Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-16
District Government Affairs.

The cash receipts for special assessment taxes
yesterday were $13.6S, and S per cent bonds and
coupons, nothing.
A petition, with numerous names attached,
from residents and property holders in the east
ern portion OF the city, was laid before the Dis
trict Commissioners to-day recommending as a
proper site for the union railroad depot, Poplar
Hill, at the intersection of 18th street and Vir-
ginfa avenue east, where, they state, is plenty
OF room for both passenger and freight depots.
WANT TO BE FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
The new applications for the position of fire
commissioners are from Thomas c. Quantrill,
w. G. Duckett, Mormon BestOr and William
Boron. Messrs. Fenwick, Allen and Barker, a
delegation from South Washington, called at
the District Commissioners office to-day to
advocate the appointment of Dr.. C.. P. Culver.
OF that section of the city, as proper person to
fill one OF the vacancies on the fire board. They
left with the Commissioners petition Of citf-
zens of South Washington, asking for his ap-
poll .ment.
NORTH STREET LOTS.
The District Commissioners have sent to the
House District committee communication
from the District treasurer in relation to House
bill No. $50, now under consideration by the
committee. The treasurer recommends that
this bill be amended so as to embrace in its
scope the land in front Of lots on north side OF
B street, reclaimed by filling the canal along
the line of that street from 9th to 18th streets.
lie states that this slip of land belongs to the
United States, but as the lot owners are entitled
to frontage on B street it is not available for
any other purpose than street parking, or for
an open market space; and, as this part or B
street is becoming valuable for business DUR
poses, the Commissioners state that the sug-
geStion of the treasurer demands consideration.
GOVERNMENT LOTS IN THE DISTRICT.
The District Commissioners have. received
from the chairman Of the House District Com,
mfttee communication from Lieut.. Col Casey,
engineer in charge OF public. buildings and
grounds referred to the committee, relating to
House bills 2, 500, $780, and SOC, under consider
alton In Congress providing for the sale OF some
vacant lots Of ground In this city, belonging to
the United States, for the benefit Of the public
schools Of the District Col Casey's communi-
cation states that some twenty, and probably
greater number of lots OF ground, IN tne num-
bered squares of this city, still belong 70 the
United States. The lots lie In some cases sing
cases In larger groups. He further states that
In his Judgment it would not be 1udfclouS TO-
give ali the lots belonging to the United States
to the District government, but rather donate
they should be so required, because there are,
and may be, many purposes for which those
spots would be needed by the United States In
emergencies, at which times it would, In all
probability, be tmpracticable to diSposSeSs the :
tenants the District government may put upon
vacated by the general government, he states
that as far as the service Of public grounds In .
this District is concerned, there are no objee-s
tions to the provisions OF the bill making ther
grant Of this ground; that 1t is believed, how
ever, that the magazines are used for the StnEs.
age Of powder by the government and it is sug-
gested that the bill be referred to the Navy de-
partmenI, having custody OF the magazines
UChang How, late Chinese ambassador to.
broken out In Pektn.
USlx young women, armed with shotguns.
recently accompanied as many young men on q
rabbit hunt fn Georgia No one was hurt