Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-15
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
PAY OF THE ASSESSORS,

PAY OF THE ASSESSORS.
The Commissioners have submitted to Con-
troller Durham for interpre tation the act regu-
lating assessments. If the work done by the
assessors is of such magnitude as to require
them to work every day during the time fixed
by law Sundays and holidays included), will
they not be entitled to pay for every day. is a
question to be settled.
THE TENLEYTowN RAILROAD
Gen. Drum, the president of the Georgetown
and TenleytOwn railroad in letter to the Com
mlssloners to-day requests permission to cross
the junction of the turnpike and Woodley Lane
road diagonally from the southeast to the north
west. The company has obtained the right of
way from owners of lands the east side of
the Tenleytown turnpike, from Georgetown to
the Noodley Lane road, and on the west side of
said turnpike, from the Woodley Lane road TO
Tenleytown.
CoLoRED SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Mr.. James II. Smith. attorney for Charlotte
Stewart. has written to the Commissioners
calling their attention TO the fact that colored
school teachers have been appointed who were
not graduates of the Normal school, He ques-
tons the justice of this course, and states that
his client, graduate of the Normal school,
should have precedence over outside persons.
The matter has been referred to Superintend-
ent Cook, of the colored school.
SALE OF LIQUOR IN LEXINGTON.
Relative TO Mr.. Truesdell's request that per-
mits for the erection of buildings for business
be refused, the Commissioners reply that thew
ARE advised by their attorney that persons
who bring themselves within the law and build
ing regulations can compel the issuance of per-
mits for erection of buildings there, except SO
far Won restrain such action by the en-
fOrcement of the covenants in your deeds
With reference to the sale of liquor, the Com
mlssloners under the fifth section of this bill to
regulate the issue of liquor licenses may refuse
to issue such licenses in cases where it shall
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applied for Is In neighborhood occupied
largely by private residences or where there
are in the opinion of the Commissioners more
! such places than the accommodation of the
public warrants, and may reserve the right TO
limit the number of saloons in any locality,
and they and their successors will very proba-
bly, exercise their authority in the premises in
such way that no prejudice to the interests of
the locality will result"
SUBDIVISION COMPLYING WITH LAW
The first plot of a subdivision to reach the
surveyor for record under the new law is that
Of West Brookland, on the Bunker Hill road
near the Ivy City race track. 1t has had the
approval of the District Commissioners and the
lines for the streets and avenues were furnished
by the engineer department Two avenues run
through the subdivision; one is Rhode Island
| avenue extended and the other is a new
avenue to be called Montana avenue. AT
their intersection a circle is provided
which will be called Dahlgren circle. The
streets are run north and south and east and
west, in accordance with the general plan of
the city, and are of uniform width of so feet
Other subdivisions have been made and APP
proved as they comply with the regulations,
but have not been offered for record
MISCELLANEOUS.
The contract for furnishing the summer uni
forms Of the police force has been awarded to
Messrs. Strasburger & Son, lll2 street
Superintendent Carter has given orders pro-
hibiting the parking of cars on Virginia avenue,
between 9th and 9TH streets southwest