Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-21
Assessor Trimble Proposes Local
Relief for Money Stringency.
TO POSTPONE TAX PAYMENTS
Plumbing Regulations Discussed by
Experts and Changes Urged.
DELAYED ORDERS ISSUED.

some change for the better soon takes
place there will be a long delinquent tax
list next year. The Commissioners are
anxious to lend a helping hand, and have
signified their intention of doing all in their
power to relieve the situation.
Assessor Trinble this afternoon, however.
came to the rescue with a plan. which, IL
adopted, promises to help matters consid-
erably. He proposes to submit the matter
to Congress and get authority to receive
the taxes due in November at discount
Of 10 per cent On all bills paid during No
vember. and to allow all those who wish to
defe- the payment of taxes until May. 1884,
without penalty.
The full text of Assessor Trimble's letter
to the Commissioners upon this subject is
interesting, and in full follows:
Honorable Commissioners. d. c.,
Gentlemen-As you are aware the first
half of the taxes for the present fiscal year
will be due and payable on the first day Of
November next, and II not PAID during mat
month, there shall be added on the first
day of December a penalty Of per ceutum
upon the amount thereof, and a like penal
ty on the first Of each succeeding month.
until payment of said installment and pen
atty.
The taxes to be collected in November
are based on the new assessment md in
all probability will be a considerable ad-
vance over the past year in view Of the rec
ogniZed enhancement of values since the
last triennial assessment. The present as
d
eral prosperity prevailed and real estate
values were on the ascending scale and
however fair and equitable the work that
was done by the board of revision 1 sug
gest that this work was also done without
apprehension of the present depression.
This board did admirable work, and I
think was entirely satisfactory and accept
able to the people at the time il made,
but with the present depression in business
and stringency in the money market, which
Is undoubtedly only temporary, at the same
time is so apparent and of such a charac-
ter as to need no argument to prove its ex-
istence and its possible continuance for
some months to come. / am convinced that
If the same board should revive the work
now the present depression, &c. would tie
carefully considered and recognized II is
not necessary to again revive the valua-
tons. but / think some plan should be
speedily provided to extend relief for pres
ent and perhaps approaching pressing en-
barrassments. demand must be made
upon our people next November to pay
about s., 900 for taxes then due and pay
able. Under existing circumstances could
they do 1t and still continue to meet other
Necessary calls in their business relations?
In view of the facts suggest that the mat
ter be submitted to Congress for authority
to receive the November taxes at a discount
OF 10 per centum on all bills paid during
said month. and that those who may de-
sire to do so shall have the privilege of
postponing the payment of said taxes until
fully, MATTHEW TRIMBLE.
Assessor D. =.
During the absence from the city of the
Commissioners a number of minor orders
were made by the engineer department
but were not promulgated Today they
were approved by the Commissioners, and
are as follows:
That vitrified brick be used in the invert
or the sewer in Olive street in lieu Of invert
blocks.
That a sewer in the west side of 18th street
between l and southeast be added to
no Gtn al 0ohA 1..la 80
built during the next fiscal year.
That a sewer in alley in the east portion
of square lsl be added to the schedule OF
sewers to be built during the current fiscal
year.
That the District advertise for sealed pro-
posals for the furnishing Of $4,000 sewer
That the. Rock creek intercepring sewer
be repaired at an estimated cost Ct $500
States Electric Lighting Company to lay a
conduit on the west side of 18th street
southwest in sidewalk near the parking
about 100 feet.
That Frank w. venable. VIM. A. e. Nc
Shea and Edward German be registered as
master plumbers and gas filters. The ap-
plication of E. G. Lansdale may be with
drawn, and the application of Manson Rob-
inson for a plumbers license is refused
That a sewer be laid in the east side Of
Sd street southeast between L and NJ
streets. under the permit system.
That sewer be laid in the west side of
2lst street northwest between n and o. un-
der the permit system.
That a water main be laid in New Jer-
sey avenue between Ivy and E streets
That T. V. Noonan is appointed a mem.
Der of the plumbers board vice Raglan, re-
signed.
That two gas lamps be erected in Valley
street extended north of street when
funds become available.
That a sewer be added to the current
schedule to be laid in the north side of L
street southwest.
That the order to Law a water main in
9Th street extended between Howard and
Lincoln streets is hereby cancelled
That the contract for painting Pennsyl-
yania avenue bridge has been extended
That sewer in the east side of 9Th street
northeast between II and X streets he
added to the provisional schedule for 1895.
That sewer be laid in alley in block u
streets.
That a water main be laid on s strae,
northwest between 18th and 10th streets,
That water main be laid on r street
between 18th street and New Hampshire
avenue.
That water main be laid In sth street
between A and North Carolina avenue
ihat water main be laid in X street
between LIST street and South CAPITOL
street.
That the drinking fountain on Indiana
avenue near LIST street northwest he moxad
west on the south side of the central nars
ing on Indiana avenue and erected onno-
site the intersection of street near In
That when funds become available two
lamps be erected on the north side of PARK
street between 10th and 18th streets north
west. oA'ii'
James A. French has been appofnted in.
spector of the manufacture of asphalt paw
ing blocks. 20"
Plumbing Regulations
A delegation from the Master PLUMBERS,
Association had hearing before the Com
missioners this morning relative TO the
adoption Of several amendments to the
plumbing regulations. The delegation con-
sisted of Messrs. John Mitchell Daniel Han
nan, T.. j. Hannah and James Nolan
MI T. }. Hannan explained that the first
amendment the master plumbers urged Vas
TO provide water test in lieu of an air
test on soil and sewer pipe He stated that
the air test required more time and labor
was % per cent more expensive and was no
more efncient than the water test
Under the new plumbing regulations
street washers must be placed in the wall
of the building. Heretofore street washers
have been placed in the parking or bevon6
the building line in the sidewalks Nr
Hannah said he saw no reason WHY street
washers should not be permitted i'm The s,oe
walk or the parking, provided good mater
ial Is used. He knew there were cases
where leaks had occurred but Door VII
manshlp was the cause. Again he called
attention to the necessity OF permits 10 he
issued until the work Is complete There
We're cases where permits had been issued
and accidents occurred necessitatiag rer-
m1ts for the same work. Every permit
meant 81 out of their pockets
another amendment was in relation to