The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-08
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
No Mere Public Lamps for Hills
dale ut Present.
Funds in Hand for Electric Street
Lighting Not Sufficient to Warrant
zeDs' Association Transfer OF
Property on the Tax Books

The Citizens association of HilIsdale
recently sent Il request to the Commits
si5ncrs asking that street lamps be erect
ed on staunton. Bowen. and Pomeroy Avs-
nues, RIllsdaie In their letter to the
Commissioners they say that Staunton
Avenue is especially in need of lights. as
it IS a much travelled thoroUghfare and
passes through dark rayine where the
roadway is not bread enough for two
teams to pass.
In reporting upon the application at the
request Of the Commissioners Thomas
Fisher, Inspector of the Electric Lighting.
states: 1t will ne impossible, owing to
the small balance remaining in the street
lighting appropriation, to grant this re
quest fer lamps in Hnlsdale and vicinity.
The department has at the urgent re-
quest. Of this association recently erected
and lighted twelve lamps in Hillsdale ter
ritory and mas en- the list OF lamps TO be
erected twelve additional lamps on Good
Hope Read, which IS most travelled by the
farmers throughout that section in COM
ing to he city.
BY comparison it will be seen that the
territory across the Eastern Branch has
received full. if not more than a pro rata,
share OF the number Of lamps which the
department has been able 10 order erected
( during the present fiscal year. / recon-
mend that the writer be informed in ac
cefd&Eee with the above, and that 1t will
be useless 10 renew application for lamps
| during this fiscal year; also that the ap-
plicati0n viii be placed on file and receive
consideration with other requests when the
question Of extensions for the fiscal year
! OF 1902 Is taken u0.
Upon the recommendation OF Walter C.
Allen. the Electrical Engineer. the Com
missicners have approved the report OF MIR
Fisher, and the HiIlsdale Citizens Asso-
citation viii be informed IN accordance
Herewith.
The Commissioners are in receipt of Z
communication from W Walton Edwards
Of 3IT Four-and half Street, who re-
quests that certain property which he
owns he transferred to his name on the
Assessors books in order that tax bills
may be rendered in his name He informs
the Commissioners that he has deed in
fee simple of two parcels of land in lot
Norreut's subdivision, plat u, agricul-
tural land, containing about 10 of an
acre each. He says his deed is from the
only heirs of Mary c. Shamweu and re-
corded July IS, 1899 Mr.. Edwards fur
Their states that prior to that time the
parcels of land were on the Assessors
books in the naIne Of Mary c. Shamwell
for many years. He states that the prop
erty would have been transferred to the
Assessors books in his name, but for the
fact that Mr.. Erandenburg, the attorney
sent letter to the Assessor May 10, 1899
requesting the property to be charged to
Anna B. Carter which was done, and the
property remains in her name to this day.
He declares that there was no conveyance
but that the transfer was made by the
simple request of the lawyer by letter.
| Mr. Edwards writes that he has pos
| session of one Of the parcels in question
and that he has sold the other. He relates
| that he is unable to have tax bill rem
dered in his name and he requests the Com
missioners TO issue an order to have the
| property properly recorded on the books in
| the office of the Assessor.
| In reporting upon the application H H.
! Darneille, the Assessor, informs the Com
missioners that the land in question is as
| sessed in the name of Anna B. Carter,
which was transferred to her on the au-
| thoTity of paper filed by G. A Branden-
| burg which says:
| Referring to the assessment of part of
| Moments subdivision in the county, in
i the name of Mary c. Shamwen and Anna
! B. Carter, and referreipg to the part as
sessed in the name Of Mary C. Shamwen, I
beg to say Mary G, ShamweII devised this
entire tract, including the part in ques-
/ ton to Caroline s. Shamweu The latter