Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-14

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This h.i-- a., a., -, -.
g.. -. ~ IN, u""er 'ne fe'es
wi 'he C"ns'uerauon ey ,he House OF bills ~
ported from the committee on the District %
Columbia. Chairman Hcmphin entered ths
House with a large hatch az fnportant lo,.l
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Inc morning business consumed considerable
s sa anu sas ! Q clock before MI. hemphhl
demanded the hoor for the District
TO PUNISH r,rsE swraRrxe.
Mr.. Hemphill called IN the bill 20 punish
false swearing before trial boards Of the police
force and fire department. The bill makes
false swearing punishable As perjury under the
plstrict laws. witnesses may be subpenssd
AM -, tnS ~, ne'ennailSt com PEELED
the Nih WIS passed without smendmeat -
oe"a'e'
TO EXTEND TIVE AsSEssNrSr TINE
Mr.. Hemphiii then called mn the hill extend.
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io' .e'Ntn VI M ~'7ess''enN ieNieo oy we ecs
OF March 3. 1883.
Section OF the bill provides that section
OF the act entitled An act Tor the support Of
the government 81 the District OF Columbia for
the fiscal year ending june 80 ISIS. and for
other purposes approved March 8. 1917. 10
amended so ms TO make the whole tax levied
under the assessment OF that pottoa OF the
District of Columbia outside OF Washington
and Georgetown herein. provided Tor due and
payable on the LIST day OF May. 1888, instead OF
ohe-hali on the lat day OF November, lssz and
ohe-halt on the LIST day OF May, ISIS, as oy en-
lr'nS law; provided that these amendments
snail not extend beyond the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1893.
Sec T. That the provision that the assessors
shail not reduce the aggregate value Of the real
property below the aggregate value thereof -
made and returned by them contained in Sec
ton of the act of March 5. ISIS. aforesaid,
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
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"f' ios' 0i we eouhuhVeee explained toe osi
to the House
The effect of this bill will be 20 change the
law ,iuring the fiscal year ona;n, 1909 onlx
giving the assessors six rnrp,bs lo,s.r in -h,c,,
10 complete m. asscssr,,rt "a ,b., ~, ~ ths
District OF Columbia outside Of tbe c,tics "a
Washington and GeorretoWn rnso, Tho nre.enx
law they are resuirrS 10 connnIs,' ,b,s $780,
ment by the frst Noraay of Jnno 1902 .na
the work of eoualizatior Nv ,l,e g., wona,y n,
August isga In also changes ,l,. time ~ -,
ing the first half OF the IA, low on thnt nat ~
the Distric, above -,ferr,.I 90 frorn ,o. hsW ar-
in November 1892 20 Nav Isq2 mak,ng A..
entire tax payable ON tho latter date mi, h
made necessary from the TACT that the Fifty
ms. ,' oonstess chahsed the law from Q
assos'nrs .n,'IoreS Co.. ii'sue ny, ,.
to permanent board composed Of
three assessors. This new board has about
completed the work of assessment Of the two
cities. but finds IL inn ssslble TO entirely COM
plete in the time required the remaining as
sessment. failure 10 do which might invslidsts
the entire tax levy, and rs the work 10 being
carefully prepared it is deemed wise 10 give
them the additional time. There is necessarily
more labor IN the preparation of the first as
sessment under the new Law than is likely 10 b
required hereafter.
Section proposes TO change part Of section
8. page 90, volume -, United States Statutes
at Large, by repeating the provision in thsA
section that prohibits the board of eaualiz.-
ton from DECREASING the amount of the assess-
ment below the amount certified TO them by the
assessors. Tins in practice would prevent the
correction by the board Of equalization of err
rors where assessments were too large and
only permits them 20 increase sssess-
ments instead OF decreasing or in
creasinG the assessment an their jude-
ment seemed warranted by the facss.
which is The object of the work Of equalization.
anu ~ouId require me board oil equalization, N
ment becamc necessary 49, 1890. ~ ..son.s
of some other assessments which in their iudss
ment should remain as reported.
Inc Dali was passed without further debsss-
ExrEsDISG rHE AxAoosrrA ROUTE.
The hill Tn amend the ch.rts, 80 an. $780,
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Va" S'iee' i'iA""s NoHnPAny WAS next orougns
up.
The bill provides for the extension of the
| route as follow: From the intersection of in
tracks at 9Th street with b street northwest
north on 9th street to G. street northwest over
| the tracks OF the Metropolitan hallway Com
panyi thence west on q street northwest to llth
street northwest over the tracks OF the Lexington
aor,s ~, ~. i n, h'iiNay company; thence
east ON street to s,h street on TIE track Of a.
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