The Washington herald., 1919-02-09

zier. John Fl. Smith and Richard
Sheckles. There were six. scavenSers,
one for each Of the city wards.
The reason for naming the court
house at the head of John Marshall
place, "city hall" is founded in the
ancient city directory. IN 1872 not only
the mayors office, but the council
chambers for the sessions of the board
of aldermen and common council were
located in the west wing of the struc-
tuTe. which was in fact a city hall
as well as a courthouse. The county
jair was conveniently situated on "E
street north, back of and near the
city hall" The original Washington
Asylum. or workhOuse, was located on
Seventh street, between NJ and n
streets northwest.
City PoIIccd by Six Men.
There were but six guardians Of tho
peace in 1922. They were designated
as police constables," and were each
required to cover a ward. They were
Frederick Hines, First ward; John
Waters, Second ward: Charles w.
Boteler. Third ward; Joseph W. Beck,
Fourth ward: William Smith, Fifth
ward, and Enoch Bryan, Sixth ward.
The salary Of a police constable was
the munificent sum of s1OO per annum,
payable yearly. I'm addition to the
fees allowed by law" The LOB" was
ia political one, the appointments be-
ing made annually on the fourth Mon
day of June. Maletactors gathered
in by the constables were hailed be-
fore one of the magistrates who re-
ceived their compensation from fees
and costs assessed against the prison.
ers.
There were four banks in the city.
according TO the diTectory-branch OF
the I. :. Bank. at the northeast cor
ner of Thirteenth and F streets north
west; Patriotic Bank. north side of
Pennsylvania avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets northwest: Bank Of
Washington. east side of New Jersey
avenue between B and c streets, south
Capitol Hin. and the Bank of the
Metropolis. corner of Fifteenth and F
streets northwest. opposite the Treas
ury Department
Other local institutions listed were
orphan asylum. west side of Seven-r,
street west, between IT and 7 streets
north tobacco inspection warehouse
Third street between NJ and y streets
south. near the Eastern Branch"
Washington Assembly Rooms Carrl-
81 81. "east side of Eleventh street west,
between Pennsylvania avenue and the
llOer Greek tnOw TIE New I.yCCum
IheateTC;" Washington Library. in the
east end OF the POstoffice Department
hulIdIns. between + and +. Seventh
ard Eighth streets northwest, the CITY
postofFice being in the same end Of
the structure.
The single brewery in Washington
ninety-seven years ago was listed as
Oooto's brewery, south end Of New
jersey avenue at Eastern Branch"
me Old Glass House, a place of con-
siderable interest from romantic and
suP"rSutiOus viewpoint was located
near the southern termination Of
twentieth street west"
Cemeteries aud Educational Institu-
tiOns.
Under tho heading Public Offices
ana Other Places" are given lis.
OF the cemeteries as follows: west
crh Surying Ground. between S and
/ streets north and Nineteenth and
Wentlcth streets west: Eastern
Burylng Ground. between H and 7
streets north. and Thirteenth and
fourteenth streets east: EpisconaI
BuryinS Ground. near the Eastern
Branch. upper bridge; Episcopal
tneW) Burying Ground, between
+. twelfth and Thirteenth streets west
X and streets north: Catholic
burylng Ground. near the north end
OF Third street west, outside the civ
IlmltS.' The educational institutions
listed were Columbia College. "near
the north end of Fourteenth street
west; Washington Catholic Semi
nary, north side Of F. street ho-
/ tween Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest. adjoining St. Patrick's
Church, and two public schools tho
Eastern, corner of Eighth and ID
I streets southeast. and the Western
corner Of Fourteenth and G streets
northwest There were two Ma
/ sonic halls. one on the west side of
Eleventh street northwest. between
pennsylvania avenue and the Tiber
Creek, (wherc the Postofice Depart-
ment now stands), and the other on
virginia avenue between Fourth and
Fifth streets southeast.
Taxes Were Low i'm 1872
The rate of taxes. as given in the
venerable directory, are in striking
contrast with the taxes of TODAY,
On real and personal property the
( rate was one-haIf of l per cent per
annum on the estimated value there
or Male slaves between the ages of
10 and d years. owned by residents,
We're taxed 50 per head" female
slaves of the same ages, 81 each
Inc tax upon slaves owned by nom
residents was from s2 to IS. A char
iot' post chariot and post chaise were
taxed sl2 each, while a coachee was
taxed but s6. Male dogs called for
tax of 81. and female dogs, S5
IaVernkeepers were REQUIRED to
pay license fee of $50 per annurn.
Retail liquor dealers who sold less
than a pint of the. ardent" were
taxed $50. and wholesalers who sold
not less than q pint maid but x1o