Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Bonds and Special Tar~..

Bonds and Special Taxea.
The following letter has been addressed 70
The Commissioners by Assistant United
States Treasurer Meline. ex-oficio commits
sioner of the sinking fund. District Of Co
iumbia- The act of Congress approved
August IL. 1894. to provide for the payment
of the per centum greenback certificates
OF the District OF Columbia and for other
purposes provides, for the payment of the
per cent Improvement certificates with
interest from their maturity to the date OF
the approval of said act. from the proceeds
OF sale Of S.65 per cent bonds"
Secretary Meline requests the Commits
sioners to notify the collector of special
taxes to receive no more of these per
cent certificates or coupons therefrom, In
payment for special taxes"
Complafat OF a Wagon stand.
Relative to the complaint made short
time ago concerning the wagon stand at
the corner of 18th and X streets northwest
the health officer today made the following
report to the Commissioners:
1T is recommended in the interests Of
public health that the surface of the wagon
stand be drained into the sewer by a street
gully on X street Immediately east Of the
stand: also. IL practicable. that the drivers
occupying the stand be required to have IL
swept once daily.
This point has been used as a wagon
stand for many years, was set apart sor
tuch purpose by the board Of public works
and is, In my opinion. a public necessity.
up annually. IL is inspected frequently and
is kept in as good condition as such places
are usually kept"
Knox Stable Protest.
Mrs. Agnes L. Pugh. who. with Others.
protested against the rebuilding OF Knox's
stables and warehouse. has been informed
by the Commissioners that they cannot
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that should the subsequent use of the build
ings prove detrimental to health or COM
fort her remedy lies In the court
The Tenleytown Railroad Penalty.
In q letter addressed by the Commits
sioners to President Geo. K. Emmons OF
the Georgetown and Tenieytown Railroad
Company, who protested against the pen
atty charged on the tax bill against the
company for 1888. the Commissioners d.
iect Mr.. Emmons' attention TO the charter
of the company. Therein IT is provided that
the company shall pay TO the District
per cent of its gross earnings. the amount
being payable to the District collector at
the tunes and in the manner that other
taxes are payable. and subject TO the same
penalties on arrears. The Commissioners
therefore state that they are without au-
thority to comply with Mr.. Emmons' re-
quest for the cancellation Of the penalty.
The Dismissed Police ORcers.
missed from the police force win not be re-
instated by an order Of the Commissioners.
They consider the cases as finally disposed
OF. and no action will be taken upon the
large number OF petitions which are being
received daily by them. As the vacancies
made by the dismissed officers have ben
hiled. II will be useless to appeal to reopen
| their cases
The Sweeping Of 18th street.
Relative To he coxx,x<lotnt that tatk
from Iowa Circle to near Florida avenue
is being swept every night the superia-
tendent Of street and alley cleaning depart
ment has made the following report to the
Commissioners:
II the contractor were to sweep 13-h
street from Iowa Circle to near Florida
avenue every night. or six times a week
as Mr.. Judd asserts he would sweep Il
four times a week at his own expense. for
IL Is scheduled to be swept but twice q
| week. and he certainly receives pay for but
two sweepings a week. The contractors
stables are located at the corner Of v ard
| 18th streets northwest, and he chooses to
utilize 18th street for what we term q
running street T. e.. a street on which to
go TO and from his work He must have q
thoroughfare somewhere or he could do no
| sweeping. IL he should prefer to sweep
18th street and have his machine pass over
| IL. instead OF holding UP the brooms. as he
really does four nights Of the six. ne GER
tainly should not be censured. fo- IL. e<pe-
cially when citizens would be benefited by
and the city would pay nothing for such
extra work"
Notes.
Edward Mack has been appointed hostler
at the Washington Asylum. vice Arthur
Cook. removed
Mosby Brown has been appointed q reg
ular private in the District OF Columbia ire
department having satisfactorily served
his probationary term.