Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-25

with the President by the end of the week n
edly sign the first BILL and the courts viii then
| be provided for also that he will almost GER
| taiDly veto the second bill. II Congress then
Sa M the pay of
| session, as the marshals would render service
| and wait for their pay until December next.
6 h OF the OF the
submitted for final approval at the joint meet
| ing to be held this afternoon. The joint caucus
VIII probably be held soon afterwards.
District Government Affairs.
THE RATES OF WATER RENT
have been fixed upon by the District Commls-
soners, governing its future use for both do
nestle and special business purposes. In every
case where business houses or tenements are
charges for domestic purposes according to the
assessed valuation, will be made, aud, In addi-
ton thereto, the special rate as hereafter specI-
be charged at the following rates:~Bar- rooms
and restaurants from SIS to $50 per annun1: bill
liard-rooms, S. to $40; eating houses, IS to s2O
oar6er shops s. 70 s12 public baths = per
boarding and tenement houses viii be Charged
at the rate In accordance with the assessed
value OF same, and In addition thereto 80 cents
per annum for each and every room over and
above the number OF three rooms in said board.
Ing house or tenement; building purposes, for
each GOO brick laid, three cents per thousand,
special rates will be charged for public works;
blick yards, $40 to $50 per annum, according to
production, machinery and horse power extra,
al regular rates; boarding schools and school
each and every COW per annum; depots, loco
motive engines taking water once per
day, SIS; twice per day, $50; the building
bars and refreshment rooms; water closets and
urinals, s. each; dyehouses, s5 to $40 per an
mum! Machinery taking water, extra. Foun-
and viii be charged as follows: 1-ls In inch let
IS Per annum; % inch Jet $40; n inch let 500
inch jet $50; q inch Jet SIS, and / inch JET
SlS0 Fer annum. In case meter is used, there
VIII be charged One-half q cent for each and
every hundred gallons. No fountain will be
permitted on any premises where the water is
lot taken for other purposes and to an extent
from the Jet or fountain be permitted to flow
into premises adjacent to or In the neigh
Dorhood, where 1t may be used for other
amount Of payment forfeited. Florists viii be
charged at the rate Of from S to $40 per annurn,
according to the size OF the premises. Horses,
sum to include for washing carriages. Horses,
hackney and draught.-For each horse Is cents
per annum. Hotels-$1 for each bed or fur
nlshed room; bar, billiard rooms, barber shops,
extra. Laundries.-$5 to $15, according to gea-
eral business; machinery taking water, accord
Ing to rates for stationary engines and boilers.
Livery stables-Each horse, Is cts. per annum
mills, S., machinery extra, according to the
rates for stationary engines; market houses, Is
centS per stall; printing houses, from IS to $40
machinery In same using water Will be Charged
IN addition thereto according to the rates for
stauonary engines stationary engines, s.. so per
horse power; stores. shops, confectionerles,
warehouses and mills S. to $40 per annum:
steamboats,, according to tonnage, so tons and
under $25, over so tons $50; street washers,
when parties use same and water is not taken
In house, Will be charged at rates from So to $40
per annum, according to nozzle or tap, and
Immediately before sundown; Street sprinklers
Will be charged at the rate OF one cent for each
Thousand gallons OF water used; slaughter
ho9Ses from s. to s2o according to general
cording to rates Of stationary engines; SWIM
mlng-baths, manufactures, paper mills, or any
other business @ requiring large surplus Of
De charged at the rate OF seven cents for each
thousand gallons Of water used.
THE NEW FIRE ALARM CARDS
contain the locations OF two new boxes, Nos. 80
and 65, the former on truck-house B. on the cor
Ier Of New Hampshire avenue and NJ street,
and the other on Iuck-house A, on North Capl-
tol street, near street northeast. The change
OF location OF Box No. 81 from the corner Of 20th
and N streets to 18th and streets is the only
other alteration made In the boxes as printed
respond are designated after each Dox, as wen
as the reserves, which will, in future, turn out
regular been Fer ene
ample, the companies set down to respond to
first alarm struck from box 121, situated at the
Central office on the corner of Az street and
Pennsylvania Pc avenue, are Nos 2, and 6, while
on second alarm Nos. l and would come
The special alarm OF eight strokes is not dis.
caIded, but Will be used In case the chief wishes
to increase his force at fire beyond the reserve
Dut not to call general alarm. Truck re.
sp0ndS 10 all alarms struck east OF 18th street.
except boxes 26, 81, 2S and 2l2, and to box 431''
east OF that. Truck Will go to fires west 81
18th street, with the above exceptions.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ROBBERY.
The New York Tribune of yesterday has the
following: George Corson, arrested on suspi-
cion of completely In the robbery of the safe OF
the paymaster OF the Government Printing
Office In Washington. was taken before U. S.
commissioner Deuel. yesterday for examination.
John Larcombe the paymaster, testified that
on January he drew S., 900 from the Treas
ury for wages. He paid it all out except about
$40 600, which he placed In the safe In his Office
While he was absent from the room the money
was stolen. Two weeks before the robbery
man asked him when he intended to pay Off
the employees, as he had some claims which he
wished to collect. He had since recognized
James Burns as the man who had visited him.
The examination Will be continued to-day.
James Burns, who has been In the Tombs for
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