The times., 1899-07-21
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
The Annual Report Filed with th,
District Commissioners.

bhe annual w ltn
District Commissioncrs.
The report on the transactions of the
Special Assessment Office of the District
during the fiscal year ended June 30 last
was submitted to the Commissioners yes
terday by ]. W. Daniels its head Ac
companying the report was statement of
estimates for the support of the Office dur
ing the fiscal year 1900. These estimates
. amounted TO s11,900 and include 81, 200
for one special assessment clerk, IS, 400
for seven clerks al 81 200 each, and 81, 500
Tor two clerks at $500 each.
The report OF Mr. Daniels is in tabular
form and reads as follows:
Drawback certificates-Issued under act
of June ?. 1890, S106.S4; amount of draw
backs for which certificates have not been
/ issued because of lack of satisfactory evil
dence, acts of 1878 and 1879, $21012; act of
1883, s23O.43; total, $44005, which is sub
iect to redemption, upon presentation of
proper evidence, out of general revenues,
under act of March /, 1899.
Drawback certificates outstanding June
80 1898, SO. .735.OS; issued during the year,
$106.S4; total, $10,S1.92; redeemed during
the year, in payment of general taxes,
S295.96; in payment of special assessments.
S2.42, which left outstanding June 30, 1893,
exclusive of interest, certificates amounting
| to S10,543.54.
Special assessments pledged TO redemp-
| ticn of per cent certificates of indebt-
edness-outstanding June 30, 1898, $751;
1870; collected during the year exclusive
of interest. S43.S1; Cancelled by Supreme
| Court, District of Columbia, S59701, Ieav-
/ ing outstanding June 30, 1893, a total OF
$17,502.5S
Compulsory permit assessments-paid,
| $2,e76.21; Cancelled by Supreme Court, Dis
trict OF Columbia, S832.SS; satisfied by
! sale, S4l1.33.
improvements and repairs assessments
Levied, $4,246.29; paid, ST,9602l; cance.ed
| by Supreme Court, District of Columbia,
S67.20; satisfied by sale, S1,030.10.~
Lien certificates held by third parties
Issued by the Board of Public Works and
held by third parties, for the redemption
of which there were outstanding special
assessments, as per report for 1898, exclu-
sive Of interest, SO, 766.07; redeemed during
the year by drawback certificates issued
under act OF June 2, 1890, s9.62; outstand-
ing June 80, 1888, SO, 1858. Amount of
lien certificates issued by the late corpora
ton of Washington and held by third par
ties, for which there are outstanding spe-
cial assessments, exclusive of interest, and
which are subject to redemption out OF
| general revenues under act of March l.
there are no outstanding special assess
ments, but which are subject to redemp-
tion out OF general revenues under act oi
March l, 1899, s207.74.
Construction OF county roads assess
ments-Levied sl,172.16; paid, 2,55792
cancelled by Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, SITS; satisfied by sale
$26S.29.
Water service connections assessments
Levied, $1,4S9.34; paid, s1,376.46; satisfied
by sale, S1S3.77.
Condemnation OF land assessment
Levied $2O593.S7; paid, $26l.66; satisfle,
by sale, s667.
Assessment and permit work assess
ments-Levied, So. 4.947O9; paid, S53, SOS. &c
satisfied by sale, $s,374.74; Cancelled b.
Supreme Court. District of Columbia
S9G2.ss; Cancelled by Commissioners, Dis
trict Of Columbia, s195.59.
eassessments-Levied, $2,706.72; paid
S154.52; Cancelled by Commissioners, Dis
trct of Columbia, sl42.37 satisfied b.
sale, sl13.4S.
Old corporation assessments-satisfie
by sale, $S.77.
Commissioners assessments-Paid
sl96.63; Cancelled by Supreme Court. Dis
J trict of Columbia, $5970l; satisfied b
sale, $425.77.
Costs-Satlsfied by sale S725