The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-14
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
4 Controversy Over the CancelIa-
ten Of Certificate OF Sale.

| Attorney DuvaH Renders an Opinion
ADVERSE to the Application Of ). W.
Thompson - PuAIic improvements
Ordered by the Commissioners.
The Attorney for the District Andrew
| I. Duvan. submitted to the Commission
| erS this morning his opinion upon the ap-
| IIication OF John W Thompson fer the
| cancellation of the certificate Of sale Of
| lot 8, square 81 MT DuvaIl states that
| the LOT appears 10 have been assessed in
| the name OF Robert Y Slater. April ..
| 1881. for general taxes for the year ended
June 30, 1886, and for a special assess
ment for the Improvement Of II Street
According 10 the Attorneys statement.
! Mr. Slater assigned the certificate OF sale
| 70 Mr.. thompson. who bases The applica-
| ton for cancellation upon the allegation
! that the special assessment was levied
| twenty years prior u the date Of the Ger
| uficate of sale, and it was therefore bar
| red by the statute of limitation; and that
| the lien. therefore. no longer existed upon
! the property at the time OF the sale MI
| DuraH says
The tax records show, however. that
! said lot vas sold April S, 1896, for general
taxes and also for said special assess
! in by the District Of Columbia 1t there
| fore, appears that within the period Of
! twenty years after leyying this assess
| ment the District of Columbia took ac-
ton according to law TO enforce the pay
| nlent thereof This proceeding IN my
| judgment relieved said special assessment
! from the operation of the statute OF Inl-
| tations.
= am. therefore. Of the opinion that
the application should be denied
The Commissioners today issued or
| ders for public work as follows:
That the time for the completion of
! contract No 1857 with Pavarini & Greer
| for the construction of truck house on
Nln.tney Avenue, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets, is extended to
/ March Is without penalty or cost Of
| inspection
! THAT catch basin at the northeast cor
ner of Fourteenth and Streets north
west, be reconstructed at an estimated
| cost of SO chargeable TO the current
| appropriation for cleaning and repairing
sewers and basins
Lieut. /. H Houinberger, commanding
the Fourth police precinct has forwarded
10 Headquarters SO, the reward paid Pri-
! vaJe narrower for arrestiEg Harry Thorn
as, a dsserter from the United States
steamship Hartford
Major Sylvester has recommended that
% per cent OF the sum be deposited to the
credit OF the helmet and clothing fund
ana that the policemen retain the re-
! mainder.
Lieut. T. B. Aniss, comma nding. the
/ First police precinct, has forwarded 10
| the Superintendent $50, the rewEd paid
/ Private J. W. Simpson, by Capt. John NJ
Hawley for arrestlng James G Nichol-
Frank Courtney. James McCrann, VII
: liam Cronan- George Henderson, and
Frank Hansford deserters from the
( United States steamship Hartford
In this case Major Sylvester has recon-
naended that "a per cent OF the amount
be deposited TO the credit of the helmet
Emmert and Catts be allowed s. each:
that Privates Thompson and Mcdonnell
/ be allowed So each; Privates Simpson
/ and Charlton, S. each, and Prigates Kill
martin and Bramlet 81 each.
! J. A Frank the Police Sanitary officer.
has also enclosed to the Superintendent
s.. the reward paid Private Z. L Phil
lips by Mckenzie Scott, for finding S211
I belonging TO the latter.
In this case the Superinte ndent recon-
mended that the officer be permitted TO
( retain the reward The Commissioners
in each OF the above cases approved The
recommendation OF the Major and Super
{ intendent-
At the instance Of W. H. Green. Assist
ant General Manager of the Southern
Railroad Company. and on the recon-
mendation of the Superintendent OF Pc
lice. Edwin Darcy has been appointed
! an additional private Of the police force,
! for uuty in and about the Southern
/ Railways building on Pennsylvania
Avenue
BY order Of the Commissioners the time
/ for the completion of the contract with
/ H E Burgess for the construction of the
] Takonna school building has been extend
/ ed ten days, without penalty or cost Of
/ inspection
The Commissioners today issued an or
! der that the resignation Of George E
( Ackley, clerk IN the Municipal Lodging
! House. be accepted, to take effect March
/ % BY the terms of the same order J. NJ
/ Belt is appointed clerk at $50 q month
I vice Ackiey, resigned, the appointment
/ to take effect March I6.
/ The Fire Department has received from
: the Charles T Holloway Company the
I new combination chemical hose wagon
/ built for the District The apparatus was
/ provided for by an appropriation of the
/ Fifty-ffth Congress. The wagon VIII be
/ Quartered in the house Of Truck E West
! Washington.
INJURY TO A BIG GUN.