Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27
District Government Affairs.

SPECIAL POLICEMEN APPoINTRD.
The following have been appointed special
police officers for duty in the Treasury depart
ment, they being honorably- discharged soldiers
employed as watchmen In said Department..
F. Mollere and A: W: Ross, for one year; T. M.
Carpenter, E. w. Ltbbey and j. B. Simmons. for
six months. Wilson Notion and John Lewis
were also appointed for special police duty at
the 9Th Baptist church. on Vermont avenue.
THE B. AND O RAILROAD TAX.
The taxes levied against the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad have not been paid since 1S54-the
company having contended that it was exempt
under its charter. Fur seventeen years the
authorities apparently acquiesced in this ruling.
In 1874, under the advice OF the attorney, the
District again asserted its right to taxation.
M S case e Is now ID sne a. s. Court
for another year. The bulk of the assessment
Is upon their rolling stock track, &C., and the
assessors have been carelss in making their re-
turns, under the belief that as the taxes had not
been paid for SO long time, it would be useless
to make any change. and so these large assess
ments have been continued on the books, and
no appeals have been taken by the company
from year to year. The company, DOW willing
to compromise, are disposed to settle as II they
had made an annual appeal and obtained an
tage Of the six per cent interest law Of october
1st, 1879.
SCHOOL STREET TO BE PAVED.
Dr. E. NJ. Chaplin, superintendent of repairs,
in a note to the Commissioners respecting the
condition of School street, South Washington,
states that the length Of the street is 563 feet by
width OF 80 feet, making an area of q O64 square
yards which to pave with cObble stone, at 80
inch gutter is laid on each side the estimated
cost would be $1S4.32 In a note Of Mr.. E. B.
Townsend. superintendent of property, to Chief
Engineer, he invites his attention to the condt
ton OF this street, which runs in the rear of the
Jefferson school building and fire engine house
No. 4, and recommends that it be paved with
eobble stone, OF stone block pavement. It Is in
public annoyance. 1t. F. V. Green In charge OF
street pavements. states that this street Is al
most impossible in winter, and being much
used by the various branches Of the District
government, he recommends that it be paved
with cobble stone, which recommendation was
approved by the Commissioners to-day.
THE SECOND (COLoRED) BAPTIST CHURCH
TRoUBIE.-Yesterday in the Court in General
Tenn, the case of Fitzhugh, ct al, against Gas
kins, ct al, was decided, the decree of the
Equity Court dismissing the bill being affirmed.
The suit was brought in 1876 to restrain Cas-
ktns from acting as pastor or the other defend
ants from claiming title to the church property
as trustees, on the ground that Gaskins had
bad character and disreputabie antecedents.
was rot a regular ordained minister, had az
denied the charges, and on the restraining order
which had been granted forbidding the defend
ants to exercise their functions having been
dissolved, they broke into the church by force,
changing the locks, and excluding the other
portion Of the congregation therefom, ard re-
tanned forcible possession. A commission was
subsequently dppOluUeu W COuQuCU an eleCLOQ,
and on April 10Th 270 ballots were cast all for
John ?. Rawls, Abraham Rawls, Lafayette JET
fries, James B. Brown and James T. Anderson
as trustees. On September 9, 1879, a final decree
was passed, reciting this election and decreeing
that the compartments convey the property to
them, upon the trusts set out in the original
deed. The decree also provided that If the con-
plainants should neglect to make such convey
ance within ten days then j. j. Darlington was
appointed trustee to execute said deed. The
decree recited that the compliments had re-
ceived $3.50 belonging to the church, directs
them to pay it, with the costs OF suit, to the
new trustees, and provides that the defendants
may have execution therefor as at law.
TIE MAN WITH A LONG Enthusiastically
afternoon Officer Fowler while walking up %
street, between and streets southeast, saw
man rush from the sidewalk with q long knife
in his hand toward the wagon of the Providence
Hospital, which was passing at the time. The
man Immediately stopped the wagon and
desperate struggle ensued between himself and
the driver. The officer arrived on the spot in
time to prevent the man with the knife from
inf1icting an injury on the driver or Sister Beat
rice, who was in the wagon at the time He
was taken to the sth precinct station-house,
where he gave the name of Thomas Rooney.
In the Police Court this morning he was charged
with assault1ng James Nelson, the driver of the
wagon. Sister Beatrice testified to the assault
and also stated that Rooney has been an inmate
OF the hospital and while there he was not con-
sideTed entirely sane. He was committed to
jail for 80 days in default of 5000 bonds to keep