Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-02

District Government Affairs.
The number Of checks issued by Treasurer
Dodge In repayment Of excessive water rents
up to o'clock TO- day were 5,655, aggregating In
| amount S2s 679.
A note has been received by the District Con-
mtssioners from John A. Russell, clerk OF board
OF supervisors city Of San Francisco, asking for
copy OF the charter Of this city and such mu-
nicipal laws and orders as may be convenient
70 send that board, to aid them in the forma-
ton OF new charter for that city, which has
been authorized.
The number Of drawback certificates issued
by Mr.. Roome, in charge of rev1sions Of special
assessments, up to O'Clock to-day, Is 3,5S2,
aggregating in amount s21s, aso45:
The total amount Of water main taxes col
'lected from June Goth, 1879, to July 10Th, 1879,
| was, together with interest, s217, 1858.
| The monthly report of the inspector of build
| lngs for September shows 164 new buildings
1898.
POLICE ORDERS
- MAJOR Morgan has issued an order restoring
| to their original duty the mounted force, which
for some time has been detached for duty
| through the different precincts. They will
hereafter be on duty from s O'Clock a. NJ to 6
Afother order has been issued that only one
| bootblack be allowed to stand In front of each
hotel at a time The police are Instructed to
| see this order enforced.
THE RKvIsIoNs OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
was commenced about the middle of July last,
and Is probobly not more than half finished.
| Mr.. Nv. o. Roome, with a corps OF expert &C
| countant clerks, and Mr.. Geo. w. Beall, who
has for many months had charge of the collcc-
ton OF special assessment taxes, with bis corps
| during the day and late at night In the revis
ions. the work is first taken up in Mr. Roomes
Office, the streets being taken in the order OF
the original assessments, and all Of the charges
and credits reviewed as well as the measure
ments each kind of work being stated sepa-
rately, so that the owner OF each lot can, when
| he gets his papers, see full itemized account
| OF charges, embracing carriageway, side walks,
| CURLING, gutterlng, sewers, parking, &C, &C.
Here it may be proper to state that the popular
@ade On e the orgna
ments having been erroneous This is not the
case OF all. The original assessments were all
properly made In accordance with the law In
operation at that time: The law authorizing
| these revisions was made because the original
assessments were believed to be excessive, SO
IL me a proper to be given tn them y
obtained by Mr.. Roome as to each piece OF
property, the statements are handed over to
ments with the original assessments from the
books in his Office, and ascertaining the differ
ence makes out the drawback, only however.
In case the full assessment has been paid.
These drawbacks are then handed to Mr..
Roome who issues them to the proper parties
entitled to receive them; and In this part OF
the duty great caution Is necessary, as it is
often the case that more than one claimant
appears. The work Is altogether one OF great
labor, and will require at least two more
months to finish.
THE LAW IN RELATION TO VEHICLES.
Major Morgan yesterday issued a general
order to the police calling attention to the dis
regard of the law requiring carts and wagons
IN motion to keep on the right-hand side Of the
eral street railway functions. The law requires
that they shall keep on the rlght-hand side of
the street, and that a distance OF not less than
ten feet shall be maintained between each and
every cart and wagon.
SPECIAL TAXES AND DRAWBACKS
Mr.. William Dickson, attorney for certain
to the District Commissioners yesterday. repre-
senttng that he is ready to make settlement OF
special taxes standing against his clients-some
s25o, oo0-but stating that as the drawbacks
certificates found due on rev1siOns are not ready
for delivery, he asks that some action be taken
to give them the benefit OF the act approved
June 20, 1879. The commissioners, as In many
similar cases, allowed Mr.. Dickson to deposit
with the collector OF such taxes certified
check covering the amount of taxes, which is to
be held by the collector until such drawback
certificates are issued.
OF INTEREST To NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
For the Information OF those notaries public
who claim the repayment OF their license tax
from 9t me District government for 1879 So it may
them and the District officials If they would
produce their official appointments, together
With the certificate Of the collector, before the
District auditor, and not the treasurer. The
auditor is charged with the duty of refunding
these amounts
BUILDING PERMITS
have ha1s,l been issued by Inspector Entwlse:-Mrs
FREDERICK, construct a brick dwelling on new
cut road, above the fair grounds; 81 800. c. B.
Church, construct an ice house above George
town near the Three Sisters; $4,000: Mary
Church Association of Ascension parish, con-
struct parsonage, q, between 9th and 10th SITS.
NV; $500.
A NEW Trial ASKED FOR STONE WHO KILLED
HIS WIFE.-Io-day, Messrs. A. x. Browne and
Wyatt Stone, convicted on Saturday last of the
murder of his wife of the night of october 5th
last, filed motion for new trial. The grounds
are misbehavior OF the jury, verdict contrary
to evidence and contrary to law; that a new
and material fact has been discovered, and be-
cause OF misdirection Of the court and improper
rulings. There is appended an affidavit OF Thos.
p. Lytte, stating on information and belief thai
the jury was placed in charge OF batlirs aud
sent to the Natonol hotel and there separated
ton going to different part of the city,
several squares of. Messrs. Hughes and Dor
sey were the bailifs in charge Of the jury, and
was on one evening, juror being indlsposed
they obtained permission for II of them to walk
out, Mr.. Hughes remaining with the 1ndlsposed
one.
MARRIED IN MAINE.-Mr. George A. Casswell,
the new 1ntendant and commissioner of the
Washington asylum, was married last night, at
Portland, Me-, to Miss Mary S. bearing, for
merly teacher OF the grammar school In the
Wallach school building. He is expected to re-
turn soon to this city and will enter upon his
new duties at the asylum. During his absence
Mr.. W. Stoutenberg has been acting intendant.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
A. o. Page to P. W. Page, lots 81 and 50. So lis:
$4,000. P. w. Page to II. L. Page, lots 81 and
50, So. 115; $4,000. NJ. c. Perry to Ezekiel
Oliver to Ezekiel Hughes, part IT, Of George
town; 500. District OF Columbia to Harvey
Spauld1ng, lot I, so. 924; s.; lot 10, So. 75 s..
original lott, SO. $751; $4,000. T. Poneet ct al. to
Thos. N. Lanahan. part lots IL and 20, in so. 70;
5000. Isaac B. Webster ct al. to Catharine j.
E. Kendall and Ellen T. Kendall to Sarah C.
johnson, part %, SO. 1885, $135.42. John F. May
to lane C. Hall. nartS of lots % and % 81 Il.