Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-29
District Government Affairs.

MT. w. .. Roome. In charge OF revsiOns OF
Special asses stnenTS, to day posted uD q notice
throughout the District buildings that .iAii
speciat assessments upon which lien certificat ca
nave been issued are revised. All tenders Of
pay nltnt heretofore made On account OF such
assessments Ilust be made good before January
Isl, 1851, as after said date no such tender viii
be ecognized by this Office.
commissioner CaswelI. OF the VOL khOuse Will
put gang OF labOrers on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 10 morrow morning 10 clear the crossings
between the Capitol and Presidents house.
THE LIVERY STABLE MEMS GRIEVANCES
fhiS morning, MeSSrs. j. Leayett Smith John
Nanstsll and Allison Nailor officers OF the liv-
eIymen6 association, called upon the District
commissioners ard laid before them the resolli-
meeting. relative 10 the unjust, and, al they be.
lleVe Illegal taxation or their business. The
commissioners stated that they thought it was
Unfair 10 charge them with personal and
llcenSe tax and the specific tax on carriages.
&c, ana they ttbe commissioners were wilIlng
10 90 all In their power 10 make Ii easy for the
nvtIy men, but there We're some things they
cJud not do. The delegation asked that IL on
LOOKING over the resolution they could see that
The trouble was about the arbitrary assess.
nenls they Ohe Commissioners) could refer
Tie assessments back TO the assessors for revi-
sion. The commissioners promised to look int
the matter and do what they can.
TEE MUTUAL UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
has applied to the District Commissioners for
permission to erect q line OF telegraph poles
and wires within the District OF Columbia
neglnnlrg on the northeast boundary line of
tht Dlotrlct. Oh the ROAD Known as Riggs road:
thence TO It's junction with the Rock Creek
church road: thence along Rock Greek Church
road Passing Rock Creek Church and the
soldiers Home to the 7th street road; thence
south along said road to Boundary street and
continuing south along 7th street on the west
side 10 the southeast corner OF Mount Vernon
square; thence along the north side OF the
Street bounding Mount Vernon square on the
south to the west side of 9th street: thence
along west side OF 9Th TO south side OF etreet:
thence along south OF l street 10 New York
avenue; thence along north side of said avenue
10 point ON same at. or near 14th street, and
crossing said avenue into the Office OF the
company at l4lS New York avenue, The sub
Jet has been referred 10 the Engineer Commits.
S1Oner.
MARSH HAY IN STREET CARS.
heajth Officer TOwnshend sent a letter to the
Ds'iiCt commissioners to-day as follows:-
lettering TO letter Of Senator George F. Ej-
mnno5 (No. I0,G49, Commissioners Oifice) OF
z2d inst, complaining OF all offensive and SUP.
posed 0eiettTiOus material used On floors of the
cars OF The Washington and Georgetown street
railway, Lave the honor to state that / ave
mace thorough Investigation of the subject.
not alone as TO ears On the line named, but on
all lilies in the District. The material COM
aimed CT Is IA fine hbered hay or grass obtained
from the Atlantic coast" After stating
the results or the analysis by the Dis.
tflCt chemist, he concludes as follows =
- bis material found only in the cars OF the
WaSi 11gion and Georgetown railroad COMPANY
the rthe' using t1thhr prairie hay or long straw
! r q -hfE If Ing nyself that he complaint was a
tTOm IL, l notified the COMPANY to discOn,Inne
which a fy,f.o -