITY The
condition of the street has been for some time
under consideration by the Commissioners
aad necessity for repGYing it is manifest.
The street is an important th0rOughlare jOiu-
ing the deal and dunno asylum and GGOrgetOw
" The M street bridge, and being cOntiHu9-
ton of Bridge street through the most thickly
settled part OF the city OF WASHINGTON The
cost for necessary repairs will be about $1,000"
1t is understood that The plan prepared by
Lieut.. HOXe some time since C0nt@mD.attS
the repaving OF the street WITH a firST-c,ass
concrete pavement, and parking So much OF
the street as lies within the present curb line,
leaving the fOOtwakS on either side. aud the
roadway in the center, to be provided for out
OF the width now covered by the wooden
blocks. The Commissioners have referred The
case IL Commissioner TWining 10 receive
favorable COnSlderation When the state Of the
District funds will allow.
NOTARIEs' BONDS
The bonds OF the following nOtaries puhlic
Icr the District of Columbia have Deep trdnS-
mijted by the Attorney General 10 the District
Iurch VIM. y. Aztec, Thomas X. WalidcI.
Mayhew Platter, Geo. w. Balloon and Leouard
iiuyck
PAVING OF SEVENTH STREET.
Commissioner TwinIng has been advised 10
advertise for proposals for the paving Of TtL
street, between ID and . streets northwest.
bed six inches thick the stone books set in
sand and deadened with coal ar paving mate
1ial, such proposals 10 be published in one
PAPER in this city, one in Baltimore, one in
Philadelphia and one IN New York.
PROPOSED SWIMMING SCHOOL
Application was made to the Water Regis
trar's Office to-day by gentleman Tor a per
nit TO open pool for Swimming school in q
central point Of the city, for The purpose OF
teaching the art of swimming and other
aqueous sports, and for general bathing Dur
poses. The registrar suggested that applica-
zion be made TO the District Commissioners,
and when the application came before him III
a specific and tangible manner he would do
what he could towards granting facilities for
such an enterprise, but from the present de
mand and supply of water. il did not look very
encouraging, as many families cannot u0T,
get e1SuGh for ordinary culinary and sanitary
purposes.
LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED
yesterday by the commission Tor examination
Of such cases were as follows: F. E. Miller, J.
III. Morgan. j. OCOnnOT. Ii. RupertuS w
Henry, William Hughes. c. Z. Bowman, Geo
Furfe, T. w and j. j. Jones, Louisa Sprant.
and Patsy RI. Morgan.
RULE FOR REVISION or SPECIAL ASSESS
MENTS.
The rules that have been adopted by the Dis
trict commissioners for revision of Specia! as
seSSments are as follows:
l. The ruteSahd methods OF the late board u
pubic works a followed by them under the
act Of the legislative assembly approved Au-
gust -, ISL, ana Ill conformity with the &C OF
COngItsS approved February y, ISL. vii, be
followed. except as hereinafter modified viz
= When he board OF public works executed
CONTRACTS Tor street improvements entered in
70 by the late corporate government of Wash
lngtOn. and assessed the Whole cost of the
work upon property along the line of improve
ment. the assessment shall be reduced and the
form TO the requirements of the thirtV-sPventh
section OF the organic act approved February
3. III the revision OF assessments for special
improvements all clerical errors of whatever
nature, whether in the vouchers or in the com
putaiIon based thereon, and which affect the
amount or rate OF aSSeSSmenIWill be corrected
This includes the deduction of the cost of the
two feet Of grading required under the various
WOOD ana concrete payements to be Included
ton has already been made in the settlement
with the contractors.
/. Assessments shall not be made more
than once for the same Improvement and all
items OF expense incurred on account OF dong
work second time shall be struck out, so
mat The basis OF assessments shall be only SucA
work as was necessarily and properly done in
completing the Improvement for which the
assessment was made. This includes the re-
lection OF all items for lowering water-mainS
on account OF Change of grade, where the orig
NAL cost Of laying mains has been once assess
ed. IL includes the rejection vi the cost of all
work III the nature Of repairs which is not
properly new work also the cost nf reSettinw
cirb. rGiaElug pavement, &c, which may nave
occurred during the progress of he work Of
improvement on account OF any modification
ul PLAY OF any error i'll laying out or executing
the ~rk also all cost of redreSSing or rei1int-
ing curU or other material which has been paid
for II full board rates.
=. So far - practicable the assessment Shall
be- made OnlyfOr that work by which the PROD
ertE assessed Is directly benefited 50 that each
prOperty-OWner shall be taxed only Tor i'm
Pr0yementS ad iaceEt TO his property. aud By
which he IS immediately benefited. THIS =
CURES the deduction from The general assess
meht Oh al Charges for steps, lowering vaults,
undeTplnEing OF houses, and work Of sim
lar character and its assessment, like Water
and sewer services, against the property FOR
the benefit OF which the work was done. Il
requires that expenditures iOr improvements
adjacent to property vnIeh is exempted by
law from assessment, Such as church proper. Y.
shall be excluded from the statement OF eX-
pendIture Tor assessment. and recognizes the
obligations of the District 10 discontinue the
work Of replacing the decayed wood pave
mentS, as heretofore, without additional GiS-
seSSment for the same.
s. Where the actual cost of the work OF i'm
pr0Vement varies greatly at different points o (