Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-05
The District i'm Congress-.
ANOTHER CALL ON THE COMMISSIONERS FOR IN
FORMATION.

ANOTHER CALL ON THE COMMISSIONERS FOR IN
FORMATION.
In the House to-day MI. De La Matyr, of Indi-
ana, offered resolution, which was referred to
the District committee, calling on the District
Commissioners for the following information:
ments, measured up the streets to obtain proper
and true information in regard to quantities
charged upon said streets to citizens In their re-
spectiye special assessment bills?
I'd. Have you given citizens the proper credits
for work done in front of their property on all
streets where they have done their own work
under permit, either of the board OF public
works or the Commissioners or when the citizen
makes oath that he had verbal permission to do
such work? II not, who obstructs such pay
nentS and credits?
Sd. Have you, in the revision of special asses.
nlents, charged any amount for grading on F, g
and 5th and any other street additional to the
amounts reported to Congress in the Commis-
sioners reports for 1875, 1876 and 1877?
4th: Have you, Or your predecessor, paidcon-
tractors for work on avenues or streets for
sidewalks or any other work that was not
charged up by the grade? II so, have you
or your predecessors charged the citizens. for
credit? II so, what credit should be given to the
eitizens-all or one-third Of such charge?
9th. Have you or your predecessors made a
second charge for grading on the line of any
Improvement, where the original grade was not
disturbed?
9Th. Is citizen allowed for brick and curb
used on street at the same rate paid con-
tractor per foot or square yard?
1th. Have you or your predecessors made any
charge for grading on F street, 5th to 18th
streets, additional to the amount stated In the
report OF Commissioners for 1876? If so, what
is the amount OF such additional charge?
Sth. Have the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road company been charged with the special
assessments on Maryland avenue and intersect-
gress approved, for the change of grade OF said
avenue from 18th street to the Long Bridge.
THE DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE.
A bill was introduced in the House to-day by
Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana, which was referred to
the committee on the judiciary, providing for
the punishment of the crime of rape in the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia with the death penalty.
THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE POLICE FORCE.
The Senate District committee have taken
hold Of the subject of increasing the police
force in earnest, and next week, perhaps, they
will be prepared to report bill for that pur-
pose. The committee addressed the District
commissioners asking how many additional Do
Rs fbat IN hs @eG
be sufficient, and they recommended the repeal
OF the law requiring that appointments on the
police shall be made from men who have been
h0nOrably discharged from the United States
army or navy. The Commissioners are of the
opinion that men who rendered service during
the war are now, as rule. getting too old to
ments from that class. The committee agree in
this view, and will recommend the repeal of the
law. The committee also think that fifty addi-
tional men will sufficiently increase the police,
and they VIII recommend that number. The
members Of the committee have differed some
what in opinion as to what pay should be al
lowed new men, but the indications now are
that they will agree to fix seventy-five dollars
per month. They will not be likely to go above
this sum, as one or two of the members thought
sixty dollars per month enough. but the Com
missioners have said this is too small, and the
committee are disposed to yield to their judg-
ment 1t Is almost certainty that the sum Of
seventy-f1ve dollars per month will be agreed
upon. The committee are anxious to get the
bill through, and the force increased as soon as
possible.