National Republican., 1883-06-06
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Tuesdays Doing, ut the Columbia Build
inga.

tuesdays Doings Mt the Columbia Buiid-
ings.
The commissioners have notified Herr &
Cissell that they cannot entertain a PROPOSE
ton to exchange property, nor sell, without
authority Of congress.
The commissioners have received note
from Mr.. Bartol, president of the gas COM
pany, in which he states that in accordance
with the verbal understanding between the
commissioners and our Mr.. McIlhenny on
the Saturday previous, this company will
light the street lamps 1900 hours per annum,
after July 1 next, at S22 per lamp; and $500
hours whenever congress restores the price
per lamp to the present rate of $25, which
increased number of hours and price the com
missioners agree to favor; or, falling in that,
they agree TO favor $2i per lamp for 1900
hours service This company agrees to sup
ply gas for private consumption ut $l.75 per
1000 feet, less twenty-five cents per 1000
feet for payment within seven days after the
rendering of the bill, as required by law. AZ
the foregoing rates this company assures the
commissioners that, in its judgment, the net
earnings of the company will not exceed 10
per ccntum per annum upon the capital
stock of S2000,000."
To the above the commissioners reply TO
Mr.. Bartol under date of June 2 rs follows
"Tho commissioners direct me to acknowledge
receipt OIL YOUR communication VI bMbHNg-
ninth ultmo, and TO say that the conditions
named BIB you correspond with their under
stand ng of the arrangement proposed by Mr.
| Mcllhenny on behalf of your company, and
| that they will fulfill what devolves upon
them accordingly"
Building permits were issued yesterday to
! Adam Howald to build one brick dwelling on
! Twelfth street, between NJ and N streets
northwest, to cost s., 800; Mrs. p. II. Haney,
to build three brick dwellings OH Third near
! i street northwest, to cost $1,000.
| The commissioners have notified petition
ers that they cannot improve NJ street be-
| tween Fourth and Seventh streets northwest
until appropriation is made for that purpose,
there being no available appropriation.
Judge Edmonds has returned from the
meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
company, aud was at his desk yesterday.
Deaths reported June 5 Hattie b. Hooker,
scarlet fever Flora 4. Tyler, diarrhga; John
McCook, phthsis; Isaiah $. Washington,
phthisis; Susan A. Boyce, septic fever
genital debility; William Davidson, convul-
sions; John T. w. Bennett, convulsions; AL
fred Cooper, phthisis pulmonalis.
The board of assessors for the several dis
tricts met in the office of the assessor and or
gauizcd themselves into n board of equaliza-
tion, under section of March 8, 1883, and re-
elected Col. Dodge president and q. A. Hall
clerk. The following assistants wei @ present,
and represent the several districts: q. NJ
Golden first district b. ID. Carpenter, Sec
ond Joseph w. Davis, third; +. G. Hackney,
fourth; r. b. Cottrell, fifth; George w. Hark-
ness, sixth John II. Bird, seventh ]. +,
Coldwell, eighth; Hawkins Taylor, ninth
J. +. Beall. tenth; w. J. Purman, eleventh
and w. b. Moore, twelfth These were all
duly sworn before notary public fairly and
impartially to equalize the value of the real
property according to law. The board al
once proceeded to the business of comparing
notes relative to the proper action for the
equalization of the recent assessments A
general discussion followed on the recent
work.