Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-23
District Government Affairs.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE on THE LIoUcR CUES

TON.
Major Dye stated to a STAR reporter to
day that the published statement TO the effect
that he had consulted Health Officer Townsend
with reference TO joining forces with him upon
temperance matters is untrue, but it is undoubt-
eddy true that most OF the liquor Is adulterated
and does ten times more harm than il other
wise would If pure, and he also thinks the tenn
perance people are right In the advocacy OF
high license.
THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
The districts to which the recently appointed
assessors have been assigned are the Same as
those designated by the Commissioners for the
general assessment of three years ago. Their
limits with the name of the assistant assessor
in each are as follows: No. All that por-
ton of the District of Columbia east of the
Eastern Branch and east Of the Potomac river
south Of the mouth of the Eastern Branch S. N.
outside Of the limits of the city of Washingt ton
and between Rock creek and the Eastern
Branch OF the Potomac river, b. d. Carpenter.
No. 3-All that portion Of the District west Of
Rock creek, including Georgetown and Analos-
tan Island, Jos. w. Davis. No. 4-Bounded by
Rock creek, the Potomac river, 10Th street west
and Boundary street, w. j. Wilson. No. o.
Between Boundary street, 18th street west and
the Potomac river, west 18th street, street
6-Between Boundary street. 18th street west,
10th street west and the Potomac river, g. w.
darkness. No. 7-Between Boundary street,
10th street west, 9Th street west and the Poto-
mac river, j. Ii. Bird. No. S-Between Bound
airy street. 9Th street west, the Potomac river,
the Eastern Branch and LIST street west, Samuel
1st street west, the Eastern Branch and LIST
street east, Hawkins Taylor. No. 1O-Between
boundary street, LIST street east. the Eastern
Branch and 9Th street east, c. A. Huntington.
No. l1-Between Boundary, 9Th street east,
the Eastern Branch and 11th street east, w. L.
Bright No. l2-All that portion Of the city Of
Washington east OF 11th street east, w. b.
Moore. The salaries of the assistant assessors
are fixed by an act OF Congress at the rate
of So day for period not exceeding $50 days,
and all assessments and eQualizAtions must be
completed and reported to the commissioners
on or before the first Monday in August The
assessors are required to convene i'm such Office
as may be provided by the Commissioners on
the first Monday in June, preparatory to COM
mencing their work, ana clerk Is provided TO
ceedings.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Commissioners Saturday, relative to the appli-
cation OF keepers of houses OF prostitution Tor
bar licenses. The Commissioners have the mat
VIM. c. Todd in a letter to the Commissioner
hopes that they will urge on Congress the
necessity of action in regard TO imperfect tax
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Charles Nc
Carthy, erect two 2-story dwellings Lingan, be-
tween list and I'd streets northwest; SI,25O. Il.
Buchapan, erect two 3story and baseme mt
dwellings, Q, between Goth and 21st streets
as,orS livery stable between Cd sna Sd
streets southeast; $1,000 Thomas o'Driscoll,
erect a 2-story dwelling and store, 10Th and O
four 2-story dwellings: LIST, between A and b
streets southeast; 1900. J. H. Lewis, erect
eight 2-story and basement dwellings, i've on
Linden and three on boundary streets nor tn
west; SD 900. A. Christie, repair frame, Har-
repair S 6rlef store and axeiins &c. corner SCI
and North North, Carolina sr;a s sysnss sl9G J. Coli
500. Mrs. E. Lease, repair frame dwelling,
1851 9Th street northwest; $500. Mrs. Mary
Connor, repair two frame houses, L, BET ween
Ala and 9th streets southwest; $50. Mrs. c.
Raab, erect nine 2-story dwellings, B, between
18th and 18th streets southeast; $4,000. w. +.
Clayton, erect q three-story brick dwelling. 4th,
between Rhode Island avenue and Boundary
streets; $500.
REAL EsrATH sALEs.-Ann Maria Booth has
sold to Maria g. 0Donnell Tor $4,000 the
property on the west side OF 22d street, between
New Hampshire avenue and NJ street Joseph
w. Barker has sold 70 Louis II. Emmert for
%, 500 the property fronting 29.5 feet on the
east side OF 18th street, between q and II
streets.
RANGE OF THE THERAoMKrER.-The follow
ing were the readings at the signAl once today:
pm. zs.I Asximun. SIC. Minimum, So:
Four nickle plated oil feeders have been
stolen from the Potomac steamboat company
Lieut.. Guy has received hundred loavcs q
bread from some unknown person for the bene-
The annual union OF the LAboring Mems Pro,
Bethel hall. r strsek last evening. Addrsssss
| were delivered BY =. H. Fnssmeu, col JQnn q
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closed with supper.
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