Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-24

the absence Of President Crocker) laid before
the board a comm unicaton OF Acting Mayor
Crocker, enclosing the account of the Corpo-
ration with the First National Bank to data. as
foilows:-pr-Spscial tax, 80, 1870 90; Firstw ard
fund, si3,9i2 40; Second S33,662 Go; Third, So.
o.3it; Fourth, Sii,7Ue.2u; Fifth, sI367O.72;
sixth, S2l.tS6is; Seventh, si7,s72.Ss; school
:und, xe3,626s2; surplus fund, So %. Total,
S2s2,7.70e CA. q. Hall. SIS ,3e3. ~; +. A.
Boswell, S6,i25 05; redemption fund. slr42 II;
general fund $50, i26 50, water fund, sl5,457 3.
metropolitan police fund. Sl2,35I "a: school
house fund, ss0625 81; gas fund. Sass se;
poration debtor-Balance TO date. s53,s5O %;
ten year bonds, sS9,4ll5O. Ordered TO be printed
Mr. r. II. Donegan, City Surveyor, in re-
sponse to resolution of the board, stated that
the cost of grading d. stree, Forth, from 10th
street west 20 Connecticut avenue, would be
Sl,i2s So OF gravelIng, S725.7e; total, ~ S55 O.
OF grading street south, from ATTN street
east TO the Eastern Branch, 3D. SIS; gravel
ing. Sl.4l.l5, total, 81 ,557.Ul.
Mr.. Dcnegan also states In response 10 a res
Cluuon OF Inquiry, that very numerous chan
ges have been made on the grade book without
any authority appearing on the records OF the
Cmee. To make thorough Investigation and
give full account of such alterations, would
occupy more time and labor than he can con-
yenienUy command. As an instance of the II.
legal alteration be refers to- First street east,
between ID street souih and New Jersey ave-
rue. Referred TO the COMMITTEES on Improve
men,s
The resolutions of the Board of Trustees of
PUBLIC Schools, endorsing the bill for the
tahlishment of a high and scientific normal
school, were referred 10 the Committee on
Public Schools.
suspended in order to allow him TO submit
report from the Finance COMMITTEES IN relation
10 an amendment 10 the tax bill. The commit.
Tee recon mended an abatement Of five per
cent on taxes paid prior TO the first day of No
vem Der, 1869, with no new or special penalty
Tor delay beyond that time, saying: "A neces-
SHY Tor this departure from the terms of the
original bill will be perceived from the state
ment OF facts recIted in the following letter
from the Tax clerk Of the Corporation:
OFPlCE TAX CLERK, City Hall, Washing
Chairman Finance Committee, Board Of ALdermen :
DEAR SlR:-In reply 10 your comm unication
of Ieeent date, 1 have to say that the annual
completed for the use OF the City Collector b.
fsre The 18th of October next. This deIay is oc-
easioaed by various circumstances, which 1
Wall enumerate Tor your information, VIZ: The
act imposing taxes for the year 1861 did NOT be-
come law until October 10, 15b7, which de.
isyed the tax sale of the year following until
Angus Q. ls6s- The act imposing taxes for
The y ear lcos did not become law until Nc.
vsmber 9, 1867: and after the collection of the
principal part of the taxes for that wear the
whole force Of the Collectors Office, with the
assistance OF this office, were engaged until the
.nst OF Mach, 1859, in preparing the ad yertised
list for the tax sale of 1859. The list of trans
1ers OF properly for 1865. from the Office of the
sometime in the month OF April, 1859 IL is
proper that 1 should call your atte ntioE TO the
1aet mat ~ was necessary 70 enter all the trans
ffrs OF property in ls65 upon the books OF this
once before compiling the Numerical and tax
books for the present year.
have The honor 10 BE-, very respectfully,
&c WILLIAM MORGAN.
The duty of imposing and collecting taxes in
the city Of Washington, as recited II section 8
OF The act Of June ,, lo53. requires that III.
Register shall place in the hands o. the Col
leeioT about the first Gay Of July in each yssr,
list of all the taxes due TO The Corporatior.
and sectlcE hereof requires the CcIiector on
or about the Irst day of November 70 serve
notice upon every person whose taxes are
unpaid that in SIXTY DAYS thereafter the nav
msnt Of such taxes will be enforced. and this
duty Of Zoe Collector is more min utely enjoined
IN the aet OF November I, ESQ. The statement
OF the Tax Clerk shows that the law has not
been complied with, and the commi ttee recon-
mend that the 18th section OF the act entitled
IAN act imposing taxes Tor the year 1862
approved July IS. 1859. be repealed, and thai
he Collector be authorized 10 allow an aAate-
mem OF nve per cent. OF all taxes accruing
under the aboy named act and paid prior to
the first day OF November, 1869, provided tnat
NO arrearages OF taxes, either on real estate or
personal property, shall then be due by the
=" or persons in whose favor the abate-
rr.n, "a The proposed amendments
were agreed 10. -. hu, g. 49,. ,.
willis Moore; petItion Of VIM. ~. .re for the
erection Of gas lamp on northwest Cola Vi
Twenty fourth and L streets north; petition OF
j. u Hall and others respecting sewer in Penn
sylyania avenue, between Fourteenth and Fit.
tenth streets west; of John lyman and others
for laying water main; all Of which were re-
ferred. Joint resolution to obtain plans and
sPeclncatoEs Ior u new market house, TO be
erected on the site of Centre Market House,
and sPpropria'ins sico for that purpose, was
Mr. Chase presented bill reviving an act to
purchase school building IN the Second ward;
referred. Resolution requesting the City Sur
veyor 70 furnish estimate Of the cost of grading
and graveling Fifth and Sixth streets east, froEl
II street north TO street north, and also l.
street north, from First street east to Boundary
street; OF correcting the grade Of NJ street
north, from Fourth street west to Seventh
street west, and restoring to same q gravel sur-
face, were adopted. Resolution resembling
resolution adop'ed by the Board Of Aldermen
requesting an opinion from the Corporation
Attorney, was adopted Protest of II. Berg
ling ana others agaiLst the laying of a sewer
IN Fifth street, between L and @, was referred
Mr. Clark offered bills TO grade and gravel
street south. from the canal 10 5th street east:
70 Sc, The curbStones and pave the footways
and cutters on the west side of Atm street east
between A street and Pennsylvania avenue:
which was referred. Resolution requesting
the City Surveyor 10 furnish an estimate of the
probable cost OF grading and graysling East
Capliol street, from 2d 10 llth street east, was
adopted. An act to revive an act entitled an
act 10 wall Iioer creek, from Indiana avenue
TO PennEsyly ania avenue; referred.
Mr.. MeCathraD presented bill for the erec-
uon Oh lamps and lamp-pOsts in the Sixth
Ward, referred. Bill regulating the compen-
saflon Of the superInte ndent and the operators
OF the ME alarm telegraph; referred. Commu.
nicailon from Louis Baker on peat as q decd.
orizer was referred TO the Committee ON Health
An act to grade and gravel 10th street west,
from r street south 10 Water street; O number
OF bills Trom the lower Board were referred
ana Pill &C. permitting John Coulson to
erect hne-khn in the Seventh Ward were
referred
The frst special order-the bill abolishine
TIE contract ~ stem IN making certain corpor.
atom mprovements-was taken mp. Mr.
reference 70 "the paving and gradingl of All
alleys and the fIling mp Of all lots thai are be-
Low Tie graduation Of the streets on which said
lots shallfront" Also. 70 stYiks out land such
oeher persons as the law may direct" and to
insert a. the end OF the nrsf section, ssand pro.
vboeo, further, that the rates paid for labor
ehall not exceed the rates paid for similar In.
Dor BY private persons," and TO strike out the
clause in relation TO the collection OF special
taxes which relates TO public alleys; ali Of
which were lost mr.. Davis moved to amend
ing the footways and cutters. &c" Lost.
Af. Moore offered the following q o substi.
tuts for the second sec ION Of the bill:-ssrhat
whenever the Mayor shall have determined to
carry into effect any act providing tor any i'm.
provement which under the provisions Of the
1DreGoipg section would become IN whole or
In part q charge upon the owner or owners Of
prtvafe property bordering thereon o. benefit.
nd thereby, he shall notify sach owner or
owners Of his intention to execute said act
ond N within thirty days from the date Of said
nouce the owner or owners aforesaid shall
agree and enter INTO contract With ths Mayor
d Afxrro