Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-08

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suf1lcient drainage In the premises OF No. en-
gine company, on Virginia avenue and recon-
mends to the Commissioners that a lateral
nrsncn r,s,p ae sewer Se made, connecting with the
MI. VIM. Morgan, superintendent OF assess
ments and taxes and one clerk, are kent bfsy
IN Lne examination OF the numerical books OF his
ONCE, TO ascertain In whose name property on
which revision OF special assessments "a pend.
Ing, this duty being required In the pfooor
craving OF each ceruncate TO prevent them
ties.
Mr.. j. a. McChesny, OF the county, to dav
laid before the District Commissioners a petL
read, asking that It be improved and piaced IN
proper travelling condition.
The number OF drawback certificates issued
ments, up to aoclock to-day, was SEQ, agFre-
getting fn amount $125. .273 O4.
The number OF checks issued by Mr. Dodge In
O'Clock to-day were 4sso the amount 20 qp rens,a
beihg S21.160.
The new steam fire engine to take the place
OF NO. engine, arrived here this morning from
the manufactures at Seneca Falls, N Y
THE CHANGE OF THE AIMS HOUSE
The superintendent OF property has COM
pleted the inventory OF the property which has
aims house, who has surrendered all but the
lntendants residence and furniture, still occu-
PIED by him for few days. He win make an
annual an ar report up to the time Of his lepying.
presses his own and his wtfe's respect ane grat-
itude to the Commissioners, and bears witness
to the valuable assistance rendered him By Mr..
W. 3. Stoutenburgh, acting intendant, and 6y
Mr. II. C. Addison, the turnkey.
BRlGH7w00D TAXPAYERS CALL ON ru CONNIE.
SIONERs.
This morning large delegation OF property
Messrs. Richard Wallach, B. a. Warner, J. ri.
McChe6Dey, Marshall Brown, Archibald Whit e.
A. 7. Whiting, Abner shoemaker, Paris Fol.
Charles g. Stone, John A. wineoerger, J. B.
Lay, M. G: Emery, George w. Brown, Thomas
Wilson, B. e. Keyser, Henry Heitmiller.
J. E. Noses, Charles Ebel, John A. Prescott, J.
G. Mattock, Theodore N. Gill, H. II. Smith,
John Saul, George Davis, Philip Nay and
to ask OF them such action regarding the special
tax for improving the 7th street road 6 may
to them seem Just aSd proper. Mr.. Richard
Twfning and Mr.. Dent, Commissioner Phelps
being absent. and made brief address, as1ing
that the Commissioners give the delegaf1on
the equity Of the cas- case S jSstied IN ID NJ W Wsrnef
read the action which had been taken C
meeting last THURSDAY night &C Moses hotel
the cemmiffee there appointed Ia and ~ now pres. y.
ent desired to represent that the tn street
road is county road, and that lands bordering
upon 1t are in the main used Tor agricultural
compared with the enormous tax levied upM
them, which, with some, amounts to connSca-
ton, and In all cases causes serious nnAncial
citizens Of and visitors to washington f0r paes-
sure driving, and by the farmers OF Maryland.
Duling the existence OF the old corporation ne
making and and, keeping n repair the ro:da
terror was deemed OF such impo9tAase-
to this city and Georgetown that but Q
small part OF the expense OF mak1ng
contributing under the rules OF the Levy Court
the larger share Of the expense. Then, 100, tAe
assessment per front foot 10 very un1ust ana
been really benentted by the work on The road;
In many cases It has been actually dAmAged o.
change OF grade and the creation OF emhAnk-
5ne pSn o. S
able, as II tends to depreciate the value OF such
lands, parties who are farmers being unwilling
to n9N buy lands where ne there is q risk that Their
making ofimprovements which they do not ask
for, do not want, and cannot pay Tor. Theg
complain Of the harsh acts Of the pse-
have so involved the property along this an0
other roads, and they appeal to the Comm1D-
sioners. The lands bordering upon this rood
taxes than lands In the county which Wor0
quite as well situated, though not on the main
thoroughfore, and proper appropriation q
penses IN the county, and The they "a inf M hs the
pense OF maintaining the main thoroughfsre
leading to the city ought TO be borne In part b
@ all the I'M Inhabitants Of the county who use then
The total assessed value OF real estate IN
the District is 50, ,937 200. The assessed value
OF property In the county Is s6, 10, ,s77, or Ssn
Towards the Improvement and maintainanOe
OF the county roads the county Is entitled to be
credited with several items they named
amounting to 81 ,076, ,269. They respectfully SUB.
NIT that In this statement they show good oHd
legitimate reasons for liberal expenditure @
general District funds upon the 7th street roo0
may be placed ,n snd 90 ss
In conclusion, they state that as the CommiD-
sioners have undoubted power conferred upon
them by Congress for the abrogation OF thlB
oughfares OF similar character have had the
heavy special tax removed from them, they
earnestly ask that the same uscs os done %
Commissioner Twtning said that SO far as he
was concerned he was willing to remit two
thirds OF the tax, under their power to correct
as to their power TO change the method Of
assessing the tax. 1t had not been Agreed %.
but he thought 1t would be. 90 far as he un-
board, 1t was his wish to remit or abroGafe two
Mr. Dent said he had always aegarded this
"a as GS%ny ~ sse
ere were disposed TO reduce the tax. but they
dfnered somewhat as TO the mode OF doing &c.
The delegation. after sonc further informal
discussion, retired.
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Entwisie: Albert Mcintosh.
q brick dwelling N, bet. 9Th and efk
SITS. ne; $500. Joshua Butler, build sho6 ~
9Th st. sw.; $50. Elizabeth DraQpa. ransSr
frame, Barry Farm, county; $50. T.W. RoSerfa
repair frame, Harrison st. Unionfovn. -
Frank Rest, repair brick, Glepwood MAJ. siS0
Ii. E1cksledt repair frame, sos llth 81. NV:
FEVER FfGURES.-DurinQ the Weal en<ss>~
saturday last, there were 4S deaths from vsSioS
ever In Memphis-Ss white and 10 oolorSS
eSterday there were deaths.
MISSING ARTIsT.-0n Saturday niphf (sao,
rolley, the sketcher OF the Cdnadjaa TH~sev~sSS
Sers LETT Rockville for Kingston IA small airfff
u tow or the propeller Persia. At midnighf ~
)oat, containing his umbrella and an Osr ~
llled with water, was found opposite Brncf
lille. "s"Se
ATTENPT TO WRECK TRAIH.-An aftaunnt
vas made on saturday night to wrecS sSS
\ ashlngton express train Dy placing a ffe ~
ne track at Trayner's Station norm ~ wns
nlDgIon, Del The tie was caught bv the 49,
nouve and carried over mile The crin,nslts
Unknown. 'AA>As.AA
young woman was knocked oown ax
,0srvt,e, esx ohio, ana robbed OF her long "a