National Republican., 1883-05-02
THE COMMISSIONERS
Current transactions ot the Various Dis.
triot Offices.


Building permits were issued yesterday to
George w. Uttermehle to make repairs at 419
Ninth street northwest, to cost $500; Theo.
Sheckles to build two brick dwellings on o
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
northwest, to cost $1,000; Michael Nolan, to
build one brick dwelling on l. street, between
Four-and-a-half and Sixth streets northwest,
to cost Si00; J. B. Morley, to build two brick
dwellings at 3106-09 Dunbarton avenue,
Georgetown, to cost $1,000; Duvall & Mari,
to build four brick dwellings on Thirteenth
street, between S and T streets northwest, to
cost $4,000
The commissioners have notified Messrs.
John Starr and others that IL will not be adj
vantageous to the district to provide them
with material to pave and grade Thirteenth
street, between ID and Il streets, and on tho
south side of ID street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets southeast.
The commissioners have notified q number
of persons who protested against the erection
of q blacksmths shop on Massachusetts, ave-
nue., between Sixth and Seventh streets north
west, that the party building the shop has
complied with the law.
The commissioners have replied to J. W.
Easily that they cannot bear tho expense of
laying sewer 24i feet in length in front of
public property on B street, between Sixth
and Seventh northeast.
The commissioners have notified Thomas j.
Fisher that to open an alley way through
land the parties must give clear title.
Messrs. A. j.. Barber & Co. have been noti-
fled that their request for permission TO mako
connection with tho water main running
from the standpipe cannot be complied with
as the standpipe cannot supply its present
area.
The total receipts in collectors office, Dis
trict of Columbia, for month ending April 80,
1883, aggregated $60014.96, of which amount
S2l ,460.07 was on account of real estate tax
for year ending June 30, 1888; $695.47 was on
account Of personal tax for year ending June
3d. 1888; $15,944.0i on account of arrears of
real estate tax; $51 on account of arrears of
personal tax $3,45922, water; $19125.06
on account Of licenses; $3,608.65, court fines ;
STATE, market house receipts; 374.60, sales
of fish wharves; 81 300 sales of engine house.
The balance ($1,62l93) Of the amount re-
ceived was on account Of miscellaneous items.
Judge Cuppy made an argument before the
commissioners yesterday on the subject Of
letting of contracts for the night soil and
garbage collection for the next fiscal year.
A comparative statement OF the receipts
from licenses during the month ending Mon
day and those of the same month in 1882
show that $40 1880 was collected last month,
while only $17,372.S5 was collected in April,
1882. Two of the classes Of license taxes re-
coived in April are produce dealers at large
and in the markets. From the former class
$l,2l5 was collected in April, 1882, and So, ,220
during last month. In the latter class $262
was collected in April, 1882, and 81 s25 during
last month. From peddlers the amount was
the same both years. and from the commercial
agents $1,000 less was collected this year.
The detective corps has been completed by
the appointment Of Henry Raft The full
corps now consists of Officers Edelin,, Raft,
Carter, Mattingly, Black, and Cox.