Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-26
District Goverumeut Affair."

Ine collections on Wednesday last nv Mr.
SSnn @ r; COOK, District collector, amounted Cd
Building permits issued by Inspector Eut-
wlsle; b T. jackson Co, erect brick plan.
lng mill northeast corner OF and 18th streets
northwest; $4,000.
TAX EXEMPTION OPINION.
Mr. A. q. Riddle, attorney for the District
To-Day returned papers IN sundry cases which
nao been referred 10 him, where money has
oeen paid on taxes on property now claimed as
exempt under the act or the legislative assem-
Oily or June 26. 1873 ''fOr the encouragement Of
manufactures III the District or Columbia. aud
which exempted all property, both real ana
personal which was actually employed within
tne District for manufacturing purposes from
all general taxes for period or ten years pro-
Slded that The property so employed shall not
De less tnan $1,000. he states that 'mOra
vague uncertain and unsatisfactory language
was never used I'm a statute than In thfs de-
ScIiolng the property sought TO be favored.
what shall be deemed a manufactorye What
is manufacturing? Whoever makes a stoye or
cnalr, coat or nall is 10 that extent a
manufacturer. Was IL the intent TO ex-
empt mere handcratts, mere tailors, car
penterS, bTicklayerS? They all make tningS9
III so, under this act every possible
mechanic who is fortunate enough 20 employ
five thousand dollars worth OF property tools
implements and material would hold the SANE
exempt from taNation.' He would not 50 con-
strue this act After citing several OF the papers
In the case and describing the respective In
terestS or each, he cites several analogous cases
where courts have rendered decisions, and closes
10y saying: ITO repay this money would be
without authority OF law, and the Commits
sioners cannot DO It. All property used for
manufacturing purposes Is taxable from June
20, 1874" The giSt OF the whole reasoning IS,
that where taxes have been voluntarily paid
into the District treasury, the Commissioners
have no pow er TO refund them.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE BOARD
on wednesday evening disapproyed the follow
ing applications: Marco Laurenzi, 626 . street
northwest; Herman RuputerS. CSC % street
northwest; j. w. Gibson, 632 street north
west; August Geesecke, 134l . street northwest
and Frank Lohman, 23s 9TH street southeast
VENTILATION or THE P-sTRBET SCHOOL HOUSE,
Building Inspector Entwisle to- -day sent a
reply TO the letter OF Superintendent j. o. Will
son, Of the public schools, In relation 10 the
inSuf1lciency or ventilation or the new school
building now In course OF erection on street,
submitted by the building committee OF the
school board 10 the commissioners, and by the
latter referred 10 the inspector. He states that
the building referred TO is constructed accord
ing TO the paris plan" which was approved
and adopted by the school board. This plan
provides for two ventilaung shafts by feet
inches ip the clear, but these are SO situated
that the only direct ventilation by them could
be from the corridors. In addition TO this man
ner of yentilauing the school rooms by
into the corridors, and from them into
the shafts he .Che Inspeetor) provided
more direct ventilation, by inserting tin fiaes
by - inches into the walls of all the school
rooms, and passed them into the shafts
between the jo:sts. The change was made
prior 10 the approval OF the plans by the bald
ing committee, and is far IN excess OF the VEN
tlation originally proposed. and could still be
further improved by inserting more flues and
registers lie says "the law gives the school
board the right 10 approve all plans for school
buildings, and 10 pursuance thereto a resoIu-
tion was passed by the board July 2l, 1SSo
adopting the Paris plan and authorizing the
building Inspector 10 make such changes az
were found necessary 70 reduce the cost, 20
make Ii coma within the amount appropriated
without disturbing the Dimensions or archi-
tectUral finish. In the reduction which fol-
lowed, the Ventilation was not interfered with
IN the least, but remains as when the plaus
were adopted" IL privileged, he states that he
should have reduced the height OF the snafts
above the roof. Their average height above
the roof is - feet, giving an outside surface to
each shaft OF CSC square feet. which Will become
chilled in cold weather and cause the shafts 10
Ill with cold air, and In great measure pre-
vent the ascending OF the foul air.