Evening star., 1877-09-24
District Gov .rument Affair.
Ihh AVENUE ~ vFMENT TAX-LIES GER

Ihh AVENUE ~ vFMENT TAX-LIES GER
49,. TIFICATEs.
Inc DisuF Commissioners some days
seo rtques ed First Controller Tayior, OF the
Department, 10 give hem MS
opinA' .p In writing as to the disposition OF
y. special tax-lien certificates lSsuei
inst property owners on the line OF Penh.
ylvania avenue for the requirement. OF that
street In the absence OF the Controller his
assistant, VIM. j. Tarhell, sent reply
through the Secretary of The Trtasury ~
which. after reciting the action 9L tne Dls
trtct Conn issioners in issuing the certln-
Gates. &c, he states:
The act is silent as to how the certificates
shall be disposed OF or the manner In which
the contractors are to receive the balance
due in case of failure of the owner of private
property to pay in money. i can See no OBJ
JtciioDs 70 the pa!1eaI s , oI .ns % ,ance due
thorized TO be issued, provided the ten per
cent. required to be held under the second
section shall have first been pad into the
Treasury of the United States and the con
tractors shall, in consideration Of said GER
tificstes, execute q full release OF All further
claims save under those certificates aud ex-
cept as 10 the ten per cent. reserved at the
end Of the period prescr bed for its retention
The total amount, as certified by thu Com
mlsslOners as due TO the North American
NenGhstei :; zen at. Il Rock Paving cnmpanv Gums sd)
l. SlO6,e21 Il. They have beeo aid ny the
United States and the District OF Columbia
the sum OF S7i sol 70, which Includes the ten
per cent. withheld. Balance OF percentage
Amount paid In the contractors on ac,Olnt
ofprivate property, 81 600; making a total of
SS2 .|2S.iC Ieavluk balance due the con
tractors or private property Of SO I91.-I-
which should be further TsdGCei by tile SlIu
OF - 30. o., H. suit with the WH-biugt.n re- ID
q" OTgetOWn RailIOJd company. bearing I.
balance for which cerl.ticste~ might D.
issued o. I5.lN7 -. Thr reTEeotJEr f. "v- ~
held OILY upon the sum OF SIcH - D.. the
dlferrICe belTC f-r f'a rTial a decd rs t-.
Comm issiOrer~ and not Char-es-n.e tn Che
IN ~ -.H aHnFr a HTs.t
S1,55, g. Nr. James &. Edwards has fii15
IN this Office 2 rCver Cf attorney from the
NOrth American NeUchatSl Rock Paving
company (limi'C# aU-EO, ZiUE E'gE .O re-
ceive and re pt fOr an mo. eyS. drafts and
bonds snail 'CCOUle due ;tHr 4g-s.BIg I'D
said company, iEe object oi wuiC. pt,-e- .-
for The greater secUI.y y of the Ishgr-r~ pr
those maxi { advances ID tug ..rp--.'jI. 5Gr
Of these COutra''S- Il j. usctFI.iv sag
ges'ed that In oil s-nsir> cs tEr-@ Cgf .Ir.tt--
The Clas- 't creditors ut.oueI suHa-t o..
projected"
on SATURDAY !a-t MeSsf rs. 7. q. T...r-nIi.
T6pTese ib- ->HI,-l h su.tr'rE. >......Hl
Paving COM ',l., E1-eT. t..-I~.r. F-t-.-
seni!hg COiUUl bus a .rE s,rIosT. an Nm 81. .'-
ney, the DiStFicr ol Columbia aui >sru- OF
The contractors. lr.- u a.. Office ~. -.. .F.--
lTiCt Con Di.siouoTS "y .rvf. ..i.I 80. .-
taiter. To give an tNE Tn--Ip. ,I I..fr views.
Trey occupied Tire ,ut-I~ a.iss CON. l..
t'>ITict tDWnisS I"u"F- "a. t,...' ..r-tt .s..r
o what com sci hal ID. say. ana have .....
question under aGyi-eIueut
nv fall and winter dress go0'-; c......i
Ca>hiIt res. "ftvy blue, bronze brow. dark
green and seal brown; black ca>,,.r.- s..
black alpacas. black silks v.ry cur4.,.