The Washington critic., 1888-10-11
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

AOlNttuA ifhNlo AbN NTlihtD Nllt NOnA-
missioncrs calling their attention TO the
fact that there is S63O,t0O of arrears of
taxes on his books, and recommending
that steps be taken TO collect 10 under the
law of March 3, 1877. The District is
compelled TO bid in nearly all of the
property put up at the annual tax sale,
but this does not decrease the amount
Of arrearages, The. law referred TO by
the collector authorizes the Commission
crs to file bills in the District Supreme
Court against the specific property, after
having bought IL at the annual sale, and
against all persons interested in the
property. This course has only been
followed in four cases. when the court,
under this law, appointed a trustee and
ordered the property sold. The pur-
chaser under such sales gets perfectly
good titles.
Count Sala, Charge d'AlTaires Of France,
has been notified, in response to his re-
quest for copy Of the coat of arms of
the District of Columbia to be placed in
the gallery Of the Exposition Building
that the municipal government at the
seat of Government of the United States
has no other official insignia than its COM
mon seal.
Superintendent William A. Gately, of
the Whitney Avenue Union Mission, has
invited the Commissioners attention
to the number of saloons in the vicinity
of the chapel. lie asks them to
give n liberal construction TO the opin-
ion of the Acknowledgement, to the effect
that the Commissioners have absolute
jurisdiction in the issuance of licenses
for such places.
A. II. Shepherd, registered plumber,
has been suspended for connecting
houses 1907, 1909, 1iil Pierce street
with water service without a permit.
A,II,0t...I H., 4.
Bcnnings are asked.
G. L. Cole has been appointed TO sue
cecd Adam Sterile, q draughtsman in the
Water Office, at $1,500.
The property owners and residents in
the vicinity of Seventh street and New
York avenue have pctitioned the Com
mis,iuncrS to remove the animal-drinll-
ing fountain at that point
George Truesdcll has asked the Com
missioncfS to erect a bridge at the in
terSection of Fifth and Il streets north
west TO enable him to complete the grad
ing of II street.
H. G. Coburn and other butter dealers
in the Western Market have called the
Commissioners attention to the Illegal
occupation of butter stall in the West
crn Market by J. Eilier, in defiance of
The Commissioners recent order in the
matter.
Architect Brady, of the Building In
'pcctors Office, has completed plans for
I'M cight-room school building on First
street, between j and G streets south
west. The building will be 71XS5 feet,
two stories high, with a steep slated
roof. The stairways and halls will he
iire-proof, and there will be towers on
each corner of the front
Patrick X. Noonc has been appointed
q private in the fire department, sub
ject to six months probation, to take
effect from the 9Th instant.
Commissioner Whcatlcy took his first
days leave for several months and went
TO Maryland this morning, taking Mrs
Whcatley along. lie will be back to-mor
row
The building regulations have been
changed so as to permit the erection of
Livery stables in alleys. The opinion of
Attorn V Riddle, in the case of Lester
G.. Thompson, has been considered by
to build u livery stable in the alley in
square 207, as reported in yesterdays
Critic. II was found that Col. Lud-
low had changed the building regua-
tions without the knowledge of the Com
missioncrs, prohibiting the erection of
livery stables anywhere in the city with
in so feet of dwelling houses. This would
drive them all into the country. The
regulations were previously to- the ef-
feet that no such stable could be built
on any street or avenue" within fifty
feet of dwelling. Col. Ludlow added
ALLEY" to the law. This has been
stricken out.
School Trustee Cornish has been in
formed by the Commissioners in regard
to his application for Potomac water in
the Loveioy school building that the
distance to run the water is so great and
the funds so low that it cannot be done
this year.
Building permits have been granted
to j. II. Arnold to erect frame dwell.
ings on Pleasant street. Anacostia, to cost
$4,000; w. II. West & Bro. livery stable
in alley between X and and Fourteenth
street and johnson avenue $4,000 VIM.
Siblcy, stable rear'of 1927 l. street,
81 100