The evening times., 1895-12-11

An order made by the Commissioners yes
terdsy calls to measure OF much
interest 10 Taxpayers that Is nearly ready to
iay before Congress. 1t may be the means
OF checking growing injustice thai puts a
premium on failure to pay taxes.
The order directed that all taxes and pen
aities from, 1874 to 1880 against parts of
lot 4, square 755, On + street. near Third
Herman Brod, be cancelled. This is in ac-
cordance with decision OF the United States
Supreme Court. The loss to the District
in the two cases aniounis toabout Sl0C.
Il similar case is that of Gehrge Ii. Bos.
well in whose name stands part ,f lot
3. square 473. The principal Of the taxes
penalties and interest woald very nearly
double the amount. For every tax sale
there is loss t., the District in consc-
quence OF the decisirn referred to.
Assessor Trinble said this mnrning these
cases pass through his office at the rate
OF two Or three "A week, and the losses foot
up thousands III dollars.
APPROVED BY OFFICIALS.
The bill which is expected to stop this
leak, IL enacted into law, has been lsoked
over and approved BY Assessor Trimbie and
Collector Davis. 1t is now In the hands
OF Commissioners Attorney Thomas.
Ii provides that the collector OF taxes
of the District shall prepare a list of
all property on which taxes are in ar
rears on July / and publish it with notice
OF sales in a pamphlet of which at least
2,oo0 shall be printed for distribution to
taXpay..
on th,. third Tuesday in the March roi-
ls,Ss liza oh.
deiiBqueEt's name, properly and amounts
due twice a week for three weeks in two
daily papers. II taxes, with penalties
and costs. are not then paid. the property
Il TO be sold under direction OF the Com
missioners- The first sale is to lie made
three weeks after tie first Dotice.
Failure of the proper officials in any small
tecaDlcaiit.. suCo as n erfur ali IT'S i.;. IBn
which does not prevent Identification of
the property. IL is provided, shall not inval-
idate the proceedings.
There are the usual provisions for re-
demption- These include u report of all
sales TO be u!ed with the recorder of deeds
by The collector of taxes within twenty days
after the last sale. and three weeks notice
OF safes by advertisement for three weeks.
closing ten days before the expiration OF
the TIVE years during which redemption
upon the usual terms is allowed. Also. for
six mui:t,;s after the two years have passed
an occupant or the properly may redeem it
by paving 50 per cen. in advance of the
ameunt paid by the tax sale purchaser.
The essential feature of the bill is sec
ton 9. which reads: THAT no deed SHAH
be issued until all tIx xes appearing upon the
bOuks against the property are paid. with
penalties. interest and costs. inclufing the
taxes for those years for which the Dis
trict purchased the property, but failed To-
enforce the liens acquired at such pur-
Chase"
This. together with the provision that
In ease no bid n the sale covers the entire
shah bid the property in for tine District,
Is expected to save all the taxes in arrears.
The Commissioners today requested the
admission Ia the government Insane asylum
Of Montgomery Wood. uron declaration by
Drs. Nevitt and Htkling that wo.d is
insane. They also asked for mnacy in
quiry in the ease of Mary f. Bryant.
A committee rrum the Northeast wash
Dgton Citizens Association called on COM
missioner Powell to-day in regani to the
extension uY street northeast from Fif-
eenth street to Bennins rpad.
Maj. Powell gave them half an hours
audience, and said after they were gone
hat the extension would probably be
made; also he asked them to submit sugges-
ions as to new PARKS in the northeast.
The committee consisted of II. II. Martin.
y ash. P. Evans and Samuel Sowerhatts.
accompanied by President Evan Tucker Of
he association.