The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-21

Additional protests against the estab-
lishment of colored school on the south
side of n Street. between North Capitol
and First Streets northwest, continue to
be fled with the Commissioners by the
| residents and property owners of that
neighborhood. The following complain
was received yesterday from the pres
dent of the Board of Trustees of the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital. Ralph Jen-
! kins:
I'VE understand that it is proposed by
| your Beard to locate a colored school on
the square between North Capitol and
| First Streets. and on the south side of
N Street. If such is the case we respect
| fully petition you that the school be To-
Gated at distance fl rther from the Ma
tional Homeopathic Hospital than the
! proposed location, on the following
| grounds: That the noise of the passing
| children will be Objectionable and harm
| ful; that there are already three colored
| schools in the vicinity; also, we consider
that the injury to the neighboring prop
erty will be great
request to reconsider the proposed
site was also received yesterday from the
B. H. Warner Company, representing
number of property owners in the neigh
borhood, and is as follows:
We notice that the Commissioners re-
Gently negotiated for the purchase of
ground in the block in which these houses
are situated for the purpose of erecting
colored school. AS nearly we are
able to tell, there are no colored people
in this square and the most OF the houses
are occupied by their owners who are do
ing their best TO pay for them.
We understand quite well that school
houses must have some location. and that
adjacent property must stand such effect
as will be produced by the location of such
buildings. but that there is a vast diff
ference between localities which can be
selected, ard that some will be more in
furious to property than others, there can
be no question.
I'VE understand that already 4 protest
has been filed by some CT the owners
against the locating of the colored school
in their block, and that they have been
advised that a purchase has already been
eonsummated, and that their protests came
too late. 1t seems to us that although
purchase has been made, it is not too late
to change the location, and that it ought !
to be changed. rfet-.
I'VE hope that you will give :he matter I
further consideration, and that you will
see your way clear to find location which
will be more suitable and to which less
objection can be made by the property
owners
In the application of Leon Tobriner, at
torney for Mrs. Clara Saks, requesting the
refund of general taxes against sub-lot II.
square 435, for the years 1889 and 1890, paid
August Is, 1869, which, with reports of the
Assessor and Collector thereon, was re-
feTred to the Attorney for the District.
yesterday was returned to the Commits
sioners with his opinion Attorney Duvall
finds as follows
1T appears that these taxes were wholly /
omitted from certified statement of taxes
issued November 8, 1893, to j Harrison
Johnson. The taxes in question were re-
ported January 20, 1890. upon a certified
statement of taxes issued TO F. c.. Skinner
j. Harrison Johnson became the owner of
the property June 5, 1890, and afterward
conveyed one-half interest therein to W.
A. H. Church, who united with him in the
conveyance of said lot on December !. 1891,
to Helena Hartong.
ION August Is, 1900, Clara Saks. execu-
trix under the will of Helena Hartong. sold
and conveyed said lot to Mary Dunn.
During the negotiations for this sale
certified statement of taxes was issued
June u, 1900, to J. F. Shea for said execu-
trix, and the taxes for the years 1899 and
1890 were reported thereon.
Whatever may have been the effect of
the omission OF said taxes from the certi-
fed statement issued November 9. 1899,
under the provisions of the act OF Con-
sress approved May 10, 1892. Mrs Saks
voluntarily paid these taxes, and she is
not entitled now to have them refunded.
nor is the District liable thereto under any
action at law.
Il am of the opinion that the application
should be denied
William P. Alvey has been appointed by
the Commissioners an additional private on
the police force for duty at the Treasury
Department
The Commissioners yesterday ordered
that where tract of ground is not on rec
ord in the Surveyors Office 1t is not TO be
considered as subdivided ground. but as
agricultural land, and that the building
regulations shall apply accordingly.