National Republican., 1888-03-16
MANY WORTHLESS DEEDS
FOR THE PROPERTY SOLD FOR DELHI.
OUENT TAXES.
Failure tn Record the Papers In the
Time Required by Law-Trying to
Place the Responsibility for the
NEGLECT.

There is likely to he trouble for some one,
either at the commissioners Or recorders
offices, when The mystery regarding the
failure to secure the recording Of certain
deeds within the time prescribed by law is
unraveled and the responsibility place
where It belongs II tispre'ty evident that
carelessuess on the part Ot some official has
thrown considerable expense upon this
District, AID necessita,ing the iedoing OF
work that II WAS thought had been per.
formed properly aud all legal requirements
complied with.
Last Saturday afternoon the District COM
miesioDers directed John Harris, one Of the
ilicc messengers, to carry to this ollie Ot
the recorder Of deeds for the District
deeds which had been prepared OF all the
property sold recently at the tax sale, and
there have them made OF record, as the Nv
required that this must be done on or be-
Il, rr the llth instant. 1t was supposed that
the Instructions Of the commissioners la |
been carried out, and that the deeds were
safe IN the record Office on time Filiug
them there and taking note OF the hour OF
lilirg is regarded as the time when the
record commences to run. Under th 'se
/ circumstances " Is easier to imagine than
describe the surprise ~ the commission
ere ard Collector Cook when they
! di covered yesterday that the dsels
thought to he OF record of Mar 10 lsF
we're marked. Filled 9.O1 O'Clock A. IN.
/ Mar l2n This little memorandum Ju the
back OF each document dinJtiug II con
veyance had stunning effect II made
invalid every one OF the papers upon wnith
! Il had been written that came from The
/ commissioners office, 1t required the re
/ advcitls ng and resale Of the property, and
makes another inquiry pertinent, and that
/ Is, Who will pay The expenses arising on
/ Of the first sale? II that bad beef vail !
| the bill would have been charged ag4iust
under the changed situation OF affairs co mes
The perplexing question, How Will this eX-
! perditure be liquidatea?
! After the matter had been discussed at
the commissioners Office In all it's phases
/ yesterday, the law examined. aud that also
dist used, Messenger Harris was again dis.
! patched to Recorder Trotters Office to la
| the mark of being made Of rnsOrd
on the 10th instant, instead Of the
dare they did have, and to uhtaln the
name Of the clerk to whom ne hal dejv.
cred the papers when hG went TO that Oil q
( last Saturday. The messenger, on his re-
turn, stated that the recorder had said that
the commissioners would have to cUmmun.
.. ..
any Request, to make. The messenger far
ther stated that on reachipg the recorders
Office he spoke to eX-Truslee Henry John.
sor, clerk In the office, and told him NJ
the request Of the commissioners. H.
seemed about to comply and furnish the
Information when for some reason the re-
coIder stopped him aud took the messeu
g,r into his private office. He directed the
man to stand where he was and the re-
q
few words OF private conversation with
gentleman there Harris not liking the In
structinrs received said he was IN a publ,
office and he would walk around II SO in
clired. He wished to know II the Office dlt
not clCse for business on that day At
o'clock and was Informed that 1t did. Ill
then wantt d to know how he could get th
papers into the ollice after that hour, t,
which be received no answer On his re
tuin to the commissioners Office he ma Il
all AFFIDAVIT to the effect that he de'ivere.
the deeds al the recorders Office before
o'clock on Saturday Harris says that h
learn d outside of the Office that 1t WAS Mr.
Richard j. Rooney,
1t Is difficult to tell where the compilca
tior arising out OF the failure to rec,rt
the documents on the 10th instant will end
After the repeated advertising the properts
involving Thousands OF dollars, WAS sold
and all the expenses charged up again:
made under the new law, which permi;to
owners Of property In arrears, for spec!a
improvement taxes, certain time in whic
10 make payment, with the allowance OF
reduction in case OF complying With
the time prescribed by the law
This time had expired, the property wa
advertised and sold, and the deeds were
required to be recorded by the III
instant. Here is where the failure {
comply with the laws demand comes in
The result will be that persons who's
property was sold for nom payment OF take
win now have another chance to redeem II
In some instances steps have alread
been taken to accomplish this result an
attorneys have been employed to mat
arrangements to secure its redemption.