Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-05

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q, The District attorney has given decision
persons having claims OF drawback for special
assessments does not confer on such agents the
Iight to receive the drawback certificates: AS
The right to those certificates has accrued un-
der the acts OF Congress passed since the date
OF the powers, they certainly could not have
been included in the powers conferred.
The Commissioners have approved the appli.
cation OF John q. Gates for liquor license.
The collector CT taxes states that about one.
third OF the water rents have already been
Inspector Entwisle Is preparing plans for the
construction OF workshop for the Industrial
Home School above Georgetown.
in the school houses and reports to the District
Commissioners that all except one are in good
condition. This one Is In the Franklin school
building; The one In the Sumner building also
The Commissioners to-day issued an order
that on all business streets where no interior
works, vaults may be extended to the curb line
Mr.. Columbus Alexander called upon the
District commissioners this morning to ask
that hearing be granted him by attorney as
to the justice of the special assessments against
his property. as he desires to have the matter
stra1ghtened out before paying his taxes. He
clted particularly the assessments on Pennsyl.
vania avenue, between 18th street and ROCK
creek, where he had proof positive of errors. II
not frauds In the fixing of rates on his prop
erty; The Commissioners stated that they
to him, and it is probable that next week q
thorough discussion will be held On the assess
ments and their revisions
COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH.
The District Commissioners have addressed a
communication to j. l.. CaOell, president OF the
national board Of health, acknowledging the
receipt Of the circular issued by the national
BOARD, and In reply state that it will give them
pleasure, to the extent OF the means at their
disposal, to cooperate with that board In the
execution OF the trusts committed to it By
authority OF recent acts OF Congress passed for
the security Of the public health; that they
Dave Instructed the health officer to commuui-
cate freely With the board. and. as far as neces-
District OF Columbia and within the limits OF
APPROPRIATIONS therefor, to adopt its rules and
regulations.
YELLOW FEVER REFUGEgs.
,n me health officer thinks it probable that
there arrives from the infected districts in the
south perhaps daily in this District persons
who, to avoid the trouble OF an official scrutiny,
decline to register at the hotels and keep quiet
nave railroad trains, steamboats, and other We
h1cles CT conveyance for passengers arriving
from the south examined, and If circumstances
warrant TO detain such persons as in the judy
ment OF the officers Is proper to be DONE He
does not think that any system of quarantine
should DE established, as he sees no necessity
Tor It at present. Should the necessity arise he
Will approve it and do all In his power to en-
force it.
THE CONTRACT
Tor dredging the outlet for the B-street sewer
was yesterday awarded to Mr. F. B. Cotton sub
Ject to such notifications as NAV be necessary
On account of money available for expenditllre.
HIS bld was 10 40 cents per cubic yard for ex-
caVatlon ana deposit, In accordance with specl-
hcations for the Tiber sewer and d cents for
The B-street branch. Total s.. 1860
PETITION OF FARMERS AND TRUCKERS
TIE commissioners were to-day In receipt OF
a. note from Mr. John A. Baker enclosing petit
1I.f1Oy Ycfrr
who supply a very large portion of the market
produce TO our citizens. They represent an in
terest fostered by city officials everywhere
p ! ask to be allowed to use the south side of
street from It'll to 18th streets, or as far west
wardly as may be necessary for their business
they proposing to keep the places allotted to
them In Clearly condition. The market com
pany, which derives large revenue from the
rental OF Its stands, should provide the neces-
sary room within its Enclosure for the parking
OF butchers wagons, and should not, they think,
JUDGE OF the petitioners. The petition referred
TO has about one hundred signers
THE DOG WAR;
Pounomaster Einstein is going on With the
good WORK OF capturing. worthless ours. his
Yesterday he had the first slaughter, killing
lofty ny smoothing. 1t Is seldom that a really
0 valuable dog Is killed, but only the common
Is captured 1t is generally kept until the owner
redeems it; and If this is not done, such kinds
are generally sold to any one paying the pound
1eeS-S2. The majority are killed at the expi-
ration OF forty-eight hours after capture. The
owner forfeits all ownership after forty eight
hours.
PROPOSALS FOR STREET WORK
The commissioners have advertised for pro-
pOsals for the improvement of North CapitO'
street from X to Boundary streets, This work
consists of setting of curb, laying OF cutters,
foot walks and gravelled carrtageWay Also
!or the Improvement of NJ street, between New
YORK avenue and LIST street east, same charae-
Ter OF improvements. Also for the improve
ment OF New Hampshire avenue between o
ana i streets, and DumbartOn street. George
toWn, between Congress and Washington
streets, with same character Of work to be
done. ~
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-John w. Shaw,
repair brick, LAG 9th st. NV; $780, B. L
Wheeler, repair brick, 1855 st. NV; $500
Christine Esher, repair frame, 2032 7th st. road,
county; $40. Charles Pomeroy, construct two
tWo-story dwellings. L, between North Capitol
and 1st sts NV; s., 100. Mrs. c. HAlett, repair
frame, 2413 Pa. ave. NV; 500.
Charles Fisher Arraigned in New
York for Forgery.
The New York Tribune Of to-day says