Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-05
The District I'm Congress-.
rMk SUFFERING rooR OF rnr n1srR


THE SUFFERING POOR OF TIE District.
An attempt was made In the Sena e this
morning 10 pass the joint resolution pa sed by
.he Mouse last Friday, appropriating SIS, loc, 10
pe expended In giving employmept 10 the SUI
Iering poor OF the District, in rniny the old
cahsi, south OF the Capitol. Mr.. saul b lry OBJ
cted 10 the consideration OF the reSolutio1 ana
Ii went over until 10 morrow
ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT
The bill relating 10 Assessments for spectal
Improvements In the District OF Columbia. RI
ported by Mr. Rollins, with amendments, In the
Senate, Monday. was enormously printed The
tohowing is the bill as reported:
DO ne % enacted, d-c, That In making or revising
an! an! assessment for special improvements OF The
streets avenues, alleys or roads in the District
cI Columbia, IL shall be tho dutV Of thp Commts
soheiS OF SAID District, In determtning the cost
ssI VI suC1 a Improvement, 10 deduct ole-half the
Costs ol the intersections. aud charge the same
over TO the interseCting street or avenue
sec; z The said Commissioners shall asrar-
tam lhe number OF lineal feet OF the street ave
hue, or road over which such nnnroyement eS-
tends and upon the basis OF the cost Thereon 90
found shan determine the cost per gneal fanT
Ihey snail also ascertain ard determine the
number OF front feet OF all real estate adIoininS
sucn improvement not belonging TO the | nItea
states or the District OF Columbia which NAV he
naoie 10 TAX, and shall thereupon assess upoS
an sCcn property for each front foot thereof one
Sihth OF the cost per iineal foot 50 as Aforesaid
aSceTtained ani determined: bul no assessment
s sllaIl ne inaoe upon any lot which SHAH have
htS conferred by such Improvements nor be
charged with tA6Sost or any part of the cost OF
any pavement not laid down in front OF said lot
NO ioI shall be assessed twice for ike i'm
proNemehtS on the same street: nor shall any
assessment lie made for repairs. or Tor the
towering of water mains, or the relaying or
water or sewer service pipes where such woylZ
is caused by change or grade; nor for haul or
grading In excess OF what could rplSnnahiv
nave oeen obtained. And for the purpose OF
equalizing The assessment for seHesS where
sewers have been laid down as Il part OF such
improvement the cost charged shall not ex-
ceed that OF IA li1teen-inch pipe sewer. When
ever The contract for any pavement required
two feet of grading 10 be done by the contrac-
tor therefor. the cost OF such grading shall be
deemed to be included in the contract price for
such pavement Truncated or triangular lots
or spaces Tot suitable for subdivision into lots
shah DE asseSSed unon one side only and at moi
eNceedipg one-hali the rate aforesaid
Ala The amount 80 as aforesaid aSraTfained
anu assessed shall De deemed and a. sen TO be
tne proper proportion or the expense charge
aoie 10 each IoI, according 10 the benefit con-
leieu. ard all assessments heretofore made
Which are not In accordance with TIE progi-
SlonS OF Ills act shall be revised Sd as 4 con
fofm thereto: and such revised Assessment
WEen made. shall have all the force and eject
OF an original assessment, and shan ba payabe
Wlthln tnllty days after notice Of sllsl reyisad
asssessiheEt. win Interest at six per centum
ifcm lie date when the original aSSe ,s.nent he
cane que; and In default OF payfneat within
Sala thhty days. II shall I've the duty oi the col
tCtoI oi Tie District OF Columbia io enforce
lal ment by the sale OF such propcrtv tn ac-
coldahoe with the provisions OF existing laws
sec. 3. Whenever Il shall be found that the
amount OF any assessment heretOf, IRE made
upon any lot exceeds the amount round 10 be
due 10y Spch revised assessment, the ..at1 t'oD,-
mSsOnerS shall abate such excess: and n sIch
excess or any part thereof, shall have been
lild, Tie Sald Commissioners shall isS;lp 10 The
person entitled thereto a certificate for the
amount 50 found 10 have been Oyefn1id giving
Tie number OF the square and lot, which said
cerllflcate shall be receivable in paKneut or
any assessment Tor special Improvements due
or unpaid, or be payable out OF the amounts
corrected On such assessments hereafter col
lecled AFTER The payment of such OUTSTANDING
ceru1cateS as by law have been made a lien upo1
SAID luDd: and such certificates or any other
certificates OF Indebtedness heretofore issued
on account OF arrears OF any taxes, snail be re-
celNed by said District In payment of any and
all arrears or taxes dne prior 10 July LIST ISIS
See 1. III no deduction shall be made in the
amount OF any assessment, any tax len certif-
cafe heretofore Issued shall remain iU fun fOrca
ard effect; and IL the Assessment shall be in
creased, or new assessment made upon Drop
cry not before assessed. an additional certih-
cafe may be issued after notice as now pro-
Slded by law. IL any such assessment shall be
decreased, the outstanding tax lien certificate
shall stand, and be enforced against the prop.
erty mentioned therein for the amount of tax
found 10 be due by such revised assessment
with interest at the rate of per cen;um per
annum. Any person holding any certificate or
cerllIcaleS ISSUED on account OF such original
assessment, required TO be changed IL amount
by such revision, may surrender the same TO
The SAID commissioners, and receive i'm ex-
cnange therefor an equal amount of the GER
thcaleS Issued under such revision for the cor
recte0 amounts. In all cases where certificates
have not been issued on any assessment. the
SAID commissioners, upon default IN DayIneDr
within 20 days after demand, shall issue cer-
ullcates In tie mode, and 10 be disposed OF, as
how PfoVided by law, ia accordance With suca
revised assessment