Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-06
District Governmeu, A,f.,r,.

The number Of certificates OF drawbacks
,ssueo oy MI. Roome. clerk In charge OF revls-
DAY were SOB, asgregattny In amount $46, 294.33.
OF INTEREST TO TAXPAYERS.
District Treasurer R. P. Dodge, In commu-
nication to the Commissioners, asks the opinion
OF the attorney whether one-haf OF this years
taxes can be received with six per cent. inter-
est from December 1, 1873, or with the monthly
penalty attached, both halves being advertised.
states that he holds that to the extent
that the taxpayer pays his taxes within
the time prescribed. he is entitled to the benefit
of the law whether he pays the whole tax as
sessed upon given piece OF property or not:
that all taxes or money on account OF taxes.
offered offered IN ps payment even in part payment,
the benefit OF the act should be thereby Sc
cured by the taxpayer.
PETITION AGAINST AN ALLHGHD Nu1sANcr
A petition containing some so signatures Of
property holders and residents In the neighbour
hood OF b and d and 1st aud South Capitol
streets southwest, was laid before the District
commissioners this morning, asking that the
street sweepings by the contractors for sWeen.
Ing the streets, on an open space of the locality
named DE aoated, and that these contractors
there It IS represented that this is vast BED
OF compost formed by the street sweeninps
1ntermngled with all kinds of filth dead anil
als, &C., Wnlcn Is deposited there and sold to
farmers and manure SPECTATORS, and that it is
fruitful local cause of malarial and low fevers.
me commissioners promised that it should be
abated.
Mr.. CLAGETT's OFFER,
In note to the District Commissioners, dated
Yesterday, MT. VIM. Fl. Clagett Says Should
any legal difficulty arise to prevent the District
from getting new road through the lands of
Mr. A. Kramer for the purpose of building the
Outlet 10 the Boundary street sewer, am pro-
pared to renew my offer to allow the 1iyht to
construct the sewer through my lands, and fur
route, If 1t Is not too late to change the sewer
the compensation for said privilege and the
opening OF street on portion Of the route to
myself. have informed the engineer depart
ment to-day OF the renewal of my offer.'
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiStle:-Chas Baum,
u and E SITS. NV; $4,000. r. A. Scaggs, build
frame shed, 7O4 9th st. NV; s25. L. r. Follans-
pee, construct three two-story brick dwellings,,
aiie 1e' cons3rot ana sts NV $500 Lewis
street, Howardtown, county; $780,
ELECTION OF OrFIcERs.-At meet,nc of the
general assembly OF the Mutual TEMPERANCE
endowment Association held last evening. the
TIHewing officers were elected: - President
1aaEe ): z: Mills; vice president, N j. He'll
ID. Seaman; medical referee, Dr. j. E. Brackett:
trustees, Or. D. s. Lamb, l.. r. Trenoly, VIM.
Iyndeli, Or. j. A. Harrington and D. N. Bur
doWment plan, with temperance as basis.
and Its members are pledged to the payment of
$4,000 to the beneficiary OF deceased members
THE SILVER WEDDING OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Roberts, 1875 New York avenue, was celebrated
az their residence, last evening. Many of their
friends were present. and the worthy couple
received numerous presents. A feature of the
occasion was the baptism of the little grandson
OF MI. and Mrs. r., the only child of their
oioesI daughter, Mrs. Abernethy, who is here
from Illinois on visit to her parents
FOR CAMP MEETIEG.-Mr. f. X. Ward the
alryman, with his usual enterprise has sent to
washington Grove camp meeting model dairy
wagon with patent refrigerator, and will supply
tne camp daily with fresh milk, butter ana
butter milk from his Alderney dairy.
The DISTRICT JUDGEs.-Judge James Is re
polteG as mucn better today, and will be able
Il he has no relapse to attend to business on
saturday. Judge Hagner arrived this af-
.ernoon and was at the City Hall to make a
few orders.