National Republican., 1881-07-23
Currcnt Transactions I'm the various Dis,
trIct Offices.

The Superintendent of Property, in
communication to the Commissioner states that
for some time past horses have been taken from
the public stables and used. without his knowlege
by the foreman Of No, Engine Company. lie
cites two cases In which horses were taken out,
and, after being driven until completely exhausted
were put back In their stalls without being at.
tended TO, and were found the next day 10 he in
capacitated for work QUO OF the horses belonged
TO the police van and the other TO the Assessor.
The foreman claimed 10 bo acting under orders
from the Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department,
and the Commissioners, in referring the communi-
cation to him, ask 10 be informed what authority
he has for using these horses for the Fire Depart.
ment or any other pdrpose
The Commissioners have signed tax lien certIG.
Gates on unpaid assessments for the following
streets Delaware avenue from ! TO X streets
nor'h street north, from Sixth to Fifteenth
streets east First stscOt east from 20 X streets
north ID street NORTH from New Jersey avenue to
Third street east; street north from Third to
Fourth streets east, and y street north, from
Twenty first TO Twenty. fifth streets west.
Building permits have been granted to Senator
Van Wyck, Nebraska, for n thrcc.s,ory brick
dwelling corner OF Eighteenth stree, and Massa.
chuSetts avenue northwest, 10 cost $4,000, W, H.
Par'ello, STORY brick dwelling on street. be.
tween Ninth and Tenth northwest, $500; Martin
Van BuIen, Stanton avenue Hilsda.c, ID. C., two.
btoly iIhlne uWeIllls, ClOO, a. NJ. haHOuse, VOg II
street northeast build woodshcd, 800. and J. NJ
Toy, Sampson street, between Fourteenth and Fiji.
teenth streets northwest, repairs to woodshed SO
The Commissioners have adopted the plumbing
regulations agreed upon bya committee Of prac
tical plumbGS, and they will so into effect the lst
proxino.
Proposals for constructing the high school build
ing have been advertised for, as the plans and
Specifications have been comJle letcd and approved.
The Building will front 200 feet or street and have
depth OF - feet ~ will be thee s,o les and con.
tain twenty eight study and recitation ooms, as
well as n large hail on each fooi The average
height Of the will. be IA feet aud lhe height
oftho building through the centre will be 50 feet A
slate roof will surmuunt the structure and, Hs far
as possible, the new building will be fire proof
Hon, H. :. Neal, OF Ohio, and a member of the
House Committee on the District OF Columbia a
short time ago requested the Commissioners to
furnish him with statement OF the amounts col
iectcd on account oftaScs in the District as lie dc.
sired 10 have the attention Of Congress directed TO
the best and most effective mode OF taxation In
reply the CommIss' have prepared and for.
warded 10 him statement in which the total as.
sessed valuation OF real estate in the District fol
the past fiscal year isshown 10 have been SIS O5307S
tax 81 81 OG93i and personal property tangible
and Intangible Uhe latter relating TO moneys and
credits, Sl0.s957l2; tax, S63 1855 The totu
TeyenIG from. taxes is placed al sl,i75,iO5 02.
A monster peilti0n was received ht the Ueatl
Office yesterday mOnstrating against the cohtinu
Ance Of the asphalt aud concrete works on North
Capitol above X street northwest. There werC
GAG signatures TO The petition which covers clever
feet five and one. hall inches Of legal cap paper
The president of Gon2Nga College, the Sisters o
Ho;re Dame, the CoALiesS Ona Printei, and chicf
of bureau IL tue GOye,nmen. Printing ONCE
medical gentlemen OF the northeastern section
and the principal business men in that secIioI
were among thc sgTeis. The Heath ofhcer hs
already had an inspection Of the works made, An'
promp. action will be taken 10 effect al abatemen
Of the nuiseuCe.
william Morgan Heard from Again.
A correspondent of the Alta California
wri,es that IN 1919 he was detained at Malta sey
eral weeks aud me, there UEIIed States Consu
Winthrop and an English bookseller nNmod Null
Both Of .hem knew William Morgan OF anti, Ma
sonic fhInG Morgan's story TO them was that h
was abducted as known, from Rochester, n. Y
taken across the river and given In the middle o
{, TO another party, two Of whom we've BEusl
sbicers, and pat open q ship bound to the Leyanl
Under AwJrh Ul0m.Se never to return his ~
was spared. He lived Rp,ccGious life in Smyrna
was very poor and lived On the eLaGIies Of IN
Franks. BoTn Mr. Winthrop and Mr.. Muir saw
him die one sunday MOI hing on bench in flOn
OF Turkish cafe. The writer found the cafe AIT
verified the statement Neither Winthrop no
Muir were Masons Hl tLe time, Some years sine
the writer lived in the same hotel with Judg
Gillis one Of the men tried for the addiction, an
who was iamillarly known as the man who kille
Morgan. On relating the above facts 10 him h
replied that 70, all the MAsons did TO him b
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