The morning times., 1896-06-16

Assessor Trimbie is getting ready for the
work, which comes every three years, OF
transcribing the general assessment and
preparing the numerical book for future
use in the collection of taxes, under au-
tnority OF the recent act OF Congress.
One thousand dollars less than he asked
for was gwen the assessor to pay the eX-
pense which will be incurred, but he will
endeavor to complete the job in time with
what he has available.
The transcribing is to be done by expert
| clerks, already employed in the Office.
These will work at night, at the rate OF
| four hours each day, and will draw extra
pay therefor. There will, therefore, be
| no new appointments.
A detail Of the clerks was made yester-
day, ,asfollows: Samuel I. Kalbfus, George
w. Evans, John ID. Smithers, C. NJ. Davis,
F. F. Mix, A. j. Myers, c. ii. Herring, F.
s. Lesh r. E Nelson AID W. ID. Montague,
with the privilege extended to the assessor
| to have such Others appointed hereafter
as may in his Judgment be required for the
| successful prosecution OF the work.
MR.. GRIFFIN IN CHARGE.
All the details and general supervision
of the transcribing and tabuIaton are as
signed to L. w W Griffin, who receives
compensation at the rate of $50 per month,
and G. A. Hall Is designated to keep ac-
curate record of the time made by each
clerk he to receive compensation at the
rate of seventy cents per hour.
1t is understood that no liability Is to be
incurred beyond the amount appropriated,
So, 900, and hence no deficiency can be
asked for.
The compensation allowed each of the
clerks detailed is seventy cents per hour,
no pay to be granted for work performed
on Sunday.
Work will be begun at once, as the books
must be ready by not later than November
1, 1896, when the first installment OF
taxes upon the assessments recently made
by the board of assistant assessors will
be due.
The books will include city property
only, as the date for completing the
returns from the county was postponed
by special act until September. The details
are voluminous, thousands of computations
being required. and every detail will be
carried out as though there were now 10
books in the assessors office. This will
not be required again until 1899.
PATRIOTIC FIRE LIMITED.
There will be no promiscuous burning OF
powder on Independence Day. Thatmatter
was definitely settled yesterday by the
District Commissioners.
An order was passed by the board to the
effect that section OF article 8 OF the
police regulations of the District be strictly
enforced on the Fourth of July and the day
preceding and following the Fourth.
The section named reads as follows:
mo gun, rifle, pistol or other firearn,
torpedo, fire cracker, squib or other
fireworks shall be discharged or set off
within the limits of the city of Washington,
or within the fire limits of the District of
Columbia outside of said city, or in or on
any public road or highway within the said
District, without 4 special permit therefor
from the major of police"
1t wasstipulated. however, that the shoot
ing of fire crackers and the use of other
fireworks will be permitted on the Fourth,
but on no other day, between the hoursof6
a. m. and IL midnight, upon places in the
District of Columbia to be hereafter desig-
mated by the superintendent of police.
The chief OF police is not yet ready to
designate the parks and other places where
patriotic impulse may be permitted 10 as
sert itself, although publication will be
made of the selections within few days.
For the first time since 1887 the discharge
of fireworks in The public thoroughfares is
forbidden. The regulation was as rigidly
enforced in 1887 as it will be this year.
and it is remembered that there were four
teen fires on that Fourth Of July. the origin
of which was alleged to be due to fire
works.
PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERED.
Notwithstanding all arguments to the cen
trary. If any can be made, the Commi Ssion=
ers believe that they will be on the side of
safety by forbiddng the use OF explosives
on the streets.
Two of the three medical boards re-
quired under the new law, lately adopted,
to regulate the practice of medicine end
surgery in the District, have been chosen
by the Commissioners and are as follows:
AIlopathic. or regular school l. Drs. c. H.
A. Kleinschmidt and G. Wythe Cook. ap-
pointed for three years; George c. Obcr
and C. B. Purvis. two years, and John s.
McLain, one year.
Homoe opathic c-Drs. j. G. B. Custis and
F. L. Mcdonald, three years; s. S. stearns
and W. II. King, two years, and 2. B. Bah
bitt, one year.
The Eclectic Society has not yet fur
nished its list of members from which to
select the board for that school. and until
the fifteen days given by the Commissioners
for compliance with their request shall ex-
pire there will be nothing done in the mat.
ter of constituting the board OF supervisors.
The Commissioners will not name the lay
men until the society members are made
known.
The several boards conduct examinations
and report results to the supervisors, and