National Republican., 1877-04-09

sss y,s ee~, s.svsr,d, uhieA accompanied
TIE above eomnunieattoa
wAsHrSsrcx. April 4 is7.
~ 5s.sSSats C1s11sr'sa~s Yt>s District u
6rSrrExrx: Having received notice from
Geo. W. Beal, (oa the aTth March, 1S17, }
your s'slerk IN eharre Of SPECIAL Assessments, .
kr impro<xu<n.s ail<xed 10 have besu made
IN mont of lots sub. Is and u, In square No.
Ia, On Nev York avenue, between "Ssven.
trxrsh .trees pnrsh and West Tveuty. third, %
arA TIE property referred 10 above lies be-
tween Nn<sesnth and Twentieth streets west,
sllsv ne 20 irquire, with all due respect In
b bali Of uyseff and others, whether YOU in
b nd 10 oeey and conform to the recent dseis-
hn prooossced by the Supreme Court Of the
D-strt<s Of Coiumbts in the case in which
y,s p,ainiin and jon yourselves and others
dsfssfasfs IN eoileesing sAnes for Especial
mprovensnfsr'
M l.suuare Of the court ID clear and ex-
Pli<it- and beg leave to call your attention
specially 10 paragraph three Of the syllabus
of tie ease. as reported IN the last number Of
the Fsshs-sfss Lzr RsPortr for March, 1s17,
uhih As sollo-s; The Assembly act ap-
proved August 10, ISL, prescribing Q mode
Of nssssuxns for special Improvements, pre-
sSrn<= . tiferere manner Of collecting special
taXss from that N which all other taxes are
collected, and is therefore In direct violation
cf the S7th ssetion Of the organic act: and the
esrti1e.tss Of assessment, as . step In the proc
sss Of collection, are therefore null and void. /"
make this iB9airy for two reasons, without
si eetfs sa< others, y1s
Frs. an at,i-ei that your said "clerk
IN charge Of special Assessments" is still de-
uantirg, In the usual way, pay ment Of special
ta1es, uherxas "all other taxes are paid to
the lawful collecsor, Mr.. John y. Cook
Ch<re il, or has bren heretofore, Q secret
resEen not h1oua to tie public for this viola
NJ La h.r n kxfsr -.
son to develop st IL proper time .,d place;
hut, thanks to . change Of Administratioa, the
dawn Of right and justice b making its 3D.
peArases m The horizon IN WsshiaSton and
osher Ioe.lnses-)
sseondly. Bsesuse, sincs that decision vas
prunounee5, notsess demanding payment Of
esrtsin assessments for special improvemenis
On property belonging to ne fronting on New
York syenur, between Niresesnth AMI Tven-
urth stre~ts ues,, have been served upon ne,
and tkis, rosvihstsniing no Improvement,
sne1fef, IN frops Of my property was either
made OF eexup, and this ssid avenue remains
unhnished 10 this day vess Of Nineteenth
street.
Thsr.sore you VII pleass cancel this At
tempted hen, or cloud, upon my property with
You VII please sdvise me unier Whist law
and appropri.tsos thk so-ealied Improvement
vas made, n yoQ sdhere to the assessment
nsfe and sent ne for the property referred to.
And lastly As enc Of your honorable board
stated in an interview With ma q few days
since hat you could make no change in the
manner Of collecting special assessments, be-
e.nss you had received no Official notification
Of the irNtieial deeisioo, posu ithsta andtnx you
and others ssre parties thereto, have taken
tes liberty Of transmitting herewith q COPY of
The decision. puhlished IN the Official news
p.P<r o. the court, Of which You viii please
ale notice. An early a1sxeris is requested.
Very respectfully, your ooeiien. servant,
CoLrhBrs ALrxANprR.