Evening star., 1896-10-06
DIS TRlCT AT FAIR S
Garbage Crematory on Observatory Sic is
Probable.
Local News of interest to District
TaXpayerS-COmm m isS toner's Pre-
pairing Their Estimates.


Unless the residents in the neighborhood
can prevent it there will be a garbage
crematory erected upon the observatory
site. The Commissioners have decided to
issue a permit for the same when applica-
ton is made. They have agreed that the
section in the Crg1nic law relative to build
iEg regulations which concerns the estab-
lishment of slaughter houses soap factories
etc, within a certain distance of a dwell
ing does not apply to the present case, and
while the site upon which the new crema-
tory Is to be erected is within 200 feet of
a private dwelling. 1t may be erected and
maintained. provided 1t is not a nuisance
AS stated in The Star yesterday, plat of
the site was made by the building inspector
and forwarded to the Commissioners 1t
showed the location of the proposed crema-
tory and the distance of the nearest dwell
ing. This plat was sent at once to the at
torney for the District, with the request
that he examine the law in connection with
the application for a permit, and give an
opinion as to the construction of the law
relative thereto. This, it Is understood he
did today, holding that the Commissioners
had ample power in the premises to grant
| a permit The question of its being a nui-
sance would come up later. after the Gre
matory had been in operation. If then 1t
was found to be nuisance 1T could be re-
moved as nuisance. The issuance of the
permit fol the construction Of the crema-
tcry IS looked for today.
While everything on the surface points
to rapid solution Of the garbage muddlc
there is an undercurreEt at work which
may materially change things and bring
about an entirely new deal. AS intimated
before In The Star, the contractor Is will
ing to sell his contract, and even now, it is
understood, there is deal on foot to sell!
out The parties wishing to purchase are
not from this city. but are represented as
responsible contractors.
Then there IS another matter that !s like
ly TO prove troublesome. The garbage con-
tractor notified the Commissioners yester-
day that he understood that the representa-
tlVes OF the Dixon crematoIy were about
to enter suit to compel him to adopt their
crematory, and would try to prove an ex-
isting contract
What the outcome of ell these matters
Will be is mere conjecture as yet The Gre
natory at the foot of South Capitol street,
which has been idle some days, will resume
today or tomorrow, to run for another
week. If after that the contractor still re-
fuses to purchase the plant it will be per
| nianently shut down.
Curious Case.
sad case of mans re rfidy has lust beer
| brought to light through the office Of the
assessor for the District. Several days age
a lady applied for certificate of taxes
/
little home, and wanted to show a clean bill
| of taxes. The certificate was shortly fur
| nished, and showed that she was delin
| quent in the payment of the taxes on tn,
| mouse Tor several years, amounting in al
| to something over a thousand dollars Shs
| could not believe her eyes, and appealed t.
| the clerk who prepared the certificate Il
| look again and see If there was not som,
| mistake. He did: but the result was tn,
| same She owed in taxes more than one
] third the assessed value of the house Thel
| she saw it all. Her husband had misap
| propriated the taxes that she had truste,
| him with. The Commissioners have beer
| appealed to. 1t is undeIs stood, to cancel tn
delinquent taxes. but it is certain that tn
request will be refused. They are withou
| power In the premises.
Preparing Their Estimates.
The Commissioners this morning entere
upon the arduous task of compiling thei
estimates for Congress Of the amount O
money required to properly conduct tn
| District government during the next fisca
year. 1t is their Intention to rush the mat
ter through as rapidly as possible Durin
the computation of the estimates the Com
n.issioaers are forced to deny themselves t
the public. This morning they took UP fO
consideration the assessors Office and til
office of the collector of taxes. The head
OF these departments were before the Com
| lOI SOule time explaining thel
| estimates, a statement of which has a.
ready appeared ir The Star.
Excise Board.
The excise board this morning gave
hearing TO Mr.. r. Ross Perry, representa-
the owner of property $40 10th street north
west. heretofore known as Albrechus res
taurant. The hearing was brought out b
the refusal of the excise board to grant
transfer license to Thomas O'Brien, VIII
/ purchased the place from Albrecht, on 1b
ground that there was a lack of sixne,
and the adverse police report.
i Mr.. Perry claimed he was not present
the interest of a liquor license, but merel
to defend the property and prove that tt
charges filed against the place were u,
| true.
Mr.. Albert Shoemaker, the attorney of IL
: AEti-saloon League. denied the jurisdictic
OF the excise board in the matter 1t W:
rot within Its province to pass upon II
reputation of a place. The board was the,
to reject or approve liquor license apple;
| tioDS.
HIS Little Game.