Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-14

The House IN committee OF the whole This
afternoon agreed TO 4 recommend ltion that the
bill for the relief Of Albert Grant Of tSis CITY.
lie reported 10 the House 10 be laid on the table
The claim is based on an alleged error made by
the Court OF Claims Incorporating one or its
judgments in favor OF Grant, and IFS bect was
10 allow Grant 10 again go before the court and
have the judgment revised.
aRRE.RAGEs OF TAxEs.
The bill passed 10y the Senate yesterday entitled
"A bin In relation TO the payment OF arrearas,ss
OF taxes and assessments I'm the District OF CO.
lumbia,' enacts that at any time before the lst
OF October lsIs, any person owing arrearages
OF taxes. assessments or water rates TO the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, may pay 10 the collector OF
taxes or To the person authorized TO receive the
same, the amount or tax, assessment OF water
rate upon property belonging 10 such person
heretofore paid or unpaid. and now remaining
unpaid. together with interest at the rate of 8
per cent per annum. TO be computed from the
tlme such tax. assessment or water rate was
unpaid 10 the Tine or such payment; and the
Gfiicer or officers authorized 10 receive taNcS
assessments and water rates shall Respectfully
make ana deliver 10 the person so making such
pay ment receipt therefor, and shall forthwifh
cancer Tue record OF any tax, assessment or
water rate
sec >. Upon such payment, such tax. assess
ment or water rate shall cease TO be lien goOn
the property. ard shall be deemed fully paid.
satisfied aid discharged; and there snail be n0
lufther interest or penalty by reason OF such
tax. assessment on water rate no. having hneu
paid within Tie tine heretofore reuUiTed hy
law. or 10y reason OI any statute heretofore re
qulIlng the pay Mcnt OF any penalty OF Interest
over the rate OF ,iX per ccptum peg = anuUmunon
any unpaid taN, assessment or water rate.
Sec. ,. II shall be the duty of tie Commission
efs OF tie District II Columbia To proceed forth
with, on and after lie lSt day OF October. IS3>,
10 collect all such aIrearageS OF taxes assess
mentS, and Water-TGteS as may remain unpaid
on that daN. and all interest. penalties and
folieltures incurred 10y any person Oh account
OF failure 10 pay such laSt-menji0ned taxes.
assessments, or Water-rateS ar the time the
same became due ana payable; and this act
shall not be so construed as 10 release any
property from existing liens on the same on
account Of such taxes, assessments. or water
rates. or interest, penalties, or fOrfeijures IN
that uehaif. except IN case or payment as pro-
Yided ia the first section or this act
Sec This act SHAH take effect Immediately
Sec. > All laws contrayening the meaning
and puryiew OF this act are hereby repealed.
THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES.
The District OF Columbia committee today
forwarded TO The committee on appropriations
the estimates recommended for the support OF
the District OF Columbia for the next fiscal
year. The total estimates OF the Commissioners,
aggregated S3,Ss9, IL. This the committee.
cut down S25o.toO. hich makes the total OF ap-
prOpTiatiOnS recommended g. i49. .,al IL The
District commissioners also made supple
mental estimates OF sl,329, $50 81 for wood. blue
stone. and other paYementS. for additional
work OF Improvements and auxiliary sewers.
This the committee declined TO recommend and
struck il out. As heretofore stated in The STAR
S15,Coo is allowed for the building OF TWO ad-
ditional school houses. The pay OF the police
force is reduced seven per cent, but in an other
essential details the estimates of the Commits
aionerS have been approved and recommended
The different charitable institutions are pro-
yided for as follows: Columbia Hospital for
Women, Sl2,eoe; Children's Hospital 5000; II.
AIMS Infant Asylum, =, ,00d, Industrial Home
School; S5,oG0: National Association Tor the Re
lief OF ColoTed Women, &c, $. 900. These Seve-
raj amounts are TO be expended under the III
rection Of the District commissioners.