Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LAMPS To BE ERECTED.

LAMPS To BE ERECTED.
The Commissioners have ordered the erection
Of the following gas and oil lamps: Gas lamps
In alley. square 153 between % and 3D. 4 and
G northeast zone on the east side of 2d between q
and II northeast. one on the west side of Sd be-
tween and q northeast two on east side Of
Sd between f and q northeast, one on west side
of 4th between f and northeast. one on east
side OF 4th between L and + northeast one on
west side of 3th between and G. northeast one
on west side of 4th between q and II northeast.
one on east side of 5th between q and II north
east, one on west side of 5th between q and n
northeast, one on east side Of 9th between II and
l northeast. two on the north side of q between
9th and 9TH northeast. one on the south side of
between 9th and It'll northeast. one ON west
side of 18th between f and T northeast. one on
east side of 7th between L and q northeast
one on east side Of 9TH between ii and | north
east, one on north eide Of q between 9TH and
Sth northeast. one ON the east side of sth be-
tween q and ii northeast. one on north side of
between Sth and 9Th northeast, one on west
side of 9Th between q and II northeast. one on
east side Of 9th between II and northeast
OH lamps-One in alley between ID and 80
and + and q, square 1853; on east side Sd
between H and northeast. one in alley between
I'd and 4th, L and northeast three in alleys
between Sd and 4th, T and q northeast, two in
alleys between Sd and 4th, III and northeast.
one IN alley between ith and 5th. G. and III
northeast. two on west side of 9Th be-
tween f and northeast one on east
side of 5th between and G. northeast,
one on west side of 5;h between + and q north
east. one on west side of 9th between and q
northeast, two on the east side Of 9th between
and q northeast. three in alleys between 9th
and 9TH, III and nor beast, one on north side
L between 9Th and Sth northeast. one on south
side Z between Sth and MARYLAND avenue
northeast. one in alley between eth and sth. q
and II northeast. one in alley between Sth and
9th. q and II northeast
The following gas lamps will be moved TO
other locations in their respective squares, as
follows:
One west side of Cd between G and III,
abont fifty feet north one on east side 4th be-
tween q and II, about sixty feet south; one on
east side Of 18th between and i. about sixty
feet north; one or west side It'll between II and
L. about fifty feet south: one on the west
side OF Sth between q and II. about
60 feet north: one on the east side of 9th bet.
81 and ii about 30 feet sonth. one on west side
OF 9Th between u and about 10 feet SOUTH one
on the northeast corner 9th and about IL feet
west. The following oil lamps be moved: one
on south side of between ith and 5:h about 80
feet west. one on north side of L between sth
and 9Th about 20 feet east
BUILDING PERMITS.
Binding permits were issued today to the fol-
lowing: W. II. Abbott. one brick dwelling at
l3l 4th street northeast: $4,000 Il. c. Man
gum. one brick dwelling at lila North Carolina
avenue southeast: $500 NJ A. Patch, one
brick store and dwelling at 81 III street north
east: "a. 900. Geo. W. Father one brick dwell
Ing at 6l2 Sth street northeast; 1900. Geo. W.
Father. one brick dwelling at 726 7th street
northeast; $4,000. Mrs. Vim. Bell one frame
dwelling on Brightwood avenue, Brightwood;
$500.
THE SALE OF UNwHoLEsoME Foop.
Several days ago the Commissioners re-
quested Mai. Moore to detail Lieut.. Holm
berger to go with DIR. Burns on a tour of in
spection through the Center Market and re-
port 10 the Commissioners the result of their
observations on the food offered for sale
Assistant Attorney Thomas today. agreeabiy TO a
requestfrom theCommissioners states in an opin-
ion that section of the ordinance of the board
of health TO prevent the sale of unwholesome
food in the cities of Washington and George
town applies 10 the case in question and that il
Is all the police regulation necessary. az il is
broad enough to cover the case of Offering I'M
wholesome food for sale. The Commissioners
submitted this to Mr.. Thomas for the purpose
of framing a regulation having the punishment
OF dealers selling uuwholesome food in view.
DRAWBACK CESrIFIcATEs AND TAXES.
The assistant attorney for the District, Mr.
$. 1. Thomas, in an opinion today upon the
act of May IS. 1892. i'm relation to drawback
certificates, says that the act was merely in
tended to enlarge the act of June 2,
1880, SO as TO make the drawback GER
tifcates issued under the latter act avail
able for the payment of general or cur
rent taxes and that the proviso in the former
act limits the amount Of drawback certificates
to be received during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1898. on both arrears and general
taxes to not exceeding one-hal Of the amount
OF such certificates outstanding May IS. 1892.
and that the balance shall be receivable
for currant taxes Of and during
the subsequent fiscal year. In other
words, be says. when the collector has received
one half of the amount of the drawback certif-
Gates outstanding May Is, 1892 in payment Of
arrears or current taxes which does not include
those that had been before received bv the col |
iector then that no more are to be received
during the present year either in payment Of ar
rears or current taxes and that the balance are |
to be receivable for current taxes during the |
subsequent fiscal year.