Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-14

Meeting OF the Prsperty.HoIderr Last
NIaht-A CommIttee Appreciated to Walt On
the Bontd of PHblic Works.
In pursuance Of published call. about forty
citizens, property holders on New YORK avenue,
q, II, Fourteenth and contiguous streets, met
al tho board Of Trade rooms last evening to
consider the subject Of taxation for the recent
Improvement made on these streets, Among
those presentw We noticed Hon. John Wilson, DE-
N. u. Larner, John i. Kelly, $; J. Fague,
stephen Tally, Geo. II. Plant CHARLES Utsr-
mehle. Jos Hilton, Jos. RyUu, J: y. Hardness,
Dr. Daniel Mcfarland and Geo Harknes5.
At $50 o'clock Hon. John Wilson called the
meeting to order, and Dr. Thomas Miller was
chosen chairman and N. u. LaTner secretary
Mr. Wilson said that no longer citizen and
was interested. He said that the BOatd Of Pub
lie Works in pushing forward the improve.
ments were entitled 10 the compensation Of tho
citizens, and he was 10 hopes that the improve
ments would be pushed forward without becOm
Ing UnCruus on the taxpayers. lie had paid =
visit to the city surveyor, and ho suggested
measures Of q cOuciliatUry character aud the mp.
poIntlnf OF committee TO wait upon the Board
Of Puzzle Works, and that thotaN.payets should
be taxed for only the amount OF real estate they
owned along the line Of Improvements, anu mat
ments was an outrage which tho citizens would
not stand, and that they would institute legal
proceedings, Il necessary, to onioin them from
collecting any such tax until proper ulludlch.
ton had Doen made
Mr. CLARK thought they were only entitled to
pay for concrete pavement cutb aud drainage
before their property. Several expected to have
thslr bills IN a lew days, and he thought they
were entitled TO bill Of items, and unlets that
was awarded they should apply for mandamus.
Congress had not passed any Jaw 70 maze inc
Mr.. Joseph Hilton proposed that committee
bo appoInten to walt upon tho Board OF Public
Works aud obtain n hill Of Items.
Jos, RyOn was opposed TO that, as they
Womb reuly through the newspapers
Mr.. Hilton was perfectly satisfied with such a
report, as 10 that way It would reach the entire
Mr.. Wilson said that Mr.. Forsyth had in
formed him that the appropriations Tor the res
eryatlOns had fallen far short Of the necessary
amount Tor paving belgrs them, amt that the
citizens have been taNei TO make up the neccs-
sary amount. He offered the lollOwlngi which
was adopted:
Re5oiVsd, That 10 the opinion OF this meeting
the mode Of taxation adopted by the Board Oi
Public Works is excessive and should not DO
Imposed on the taxpayers.
Mr. Wilson moved that u committee Of I'VE DO
appointed to wait upon the Board Of Public
Works aud respectfully request Of them u re.
nOrt nj the work and Items 81 taxation, and II
The ldCts be as represented, that respectful re-
mJnstrance be presented 10 the bOard, praying
revision u the mode OF taxation, and that the
property holders be taxed only for tho improve.
inents made 10 front OF their premises.
Mr.. Mann said that the surveyor informed
them that they were charged with all the errors
and blunders made by General Greene, engi.
neer, on the line Of New York avenue
Mr. Hilton was unwilling 70 take from sub
ordinate officer what they should receive from
the fountain. head,
Mr.. Hardness Objected to the resolution as It
was coupled with threat, but should he come
respectlully aud ask for an explanation he
would DO shown item By item how the bill was
created. All they had to do was to send com.
mlttee to the Board Of Public Works ami ask
respectfully for n bill Of items. lie moved that
tho resolution be aulsndCl simply authorizing
the inquiry to be made.
Mr. Mann thong ht II there Was any error ms tide
10 tho matter It was tue fault VI the District A..
torney, on whose advice tue whole matter had
been done.
, The resolution AZ amended read as follows
Resolved That committee OF hye be appoint.
| ed to wait upon the Board OF Public Works and
! request OF them a bill OF items, tho tax bllls
| presented by them to property holders Tor I'm
! provements completed.
/ Mr. Mann novel u amend by making the
! committee he composed OF one prOp5rty-hOtiei
| from each street that has heen completed, nnI
| for which bills have been rendered.
! Mr.. George W. Hardness was WilllhK TO nay
| his share Of the improvements for no Thought
| they would he worth all they would Gust, hut HI
! did not wish to pay Tor AnY churches. He die
/ not think any man could tackle tho Improve
menle and carry them on as he bad done, bu
! unfortunately lie had bad crew around him.
The resolution as amended was th0n adopted
The Chair appointed the following as the com
mlttoe: Hon. John Wilson, for New York ave
nuoi WIN. Myers, for FUurteenth street; Geo
| W. Harkness, for II street; 4. II. King Tor
| street; Jos Hilton, for Vermont avenue.
The meeting then adjourned, subject to tn
| call Of the chairman.