Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-08

ANNUAL hEfOhT OF The CHIEF THB
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DIVISION.
The annual report of Mr.. William o. Roome,
chief Of the special assessment division, to the
District Commissioners states that the total
amount of drawback certificates found due by
reason OF special assessments under the act Of
Congress of June Is, 1873, exclusive of amount
due to unknown holders Of lien certificates Is
$94l ,O1S.14; certificates awaiting satisfactory
evidence of ownership, $11,676.52; amount of
drawback certificates redeemed in pay ment Of
general taxes, 1862 ,579.25, and in pay ment of
special assessments, $3.50, 6S1. 2l, leaving the
OF eight per cent certificates of Indebtedness
outstanding, as per report to June 80, 1884,
sessments, $9,250; redeemed by the sinking
fund commissioner, $500; outstanding, 1922
400. To which should be added six per cent
interest per annum from maturity, estimated
as 100000; uncollected special assessments
pledged to the redemption Of the eight per cent
certificates OF Indebtedness, amount outstand-
Ing June 30, 1884, as per annual report, $500,
OIL 80; collected for amount of lien certificates
exclusive Of interest, $50, 992 80; collected for
sn sn ssT
Gates not held by the sinking fund commits
sioner, amount outstanding, SIO4,139.51.
taken by the Commissioners as will secure
more stringent legislation to enforce the settle
ment Of accounts, SO long In arrears, by sale of
chaser Of a satisfactory title, which cannot be
done under the existing law.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES FAIR.-At meeting
Of the National Rifles fair committee last
evening, reports were made from several COM
mittees, indicating most satisfactory progress.
The contract for catering for the fair was
awarded to Mr.. Fred. Freund, and the United
States Electric Light company was empowered
the outside Of the building. Additional dona-
tions were reported from Hertlein & Schlatter,
sSi Side, & Co, and Calhoun, Robbins 4 Co.
Thomas SOmerville Son, Hayward & Hutch
inson, Col. H. Seligson, John l.. Vogt, Hinke &
NJ fe Rs1
Co, Carstadt Mccall & Co., Citizens & Rex
phia; Chas. H. Ross & Go. and John j. Thorn
son, of Baltimore, and the NJ. C. Lilley COM
pany, of Columbus.
THE NATIONAL GUARDS REcEPrroN-The
National Guards Company A, Capt. Beverly
Tucker commanding, win give military re-
nue., between 18th and 18th streets, this even
ing. Before the reception the company will
Engagements Comprises LIST Lieut. Abram Ac-
with, chairman; LIST Sergt. Thos Jones. Sec;
I'd Sergt. Jas. Taylor, treas; Corp. Geo. Rose,
reception committee-2d Lieut.. Jas. Brewer
Corp. Jas. Curtis, Milton Herndon, Corn. Frank
Edmonds, Samuel Thomas and Jefferson War
field.
RUoFFISTowELL.--Mr. Charles n. Ruof, a
WelI-knOWn young business man, was married
on Tuesday evening to Miss Carrie L. Stowell at
the residence Of the brides parents. Rev. DIR.
ID. w. Faunce performed the ceremony. The
happy couple left for the north on their bridal
tour on the 10 o'clock train.
BOAT CLUB MEETINGS-The Potomac and
Columbia boat clubs held regular meetings last
night, but only routine matters were attended
to. AT the meeting OF the Columbia club Mr.
+. A. Mute, the stroke oarsman of the Big Four,
was presented with handsome watch. The
was made by Mr.. VIM. H. Gibson,