National Republican., 1883-07-14
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Trsnsnctions at the Various Dis
trict Offices Yesterday.

trict Offices Yesterday.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
James f. Bradley to build one brick dwell
ing on New Hampshire avenue, between L
and NJ streets, to cost $4,000; Chas. Nordoff, to
build one brick dwelling on X street, between
Connecticut avenue and Eighteenth street
northwest, to cost $16,O00 Chas. II. Lieber
man. to build two brick stores on Seventh,
between d and Il streets northwest, to cost
5000; A. Sessford, to make repairs at 1406
Sixth street northwest, TO cost Si00.
The commissioners have notified petitioners
that there is no appropriation for changing
cobble stone pavements to asphalt pavements
on III street, between Fifth and Seventh
streets northwest.
Messrs. John f. Herrell g. Co. have COM
planned of the track used as a siding by the
Baltimore and Potomac Railway company at
the South Capitol street crossing.
James II. DIarr has asked that tho sewer on
the west side of Thirteenth street, between
and streets northwest, bo extended to
square 23S.
Residents have petitioned the commission
ers to repair the bridge on Queens Chapel
road, between Brightwood and Bunker Hill
woods.
The commissioners in their estimates for
next year will pay special attention to, street
improvements 80
ne DOuIu Ol dSSeSSOTS aPTeeu ySSJeTuuy 10
reduce the assessment of lots 49, ID. Is, and
16, square 693 from 10 cents to IL cents per
foot, and the improvements on lot 10 from
5000 to $500. The lots in square $50 were
increased from 90, 70 and as cents to So S5,
and 80 cents. One hundred and eighteen
appeals have been heard up to date, and
majority of them disallowed.
Gen. L. Whitaker and Others through their
attorneys, Crittenden and Mackey, have writ
ten a long unication to the COMMITS
sioners in reference to the special assessment
of property for improvements made by the
late board of public works when the property
has not been, as they contend, specially ben
Gifted by the improvement. They insist that
these assessments are erroneous, and that it is
the duty of the commissioners, under the act
of congress, to revise and correct them by
issuing drawback certificates to the amount
Of the assessment where it has already been
paid, or to cancel the assessments where they
remain unpaid. Numerous authorities are
cited in support of their position, and letter
of the attorney of the district taking an op-
posite view of the law is rather sharply criti-
csed, and the hope is expressed that the COM
missioners will see their way clear to do justice
in the promises.
Deaths reported July 13.-Minerva Will
Jams, senile debility; Ada Lee, cholera infan-
tum; John McClain convulsions; Michael
NJ. Kieney, cholera infantum Michael Par
kerson, kicked in abdomen by q mule; George
Carroll, typhoid fever; Martha J. Jackson
diarrhea; Capt David w. Wallngford, tub
erculoss; Frederick II. Hill, marasmus;
Nelly Blunt, heart disease; Hester CRANKY,
intermittent fever; Fannie Bolden, senile
gangrene; Lizzie Barnes, diarrhea; Mary
Mcmahon, inanition; infant of Sophia Cole,
neglect at birth; Sarah Brown, phthisis pull
monalis; infant of Ii. L. and Florence Arm
strong diahrrhea.
OwENToN, KY.-Rev. j. w. Waldrop
says: Browns Iron Bitters greatly relieved
me of general debility and indigestion.n