The morning times., 1895-11-30
EAGER TO SAVE PENALTY
Property Owners Coming in Big
Crowds to Pay Taxes.
THE COMMISSIONERS REPORT
It Is Expected to Be Submitted to the
President Today-Important Rec
concentrations VIII Be Embodied
IN lt-Poolroom Keeper Lacy Moves
From in Front of the High School.

Taxes on property here will be increased
by 1 per cent If left unpaid after today
For week past there has been a growing
stream pouring into the collectors office.
and yesterday the crowd filled tue space
outside the counter all the way out to
Assessor Trimble's wicket. and the watch
man was directed to turn the key TO pre-
vent any from being inpcllcd 10 enter
and SO interrupt the work OF the clerks.
A still larger crowd is expected today. and
it will require careful police management
to prevent disorder.
Tue Commissioners were busy all day
Yesterday ana far inio the night with
their report 10 Ice su ubinIttcd 10 tue PIesi-
Gent. They gave urucrs denying them
selves to callers except upon tie, most
important bu usiueSs. They have received
printed copies cI TIE annual reports rr'm
the several departments uncer them aud
have been carefully going over these.
ing.
Col. Truesden worked AT home uatil the
middle of the Afternoon, when lie arrived
at the District building, arc with Major.
Powell. disappeared behind the locked dCor
Of Col. Ross rocin: The 'nrcc sat therc
discussing Close po:its IA the report untii
long after a check.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS.
1t is understood they hope to sompl,te
the report auu send IL 10 tlu presiueiit sciIir
tlmc today.
The report is expected to contain i'm
portant recommendation as I" ttrc,t tS-
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the issue OF honds. in regard "a grade
crossings. clccIric wirinS; and iEh; ne.
possibly gas lighting, correction ut aslicS-
extension OF fire ana police work. ana Ine
needs of the public schools. 1t also viii
have a recommendation for the pa SsaEe
OF the bill to amend the tax Law So that
tax sale sta II not prevent ulU cO.ir'iiOn
Of all taxes except Tor the current year.
A measure for the purpose was pre- .Cuted
in the last Congress.
President Evan Tucker. with Mr.. W. j.
EriyZ,li Ia Nor Igt 4 III YAM ASHngiu
ton. called on Col. Trutsticil yesterday. He
was away. They ieit letter urging upon
his attention an Important matter upon
which the associaiio has bUsitd Itself Iur
two or three years.
Mr.. Tucker SAID ne understood that Lieut..
Kelly had collected evidence to make u
road Tor failure 10 keep watchnian n at tie
+ street CROSSING
WAITING FOR A DECISION.
The prosecution Lad hcen deferred. he waG
Informed, til the result OF tie case made
for the l. street CROSSING. lexington CONES
to trial nd decision tudar. If IL should 20
against the Commissioned the T. street case
would be dropped. Nir. Tucker .a.d There
was no reason for sGch acton TIE two
cases were entirely unllh- and he inttnucn
TO insist that the prosecution for the
street crossin be pushed.
sam Lscey. against whose pool room. nj
No. Gas q street northwest. Principal
Laue OF the high school recently filed -
protest with the Commissioners. has settled
the matter by aEreeluE TO remove to Il
place around the corner on Seventh street.
He has his license, bIt has been brought @
recog gnize that the gathering OF young col
ored men about his place is iiSeiy 10 bc an
annoy tnee 10 the young iadies who attend
the high school.
Supt. w. Y. Stevens of the bathing beach
called to see the Commissioners again yea
terday about u policeman for the beach
and vicinity. He said "a feature of the
situation there in the winter nos often con-
Sderrd WAS the skating. The ponds border
ing on the p otonlac are frozen, and crowds
of boys go there to play. Eesides these
evening on the Ice. Tue boys are engaged
In games, knocking stones and blocks of
wood about on the ice and sweeping
down twenty at time.
ROUGH PLAY ON THE ICE.
Sometimes couple OF Cuie; skaters will
be carried from their feet ara burne down
in the melee of boys. Sometimes the crowd
on the ice numbers three Thousand and tie
toughest kind of play gees en- greatly 10 the
annoyance of respectable people who go
there for amusement. M policeman is in
sight TO maintain order.
Another Thing the Policeman would need
to look after woJld tie the safety of crowds.
too thin and are in danger OF brcak king
through and drowning. Again the boys 20
leapiuC from field la fled Of lCe across
open water, and 4 yCaror So since boy was
drowned at IT. 4 policeman would prevent
such dangerous folly.
Building permits were issued today rs
follows: Towers X liGtchiIIS. on,-,tory
brick boiler and engine rom. rear OF
Armory, Lstreet ne6I fiith, s., $50 Brooks