The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-28

Carroll d. Judson. attorney for the Dis
trict Title Insurance Company, recently adj
dressed the Commissioners requesting the
cancellation of the tax for 1889 and sale for
taxes of that year on a parcel of land in
Cleveland Park, assessed In the name Of
Charles G. Allen. He writes:
Under date Of February Z, 1900, there
was issued by the Assessor OF the District
tax certificate, No. 6,42S, On parts OF lots
numbered II and IS block s, and one-senth
of an acre in Cleveland Park. assessed
In the name of Charles Gordon Allen. upon
which the taxes. then in arrears, were
shown to be: General taxes due for 1899,
s27.S9. and for the year ended June 30. 1900,
$29. SO.
"on April 10, 1900 said tax certificate
was presented at the Office of the Asses
sor and a bill for the 1899 tax requested.
In response to said request a bill for az
of the tax amounting to S27.39. penalty
$3.50 advertising $40, total $33. Co. was
received, and on the same day paid to the
| Collector. The discrepancy OF 20 cents
between the amount OF the tax as shown
by the tax certificate and that called for
| in the bill. was not observed by the par
| ty paying the same.
1T appears, nevertheless. that the 0-10o
| acre above described was sold for an al
| legged arrears OF taxes amounting to 20
cents at the tax sale OF April, 1900 AS
this sale took place without any fault on
/ the part of the owner and subsequent to
a request for and payment of q tax bill
| for the preparation OF which the Asses
| sor's certificate of taxes was rendered as
| a guide to indicate the property ard
which bill the owner was led to believe
represented all his Indebtedness on ac-
count of the 1899 tax. 1t is respectfully
submitted that the sale was unwarranted
and should be Cancelled, together with all
| costs and penalties thereon"
H. II. Darneille the District Assessor.
| In reporting on the application for the
| cancellation of said sale of land said to the
| Commissioners: MIR. Allen was assessed
in the year 1899 for parts OF lots II and
( is. block S, Cleveland Park, as non-agri-
| cultural land. and bill was rendered and
| paid for the same. The 10-100 of an Gcre
was assessed to the same party on the ag-
| riculturai book In the amount OF 20 cents
( tax, and a bill was not rendered for this
| parcel consequently was not paid and
| was advertised and sold at the tax gale In
| April 1900. for $1.4s to Henry Walter.
ut is claimed that the amount of tax
shown by the tax certificate and that
called for the bill was not observed by
| the party paying the same, and this claim
| is substantiated by the fact that the GER
| tificate presented when a bill was applied
for recited the 10-l00 Of an acre in ques-
| ton, but the bill did not include IT, II is
evident the taxpayer was misled by this
bill and supposed that he was paying on
all the property embraced in the certif-
cate. and relief should be granted. It is,
therefore, recommended that the sale OF
| April 20. 1909. of the 10-100 of an acre
| referred to be declared void, and that
payment be received, with interest and
penalties to April 10. 1900. the date of the
paTment on lots II and IS. block 8. Cleve-
| LAND Park"