Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-14
District Governmen. assa,r..

Onlcer James, at police headquarters, had
registered the names Of 800 persons to-day at
o'clock for work on the old canal.
Jeremiah Sullivan, in note to the Commits
sioneTs, asks that his rejected application for
opened and that his license be granted.
Attorney Riddle, in note the District Ar,
missioners in relation to communicable .. osi,
Health ofhcer Townshend respecting n ,s ron
on property belonging TO nonr reside dssanteS
that he has examined the subectw as, states
can can ilnd no method prescribed by Jaw MI by When
it is an omission that ought to r.Hapllsneu thae
Mr. Robert Dodge trea MR. Of Te the District
IN Two @aps oe o the m f F6a q shngon
Boston. They are be- eha ana lue o Sat IF If
hunG mn in the has had them framed and
sioners. they a. aee 6 the District Gam hGds,
high degree pSsn %el In fSe ar. Of
ing at r that p rod. 'ie'''0n III '"' '
Salon, No s. Chase, commissioner Of streets OF
trict CON s., in a communication TO the Dis
mo tho .isgfissioners asks information concern
IN IN M o merits of the asphalt block pavementS
sam ty with the view % OF In tm' roo a Ge
~ Jea)inion OF the commissioners as to whether
Is kind of pavement is suitable for a cold eli
6sate like Massachusetts.
The report OF Collector Cook of tax collections
, for January shows the total amount TO have
been from all sources sS3,94s96. Included in
this is the water rents for half the year, amount
| ing to S31 ,05t.0I, which, under the ordinary
course OF collection, would have been twice as
much.
| CHANGE OF GARBAGE MAN.
The difficulty so long existing in the proper
| execution OF the garbage contract between the
District commissioners and Mr.. John McCauley.
has at last eliminated to-day In the suspension
! OF Contractor McCauley, and through Mr. B. F.
| Leighton, attorney for his bondsmen, turning
| over the contract to Mr.. g. Y. AtLee. represent
| ing the bondsmen, who will carry out its terms
| POLICE CHANGES
| MAJ Morgan. superintendent OF police, has Or
dered that on the LIST proXimo, Lieut.. j. E. Bote-
aP tl,o
mand of the sth precinct who will assume com
mand OF the 4th precinct Acting Lieut.. r. 4.
| and will On the 18th inst report to Lieut.. Aus
| tin. 9Th precinct, for assignment to duty ac-
cording to his rank of sergeant. Acting Ser
| geant Slattery on the reporting of Sergeant
| Arnold will at once report to Lieut.. johnson.
| I'd precinct, for duty.
THE Personal TAN LAW.
| In answer TO a letter from Mr. Robert P
| Dodge, desiring an opinion OF the attorney for
his guidance in the assessment of personal
| property, the certain cases of capital stock of
Incorporated companies, Mr.. Riddle states,
laws we have nothing to do. We are to ascer.
| tain their meaning as well as we can, and en-
Iorce them without reference to consequences
| to individuals or the public interests Those
| matters rest with Congress. Ordinarily, the
amount OF the stock OF the Incorporation ali-
thorized by lis charter is TO be taken as its CAPT
! talStock. Hthere is no way OF determining its
| Vaiue az hand, and The company furnishes no
| evidence as to its value. that amount may b.
. taken as its value also. If the company refuses
| or neglectS 10 make a return the law orders
! f1ty per cent to be added; sec. 10. act of March
| 81, 1871. 10 stat, '99-40a. There is no held for
this on the part of the District. think the
| market value OF stock is the legal value a. which
! III should be assessed. but when a company re
/ fuses 10 make return. | do not think
! the assessor is obliged to 60 shining through
! the market to find out what it is worth
lie may put 1t down at par, and the law adds
| 1ltty per cent. for non-return by the company
! The act directs the capital stock to be taxed
/ reference nf no
! erty in Which it is invested, except real estate
! which Is taxed as land ard deducted The Su-
pfene Court OF the United States has decided
| That capital stock. though made up OF United
states securities, not taxable as such, may be
| taxed as capital even BY q state; some of the
BANKS OF this District, however, do not believe
| this is law, and we have several cases now
| pending to try it over; meantime we shall 60 on
and enforce this 18th section OF the act as law.
| congress and the courts must settle this dis
| pute alike OF law and its policy. The matter OF
| giving notice to property owners OF the duty
! or making returns by public alton, is fOrcibly
| put l see no remedy for it unless the Com
| mlss1oners will take upon the District the ad-
| oltlonal burden OF personal notice which, in he
| result, have no doubt would save moneytl re
| District treasury
BUILDING PERMITS
| issued by Inspector ADMINISTRATIONS DeDa-
| kas repair frame, 1112 18th st. NV: 500 James
Greene, construct lime kiln, Washington ST
| Georgetown; $500 Theodore n Gill, Construct
| TWO tWO-Story brick dwellings ON It'll St eX-
| tended; 5000. George l.. OckStaff, repair frame
SIG Sth ST. ne; S25. Mrs. Mayham reDair brick
al3 pennsylvania avenue NV; $50. Daniel Nc
int1fe, construct brick dwelling, Frederick,
between 9Th and lth SITS. Georgetown; $500.