Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-27
ri.,rIc, Government Affairs.

The District Commissioners have dec.d I'd tn at
hereafter all fines imposed by the Police Court
for the offehse o. cruelty TO animals may be-
turned oi or to the As5oci zion for Prevention or
cruelty 10 Animals dir CT from the curt ID
Hen Of nayiDg them over TO the District Treas
uler. This Is IN accordance with law.
Collector Cook has received on deposit on
account OF liquor license applications a little
more than so 600, which is about SO per cent OF
the amount estimated from this source such
estimate being based on the collections OF last
Year.
The clerks in the Office OF the District treas
uTer and assessor arr nard al Work making out
the new tax bills. They viii not be ready until
November LIST. and there VIII be five per cent
abatement il the whole tay Is paid durinr the
month of November. This Is an Important
matter TO taxpayers
THE LIQUOR I!CENsg BOARD
yesterday suspended tie following applications
for liquor licenses, for further inform alton:
Bernard A. Mcdonnell: Marco Laurence. p H
Reuter-, Mrs. NJ. Lynn, PhtttD Brodrecht. william
Dietz. Louis Philip Lorenzi SINH. Mary Ban
Margaret Calvin, Levi Woodbury., Eugene FugltG
and Daily & Cunningham.
TAXABLE PROPERTY.
The treasurer and asses or has forwarded to
Tor the taxes. general and special. for the fiscal
year ending 30th June. 1881, showing taxane
real real estate in Washington, s7.256,6lO;
Georgetown, So, 2S2 096: Washington county
$5,414,SI2; making total OF SIS 953 01s the total
tax On which is Sl,3l1 969 "a.
Personal tax for the same year: Washington
5, E,t
ai Dtrary returns. S., 9SS 152; making tGtal foc
this city, 50 513, 167. Georgetown. 1S2 voluntary
returns s335.2G3: 800 arbitrary returns, 1884 $50;
toral, sS10.CS3 County, SIS voluntary returns,
s19O,s51; $50 arbitrary returns SS21,Ol1; total,
$5l1, 1852 for the county, and grand total vaiu-
atiun OF $40, '95,12, the tax On which is $780,
455. IS.
THE WASHINGTON MARKET AND LIQUOR IICY Nsgc.
communication was received by the Di,-
tr1ct Commissioners to-day from NJ. G. Emery,
ESQ.,. president OF the Washington Market COM
fhi fngr tNsk,A ale of
the licensing or relicensing any person to sell
Intoxicating liquors by retail on the 18th and 9th
street squares, opposite TO the market building.
terest of good order in the market and
protection OF the company against un-
necessary expense aud trouble; that drinking
saloons should not exist in localities occupied
during all the hours OF several nights in each
week by large numbers of persons Of all ages
and both sexes; that they increase the difficulty
OF maintaining the good order necessary to The
buyers, many OF whom are women and minors
and that because OF them much additional ex-
rense and trouble OF police is imposed upon the
company The paper was referred to the license
committee.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE BOARD
met at O'Clock to-day, all the members pres
emf, and Mr.. Cox in the chair. Mr. Cox stated
that In order to facilitate business the Colnnis-
s1oners had designated two clerks temporarily
TO examine the books in the assessors ofic3
and ascertain whether Or not the names OF d
majority or property owners are On the applt
cations. This is to save the treasurer and as
SCISSOR the time himself IN looking over tan
books in bis Office. Mr. Dodge viii certify to
the applca tons, after which they Will 90 10 the
heHtenants of police TO see that the requisite
humber OF residents on the streets where the
restaurant is proposed to be located when they
VIII be returned to The license board for action.
This VIII hereafter be the course pursued. The
board then proceeded to the consideration OF
papers filed, among them some protests from
different persons, aud some Withdrawals OF sic
natures. There were nineteen applications filed
To-Day, several Of which were found to be Ia
formal and without the proper signatures
Several were passed On and referred to Mr.
Dodge for endorsement. and others were referred
to the lieutenants OF police.