Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-16
District Government Affairs.

Attorney Riddle has submitted blank form
for the drawback certificate contemplated by
the act of June II, 1878. This certificate is ap-
plicable only in payment of special improve
ment taxes issued by authority OF the act of
is73. M Legislative 1A''e'n0's approved may ~
The published statement to the effect that
Commissioner Dent has not been able to at
tend TO the duties of his office for three weeks
in all since his appointment, is almost too alb
Surd to need contradiction, but may miSlead
few. The fact is, Commissioner Dent has
missed but three days from his office on ac
count OF illness. aside from the ten days occu-
pied by his recent trip to the west, since his
appointment, and all the rest of the time he
has been unremitting in his attention to his
official duties.
DISTRICT FINANCES.
Inc District Commissioners to-day trans
mitted to Controller A. G. Porter, of the u s.
treasury, a statement Of the District auditor
and controller as to the balance i'm the u S.
treasury to the credit of the District of Co.
!umbia, July l, 1873. and the. receipts of the
District from July l to September 10, 1878,
!. 1878 OF all the various funds to have been
$l6l, l42 g, and receipts from July to Septem-
Der 10, 1878, $2l4. l2S2S.
THE GARBAGE CONTRACTOR EXPLAINS
This morning Mr.. John McCauley, con
tractor for the removal of night soil, dead
animals and other Oifal filed an answer with
the District commissioners to the complaint
OF citizens in Maryland near Broad creek
lts
which has, as they allege, become a nuisance
there. He states, in relation to the complaint
OF Mr. Wm Durr, that he has no just cause
for complaint as he had leased his premises
TO the former contractor, who had used the
same for that purpose. The nuisance com.
piaIned OF by MIR. Durr is located twice the
distance from his residence it formerly was
The former contractor used to unload both
garbage and night soil in the creek for months
at time, whereas he (McCauley) has done so
but few times, while they were preparing
their Wbarves to receive the offal. As for the
thrown overheard. Mr.. McCauley is now
using the premises of Mr.. F. SAWYER MIR.
McCauley states that he has called upon a
number OF the residents of that neighbOrhoOd.
who say that they will make affidavit that no
nuisance has been created and they have no
reason to complain.
BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY
in the office of Lieut.. HOxie for the construc-
ton OF stone apron at the south side of the
culvert at Foundry branch, on the new cut
road, as follows: j. Desmond q Co., rip-rap,
$l75 per cubic yard hydra ulic concrete, 81 81
per cubic yard block paving in cement, $l.74
per square yard; tagging, 2 feet by inches,
"A cents per lineal foot: bolts and nuts, cents
per pound. j.. j. Shipman, for same, IS cents,
$50 $lSO, 81 65, $l5O 80 cents, so and IL cents
b. D. Coyle & Co, 70 cents, $3.50. $500, 60 cents,
25 cents and IL cents. Simon Carmody, 81
cents, $225, $L25, IS cents, IS cents and cents.
made.
"SHORT" MEASURES
MIR. James Small, Sealer OF weights aud
measures, in going his market rounds Satur-
day seized eleven half and quarter peck mea-
suIes, five half and whole peck measures, and
up to the standard. The parties viii be pro.
ceeded against.