Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-12
District Government Affairs.

Mr.. w. o. Roome, chief In charge of special
sSSaTas a mas ss 9usa o iea 1 o n 1s
The liquor license board have granted licenses
to James j. Brady, Louisa E. Knabe, and trans
ferred several other licenses.
The total collections in the District collectors
Office for the month Of June was $9i,69i07.
BIDS WERE OPENED
az IL oclocs to-day In the Office OF the District
house In the second precinct on street. between
9Th and 10th streets and Vermont avenue and Boun-
dary streets northwest The bids were as follows /:
); T. Corrtgan, 1889; c. Thomas, s10,750; J. H.
Hewlett, $1,000. Mr.. Thomas will get the job.
TAX ARREARAGEs.
House bill No, 5535, fixing the rate of interest
at per cent upon arrearageS OF taxes due July 1s
1879, and on all special assessments due the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. and which may be paid by
The amount OF arrearages affected by this act, is
S6sl 74a65, OF which s530,71S07 is general taxes,
and s151 .03o So personal tax.
STREET LAMPS AND STEAM RAILROAD COMPANIES.
The District Commissioners have sent to the
president Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
company note enclosing copy OF the act making
appropriations for the District OF Columbia for the
fiscal year ending June 60 1885, and inviting atten-
road companies to provide for lighting the streets
&C.. through which they pass, under the direction
ana control OF the Commissioners The Commits
slonerS state that there "a lamps the line OF
that road, and that two are needed to protect
the crossing at 4th and streets s. e., making 66
lamps which will be chargeable to that company
under the law. The Commissioners explain that
they have contract with the Washington gas
company for cleaning, repairing, lighting, &C., at
will cover the lamps to be paid for by the railroad
CO.; and they state that they will certify the bill
OF the gas company at the end OF each month and
forward It to the railroad company for payment
direct to the gas company. similar note was to-
day sent to the president OF the Baltimore and
this case being q
THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Ihe school board falling to get quorum last
nfights mig nc no m meeting was held The main purpose
some preliminary action towards the erection OF
the three new school buildings authorized by the
their erection The law requires that these build
ngs Shall be under contractby the 1st Of September,
and nothing has yet been done; not even the sites
on which the buildings are to be erected have been
purchased. In view OF these facts, Mr.. Jos l..
Pearson, member OF the building committee OF
to urge that something be done at once looking to
the purchase Of the sites, so that plans can be
made and proposals advertised for their erection
at the earliest possible moment, and he suggested
that if there could be no meeting of the school
board, that the Commissioners authorize the
building committee to take action for securing
proper sites so that the work Can 60 forward and
there be no danger OF lapse OF the appropriation.
The law authorizes the erection OF one twelve
building In the 4th division, and one eight room
building In the 9TH division, the first not to exceed
$4,000, and the two last named not to exceed
$4,000 each in their cost
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: 8. T. G. Morsell,
agent. remodel brick 91S Mcpherson square; 50 OCO
r. D. Rufin, erect two-story private stable 1914
18th street northwest $780, Oliver Cox, erect four
two-stery dwellings 81, between and X streets
northwest; $500. Produce Exchange Company,
erect six threestory brick stOrehouses on site Of
the old Central guard house, Louisiana avenue,
between 9Th and 10th streets; $12, 600. Masonic
Hall Association, make show window in store 907
F street, under the hall; $780, North Baptist
church, 14th street, between and streets north
west, repair church by changing veStibule from
inside to outside and make general repairs; $4G0