Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-25
District Government Affairs.


for 1889 is asccrtaned to be 81 $40 over that OF
The collector OF taxes received the tax books for
the year ending June 30 1892, yesterday, from the
assessor and Will be ready 10 receive taxes and
after November l.
REPORT OF REVISION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
The report OF Mr.. w. o. Roome, chief OF the
bureau OF revisons OF special assessments, TO the
engineer commissioner consists OF series OF tabu-
lar statements The report shows that the total
amount OF origin al assessments on streets.ayenues
and roads, la We been SS.5.5O6l1; the amount OF
revised aSSeSsIn ents. S561,,.li6; decrease OF
$751;, ,616S1 and an increase OF Sii5S2 l6 Amounts
charged the United States in the revision OF as
sessinents are as folows:-By the Commissioners,
including grading. curbng. side walks, carriage
5s8 go and by the board OF public works, for same
character OF work, S43,6Gl14, making a total OF
sssl ,sss,e4 The original assessments for the i'm,
provements OF alleys was $s4.3i00i; revised
ssI.ss and an Increase ss'''o Of s4,s75a
The report gives a statement or lien certificates
held by First National Bank, of New York ct al,
as affected by the revision OF assessments, and
shows that the total original assessments on the
property on which these certificates were issued
was SIS 9009T7; net amount of revised assessments,
&l73 4s9. lS, making reduction OF sl05. .5a0t9 The
amount assessed against the Capitol, North % and
South Washington company was g., IS, which
amount has been paid Columbia Railroad coin
pany, Sll ,2o727, none OF which has been PAID;
Connecticut Avenue Park Railway company, or
their successors, ST. 655 ST. none or which has been
paid; Metropolitan Railroad company, s162, 10,
Georgetown @ tow Railroad company, G6sisos. sla so7a
OF which has been paid leaving a balance due OF
and total balance all q t9sshss ss. %
lie against property held by educational, cha1ta-
Bile and RELIGIOUS Institutions, &c, .,s,.on on
certifcates amounting TO s244 s2A have
been received for account OF sinking Iund by
Mr. ROOme'S division in accordance with orders OF
the District Commissioners OF April IL, 1880, and
July !, $780, and transmitted 10 auditor ol the DIS
et Sfder OF ne a6d U Interest
amounting to S., .5S, now await demand OF own
ers OF lien certificates issued by the board OF pub
lie works and not held by the commissioners OF the
sinking fund. on account OF lien certificates 10
sued by board OF public works and not held by the
commissioner OF the sinking fund 500 1859
has been paid out, covering principal and interest
AMOUNT OF TAXES LEVIED FOR THE COMING FISCAL
YEAR.
The Commissioners to-day received a statement
from the assessors ofrice showing the amount OF
taxes, real and personal, as taken from the tax
books for the fiscal year ending SOth June 1882 40
tSew 10y f Rss so tax
Is; do county, 205S s94 tax, $40 sos AZ do
county 1gs ses Agricultural a az e. 81
So tax, sis6 do Georgctown, sSss lsC; tax.
s12 20; docOunty, 313572 tax, S. 60a total
sl44 99l 06, making total tax levy or 81 47 262 -
The total tax levy last year was S, 81, seS.sl
Birney and Birney nled q bill in equity to-day for
Ketcham ct al against the president and directors
OF the Georgetown College, Cooke, Boyle and
until further order OF the court from selling square
657; that decree may be made presenting liberal
rGr pr tne sale 6y lots OF 80 sol much Of The square
liens and expenses
TEE wAsHNoroN MARKrr COMPANY Coxvxs-
Company and the dealers took place to-day ats
Birney, as counsel, and the dealers by Mr. r e
cS Thsss Geo "se os s1ss nsSssr
DAILY and Nr. Cooper.