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For increase of Water Supply.

"On July 1. 1896, the Water Department
of the District of Columbia owed the United
States SS6.545.33 on account of the debt in
CURED under the act of July To- 1882, pro-
viding for an increase of the water supply
by the construction Of the tunnel from the
distributing reservoir, and its appurtenant
works; but all that remained Of the indebt-
edness on this account up to July l. 1897
was hquidated by the treasurer Of the
United States, out OF the general revenues
pursuant to the following proviso in the
District appropriation act of March 3, 1897:
Provided, that not exceeding S1O4 73S "a
of the surplus general revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia remaining on the first
day of July 1897. shall be transferred to the
water fund. to be applied in payment in full
of the balance of the principal of the debt
incurred for increasing the water supply as
provided in the act of July Is, 1882
Floating Obligations.
1.-THE floating Indebtedness consists of liza
bilities incurred during the year which
could not have been anticipated and includ-
ed In the estimates and appropriations for
the year, such as judgments of the courts,
and were not due to any deficiency Of the
revenue; also. Of certain outstanding obliga-
tions connected with special assessments
Tor work done under contracts with the late
board of public works. 81.
The drawback Certificates which were Is
sued as evidence of overcharges or improp-
er charges OF special assessments for pub
Tic Improvements made under contracts OF
the said board. and extensions of said con-
tracts. ares floating obligation bearing no
interest, but are receivable in payment. of
general and special taxes, and amount to
$1O.9t3-S9- There are also outstanding spe-
cial Improvement lien certificates amount.
iEe 10 SDT.I4. which are redeemable i'm such
drawbacks certificates.
The amount Of special assessment out
standing en- July i. 1897. which are an or.
set TO the drawback certificates aforesaid.
was $19. 1898. exclusive of accrued iffteres,
at III per CEN UNI on an average OF about
twenty years. The cash balance Of collec-
tons on account of special assessments iii
the custody OF the treasurer Of the Unit
ed States was, on the me date. %, r.
The; Secretary Of the Treasury and the
treasures, Of the United States have recon-
mended that the surplus OF the tax lien GER
tifcates now held by the treasurer as
curity for the payment Of outstanding 9
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other, and ii Is 10 the greatest discomfort
of the people in transacting business with
them that they are compelled to attend to
the same IN the narrow and restricted quar-
tiers assigned them.
In addition to this fact. It is decidedly in
curious to the health of the clerks en-
ployed. on account of the insufficient VEN
ulation and hight. Washington should
surely be provided with municipal build
ing thar would not only be adequate in its
accommodations, but creditable to the ma
tional capital. small amount is asked
i'm the estimates for the ensuing year with
which to get plans for new building with
which to make a beginning. Ii is hoped
that this will not be again denied us. but
that we may now begin the erection of
this building, which has been so seriously
needed. and which all the citizens of The
District are anxious to see an accomplished
fact in the near future.
Suggestion by Board of Trade.
While there is some demand for money
for local needs that are so peculiar to
Washington, the necessity for municipal
buildings is so universally felt and recog-
nized that this cannot but appeal to every
member Of Congress as a reasonable and
proper request.
In this connection attention is invited to
the inclosed letter of the committee on
public buildings Of the Washington board
OF trade. representing the citizens OF the
District. which ives addressed to the board
under date Of November 1S instant:
The committee on public buildings.
Washington bosrd of trade, having learned
that you are at work preparing your part
OF the annual report OF the Commissioners
ID. c., would call your attention to the fol-
lowing, with the hope that you may see
your way clear to make II a part.
The present quarters of the municipal
government ere not SUFFICIENT in size, nor so
arranged, as to permit of the various de-
partments performing properly and cor
rectly the duties assigned to them. Any one
can see at a glance that they are cramped
for room. The mere fact that II II a rented
building forhids the making or consum-
mating Of such plans as are a permanent
character, either for the transaction OF
business or filing away of books. papers.
etc.
I'VE cannot understand how men as I'm
telligent as are the members OF Congress
can fail to see the unsuitableness Of the
present building and the great need of q
new municipal building Of such eiEe a. viii
give ample and necessary space. with such
arrangements Of q permanent character a.
win make provision for the safe-keepin6
and preservation Of the books, papers, etc,
Of the municipal Offices and courtB Should
they be destroyed It would be impossibIe
to duplicate them. -
1T ID well known that the courts Of the
District are inadequately provided for In
the present court building. OF city hail. Il
being overcro ~dsd and unit for the pur-
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new place has been licensed in the last

new place has been licensed in the last
two years.
1t is gratifying to be able to report that
the whole question of liquor selling in the
District Of Columbia, so far as it relates
to bar rooms, is apparently in a satisfac-
tory condition But few of those who are
licensed to sell liquor in this way have
violated the law and not many serious
troubles have arisen in connection with
the sale of liquor at these places. If the
same wise. course is continued 1t is be-
lieved that the evil consequences always
resulting from The sale of liquor Will he
reduced to a minimum, and Washington
will be as free from such consequences as
it can be SO long as bar rooms exist.
Licenses for Breweries.
Attention was called in the last annual
report to the Commissioners to the matter
Of breweries doing business in the District
and the necessity fer legislation regarding
their sale of beer on Sunday. Strenuous
efforts are made to enforce the law in re-
gard to the sale of liquor on Sunday, but
these efforts are more than counteracted
as long as beer can be bought at the brew
cries in quantities and taken to houses,
vacant lots and other places to be drank
by all sorts of people, occasioning the
greatest amount of annoyance and dis
turbance, to the discomfort of citizens and
the discredit of the city. Many complaints
have been made regarding this matter. and
be effected at this session OF Congress
which will remedy the evil.
In addition to the breweries referred to,
there are in the city agents Of brewefies
in other cities who sell beer on Sunday and
who are also exempted from license tax
by the provision of section 1 of the act CT
March 3, 1885, which makes the law appn-
cable Ito the sale of intoxicants by The
maker, brewer or distiller thereof not to be
sold on the premises"
Municipal Building.
No greater or more pressing need exists
in connection with the municipal govern
ment than the need for a municipal build
ing. Although the city has grown within
the last twenty-five years SO as to exceed
by many thousands the population of that
time. and the work of administering mu-
nicipal affairs has kept pace with the
growth Of the city. there has never been
adequate provision made for housing the
offaces and giving the proper facilities for
the Transaction Of business. Not q single
department OF the municipal government at
present has sumcient room or suitable &C
commodations for carrying ON the large
amount OF business which daily comes be-
fore 1t. While this u true OF all depart
ments, It II especially true Of the police
department and the ofices Of the assessor
and collector OF taxes. These are the three
departments with which Q larger majority
OF the people have to do than with any
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of assessed valuation. !
Arrears of General Taxes.
1.-THE Commissioners repeat their recon-
mendation for the enactment Of the Iegis-
lation proposed in Senate bill No. GIG I'm
relation to tax sales in the District of Co.
lumbia,' which is designed to require as
condition precedent to the issue of a tax
deed, that all arrears of taxes on the prom
erty involved shall be paid. This 1egIsla-
ton Is urgently needed to prevent loss of
taxes already in arrears and to remove the
incentive to delinquency in the future
which is offered by the present law as ju-
dicially construed.
Defective License Laws.
"The necessity for a revision of the IL
cense laws on account OF the development
of new kinds of business and the moditica-
ton and abandonment of old ones. still ex-
lists. bill to improve this condition of af-
fairs will be submitted to Congress during
the present session.
bathing Beach.
1.-THE patronage OF the bathing beach dur
ing the past summer largely exceeded that
OF any previous season. The superlntend-
emit reports that it was used by over fifty
thousand bathers, but that the limited
means for the operation Of the beach did
not admit Of the employment of a large
enough force of attendants to adequately
manage and protect 1T.
The beach and its appurtenances are in
need OF repairs and improvements. The
present beach should be sloped farther out
into the basin and resaLded, the capacity
OF the floating baths increased, and the
bath houses and other accommodations re-
modelled and enlarged.
During the summer steps were taken to
ward adapting the inner basin of the Po-
tomac flats for a bathing pool as contem-
plated Dy the proviso In the District APP
preparation law approved June II, 1886,
making an appropriation for that purpose,
but after few weeks progress on the
work had been made it became apparent
that the completion Of the Improvement
would involve a vastly greater outlay than
pose or the projectors Of the plan had anl-
t!cipated. Other complications arose and
led to q suspension Of the work, the re-
sumption Of which the Commissioners are
now constrained to believe would be mad
visable. at least until 1t shall have been
facilities the proposed bathing beach would
AFFORD would be preferable to those which
the old beach would provide with q much
smaller expenditure, as hereinbefore pro-
posed.
THE experience of the Commissioners
lieve that 1t answers q great public need.
II Affords excellent facilities for physical
training and exercise. and AN opportunity
for all to acquire without cost useful ac-
complishment. which often enables the
beneficiaries to protect their own lives and
to render q similar service to others.
Superintendent Of Charities.
''The Commissioners also transmit the an
nual report Of the superintendent of char
tiles. Since making their last annual re-
port the incumbency Of the once has been
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afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press 1t il
therefore the only one in which
the reader can find the complete
news Of the world, directly trans
mitted by telegraph. up to the
moment Of going to presa
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Fer cent certificates be delivered to the
Com mlssioners in order that they may ap-
ply all moneys derived therefrom in excess
oi tne amount required On account of the
per cent certificates to the retirement of
the outstanding drawback certificates. as
contemplat ted by the act of Congress an
proved June 10, 1878. The Commissioners
concur in that recommendation ANY Dor
ton of these assets which shall remain af-
ter the retirement of all the outstanding 8
per cent certificates, and the drawback Ger
tif1cates issued under existing laws should
be transferred to the credit Of the District
of Columbia.
Trust Obligations.
"On July 1, 1897, the amount of outstand-
ing per cent certificates issued under the
act of the legislative assembly of May 81,
1873. was $780, with about $3.50 of accrued
interest thereon. $3.50 of these, and interest
thereon. are payable out of proceeds of
sale Of 3.65 bonds and the remainder out
of collections of special assessments levied
for special improvements made under con-
tracts and extensions of contracts of the
late board of public works.
There was outstanding at same date in
the hands OF private holders s., S19. II of
liens against private property for the afore-
said special improvements. These liens are
redeemable out of proceeds of special as
sessments levied on the property against
which they lie, except that in cases where
these assessments have been invalidated for
any reason the liens are redeemable in
drawbacks issued in lieu of such void as
sessments under act of June 2 1880 The
drawbacks are receivable for general and
special taxes.
There is also outstanding small
amount, not readily ascertainable of spe-
cial assessment scrip issued by the late cor
poration Of the city of Washington.
The Assessmenta.
Assessment of taxable real estate and
personal property in the District of Column
bia July l. 1897:
Washington city
Taxable en- land ....... .$S7 1921
Taxable on Improvement. 20 79I,125
Outside of Washington CITY
Taxable on land at 81 so. $40, 7O24 1S
Taxable on improvements
at $1.5O. 1881 800
Taxable on land at 81 90. $i5142OO
Taxable on improvements
ut $l................. liz 5,4CO
-N $500, $40
Total assessed value Of taxable real
estdte .$1S1 2S6, 2Sk
Personal property
Washington city. $3.50, Alb
Washington county ...... 46 400
Railroads. taxed gross
feceipts .....-.......... 1,164, IS5
- s.7s0. e5s
Lotai 1901 .0S8, 942
tlf n f0rt hev
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deprived of. because of the small numbers.
necessitating so many hours of service as
to deprive the men of time which it is only
just to allow them. 1t is hoped. however.
that with the proposed increase of force
We may be able to take up some of these
practices and still further increase its eff
fioiency
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that because the CLERICAL force of the Dis
trict is not adequate to perform the pure
ly clerical work absolutely necessary, in
many instances the poiice,are tallei upon
to perform these duties. which Is not at all
properly within the prDvisions 6t the police
department. To this extent ,hc force Is
weakened. and it Is ali the moro credi.abie
to the department that it has been able to
accomplish such good results under such
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The rate OF general tax for the year was
fixed at $3.50 on each 500 for all taxable
personal property. and for all real property,
except that used solely for agricultural
purposes the rate of which was 81 per $40
of assessed valuation. :
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-21
FOREST RESERVATIONS
Washing tonians Want Growers Reserva-
tion Order Annulied Quick


Washington, March 20.-A formal ap-
plication for resembling part of Presi-
dent Cleveland's forestry order of Feb
ruary % last mas been filed at the in
terror department by Senator Wilson of
Washington. supported by Representa-
reasons why the signers believed that
the reservations made in Washington
are prejudicial TO public interests but
asks for immediate restoration Of only
one of the reserves, the Washington
forest reserve, the largest in the state
and embracing 3.594,240 acres. All the
others in Washington, however, are also
pointed as Objectionable. The applica-
ton contends that many millions Of
acres Of the best lands are thus reserved
Il ON settlement and the terms of the
proclamation controlling mines are such
that the latter will have to be abandon
ed. The reservation is termed unneces-
sary, as he rainfall is 1S6 inches a year
over some of the tracts reserved In the
largest reserve, all the waters flowing
into the Pacific ocean are fed by per-
petual SHOWS. The action, II is stated,
tends to keep the tracts practically
desolate and prevents development of
the state and its resources. The appli-
cation concludes that the reservation
does no one any good, while ii harms
many. report on the matter has been
made to Secretary Bliss, setting forth
the original proclamation, the applica-
ton and other documents. and a resume
OF newspaper comments, clipped for re-
ference. The secretary has taken the
question under adViSement
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In the state, but without relief. In
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until / despaired of ever being cured.
az had been in this wretched condi-
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a complete wreck, when i first read the
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-21
Dreadful
Rheumatism.

No disease has puzzled the doctors
so completely as Tfleumatisn1-tha de-
plorable condition of the blood which
so often renders the strongest man as
helpless as a babe. Their mercurial
and potash remedies may in some
cases impdrt temporary relief, but are
sure TO ultimately result in wrecking
the entire system.
rheumatism is -deep-seated blood
disease and only real blood remedy
will have any effect whatever upon
1t. Most of the so-called blood RENE
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One of the most frequent symptoms of
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forcible circulation, destroys the pois-
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Mr.. Robert H. King, a prominent
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Va, writes of his experience with this
dread disease:
About five years ago I was great
sufferer from rheumatism. 1 was
treated by all the leading physicians
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culture, in this they undoubtedly viii be
met with such retaliation by this coun-
try. If they don't give the products Of
our country a fair show they will en-
counter similar conditions here. That
much is certain and positive. This
country will make thorough inspection
Of our meat products and there will be
no excuse for the claim that they are
not healthful, as contended by foreign
governments. Germany, especially, is
doing everything possible TO protect her
farmers in this way while the interests
OF those Of England seem TO be sacrificed
by their government. An effort Will be
made early to adjust the matter of the
restriction now imposed by Germany.
THIS viii be done through amicable ne
gotiations if possible but, that failing,
retaliation will follow. The president
will make the agricultural interests one
OF the first things 10 be considered n his
administration and he will see that ii is
properly protected and fostered. What
ever or views are, we VIII not combat
congress. The discovery of new and
rare seeds will be encouraged and their
efficiency tried in various climates ard
farmers properly advised. We will fur
n sh to the people choice and rare seeds
anyway, but whether 10 distribut seeds
generally Is matter for congress to de-
termine and II that body wants it done
The department will do it whatever Is
provided for will be performed"
Secretary Wilson has issued special
order modifying the Texas fever quaran-
tine regulation of January q. by re-
moving the restrictions in California as
70 the four counties of Modere, Laffen,
Plumas, and Sierra. Cattle in these
counties are now declared to be free
from infection and cattle can go from
them without restraint
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