The morning times., 1895-12-22

The drafts ofsbhls Tor reassessment of
taxes set aside ibyideeree of court will he
reformed, az. the Morning Times stated,
before they are represented TO Congress.
1t is tie intehtio1i TO pct an end to the
evasion or payment Of taxes, both general
and Special, by taking advantage of techni-
cal errors and Irregularities. The loss
to the District government through TINS
sorttof leak sometimes runs very Llgh, as
in the water main assessments made VOID
able by the Burgdorf decision. when the
possible loss has been estimated as high
as S25o,0OO.
Tie misunderstanding which makes nee
esSary a reformation Of tle drafts already
prepared, arose over these very water main
assessments. Attorney Thomas under
stood that the Commissioners wanted TO
reassess taxes in tie water main cases
where assessments have already been set
aside from last May up TO tie time the
proposed bill for reassessment may pass
as well as in cases where the assessment
may made after the bill becomes a law
sEPARATE BILL DRAFTED. d,
For this purpose "A separate draft WIS
made for waucr, main assessments, put
confusion arose between tie TWO bills in
THE copying and both were made slightly
wrong.
The Assessment. in all cases where the
assess nent has been set eside, Is con-
sdered TO be entirely within the power Of
Congress. The Objection 10 it is lie cpIo-
sition that Will be aroused against the
whole bill, in each case. The amount III
the water main cases, however, is so
!. large and The vcidancc of the assessment
so rccent that Mr.. Thomas thought the
Commissioners wanted reassessments to
cover, all cases back TO- last May.
The taxes which these measures seek to
collect are IN most cases for improvements
which citizens are now enjoying, and on
account OF which they have advanced the
price of thcir property. The purpose Is
to make them pay for what they have got
But n greater usefulness of the laws VIII
he to prevent future efforts TO evade pay
fhent of taxes by quibhlng techncalities.
The lease of the lunch stand to Lester b.
Ross at the wii6lesafa market, corner of
Tenth street and Louisiana avenue has been
made to run from December 8, 1895, to
December 3I,- 1896. Mr.. Ross agrees
to keep the place in repair.
oThe Emitted states Electric Lighting Com
pany was given three days to put in n better
concrete where the pavement was torn up
on III street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
c. G.. German was granted a third-class
Engineers license.
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Benjamin W. Reiss. who recently com
planned Of the condition of the triangular
space at Massachusetts avenue and street
northeast. was informed tbat the attention
OF the police has been called to the place.
R. II. Woodyard was appointed u special
policeman for duty with United States Ex-
press Company.
W s. Daniels was Informed that two ad-
ditional lamps can not he allowed in Brook
land. t
The request Of William Stone Albert for the
Commissioners to include the Blagden sub
division was denied. 1t is understood Mr
Albert will seek a mardanus TO oblige them
to grant his request.
Building permits were issued yesterday
as follows: A. Jenness Her. three story
and basement brick and stone dwelling
Phelps and Leroy streets northwest. S35.
600: NJ airy r. Serrin. wo- story nd la senent
frame and stone dwelling, Conduit road.
50 600; Mrs. f. r. Ferree, tiirce-Story brick
store and tenement, No. al Ninth street
north west, SO, 500
At the examination of applica nts for
truckmen in the fire department to form the
company for the new house at New York
avenue and VI street six men pa ssed. An
other examination Will he held on the fourth
e "Wednesday in January to secure six more
Able bodied men of required height and
weight; are needed.