The Washington times., 1895-02-27
Adverse Report on Bills Affect
Ing Lien Certificates.
PRESENT LAW IS PREFERRED
Garbage Collection and Removal Reported to
Be Progressing satisfactorily Municipal
Building Bill to Be Called Up in the
Eouse-Trees Supplied for Parks-Chief
Paris in Favor of Fire Alarm Box.

lZeu and directed the Commissioners TO re-
ceive and audit 'all claims that may be
presented to them by holders OF special as
sessment lien, certificates, script, or stock
issued by the government OF the District,
or former municipal corporations in said
District, whether on account of paving or
other special or local improvements, or
general taxes in cases where the security
for the~payment of such certificates,
script, or stock has been impaired or des
troyed by action OF Congress, the courts,
tions, or where such certificates, script, OF
stock have been issued upon property ex-
empt by law from taxation, or which may
become from any cause not enforceable
against the property in respect TO which
they were issued"
DRAWBACK CERTIFICATES.
The Commissioners We're required TO deter
mine all such claims, and TO issue in lieu
thereof drawback certificates with in
terest included to the date OF the act.
Such drawback certificates Were made
receivable for all arrears OF general taxes
due and unpaid on June 80 next, proceeding
the date OF their issue.
The object OF the legislation upon which
the Commissioners reported adversely
was TO extend the limit in which interest
would be allowed from June 2, l $50, TO the
date OF settlement, thus, in most cases add
ing five years TO the accumulated in
teTest, which, in numerous instances, ac-
cording to the face of the certificate or
script, was allowed at the rate OF 0 per
cent. per annum. The argument advanced
in favor OF the bill was that many of these
claims were not and could not be discov-
cred until the limitation expired, and
that interest should in justice be al =
lowed upon such TO the date OF settlement,
which would in all probability in Ole
third or more OF the claims yield the
holders 1 0 per cent. for term of twenty
five years.
The Commissioners hold that the pres
ent law should not be interfered with.
CARRIAGE REMOVAL RESUMED.
Mr. Joseph Warfield, who is one of the
representatives OF the garbage contractor,
was at the District building yesterday,
and reported that the collection and re-
moval of the refuse was being satisfac
tOrily accomplished, no complaints COM
ing from any source.
The garbage is being deposited at the
Navy Yard, and the Maryland farmers
are hauling il away TO be used as fertil-
iZer. The Virginia farmers commenced
the work Of removing it from the G street
wharf, but upon threats of arrest for
hauling it through the city to the Aque-
duct Bridge, they discontinued it.
There We're but half dozen cart loads
Of the collections al the Navy Yard yes
terday at noon, so rapidly is the stuff
being carted TO the cornfields.
There was a scow sunk at the G street
wharf. which has lain there for several
DAYS, blt Mr.. Warfield said that would be
removed before night.
Another scOw lies submerged at the re-
duction works belonging TO Patsy Mann
located about four miles from the Navy
Yard. which is said to have been ice
covered for days. il is Row exposed, how
ever, and it is stated that the carrion
birds Were never so numerous there and
at other points on tie river as at present
Mrs Marcia r. MacLennen recently in
quircd OF the Commissioners whether or
not a ward could be set aside in the hos
pital for contagious diseases TO be used
by HOmeopathists, and 10 be known as
the Glare V Pope Ward" The Com
miss toner's yesterday notified her that
when the status of the hospital is fixed
her request viii be carefully considered.
In this connection, atte ention was
called yesterday TO the fact that one Of
Senator Sherman's arguments against
the once proposed Pleasant Plains in
stitutiOn was that il should not be To-
Gated in the vicinity of Garfield Hospital.
1t was pointed out yesterday to The
Times reporter that the hospital is To-
Gated l 060 feet from the outside
boundary of the ground purchased by
the Commissioners.
WILL HAVE TO DO WITHOUT.
When asked yesterday what he thought
Of the prospect for the establishment of a
hospital for minor contagious, Commits.
soiner Powell remarked that ''it viii
probably result liz having none, something
that no other first class city in the country
would tolerate"
1t is stated that Representative Bankhead
has promised to make the effort to-day to
call up the municipal building bill in the
House. Its fate cannot be certainly fore
shadowcd, but everybody in Washington
will doubtless be pleased to have some legis-
lative interest manifested in the matter.
Parties desiring trees for resetting in the
parkings of the city can procure them by
making application to Supt. Lanham, OF
the parking commission, at the corner OF
Second and b streets southwes t. The
varieties on hand to be thus disposed OF
include English field NAPLES, Athenian
poplar, silver maple, and others.
If curb trees need replacing, at any point
in the city, any citizen can have the worI
attended to, as far as tee funds for such
purpose will permit, by notifying Capt. q
j. Ficberger or Supt Lanham.
Chief Paris has reported favorably upon
the application for the establishment of a
fire alarm box at the corner of Sixteenth
street and Howard avenue.
Attorney Thomas has decided that fisl
| dealers come within the tax law governing
produce dealers, and must. therefore, pro
cure license for prosecuting such business
Building permits issued yesterday: James
g. Bowen, dwelling. No. 1927 Twelfth
street northwest, SO 900; A Lee, dwell
ing, No 1918 Fourth street southeast
50, 600: D. Marine, dwelling, corner Queer
and Frankfort streets, 81 900; g. +. Hid
dwelling near Little Falls road, $500
George L. Bradley, addition to dwelling No
2035 street northwest So 500.
Bids were opened by the building inspector
for placing radiators in SeatOn school build
ing, with the following result: II. Grahe
/ S95; G. r. Herbert, S94; Forsberg & Murray
| S92; Warren w. Biggs, $50, and c. Norman
! Beaton. SS7
Mr.. Frank A Bond sealer of weights anC
! measures, reports that merchants are violat
/ ing the law against selling, by fraudulent
weights and measures. He SAYS he has
4 power to confiscate the Illegal scales anC
I false measures, but is powerless to convic
under the existing law unless the violatol
is caught III the act of transgressing.
Drowned in the o.d Death Trap.