Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-20
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
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The opinion of the attorney regarding HOUSE
bill 1872, to suspend the operation in certain
cases of the statute Of limitations in force in
| the District Of Columbia has heretofore been
| printed in The STAR The bill is for the refund
Of the drummers' tax, which has been held
| Illegal. Al 1t was known that a large amount
| Of money wns involved. the Commissioners re-
| quested the assessor to furnish them with q
statement Of the amount that would be required
to meet the Judgments that must follow II the
bill becomes . law. A statement of this kind
was furnished today by the assessor. which
| shows that SIT .661 40 has been collected from
drummers since November I, 1872. The amount
claimed by residents of the District Mr.. Trim
BILE says. can only be approximately determined.
One hundred thousand dollars. he says. will be
equaled if not excelled by the class Of claims
above referred to.
POLICE COURT coNrINoENcIEs.
Judge Miller writes to the Commissioners to-
day that no notices that the item for con-
tingent expenses Of the Police Court has been
omitted from the appropriation bill as reported
to the Senate. He says that unless this item,
which is only 81 400. passed it will be impossi-
BILE to run the Police Court. He urges i'm
mediate attention.
THE POLE STILL IN Trouble.
The poor old pole of the United States Elec-
trio Lighting Company is having hard road
tc travel. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Martin Morris threatened to cut the pole down
unless it was removed from the alley in the
rear of his house on Massachusetts, avenue and
the Electric Lighting Company promised to
move it TO tie alley west. Now Mr.. Thomas
Francis writes to the Commissioners that the
put there be will sec that it is cut down and
the par ties putting up the pole prosecuted for
trespass
THE DISTRICT HAS No CLAIM.
Some time ago Mr.. Jno. B. Larner called the
attention Of the Commissioners to a tax levied
on property prior to the issuance of tax
certificate, but not shown therein, on the faith
of which certificate Mr.. Larner purchased the
property. He requested that the tax be can
celled. The attorney was consulted and today
in an opinion. he says:
IF. in making the certificate provided for
by chapter 90, volume 20, page z33, the col
lector should omit from the statement any part
OF all taxes and assessments, general and
specific, that are due and unpaid at the time Of
making said certificate, the District could be
estopped from making any claim Of collecting
any portion of the part omitted"
NUISANCE COMPLAINED OF.
Capt. Rossell has recommended that the
health department be directed to look into tine
complaint of Mr.. F. C. Jones, who says nui-
sance is caused on the square between Sd and
Attn, + and u streets by the dumping Of garbage
there.
THE SUGGESTION DIsAPPRovED.
Several days ago Mr.. ]. P. Thompson in let
ter to the Commissioners suggested that as a
protection to people crossing a street the cable
and electric cars be required to stop before
and after crossing. street. As the Commits
sloners think such requirement would de-
stroy the rapid transit theory the suggestion is
disapproved.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The DISTRACTED sewer on the east side Of 9th
street northwest between o and has been Or
dered to be replaced by new sewer.