Evening star., 1883-07-20
Ea.. wa.htnx,on,. Claims.

E.aSs WaA0tnXtOU'o Claims.
THE INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMISSIONERS yEsTEE-
pAT-MR WEST MAINTAINS THAT, AT PRESENT,
THERE Is no DEsCRIMINATIoS AGAINST EAST WASH
ISGTnN-wHY CONVICT LABOR Is NOT EMPLOYED.
&C.
AfteT hr. W. c. Dodge, as spokesman OF the del
o9ation representing the property holders OF Elst
Washington, had finished making his statement
before the District Commissioners yesterday af-
terno0n, as stated In The STAR, Commissioner
West replied at some length. lie referred TO the
fact that the present Commissioners had already
rreTSo ctt tie great grievance OF Elst Washington,
wh'cA VS. thlt If an unequal ,sesSment He re-
II! }i<: i.aiiO. tIHtThe PRESENT Commissioners had
i7t"a'Sei n" supply OF water on Capitol Hill
;, raj IiclLotFS of the delegation assentcd to
tilis,
NJ. West. continuing, said he would not be cate
,h.set as TO what tae board OF public works had
lore II the way of improvement. IL wanted to
cSDoli,r WhGt Was now being lone, and what the
u-e>, Ht commissioner, hai done; and TO show
that LAST Washington iil', received more than its
J34 snare.
r-ir PROPORTION Or IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EAST.
lie called attention to the following statement
Of figures: OIL valuation ot property by assess
ment distr!:ss-th the new assessment viii probably
reduce this amount over ten ner cent. 10Th as
s"5sih2nt distrlci-Tround s2,2A761; imrr0va-
nl~nls, - as:. $50 11lh district-ground,
sl.5S',G%; Improvements. ;l,1S3, 1898 G95,153
12th q atrict--rround, S3S.4yS; improvements,
$40 io0-si zss,5 5as Total v,lno of properly east
0I the Caption, ~ al ,O37. Tie total value OF all
real pro:erty In the District OF Columbia IS s32-
100000. Ta,t portion OF the city east OF the Capt.
to- contains now a little over one-tenth OF the
property. AID IL gets One-52venh h OF the improve
meniS this yf,;r The real proportion that east OF
1T street east or Capitol Hit should get is $1,000
east is included 500 win be expended this year
east o. the Capitol.
The Commissioners, he said, realized the facts
stated by The committee. but they coull not make
any greatly iis?rOportiOnate expenditure there.
MAJOR Lydctker, In reply TO a question, said that
the percentage Of expenditure In ElsJ w .shlnc-
n N a nj iaTi
ana also of the percentage OF aSse SSment.
NJ: West, continuing, repeated that Capitol Hill
d5rEOporttOl, they propose 10 amend the wrongs
done IN the past TO East Washington.
CONVICT LABOR.
In reference 10 the proposition made at the
meeting Wednesday night to employ the repro
bates In the w0rkh0usa Oh the Improvements, Mr..
West referred to the money app, ooriated by Con-
gTeSs 10 give employment TO the pOOr He dill not
see that the Commissioners could, with any pro-
prlcty, take the S.ippd-baciS from the WOrkhOuSe,
and by putting them To work take the bread Olt CT
the mouths OF poor people. The Commissioners
We're endeavorins and intended to do justice TO
every section. II they chose to grant every
'm.nd made upon them they would bankrupt
the District before night.
Mr. Dawson defCuled the plan OF putting the
inmates II the wOrkhOuSe to work grading the
avenues.
Mr.. Eimonds said that they had not the carts
carts We?c being made.
general discussion followed. Mr.. Edrnonds
NJ
pldined that Canirol Hill was raring sumptuously
while they suffered for common comforts. He
asked Wh2t the committee wanted.
member OF the delegation said that they
wanted the Commissioners to remember them In
their next eS tnlateS.
Mr.. Eimonds asked II they were agreed upon
any one thing they wanted done
MI. oyster said that they needed to have the
streets running parallel with East Capitol street
paved and Improved as well as some OF the cross
streets. They wanted money Spent also on sewers
and the water service.
committee should AT some future day submit: to
the Commissioners plan OF such improvements
as they deemed necessary.
THE HARDEST WORKED MEN IN THE CITY.
Nil Eimonds during the discussion said, in
reference to criticisms concerning a "military
government. that If anything was done wrong.
the Comm ssoner5 We're to bllme for 1t, ami not
captains Hcxie and Greene. Those gentlemen, he
sale, lad 10 answer Il thousand foolish questions
day They answered promptly. AMI their
promptnesS might in some cases have been mis-
taken to- in OeEce. Thsre We're not, he said, two
har'ter worked men IN the District than they The
deleg atom withdrew very mulch pleased with their
reception. and the statements made by the Com
Ini5SionerS.
THE PERCENTAGES OF POPULATION. VALUATION AND
IMPROVEMENTS.
Captain Greene has prepared Il tabulated state
ment, showing the percentage of population, area
OF territory, and assessed valuation OF property In
the different sections of the city: This shows that
the nort rthwest, including Georgetown, has Is per
cent Oi the population, the southwest ID per cent,
southeast 13 per cent, ana northeast per ceHt.
The northwest and Georgetown have 4S Fer cent
or The area In acres southwest IS ger cent, SOUTH
east - per cent, norhelSt 16 per cent. Oh the as
sessed valuation OF all property In 1882 the north.
west and Georgetown had IS per cent, southwest
l4per cent, southeast II per cent, northeast per
cent. or th1 assessed valuation OF taxable prop
ery In 1882 the northwest and GeOrl esoWn had SO
per cent, southwest per cent, southeast per
cent, and northeast per cent. or the expendi-
lures for street improvements from 1878 uJ to the
pres nj II nscai year. northwest and Georgetown re-
ceiv@d 90 per centthe southwest per cent SOUTH
east 10 Per Gems. northeast per cent. The t.l-
proVementS now under contract for lSS3-S4 are ap-
p0rtioned IS follows: Northwest, incluling
6eor9etown, So per cent; southwest 16 per clnt,
southeast lO per cent, northeast 16 per cent.