Evening star., 1886-11-08
Drawback Certificates.

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DIVISION.
Mr.. VIM. Oscar Roome, chief of the special
assessment division, has IN ade his annual re-
port to the Commissioners for the year ending
June 30, 1885, showing that the total amount
OF drawback certificates found due by revision
OF the special assessments under the acts of
Congress, exclusive OF amount due to unknown
holders OF lien certificates not presented, is
S953.3SO.21; total amount of drawback cer-
tihcates issued, Sa4 Il Goals; amount awaiting
satisfactory evidence OF ownership, S11,115.-
t3; amount OF such drawback certificates re-
deemed In payment OF general taxes, S3.9,.
326 In payment OF special assessments,
S5!S5l4.3l; outstanding, S13,2O6S5; total,
EIGHT PER CENT CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTED
NESS.
Amount outstanding as per report to June
3Oth, 1888, 1922. 400 redeemed in payment of
special assessments as per records OF this Office,
par, $36. 100; redeemed py the commissioners
of the sinking fund per information kindly
furnished from his office, $500; outstanding
accrued interest at per cent per annum from
maturity, estimated as S1SO,OOQ.
oncollected special assessments pledged TO
the redemption OF the per cent certificates of
Indebtedness: Amount outstanding June 80,
1880, as per annual report, S454. .549.72. Coz
lected for account OF OF lien certificate, exclusive
account, no lien certificate issued, $65S &C.
Outstanding, S405, ,50364
interest at the rate OF 10 per cent per annum
upon the lien certificates held by the commits
slOners OF the sinking fund, nor the amounts
charged to the several street railroad compa-
nies which remain unpaid upon the records of
this office.
LIEN CERTIFICATES NOT HELD BY THE COM
MISSIONERs OF THE SINKING FUND.
Amount OF outstanding lien certificates issued
by the late board Of public works and not held
by the commissioners of the sinking fund, for
the redemption of which there are outstanding
special assessments par, S91 .653.72; amount
of outstanding lien certificates. SUBJECT 10 re-
demptiOn i'll drawback certificates upon pres.
entation and demand, par, S3o1.97. Total,
S9I ,95o.69.
The act of Congress approved July 5th, 1884,
In connection with the act approved June 18th.
1873, has enabled this office 10 effect settle.
ment with the holders of these lien certificates
tor the amount of the reduction by revision OF
the assessments, with the exception of the
$3O1.97 above stated, which lien certificates
are held by owners who have not made them
selves known.
The amount of drawback certificates received
for account of the sinking fund and after eX-
animation transmitted to the auditor of The
District of Columbia, in accordance with orders
dated April 17th, 1850, July 1st, 1850, and
March Sth, 1881, during the year was
S17,S ,S9316.
The amount Of lien certificates held by third
parties settled by payment and surrender was
S12.320.1S. interest included.
The report again invites attention to the
amount of unpaid special assessments standing
upon the records OF the office, and recommends
such action by the Commissioners nt the Dis
trict as will secure more stringent legal action
to enforce settlement OF these accounts SO long
In arrears by sale of the delinquent property,
and vestinS in the purchase satisfactory title,
which cannot be done under existing law.
Government Printing Office Changes.
"a FEW REMOVALS FOR CAUSE AND FEW
FURLOUGHS.
A STAR reporter called at the government
printing office to-day to make inquiry In re-
tl,o - L.. rNl.z
information obtained was that there was not
any wholesale discharge. "a few removals
were made for cause,'' the reporter was told,
land some half dozen or SO employees were fur
loughed." 1t was explained that the public
printer had been shown that in the canes of
some of the recently discharged employees there
Was real hardship; that cutting off the employ
ment OF certain persons had subjected them To
Suffering, and Ire endeavOred TO relieve this by
furioughlng a few employees and putting the
asserted that the pay roll still exceeds the
money which the public printer should eXpend,
but he Is striving to keep up with the current
work as best he can.
RANGE OF THE THERMOMErER.-Thef follow
ing We're the readings at the signal office to-day:
3. a. m., 81; Il. M, 81; a. 80; p. H., 81:
maximum. 80: minimum, %.
TESTING THE MACHINERY OF THE CHICAGO
The first test of the engines of the Chicago, the
laSt dLlu ldISeSt VI Tue CTulSeIS 1T hOdCu sup
yard, Chester, was held Saturday. The ma,
chinery ran unusually smooth IOr The first test
and the propeller was moved as fast thirty
six revolutions per minute without much per-
ceptibic tremor on deck. The shipyard people
were much pleased with the behavior OF the
machinery, and the official dock trial will take
place III a few weeks.
VERDICT AGAINST STREET RAILROAD CON-
PANY.-In the case OF John IL. Harmon against
the Washington and Georgetown railroad COM
pany-action for $4,000 damages for injuries
received, as is alleged by pIantiff, in falling
from car at 10Th and Pennsy lvania avenue
the jury to-day i'll the Circuit Court found a
verdict for plaintiff Tor $1,000.
James Jackson has transfer d to Albigence
II. Brown part lots 40 and 80, square 1913, rs
feet by 100, on the north side OF Rhode Island
avenue. between 18th street and Connecticut
avenue. for SIS, 800. Also, u. B. Croft to Eliza
beth McClOskey Cleary, lot "a, square 19O, for
So 900.
Mr.. John II. Wilkerson, inspector Of boilers,
has submitted his annual report of the opera
tions OF his office for the fiscal year ending June
Both, 1886, showing that the number OF boilers
inspected was 273; condemned Tor repairs, 8;
unfit Tor use, 2; new boilers erected, "a;
boilers inspected and owned by District OF
Columbia, 40.
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