Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-19
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

THE CONDENSATION OF LAND FOR STREETS
The assistant attorney for the District today
transmitted to the Commissioners an interest.
ing opinion relative to the condemnation Of
land for street purposes when no money IL
available to pay damages, and the propriety OF
making such condemnation where the individ-
uals specifically benefited offer to pay the
damages. The case upon which the opinion il
based is that OF the petition Of H. E. Davis and
others for the condemnation Of NJ street north
east. Mr.. Thomas holds that the petition should
be denied. The law, be says, comprehends that
when a proceeding Of this kind is instituted the
public authorities have public money enough on
hand to pay damages. He cites the case Of the
Blake heirs against the Commissioners, which
involved the widening of Columbia road In
this case it was held by the Supreme Court Of
the District that the Commissioners were with
out jurisdiction to institute the proceedings
when they had not the money to pay for the
land taken. He says he doubts the propriety
of those specially benefited paying the damages,
as it gives the appearance of a taking Of pri-
vate property for the benefit Of private indi-
viduals, and private property cannot be taken
for private use, even on compensation being
rendered.
|. COUNTY TAXES DUE IN MAY.
Some time ago the assessor for the District
requested the Commissioners to obtain from
the attorney for the District an opinion az to
Georgetown would become due and payable
in moieties in November and May next or the
entire amount in May The assistant attorney for
the District, Mr.. s. T. Thomas, in his opinion
submitted today says that the provision in the
act Of Congress making the whole of the taxes
for the part Of the District outside Of Washing
ton and Georgetown due and payable on NAV
/. 1898, and the clause in the sundry civil
bill providing that tho taxes for 1893
shall be lowed and collected on the basis of the
assessment of 1889 are not inconsistent as the
assessor thinks. One relates to the time OF paw
ment of county taxes and the other to the basis
Of assessment. His opinion is that the whole
Of the county taxes will be due and payable
May l, 1893.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued today to the
following: A. X. Wilson, one brick private
stable rear 1886 7th street northeast; $3.50. Kate
Hurley, one brick dwelling and store at 1912 H
street northeast; $4,000. Peter F. Horning,
one brick private stable rear 629 Maryland ave-
nue. northeast; 1900. G. Beale three brick
dwellings at % to 81 Il street extended, Bloom
ingdaie; $4,000. Robt o. Neal, two brick
dwellings at So and IS G street southwest:
81. 500. Geo. p. Zurhorst, one brick carriage
repository at 2l6-220 D street southeast; $500
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued by the
ClcIA VI Tic CouTt W Tue lOlOWlng: w. Il. NJ.
johnson Of Philadelphis and Hattie p Boyd
Wilson N. Barber and Mabel J. Hancock; Geo.
E. Robey and Cora Lee Kidwell; G. G. Kloffer
and Martha E. Travis; W. q. Forest and Amelia
E. Leo, both Of Prince Georges county, Nd
John Scott and Fannie Butter; Maurice
Hennessy and Mary Ella Marcy; Peter
NJ. McCullum and Mary A Wilson;
Edward Morrison and Florence Virginia Dye;
Chas H. Spellman and Martha Fair. both Of
King George county, Va; Earl Smith and
Maggie Graves; John Warfeld Smith and Flor
ence NJ. Scherer; Fritz Brandt and Sophie Brase;
W. b Reamey Of Richmond, Va, and Warneater
A: oweus Of King George. county, Va; W. s.
Nicholson and Ellerslie Crystal; BENZ. Alers and
Blanche Ridelle, both Of Goochland county, Va /;
James Oliver and Ella Lucas; Lewis E. Law
renee Of York, Pa, and Anna Mckinney; CAL
vim B. Heller and Isabel N. Brown; Chas E.
HELEN and Florence Tolson; VIM. A. Milligan
and Katie E. Copperthite Of New Haven. Conn.
John s. Venry and Sanors G. Jones; Matthew
E. Cook and Mary E. Farr; VIM. L. Milbur,,
and May Queen Patterson; John E. Butter and
Alice N. Goodman, both Of Richmond, Va;
Henry Knoch and Nina L. Jackson; Berg r.
Wilkins and Isabel Martinez.