The Washington times., 1895-04-30
D0INGS OF THE DISTRICT
Officer Green's Case Submitted
to the Police Trial Board.
ORDERED TO ACT SPEEDILY
Work Of the Assistant Assessors-Regule-
tions Governing Removal of Ice and Snow
Extended to suburbs-AssessOr Trimble
Makes Statement of the Tax Levy-small-
pox Eradicated-La Laborers Dropped.

Thecase OF 0fficerGreen, about whoseshoot-
ing Of Reuben Foster in Anacostia much
has been written and said, is Bow in The
hands OF Major Moore, superintendent of
police, with instructions from the Commits
sioners 20 bring the matter before the trial
board without delay. From the previous
Developments it is anticipated that the trial
viii be somewhat sensational.
The assistant assessors are making a
careful canvass OF the District real estate
values, and have completed the examination
OF nearly 200 squares. The rule is 10 begin
at O'Clock a. M. and continue ''in session"
until 3 p m. the wagon being equipped
with office accommodations, and the data
obtained is entered in the record at once
The members of the board take their noon
day meal in the conveyance that serves as
a boarding house, minus 1.-The comforts
OF a home,' as well as affording office
room and means of transportation.
II was ordered by the Commissioners yes
terday that the provisions of the first five
sections of an act for the removal of SHOW
and ice from the sidewalks, cross walks and
cutters in the city of Washington, and
-orother purposes, approved March 2, 1895
are hereby extended over and made appi-
cable to all the streets, roads and avenues
in the District which have paved side walks.
ASSESSABLE VALUES REVISED.
Assessor Trimble submitted yesterday a
revised recapitulation OF the assessable
values of the District, which is as follows:
Washington City-Land, Ss7 ,O40 $50; inn
provcments, 500 ,65S 021; total, $156, ,69S;
7Ol.
Georg4town-Land, 81, ,092 SOB; improve
ments, $3,3S9 $50; total, ST 4oI ,653.
County-Land, ,non-agrcultural, SI1 679,-
993; improvements, 500 200: total,
SIG, ,69o,193 County land, agricultural,
So ,43S 81 Improvements 1882, 200, total,
Sc, ,421 ,511.
gregate-Land, slOs, ,252 4s7: i'm
provements, S79 ,039 571; total, $1S7 ,292;
OBS.
The tax levy is as follows: Real estate,
$50, ,S70,547, at 81 90, aggregate, -, Z 49,
05S. 81; real estate, at 81, aggregate, So
42l ,511; aggregate, S64,215.1l. Total
assessment values, SlS7 ,292 ,O5S; amount
cCllectable, So, 2,777,273
Col John NJ Wilson, in charge of public
buildings aud grounds. mas olhainrd per
mission TO ma ke the necessary excavations
from the intersection Of = street extended
with First street, via First street Ia lorida
avenue, and on North Capitol street from
Florida avenue to b street horth, FOR tue
purpose OF changing and examining tiiC pipe
line that supplies the Capitol 5iIiuing with
water The United States Will bear the
expense OF replacing al The pavcfaants dis
turbed.
Orders issued yesterday:
That the public hydrant at Fifte,u.l street
and New York avenue north " .st, b, aban
dOned.
That an allotment Of 81 ,1f0 ~, from APP
preparation for current repairs 10 streets,
avenues and alleys. he approI>,i.
That a twenty-four inch drain pipe be
laid across North Capitol street, in ac-
cordance with plat on file in Engineer
Department, chaTgeable 10 appropriation
for North Capitol street.
That assessment against lot 10, square
Ill, Georgetown, for water service cou-
nection. be cancelled.
HEALTH OFFICE CHANGES
An order was issued yesterday by the
Commissioners as follows:
The Health Officer having reported the
city. free from smallpox, the following
changes in the pay roll are directed to be
made
Dc ktFNlNFS ul JOlu y, idDoltl az
quarantine station, are dispensed with,
and Johu Wells. Iaborer at quarantine sta.
ton, is transferred to pound service, both
TO take effect April "a.
That Charles Pemberton, nurse at the
smallpox hospital, be appointed janitor
charge of smallpox hospital aud quarin-
tine station, With compensation at the rate
of S1.50 per day.
That the services of Ellen Smith, nurse
| at smallpox hospital, be dispensed with
alter April 16, 1895.
That the services of Rudolph Murphy
as laboeT in the pound, b. dispensed with
after April "a, 1895.
Patrick Smith obtained permit yesterday
! for the construction of two dwellings
Nos. lgS-10 c street southwest, So 500.
! Permits for improvements: Charles
| Schenck, repairs TO dwelling No. 401
! Eleventh street northeast, $500; w. c.
| Kenealy, brick addition to dwelling No.
| 1914 Four-and a-half street southwest,
! 81 200; a. T. Britton, rear extension to
/ yelling No. 1920 Connecticut avenue
northwest, $4,000.
Mr. William A Halliday was yesterday
directed TO remove the boat building, oc-
cupied by hin,, at the corner OF o and
Water streets southwest, within ten days.
In case of failure to comply the matter will
be brought to the attention of the police
| court