Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-23


street Of steepest grade. No parapet wall
shall extend above the limit Of height: Inc
limita tons of height herein prescribed shall
not apply to federal or municipal buildings
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend
or repeal this act
The bill was passed without debate.
Removal of Weeds.
House bill 1850. to cause removal of
weeds from lots in the city or suburbs, was
then called up. 1t provides that it shall
be the duty Of the owner, occupant or
agent in charge of any land in the city Of
Washington. District of Columbia, or in the
more densely populated suburbs of the city
TO remove from such lands any weeds
thereon Of four more inches in height
within seven days Sundays and legal holt
DAYS excepted after notice from the health
officer Of the District so to do, and upon
failure To comply with such notice he or
she shall on conviction thereof, be punish
ed by a fine of not more than so for each
day the notice is not complied With
Whenever there are upon any unoccu-
pied land aforesaid weeds of four or more
inches in height. and no person can be
found in the District who either is or
claims 10 be the owner thereof. or who
either represents or claims to represent
such owner as aforesaid. the Commission
ers Of said District shall give notice, by
publication twice week in one daily news
paper published in the city of Washington
aforesaid. requiring their removal
THE notice shall specify the land from
which such weeds are to be removed. the
character of the work to be done, and the
time allowed for doing the same: and if
such weeds be not removed within the time
So specified ii shall be the duty of the
Commissioners to cause their removal; and
the cost of such removal. including the
cost of advert Using. shall be lien upon
and shall be assessed by said Commission
ers as a tax against the property on which
the weeds were located, and the tax so as
SeSsed shall bear interest at the rate of IN
per centum per annum till paid and shall
be carried on the regular tax rolls of said
District and be collected in the manner
provided for the collection of general taxes.
Prosecutions under this act shall be in the
Police Court of the District. upon informa-
ton filed by the attorney for the District
or one of his assistants.
The hi! was passed.
Admission 10 Insane Asylum.
Senate bill 1926. to change the proceed
ings for admission to the government hos
piraI for the insane. was taken up. The
provisions Of the bill have been published
heretofore in The Star
The bin was passed without debate
Interest on Tax Arrearnges.
Senate bill 400. as amended by the House
committee was presented. II provides
that the rate Of interest to be collected of
any person owing arrearages of general
taxes prior TO July I. 1888. now due to and
the liens for which are held by the District
Of Columbia. shall be Is per centum per an
mum in lieu Of the rate and penalties now
fixed by law and all accrued costs: pro-
vidc1 that this act shall apply only to
taxes paid on or before the LIST day of Jan
uary lgtG.'
Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin explained the
bill as measure recommended by the
Commissioners.
The bill was passed.
Assessments for Special Improve
mcnts.
Mr.. Curtis then called UP House bill G2iS.
providing that the treasurer of the United
States ~ officio commissioner of the sink
ing fund Of the District of Columbia shall
deliver to the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia all assessment certificates re-
naming ia his custody issued against pri-
vate property in the District of Columbia
for unpaid ass6 ssments for special improve
meUts under the act of the legislative as
sembly of the District of Columbia aD-
proved August IL. 1871. and deposited with
the commissioners of the sinking fund of
the District of Columbia under the pro-
visions Of section , of the act of the legis-
latiye assembly Of the District of Columbia
approved May - 1873.
''All moneys derived from the collection
of special improvement taxes. now in the
custody of the treasurer of the United
on account of the assessment certificates
mentioned in section l of this act, in ex-
cess of the amount required to pay per
CentUm certificates of indebtedness and
coupons therefrom. called for payment
prior to the act of Congress approved Au-
gust Il. 1924. entitled An act to provide
for the payment of the per centum green
back certificates Of the District of Column
bia and for other purposes shall be de-
posted in the treasury of the United States
as general revenues of the District of Co
lumbia. and all future collections on ac-
count Of the aforesaid assessment certiti-
ca ties shall be made by the collector of
taxes of the District. VINO shall deposit the
collections as prescribed in this section and
the Commissioners of the District shall
redeem. out of the general revenues of the
District. any Of the outstanding drawback
certificates issued under the act of Con-
gress entitled An act TO provide for the
revision and correction of assessments for
special improvements in the District of
Columbia. and for other purposes APPROX
ed June 10 1878, as they may be presented
10 them for redemption, as prescribed by
said act.
The treasurer of the United States is re-
lieved from all duty and responsibility in
connection with the collection or applica-
ton Of the proceeds of the assessments eX-
Cept as to the payment OF the outstanding
per centum certificates and coupons re-
ferred 10 in section >. and the deposit as
prescribed in that section. of the balance of
the amount already in his custody not need
ed Tor such payment. This act shall take
effect from and after its passage. and all
acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent herewith
are repealed"
Transfer to District Revenues.
The report on the bill says. in part:
The object of section = of the bill is to
transfer 70 the general revenues of the Dis
trtCt the money now in the custody of the
treasurer Of the United States which has
been derived from the collection of certain
special Improvement taxes, amounting to
about $500 50 far as 1t y in excess of the
amount necessary to redeem certain out
standing per Centum certificates of in
debtedncSs. amounting, with accrued inter
est. to about 500, for the redemption of
which " necessary portion of said moneys
are pledged 10y the act authorizing their is
sue As u comparatively large amount of
money will also be derived from future col
lectiOns Of the special improvement taxes
referred 20. the Commissioners recommend
that tn" bill be modified so as to provide
that such collections also be transferred to
the general revenues of the District There
are still unpaid over $4,000 of these taxes
bearing interest 1t the rate of 10 per CEN
tuin per anpum for an average Of more than
twenty years. although the principal of a
large amO mt of these taxes will in all
probability. be RENTED for errors in the
assessments on which they are based. and
the interest, in many instances be found
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