The evening times., 1895-09-06

President James A. Bates, of the board ol
his colleagues, to-day addressed lettel
to Assessor Trimble, in which the sug
gestion is made that Congress be asked te
extend the time for the return which is to
be made to the auditor by the board of the
value of real property to be listed for tax.
alton.
This action OF tie assistant assessors
was anticipated In an rticle recently
published in the Times. The letter is as
follows:
"The Law creating the board of assistant
assessors requires that the tolrd shall, on
or before the first Monday in January,
1896, and every third year thereafter,
make and deliver to the assessor OF the
District of Columbia a return in tabular
form OF the amount, description and value
of the real property subject to be listed
for taxation in the District of Columbia:
that said board shall determine from actual
view the value of each separate tract or
lot of real property in lawful money.
ITO do this properly, and us required by
law, and make the return by the first Mon
day In January, 1895, viii be physically
impossible. and the board requests that
Congress be asked for II extension of time
to June 80, 1896.
The bill making the appropriation to
carry out the law was passed March 9, 1895.
The board began its work March 81, 1895,
and has bee II constantly in the field, except
when performing duties as an excise board,
making the assessment from actual view
Five weeks of time were occupied by the
board assessing new buildings constructed
In the District, for the year ending June 80,
1885, which must be returned to the as
SCISSOR by July of each year.
OTHER DUTIES DELAYED.
when it is understood that there are
sixty-nine and one-half square miles of
territory in the District of Culumia, every
piece of lot of which must be assessed
from actual view, and the further fact
that five weeks of the time, from March
to January, 1896, were taken up in assess
ing new buildings, and the additional duty
involved as an excise board, there being
$50 retail and 176 wholesale places under
its supervision, it will readily be under
stood how impossible ii will be to make
the return, as required, by January, 1896.
The excise board will have to consider
In November, of this year, the question of
granting a renewal of license to all Of the
above places, and this, OF necessity, will
require much time and careful considera-
tion."
The recent postponement OF the tax
collections ON realty from November TO
May, making it annual payment instead OF
it, was attended"with satisfactory
results, and Collector Davis would prefer
that the change be permanent, as indicated
In his recent report.
Should the suggestion of the assistant
assessors be adopted, similar order will
be necessary next year.
FOR A SCHOOL TRUSTEE.
A delegation of representative colured
people will call uron the Commissioners
next Monday to ask for the appointment
Of Rev. II. c. Robinson, pastor Of the
Sixth Street Baptist Church, in South
Washington. to the position of school trus-
tee.
The excise board passed uron two appli-
cations for license to-day, as follows: Al
lowed, TO Aldo L. Isbam, No. 426 Tenth
street north west, transfer from Richard
Murphy; rejected, Dennis Driscoll, No.
442 N street north west, a new applicant