Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13
PROMPT PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Bill for Montgomery County Before
Legislature-Other News.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, February II, 1900
The tax bill, which was prepared under
the direction of the county commissioners
for this county. and which has been intro
duced In the legislature by Senator Bouic,
is a matter of considerable Importance to
those who own property in this county.
There is said to be no doubt that it will be
enacted into law, and if this proves to be
true, all tax bills will have to be promptly
paid in the future. 1t will not only insure
the prompt collection of future taxes, but
will also mean that about $4,000 of back
taxes will be paid into the county treasury
in the near future
The bill provides that if taxes are not
paid by January 1 of each year each COL
lector shall publish list of all delinouents
IN his district, giving short description of
the property assessed, and also giving
warning that unless the taxes, interest and
costs are paid by the first Monday in the
following June the property will be sold AT
public auction. In the case of farms onIy
as many acres will be sold as will bring an
amount sufhcient to pay the taxes, interest
and costs. All sales shall be reported in
one report to the circuit court, and ample
opportunity will be given to show cause
why any of them should not be ratified
when ratified the sales shall convey good
fee simple titles. The county commission
ers may purchase any land property sold
and may lease or sell the same as their
Judgment dictates for the benefit of the
county. Two years are allowed in which
to redeem property, and upon redemption
there shall be paid to the purchaser at the
tax sale the purchase money and all taxes
paid by him with 10 per cent interest and
also all money he may have spent in the
property. '--e
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
Rockville Baptist Church held a meeting
oil bod
ncers TO serve six months: Percy Tripp.
president; Clifford H. Robertson. vice pres,
ldent; William E. Penn, secretary: George
Davis, treasurer.
The movement recently started in Rock
vile for the organization of a branch of
the Young Mems Christian Association has
been abandoned, owing to the inability to
secure sufficient financial assistance. The
executive committee which was appointed
at recent meeting of the young men of
the town for the purpose of considering the
expediency of the movement has submitted
a report. The report states that the COM
mttee approached the citizens of the town
with view of securing their financial aid
and, while several generous offers of sum-
port were made, the assurances were not
OF character to justify any further effort
at this time.
A serious fire was narrowly averted here
about o'clock this morning A coal oil
lamp in the cigar store of Albert King ex-
ploded, setting fire to the wood work in the
room AT the time Of the explosion no one
was in the room, and the attention of MT.
King was attracted by the noise occa stoned
by the falling OF large looking glass
caused by the flames burning the cords
which held the glass in place. With the as
ststance of his son the flames were extin-
guished. but not until after damage to the
amount of about $50 was done. Had il
not been for the prompt discovery the en-
tire row OF frame buildings of which the
cigar store is one would undoubtedly have
been consumed.