Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15
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mae Boat eIub 10 build an addition 10 the boat
MUSE on WAFER street Georgetown; 81, 500.
BALTNORBS TSGRATITUDE.
TIE District Commissioners yesterday tele-
gFat med Mayor Lat!obe, or Baltimore, to kno y
BE- Woald senG tae cIty Ice boat for few days
20 break The Ice blockade here After confer
ence " ith Maj Hutton. engi neer OF the hafb1r
beard, the latter replted:-"We dare not Send
our hGats SO far away" The Commissioners
ties IN view OF the fact that at the request OF
the Baltimore authorities In July, 1873. during
the great IRE there our District government
dispatched two companies Of our ffrenen with
APPARATUS TO that city. where they did good SER
vice as was acknowledged by the Baltimre
antht rites. one OF the Ice boats is owned by the
City and the other by the state OF Maryland til At
city having the use OF born and without any
Ice Ia thst harb0T at TINS tine.
TIE GARBAGE SERVICE.
Yesterday Health O;ficeT Tow ushead tnauc.u-
rated the service for removal OF Offal until Ehe
contract snail have been made. The force put
On yesterday was six TWO horse wagons and one
on Sc wagon 10 collect garbage and two
wagons 10 remove dead anin1ais the place OF
derOsit Tor the night soil will for the present
BE- on the grounds connected with the Wash
ingtoG asylum, and the dead animals will be
Sent down the river by way OF James Creek
canal The health officer states that large
quantity OF garbage has collected throughout
the city during the present-~inter, which has
TO ce removed, but he proposes to have tC all
taken away ut once.
COLLECTION OF T.XgS.
During the month OF November, whion IS the
principal month f0r collecting the general
laxeS. nearly 81 .ddoDto was collected on A.
count OF the taxes for the current year end Dq
june a., 1881. The second half OF this tax.
Wn9TG parties have elected 10 pay ny inst Ill.
menls. VIII ue dae during the month OF Nay
next FOR the month OF December. 1850, the
collector reported the collections at S23i sis 81
aGOut .3f'.ist or which vas on account OF taxes
due June :h', 1ssl. and the remainder, over
fZ'tH, "'t', was mainly On account OF arrears OF
taxes OF which only six per cent interest was
attached by virtue OF the resolution OF Congress
approved june :. $50 and which WIS after
wards EXTENDED 10 January :. ISL. During
the month Of January, So. the monthly state.
ment OF receipts at the collectors Office shows
3 total collection OF <at 3fo.90 a0out S52 GtG o.
which was on account o; water runi, rents a.,
drfI 81, 1925 was for licenses; 5000 was On
account OF the current years tau. showing that
only about Sl!,oto OF tax arrears Was c0lle3-ed
Q0fiES that month, with the heavy penalties
attached. This exhibit Is a strong argument
IN favor OF further extension by Congress for
the collection or tue accumulaJed tax arraar.
ages, say 10 july lSt, IeSt. and general Gle AZ
Ing M OF the Old collection accounts beJWcan
the District ami the taxpayers. When thtq Is
done Law sholld pe passed for the collection
Il taxes In more summary manner with a
iXed s. stem OF penalties.
RSPOEJ TO COMPRESS o. THY REVISION OF SrE-
CIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Tine District commissioners have sent let
ter &c the speaker 1r the House Of RCnTPscuta-
tvs. transmitting 10 Congress the report o:
the chieT OF the special assessment division or
theiT olliGe relating 10 the execution OF the act5
Eng and directing the reyf5iO- Of special asse 81
ments. They say: From this report it appears
that the revision OF the charges assessed ON al!
streets on which Assessments have bseQ mad
rof special improvements have been c0np.eJ d.
Tie ALLY assessments originally amounted IL
the aggregate. 10 -. t41Hi. Tie deduction On
account Of error ~ excess nf charges would 81
Gnce TIE Total 70 ABOUT ~ n'A, which sun
would De further reduced by credits Whtnl
would De allowed on account o. excess OF trout
age aud 6y reason Ui cost IF sewers nOc pro
a n g1E ar 1faRfF
aSSsSS"1 tor sewers upon the streets. Tua9,,
assessments were suspended by the late 5J}rl
81 COMM aa!aieia: and While the present Com
DisSlJIe!3 have ordered this r.. i5ioa Tor tn
purpGSc q ascertainlng the fats In eaca ca *
they a'e yet 6CuottIi IS 10 lie pgopriety o.
reversing -, Tie action OF 'he toFcleE
cCafd. The necessary surveys were StOa3rl
ny the heavy SHOWS about the first OF DaoaGl-
Der, leaving i Out or mt unr5FIsol. The execu-
ton Oh The laws relating ID the revision q as
sessmGntS has be5n q work OF great Difficulty
and magnitude, retlntriug the employment ii a
large ezra force OF clerks, who nave oaen re-
qnlIed 10 Work night aud dag Tor the accom-
rI11in2nt OF tac results thus lar obi 3!nei
and although the assessments f0r street IN.
pTOvementS nave been rev iseI. tie bills for un-
p4i assessments, &tnountin: Tier rcgisioc 10
the sum CT $>fi ;,24.Sl. EOt including fnteva3-
aud Gs~tSsratatS Tor alleys still Fcnld.a nc a.,
collected and settled and the books OF the ofice
10 De properly posted, involving very large
amount or Necessary IFCrtl to Close up the bus
ne IS IL a satisfactory manner. the outStanl
Ing Cight per cent improvement certificates for
the redemption OF which the Assessments OF the
late board o. puzzle works ana OF the late
commissioners are plGdgai, aud the Out5taad-
Ing assessment certificates issued by the late
corporation or Washington ana b. the COY
ern0F rT the territory OF the District o. C3lt'n-
clA - successor OF the mayor OF SAID CORPORA
tioG. involving. az they DO, tle rights .0i third
IaItieS. lave been. and dTe still, q source Of
great emcarraSsidEnt TO tie commissioners 10
he execution aud completion or this work
JGty therefore recommend thai the per cent
certificates and tne 35SeSSntcGt certificates still
III the hands OF third parties be funded Ia some
convenient form. so that the commissioners I'll
the settlement OF these assessments snail GeIl
directly With the Taxpayer, I'M eInOarf asSci by
the claims ol others. All collections or these
special taxes could then be turned 0y or to the
Treasurer nf tue United states, as ex on 10
commissioner OF the District sinking funi f0r
lie ptsy nltnt Of the obligations ia Which these
certificates may o. funded.
MEETINGS OF STATE REPE -EiICaN Associations
The Maine REPUBLICAN Association met at COS
mopoIitan Hall last night-Judge smell IN the
chair. and L. Z. Hsniey secretary. The follow
Ing Officers were elected TO serve during The
ensuing year: President, Judge ~. b. Smell:
wee president, General Ellis Spear: secretary,
u. l. hanIey, re oloctei:) corresponding secfe-
t'try, }. ". baoS1n; treasurer Ben) amin Fee
man; executive committee, john Ii, KiauaiL
:. u; :. DAVIS A. 5. kichmond. j. ". Brown