The Washington times., 1894-08-19
Board Of Assessors Organize and Ap-
point Their Clerks.
BARBER SHOPS AND SUNDAY LAW
twenty-five New Policemen Appointed by
the Commissioners-New York Avenue to
Be Resurfaced-A Mother Asks for the Re-
lease Of Her Son from the Reform School.

their office, No. 233 First street northwest
yesterday morning and organized for the
| transaction of business. James A. Bate:
was elected chairman, S. I. G. Morsell vice
chairman, and ]. Harrison Johnson, secre-
tary. With Thomas J. Goodwin rs clerk
the foregoing constitutes the board.
| ]. Harrison johnson was elected chairman
of the excise board. Clerk Williams will
continue in the service as keeper of records
officiate as messenger and janitor, having
been appointed to the position yesterday.
The salary attached is SIS per month, and
the fortunate appointee was the recipient OF
numerous congratulations as soon as the fact
| of his selection became known.
| The board of assessors will hold an official
meeting on Tuesday next at 10 o'clock a. m,
| and will at o'clock p. N. assemble as the
| board of excise.
1t is expected that the sessions Of Tuesday
will be held in the new quarters, No. 233 First
street northwest.
Clerk Williams yesterday made requisition
upon the property clerk for the necessary
supplies with which to furnish the rooms,
| with an emergent clause added to his COM
| munication, specifying the necessity for haste
| in filling the order.
Thomas ]. Goodwin, who has been for about
| five years an empioye of the assessors office,
| was yesterday appointed by the Commits
sioners as the clerk to the board of assessors.
] The salary will be 81 200 per annum. The ex-
| perience he will bring to the new position will
| doubtless be of great service to the board. 1t
comes to Mr.. Goodwin in the nature OF pro-
motion, since his previous salary was but
| 81, 900 per annum. Barring the onerous
| duties which will naturally devolve at first,
| the position is very desirable.
| Thomas b. Shoemaker, heretofore employed
in the Office of the assessor 'in continuing the
| account of the arrears of taxes on real prop
| erty" was yesterday transferred in the office
| of the assessor TO the vacancy created by the
| appointment of Thomas J. Goodwin as clerk
| to the "board of assistant assessors and
| board of equalization and review" o. H.
Herring was appointed n clerk, at an annual
salary of $1,000. to succeed Mr.. shoemaker.
Both appointments. as well as that of Mr..
Goodwin, took effect yesterday.
HOW ABOUT THE BARBER SHOPS?
John T. Gerhold, of No. 1922 Fourteenth
street northwest, has sent the following COM
munication to the Commissioners, which ex-
plains itself:
"Does the opinion of Acting Judge Mills in
regard to the saloons having to close their
places at u O'Clock at night hold good as 10
barber shops! Supposing have two or three
gentlemen in my place at y o'clock on Satur-
day night. which naturally would take me
until 1890 or 1895 to get them all through,
would be violating the law? Or could be
held for keeping my place open on Sunday If
l send the boy 10 clean up on Sunday morn
ing? | am aware that 1t is against the law to
work on Sunday, under penalty of so.
In the matter of Honora Rundlett VS.. the
District Of Columbia and the Treasurer of the
United States, and under a writ of certiorari
from the supreme court of the District, the
defendants are commanded to certify imme-
diately in the manner prescribed by the Treas
ury Department copy of lien certificate of
Indebtedness. numbered 6101, purporting to
have been issued in pursuance of assessments
for street improvements, with the date of
transmittal of said certificate 10 the Treasurer
of the United States.
The District is also commanded by the
same writ TO certify to the court a copy of
each record and part of record in its custody
relating in any manner to special assessment
for street improvements made in the name of
Samuel T. Drury against lot II. square 1873.
for an Improvement on Seventeenth street
northwest, between L and NJ streets. and pur-
porting to be levied under the authorship of
the Commissioners including the record of
all other matters thereto appertaining. The
writ is signed by Chief Justice Bingham. and
was referred by the Commissioners to the
special assessment clerk, with instructions
for compliance.
TWENTY-FIVE POLICEMEN APPOINTED.
The Board of District Commissioners yes
terday made twenty-five appointments to the
police force, ten of the number to Ill the va
cancies occasioned by the dismissals OF Thurs
day last The appointees are George W.
Morgan William n. Hayes, William f. Bar
liaFr " Tnyn
S. Bryan, Charles H. Willingham, William J.
Quinlan. William j. Barbee. John II. Gibson,
Milton NJ. Miller. William II. Harrison, W. r.
Reynolds. Albert T. Preston James Z. Joyce.
William Ncrmillion, Walker Emerson, Thomas
L. English, John n. Hester, Dennis O'Dono-
ghue, Charles c. Stewart, and Samuel c. Bur-
roughs.
The list does not complete the quota re-
quired. the last appropriation providing for
an addition of fifteen to the force. The re-
naming three will be appointed early next
week.
Harvey J. Wiley. of the street and sewer
department. Wilmington, Del, writes to the
Commissioners for Information as 10 hickory
fibre for street-sweeping brooms.
The Youths Endowment Association, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, has addressed an inquiry
to the District Commissioners respecting the
local insurance laws, with view to future
operations here. The inquiry is accompanied
by details OF the plan of the association.
The lowest bidder on May Z, 1894, to furnish
the government with forage, having declined
to enter into contract under said proposal,
class 90 reimbursement for proposals was
made. to be received until O'Clock p. IN. on
the 2lst instant
Complain. of the non-collection of garbage
at No. 9lS b street northwest, filed by W. S.
Anderson Co.. was yesterday referred to the
health office.
nit for the erection OF n two-story brick dwell
ing at No. 631 l street northwest; $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mulligan was granted permit
yesterday to build a brick shed in the rear OF
No. 1745 Twentieth street northwest; SIS.
HATToN MAY BE REISsrArEp.
Policeman Hatton, who was among those
dismissed on Thursday, has some show of re-
instatement. 1t is understood that Hatton
was not a member of the Fat Mems Beneficial
Association. having resigned therefrom sew
eral weeks prior to the raid on Wells saloon.
and was not at the place on the day of the
raid. His case is under advisement.
Emile Buhler was yesterday appointed
stenographer and typewriter in the executive
office at the District building. with compensa-
tion at the rate of S720 per annum, appoint
ment to take effect from the 7th instant.
Marion c. Hargrove was appointed deputy
property clerk. with compensation at the rate
of 81 900 per annum, also to take effect from
the 7th instant.
II. A. Phillips recently filed with the Com
missiorere n comnlaint of defpctiye OutterS on