Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-17
The Difficulty Between Water Reg.
iStrar Cox and NIr. Evans.

Inc pnonSned statements OF difficulty be-
tween the water registrar and MI. Thomas
Evans, plumber, on Thursday last in the office
Of the registrar, do not state the causes of this
d1fnculty. The erroneous statement is made
that charges have been preferred by Evans to
the District Commissioners against the water
registrar. MI. Cox states that about two weeks
ago Mr. Evans applied to the collectors Office
to pay water rent bill on a house In which he
was interested, his tenant having failed to nav
the same, and MI. Evans objected to paying the
penalty OF g, stating that the water had not
tender, sent the bill into the water registrars
office to satisfy himself that it was right. it
was returned with the information that the
Wat water nj, had Pee been cut Of and Mr.: F. finally
trct commissioners. Thursday last Mr.. Evans
applied to the collector to pay water rent on
the premises where he resides, and objected to
paving the 81 penalty, on the ground that at the
commencement OF the water rent year he had
Cendered payment OF rent on his premises for
the entire year, which was not accepted by the
cOuectOr at That time, instructions having been
given by the commissioners not to make cpllec.
lions for water rent until arrangements had
neen completed for receiving such rent In two
installments. He therefore claimed that hav-
ing rendered the money for the entire year, he
could not pc held accountable for the cost of
cu9sing on the water On reference to the rec
ords II was aScertained that subsequent to this
tender, Mr.: Evans had accepted the privilege of
paying by 1nstallmentS. and did pay the first
half years installment, but failing to pay the
second one his water was cut Off. He appealed
from the decision of Mr.. Cox, and went to the
District Commissioners, who, after an in
qu1ry into the facts declined to remit
the penalty, taking the ground that they had
no power under the law to do so. 1t appears
that MI. Evans went into Engineer Commits
sioner Twining's Office after the other Commits
s1oners declined to remit, and presented his
case TO Major TWining, who, knowing nothing
OF what had been done, endorsed on Mr.. Evans
tax bill to the effect that If the facts as stated
by MI, Evans were found to be correct, that he
had rendered his money and it had been re-
fused, he should not he held for the penalty
This was presented to the collector and water
registrar. Mr.. Cox asked Mr.. Evans II he mad
stated the action of the other Commissioners
to Major Twining an was told In reply, that
Major 7. knew all about it. To satisfy himself
that this was so Mr.. Cox went up to the majors
room, Mr.. Evans following, and after
being informed of the fact that the
other Commissioners had passed on Mr.
Evans bill and refused to remit, Major
IWfnfng erased his endorsement to the bill, and
1t was In the hallway, after leaving Major IT'S
office, that the words and demonstrators were
made, MIR. Evans shaking his fist In MI. Cox's
face and remarking that II he ever served MIN
that way again he would chastiSe him on sight.
Mr. Cox retorted by saying that he never al
lowed any man to shake his fist in his face. and
was In the act of going for him, when Mr. Il.
faced him and put his hand into a side pocket.
Here MI. Cox picked up Ratchet. and said he
would chop him into mtnce-meat II he ATTEMPT
ed any violence on him. Mr.. Joseph c. Rock.
chief clerk TO the engineer. here rushed between |
the Deiiigerents and separated them. |