Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-30
DISTRICT AFT AIRS.
Estimates From the Assessor on the
Next Years Resources.
STREET SWEEPING MIDDLE.
Report on the House to House In
spection for the Week.
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST.

Congress an estimate of the amount
OF money they have on hand
for public improvements they must
receive from the assessor for the
District an estimate of the probable reve-
nIes from all sources for the next fiscal
year available for appropriations.
Today the Commissioners received from
Assessor Trimble his estimate of such re-
ceipts, exclusive of the water department,
for the fiscal year to end June 30. 1888. The
estimate of receipts for the water depart
ment will be made by the engineer depart
ment.
He estimates that during the next fiscal
year the revenues will be 3,3s4 4So.S4. His
estimate last year was S. ,2s2 81, or slls,-
1852 less than the estimated receipts for
next year.
He estimates that s. ss7 DIG CT will he COL
lected from taxes on land. This is based on
an increase in the land values from the last
triennial assessment of 81. 256 500. The last
triennlal assessment placed the valuations
on land and improvements in the District of
Columbia at Sl2s,l047 III, while he estimates
them to be Sl5i,097 .267. or 81, 992 1886 greater
In Georgetown he bases his estimates of
taxes to be collected on land and improve
ments on a valuation of So, 49,, 25S or 81 .OO3 =
s9 greater than the last triennial assess
ment. Mr. Trimble estimates that county
property has increased in value s3sllI77
since the last tTiennial assessment. and he
bases his revenues from that source on a
valuation of Sl3,2l90S2. On agricultural
property and improvements in the county he
bases his estimate on a valuation of ST.
269, or an increase over the last triennial as
sessment of 81, AZ. 500.
He estimates that sl62,O0o will be collected
from personal property, based on a valua-
ton Of sl2,ooe.0oo. This is 81, 1855 less than
last year. and includes the tax on the gross
receipts of the railroads.
His other estimates of receipts are as fol-
lows:
Arrears of general taxes since 1895, ST.
5S6lo; arrears of general taxes of ls's. 1li.-
VU63; arrears of personal taxes, $1,000;
penalties and interest On taxes $1,000; ad-
vertising property for arrears OF taxes, So
90; licenses, $4,000; markets, SO. Upo; fines
from courts, $4,000; building permit fees,
$1,000; permit fees for openin, streets.
sewer, gas service, 5000; rent of wharves
and District property, S2,Gt9; sale of fish
wharf. 800: certificates of arrears OF taxes
$4,000; Washington Market rental 81 $50: dog
tags. $1,000; pound fees. $500; hay scales. 81
500: sale of old material, 500; migceiianeous
including fees of inspector Of gas meters &C.
$4,000; new buildings $4,000.
Congress Must Act.
The American Telephone Company is seek
ing to operate it's lines in the District of
Columbia. Today the Commissioners re-
ceived the following letter from T. W.
Tyrer, superintendent of the company. in
reference thereto:
The time has now arrived when this
company may put its business in operation
in this country, and We beg TO be Informed IL
under the present law of the District we
can obtain permits from You to lay the
necessary conduits to carry our lines
throughout the city or IL such privilege
must be secured from Congress
This company was duly Incorporated
under the laws of the state of Virginia on
the LIST day of May, 1890. and is authorized
to 10
electric light service and the manufacture
of paper I'm both North and South America
1t has at present $50, s27.44 invested in its
business in South America"
The Commissioners have not the right to
grant permit to any company other than
those already in existence to lay under
ground conduits, and If this new company
desires to operate in the District il will be
necessary for IL to get permission from Con-
gress.
Contagious Disease Hospitals.
The Commissioners received this morning
through the Secretary of State letter from
the American ambassador at Paris relative
to the location of hospitals for contagious
diseases in that city. He says:
I'm reply to your No. Sc of July H. asking
at the request of Mr.. j. W. Ross, president
OF the board of Commissioners of the Dis
trfct of Columbia, for certain Informal ton
with regard to the location within or near
populated cities of hospitals for the treat
ment of persons suffering from contagious
diseases, / have to state that the city au-
thorities of Paris have two hospitals of the
kind located very near to Paris. one close
TO the Notifications, the other at Auberyil-
liers. In the opinion of the authorities in
charge of these establishments they should
always be located at a reasonable distance
from populous centers; il has not been
found that remoteness from the center of
the populous district was attended with any
inconvenience. either in the transportation
"a ny i'm fh.af alx, -
Health ONCE Clerks.
As a result of the Recommendations of the
Commissioners which were recently SUBJ
mitted to the Senate Mr. Harris has OBJ
tanned the consent of a ma jorty of the COM
mittee to favorably report a bill to carry
into effect their recommendations for the
the health department
The bill provides that the Commissioners
are authorized TO appoint Immediately two
at salary of $1,000 per annum, and this
sum is appropriated for this purpose A
snort report asking immediate action ac-
companies the bill.
Plumbing Licenses.
Plumbers without license will have a hard
time of it after the LIST of October next
Today the Engineer Commissioner ap-
proved the recommendation of CApt Derby
that after that date no plumber be given a
permit to make any connections unless he
mas a incense under the new plumbing reg
ulations.
street Sweeping.
There are some serious complications in
the street sweeping contract, and the Com
mssioners are fguratively speaking
scratching their heads and wondering who
are the contractors. Some time ago Messrs.
Ellis Daggett, the contractors, gave a
power of attorney TO Corpl Tanner to col
lect all money due the firm with full DOW er
OF substitution and revocation Shortiy
after Corpl Tanner substituted Mr. %. G..
Staples attorney for Ellis & Dagge.t. bu,
on August 16, this power of attorney was
revoked. On the same day Corpl. Tanners
power OF attorney was revoked and Michael
Dugan was substituted.
MIR. %. q. Staples. through his attorney.
recently notified the Commissioners that
he had some rights in the matter which he
would like respected. He said that he has
been paying the expenses of the street
sweeping since June %. and. therefore has
an interest in the subject matter of the
power of attorney, which, he claims, is not
revocable at will. He said If the Commits
sioners paid any funds over to Dugan he
would hold the District responsible. The
matter was referred to the attorney for
the District, who holds that as the powers
of attorney We're without any consiaera-
ton, they must be held, far as the Dis
trict is concerned. to express the entire
right and interest of the attorney He adj
vised the Commissioners to notify Mr.
Staples that they would pay over to Mr.
Dugan all funds due him on October l. I'M
less they were enjoined.