The Critic and record., 1891-04-23
FROM THE DISTRICT CAPITOL.
Items of Interest from the Commits
sinnRrs, OIIicn.


NEw SUBURBAN NMAps.-Assessoro of Taxes
Trimble is having plats and maps Of all
subdivisions of land in the District out.
side of Washington and Georgetown pre-
pared for the use Of his office. The maps
will show the subdvided tracts of land by
courses and distances, the areas of the
lots and the squares therein and the di-
mensions of the streets and avenues aud
such other data as may be necessary to
enable the Assessor TO locate and assess
the lands and the improvements on them.
The work of arranging and preparing the
plats is being performed by Mr.. w. ID.
Howell, q well-known engineer, who was
formerly connected with the Engineer
Department of the District
Assessor Trimble says that it will prob
ably take year to complete the maps,
and i is expected that they, will be ready
for the new assessment. The amount APP
propriated for their completion is 5000.
DIR. ROBINSON DIsMIssED.-The COM
plant made against DR.. Robinson yester-
day for securing permit for veterinary
hospital by representing that the stable
was to be used as a private one has re-
suited in the dismissal of DR., Robinson
from his position as veterinary surgeon of
the District. The permit was secured on
March 80, and it was the intention of the
doctor to erect a livery stable and
veterinary hospital on Third street. op.
posite Trinity Church. The trustees of
the church objected to the permit, and
showed that it had been secured from the
Building Inspector by misrepresenta-
ton. DIR. Robinson called upon
Commissioner Douglass this morning
and made vigorous protest against the
order of his dismissal. lie denied the
truth of the assertions made by the
Trinity Church people and Others and
requested that he should be granted a
hearing. DIR. Robinson had long talk
with Colonel Robert and claimed that his
dismissal was caused by parties who
thought that stable would depreciate
the property of Trinity Church.
The arguments presented by DR., Robin
son in his own behalf in his inter-
view with the Engineer Commits
sionor were so forcible that Colonel
Robert decided to withdraw his approval
from the order of dism ssal, and the case
will be Teconsidered by the Commits
sioneIs. Colonel Robert said that he
signed the order very unwillingly last
evening, as he thought that both sides
should be heard before action was
taken.
UNPAID TAX SALEs.-A report of the
recent tax sale from April 7 to April %
has been submitted to the Recorder OF
Deeds by Collector of Taxes Davis.
The report shows in Washington City
| 4t0 lots, with unpaid taxes amount
| ing to S6,540.8i; in Georgetown, 90 lots
taxes S240.10; county, 297 lots, taxes
| Sl,l0700; making total in the District OF
| 7S2 lots and 81, ,s07.S4 unpaid taxes,
PERMITs.-Building permits were ISSUED
| to-day as follows: Robert Proctor, three
story and basement dwelling, 007 G stree
| northwest; cost, $1,000. l.. S. Carpenter
| live two-story and basement dwellings
$50 to G60 Acker street northeast; cost
$1,000. ID. ii. Riggs, private stable, rea
Of 14l0 Eleventh street northwest; cost
$500, Arthur Cowsill, three two.storl
and basement brick dwellings, 630'G3I
street northeast; cost, $4,000
a permit was issued to-day to A. T
| Britton, president of the Loan and Trus
Company, to erect one-story marble
building at liO5 q street northwest, TO b
used as bank. The estimated cost /
$4,000.
RELIEF AesoCIATIoN.--A meeting of tn
clerks of the District Government wa
held yesterday afternoon for the purpos
OF organizing relief association for th
benefit of District employees. DR.. Kin
dali secretary to the Board of Commis
siOnCIs, was elected chairman and tn
following committee were named TO eX
anime the systems OF other organiza
tiOns; Alexander Mckenzie, Roger Wi
liams and Chief Clerk StllsOn,
| VITRFFD BPIcRs-The following bid
for yitrihed bricks, to be used i'm PAWN
various streets and avenues, were opene
to-day: Hunter Arnold, Sl025 per / 900
John NJ. Mack, S2l; John RObrech S2r
John A. Hayden, Sl0i S. NJ Hamilton
| 500 5O