The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-20
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Difficulties of Stopping All
Cars on the Near Side.
A Reservation in the Case of the
Capital Traction Compnny-A Cen
crni Amendment of the Order of
February 2I-The Coming Tax Sale.

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crni Amendment of the order of
| February 2I-The Coming Tax Snic.
| The Commissioners a few days ago re
ceived letter from David s. Carl, Sup
| erintendent of the Capital Traction Com
| pany. calling attention to the impractical
bility of stopping their castbound cars on
! the near side of New Jersey Avenue in b
| Street southeast After delineating the
/ circumstances, Mr.. CARL asked the Com
| missioners for permission, in this In
| stance to cross over New Jersey Avenue
| and to stop on the far side. Yesterday the
| Commissioners informed Mr.. Carl that
| his company would be allowed to do as
| requested at the New Jersey Avenue
| crossing.
| In connection with the few crossings in
| the city where similar conditions exist
| the Commissioners have modified their
| order of February !, 1891, so as to enable
| the street railway companies in operating
their cars to stop on the far side of GER
tain streets where mechanical difficulties
| might make such modification of the rule
desirable. The new order is:
That the first paragraph of section a
of article 10 of the Police Regulations of
the District of Columbia. as amended
February u, 1901, is hereby amended by
resembling all of said paragraph after
and including the word except therein,
and by substituting in lieu of the portion
so rescinded the words, Provided, That
this regulation shall not be construed as
implying a right in any street railroad
company to operate its car at rate Of
speed in excess of that fixed by its char
ter so that said paragraph shall read:
of
greater rate of speed than twelve
miles an hour in the city OF Washing
ton, nor at a greater rate of speed
than fifteen miles an hour outside OF
said city provided that this regulation
shall not be construed as implying
right in any street railroad company
to operate its cars at a rate of speed
in excess of that fixed by its charter.
Also, by adding before the word pro-
vided in the second paragraph of said
section the words except where, in the
opinion of the Commissioners, the me
chanical appliances make it impractical
BILE to do so;' so that said second para
graph shall read follows:
Street cars shall not exceed a
rate of speed greater than six miles an
hour at street crossings, and when
necessary to stop shall stop on the
near side thereof. the front end OF the
car or train to rest on a line with the
curb on the near side of the intersect-
ing street. except where. in the opin-
ion of the Commissioners the me
chanical appliances make 1t impracti-
cable to do so: Provided. That in cases
where stops are now allowed on both
sides of a crossing such stops may be
continued if the railroad companies
so desire, and that street cars running
along the parking through the middle
of Pennsylvania Avenue east or the
Capitol shall be permitted 10 stop on
the far side of the crossings of inter-
utrn inGr n
side of such crossings.
An order has been issued by the Com
missioners fixing the regulations which
are to govern the sales of property for
the arrears of taxes for the present year.
The order is:
That the following regulations relative
to sales of property for arrears Of taxes
are hereby adopted, viz:
Property advertised for delinquent
taxes will be sold subject TO the follow
ing regulations, and in the order given
below:
"AlI property advertised for delinquent
taxes will be sold to the highest bidder
for not less than the amount for which
1t is advertised. and in the order 1t APP
pears in the pamphlet The law provides
that. in the event of no bids being re-
ceived sufficien: to cover the cost and ex-
pense of sale, the District becomes the
purchaser.
mo bids for property will be received
prior 10 the day set for sale of said prop
erty. order of sale: Commencing each
day at 10 O'Clock a. m. Tuesday, April g.
squares ! to 80, inclusive; Wednesday
April TO- squares 251 to $50 inclusive;
Thursday, April II, squares sol TO $50. in
elusive; Friday, April u, squares ISL TO
600 inclusive; Saturday, April IL, squares
1861 to finish the city; Monday, April 15
non-agricultural, plats ! to II, inclusive;
Tuesday April rs. non-agricultural, platS
Is to Y, inclusive; Wednesday, April Il,
non-agricultural. plats . to 2S, inclusive;
Thursday, April Is, agricultural, all
The tax list in arrears is now ready for
distribution at the office Of the Collector
of Taxes This list is a catalogue OF the
number of pieces of property IN the city
and county. including the subdivisions
and agricultural land in arrears July !,
1900. which, according to law, is in April
next subject to sale TO the highest bidder
for the purpose Of recovering taxes due.
The list this year is considerably smaller
than IL has been in previous years. The
number Of pages this year is 81. while
last year there were 169 pages, The dlf-
ference in the size of the two books Is
due in part to change IN the manner
of printing. but II is chiefly due 10 the
fact that hundreds Of pieces of property
in arrears have been relieved by the pay
ment OF the taxes.
Albert ]. Farley. of Brookland, D c.,
has sent communication to the Com
nissioners requesting a hearing with ref
erence to the location Of a colored school
in BrookIand Mr. Farley informs the
Commissioners that he was one of the
citizens committee which appeared be-