The Washington times., 1894-08-14
THOSE THREE ASSESSORS
Their Appointment Will Receive Early
Consideration.
OBJECTION TO KNOX'S STABLES
Remonstrance Against Granting Permit to
Rebuild Them-Contractor 0'Day Must Do
Better Work or Suffer the Penalty-Water
Meter Rate Changed-school Supplies.

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pointmeut of the new assessors. President
Ross said to TINES reporter yesterday that
as both his colleagues are now out OF the
city no action could be taken for several
days, but that the appointments would be
made soon.
at is an important matter" said Mr. Ross,
"and shall receive early consideration"
Contracts with the following named firms
for furnishing supplies to the several depart
ments of the District government during the
year ending June 80, 1895, have been ap-
proved by the Commissioners:
r. Carter Balantyne, .; William c. Dulaney,
8; Dunlap Printing Company, 2; Estabrook
Steel Psn Company, F. P. May & Co., q;
| c.. S. Braisted, Charles q. Stott d Co., Capt.
tai Publishing Company, W. H. Moore q Co.,
Julius Lansburgh, w. =. Moses Il Sons, NJ.
| W. Beveridge 9; Wilmarth d Edmonston.
| Charles 7. Carter & Co.. W. A. Pate. 2; j. L.
Barbour Il Sons, H. /. Gregory, }. b. Bryan
Il Bro, Browning & Middleton, J. c. Ergood
4 Co., B. b. Earnshaw & Bro. William NJ.
| Gait & Co., Frank Hume, j. E. Stake Co..
S. Il. Waters, b. Rich & Sons, Saks Co., z.
D. Gilman. Mackall Bros. & Fiemer, Scheller
d Stevens, Church & Stevenson, w. t. Gal
liner & Bro. Thomas W. Smith, J. Fl. Buscher,
G. L. Hoover, Thomas 7. Keane, Hyman
Powdermaker, John P. Agnew Il Co., W. II.
Baum, V. Baldwin Johnson, John Kennedy,
Lansburgh & Bro, W. d. Clark & Co., Great
Falls Ice Company, Royce Il Marean, S. S.
Daish & Son, William Hahn Co., James +.
Oyster Wvckoti, Seamans d Benedict and
John B. Daish.
OBJECT TO REBUILDING KSoxs STABLES.
Fourteen citizens and property owners
residing in the vicinity of the site of Knox's
express warehouse and stables, recently de-
stroyed by fire, have filed remonstrance
with the Commissioners against the granting
Of rebuilding permit which will allow the
stabling of horses on the premises. They de-
clare that such stablng is pub
lie nuisance constant menace to
the health of the community, and moreover
seriously affects the comfort of the homes in
the neighborhood. and that 1.-The noise
hitherto experienced during all hours OF the
day and night by the constant movement OF
heavy wagons and drays renders sleep i'm
possible"
The remonstrance is signed by William
O'Meara, Charles Meader, Y. G.. Allabach,
Agnes L. W. Peugh, Peter Fetka, A. Fetka,
j. Karr. August Grager, John A. Duble
Sophie L. Walker. Harry ]. Daley, John B.
Mckean William A. McGrann, agent, and
Joseph d. James.
his attorney. William P. Wood, for recon-
putation of the distance from the Soldiers
Home, within which license for the sale of
liquor may be prohibited. S. F. Thomas, at
torney for the District, yesterday rendered
an official opinion. He SAID that the ques-
tion which arose under the act of Congress,
approved February 26, 1891, prescribing the
mile limit, had been the subject of an opinion
by his predecessor, in which it was decided,
and has since been maintained, that the
measurement should be in straight line from
any point on the home grounds, and upon
investigation he sees no occasion to reverse
the opinion rendered by Mr.. Hazelton. The
matter came TO the attention of the Commits
sioners upon the refusal OF the assessor to
accept Mr.. Jaeger's deposit for license.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits have been issued 10 the
following persons: Joseph S. Cant, for one
story frame building on lot 35, block 2. Hills
dale, New Cut road, $500; F. V. Tillford,
private stable on Eighteenth street northwest
81 500: William E. Wills, for a brick dwelling
on Howard avenue, in Anacostia. value $500;
For repairs permits were granted as follows:
J. r. Buckalew. for a two-story brick addi-
ton TO No. 1850 henesaw avenue, Mount
Pleasant, S3,OO0 J. o. r. Kuhn, to build
third story to No. 1884 n street northwest,
$3.50
The following orders were issued from the
Commissioners office yesterday:
Upon the application of the contractor, the
section of the sewer to be constructed in l.
street northeast. under contract No. 1922
will be modified so as to permit the use of a
lining of red sewer brick between the spring.
ing line and vitrifled brick invert, the work to
be done by the contractor without compensa-
ton.
That a sewer be laid in c street southeast,
between Kentucky avenue and Thirteenth
street at an estimated cost of Sl,26i
That 1900 feet of one and one-half inch
cast iron water pipe be purchased in open
market from the RadfOrd Pipe and Foundry
Company at SAP per ton.
An allotment OF $4,000 from the appropria-
ton for the parking commission, to be ex-
pended for labor and material during the
present quarter of the fiscal year, is approved.
That the Tag sidewalk on both sides of Sew
enth street from b street north to b street
south be repaired and paid for from the ap-
preparation for repairing sidewalks and curbs
of public reservations. Tint a Waterman be
laid in Fourteenth street. between Pennsyl- |
vania avenue and L street southeast, with
one firepug; estimated cost. $780,
MAY HAVE sTANToS's PORTRAIT.
n. E. Yowles, of No. zoos street north |
west. made a request recently to the District |
Commissioners that the portrait of the late |
Hon. Z. NJ. Stanton, now in the health office, |
be either given or loaned him. The matter !
was referred to the attorney for the District, |
who rendered an opinion yesterday that the |
Commissioners had no authority to give away |
the picture, but that it may be loaned TO Mr.. |
Yowles for the purpose of having a copy |
made, upon his promise to return the same in
good condition within n specified time
J. NJ. York * Son. under date of the 9th
instant, applied by letter to the Commission
ers to have Cancelled tax deed to part of lot |
8, in square 1914. issued to C. T. Yoder. The
application was referred 10 S. +. Thomas,
attorney for the District, and yesterday Mr.
Thomas advised the Commissioners that, n
deed having issued. the matter was beyond
their control, and that they have no authoriyt
to grant the relief asked.
House bill No. 6415. TO provide for ian i'm
mediate revision and equalization of real es-
tate values in the District of Columbia; also
to provide an assessment Of real estate in said
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