The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-24
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Mr.. p. II. Donegan, city surveyor, In re.
Spouse To resolution Of the Board, stated that
the cost Of grading N street north, from Six.
tenth street west to Connecticut avenue,
would be el,l29.ss; Of gravelling sT25.76.
Total 81 ,s5S.64. or grading X street south,
from Fourteenth street east to the Eastern
s4,557.0l.
Mr.. Donegan also states In response 10 a
resolution OF inquiry that very numerous
changes have been made on the grade
book without any authority appearing on the
records Of the ONCE. To make thorough
investigation aud give full account Of such
alterations would occupy more time and labor
than he can conveniently command. As an
instance OF the illegal alteration he refers to
First street east, between d street south aud
New Jersey avenue. Referred to the Com
mittee on Improvements.
The resolutions Of the Board OF Trustees
Of Public School, endorsing the bill for the
establishment Of high and scientific normal
school, were referred to the Committee on
Public Schools.
M. Connolly, chairman OF the Committee
on Finance, asked that the rules might be
suspended, In order to submit report In re-
lation to the amendment Of the tax bill,
which was agreed TO.
The report was az follows
The Committee on Finance, TO whom has
been referred q bill "to amend an act en-.
titled an act imposing taxes for 1867" beg
leave to report substitute for the amend
ment committed to them, and to recommend
It's passage.
This bill allows an abatement Of Eve per
cent. on taxes paid prior to the first day Of
November, 1889, and imposes no new or
special penalty for delay beyond that time.
A necessity for this departure from the terms
of the original bill will be perceived from the
letter from the tax clerk Of the corporation:
Oyrrcs TAI CLEsk. CITY HALL,
r c. GsassiIy' rs. c.air%as finance commit
Dsis STA! Ia reply to your Communication
OF = recent date, ! have to say that the annual
ia. books for the year iseS cannot anne, be fully
before the 18th OF October next.
This delay H. ocoasioned by various oireum.
stances which l will cnumerate for your Ia
Ths set inposins t.,es for the year 1897 did
not become . law until October 10, 1857, which
ssY,S n: al i,s. r e. tie
for this, Jssr iscs did not become Law until
November 0, 1893 and after the collection Of
tss az me i05 mat
the assistance Of this once, were engaged until
the last OF Msreh, 1902, in preparing the ad
ysrti.ed list for the tax sale q 1850: The Hat
OF the Register Of Deeds was not received
until soastins In the month Of April, 1909.
I. !. pIoRss, that ,ssu'a call you, ...sa
SOota Of III: one. Befor. complies he nu.
msriesi and tax books for the present year.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
40, WILLIAM MORGAN,
The disabilities by which this officer has
been surrounded, and the excessive labor
thus imposed upon him In the most oppres.
sive season Of the year, and the great incon.
venience and loss 10 the public resulting
from the general hardness involved, demand
a remedy promptly and energetieally applied.
The duty Of Imposing and collecting taxes
In the city OF Washington as recited in sec
ton 0 of the act Of June 8, 1883, requires
that the register shall place In the hands OF
the collector about the first day Of July In
each year, q list Of all the taxes due to the
corporation, aud section thereof requires
the collector on or about the first day Of No.
vember to serve notice upon every person
whose taxes are unpaid that In sixty days
thereafter the payment Of such taxes will be
enforced, and this duty Of the collector is
more infinitely enJolned in the act of Novem.
Der !, 1850.
The statement Of the tax clerk shows that
the law has not been compiled with, but not
that II cannot be compiled with, and II ID
hoped that by the use Of due diligence and a
proper division OF labor the disadvantages
OF the present may be no longer experienced.
The following Is the substitute bill herein
proposed:
Be u enacted BY the Board Of Aldermen and
Common Council Of he city Of Ra,hingion, Thu,
| the fourteenth section OF the act entitled "a
act imposing taxes for the year 1900" approved
July 10, 1869, be, and the same Is hereby, re,
| peaied.
Skc. q And be u further enacted, That the col.
| lector 10 hereby authorized to allow an abAte.
] ment Of Ave per cent. on all taxes Accrui ns
under the aboyenamed act and paid prior to
the first day OF November. 1860, provided that
personal property shall then be due by the per
son or persons In whose favor tho abatement
10 made.
Respectfully submitted,
ArPLKroH p. CLARK,
Committee.
wArHIEorop, August n, 1900.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart presented bill for the relief
OF Willis Moore petition Of VIM. Cline for
the erection OF gas lamp on northwest cor
ner of Twenty-fourth and l. streets north;
petition Of J. G. Hall and others respecting
sewer In Pennsylvania avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets west; Of
John lyman aud others for laying q water
main; all OF which were referred. Joint
resolution to obtain plans and specifications
for q new market-house, to be erected Oh tho
site Of Centre market-house, and appropria.
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