Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-07
District Government Affairs.


Mrs. Briggs had two hours hearing with
Commissioner Dent yesterday on the subject OF
school houses and school trustees.
The number Of drawback certificates issued
assessments, UP to O'Clock to-day, were sss,
aggregating In amount $51 ,07s.14.
In response to the request OF the health officer
the District commissioners have suspended the
operations OF the pound law In the county until
the 18th inst.
The contractor for sweeping the streets and
avenues has been ordered to remove all the
and and 1st and North Capitol streets south
west, to q point on the line of the old canal
near the James Creek canal, which will here
after , be the general dumping ground for manure
A paper signed by number of residents In
the vicinity of 11th and b streets has been laid
before the Commissioners, setting forth that
they DO not consider the asphalt paving works
OF Crawford, Hoffman e. Co., located on the
reservation between 11th and 18th and and c
streets, nuisance, or preJudictal to health or
business men headed by Messrs. Beavans &
Shaw, has also been filed asking for the re-
moval OF these works. Both are before the
engineer department.
EOTARIEs PUBLIC TO PAY NO LICENsE TAX.
The question as to whether the notaries pub
lie appointed by the President are to pay an
annual license tax to the District was submit
TED to the attorney for the District, who states
Misrepresentation OF the law. He says the act
Of the District legislature OF June 10th, 1871,
limits the tax to notaries appointed under that
there is no act within his knowledge which Inn
poses tax on notarfes appointed by the Presi-
o. Gent; Those 80 appointed who have paid tax
Applications were made to-day by several no
taries public for the refunding Of licenses paid
the District as notaries. under the above opin-
ion OF the attorney for the District.
MEDICAL INSPECTORS APPOINTED.
Health Officer T0vVnShond thfa vnornfpp in q
note to the District Commissioners, recon-
mends the adoption OF so much of the regula-
t1ons of the national board OF health as relates
to places free from Infection, having communi-
cation with place dangerously infected with
yellow fever, and those recommended to be
ADOPTED and observed when yellow fever Is re-
in the Gnied and t6e
appointment OF two medical inspectors to assist
IN the execution OF same: He states that ut is
not proposed to O. establish even modified
cumstances would not warrant such action.
The District is not, l think. threatened
as,dpn, at; present. or likely to be invaded BY
make inspections Of trains and boats
arriving with passengers from the south.
and see that no person or thing which might
nave become dangerously infected Is imported
into our midst" he suggests doctors j. f. Har-
tlsan and G. N. Hammett as suitable persons
for position as medical inspectors The Com
missloners have returned the paper to Health
Onlcer ToWnshend, approving the recOmmen-
datf0ns, but adding that there are no funds
available for the payment OF the salaries OF
these inspectors, and that their compensation
should be arranged by the National Board OF
Health.
THE AMOUNT OF WATER RENTS
collected for the month Of July was $39, ,546 SO,
and since the lst OF August $12.42S.72, aggregat-
ing sl,975.55. During the last few days the COL
lections have fallen on materially For the six
months prior or from January |, 1s79 to June
30, 1879, inclusive, the amount collected was
$50,6920S.
DOG TAGS.
The District collector has thus far issued 2, ,3G4
dog tags. which, against 3,O69 issued for the
same number OF days last year, shows O falling
OF In number Of 605. The whole number issued
last year was 5,2s1, the District realizing from
this source OF revenue upwards OF $11 zoo