The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-28

lot .. block 8. Meridian Hin son,
and on the south side of Crescent Street,
ir.-'Ii sixteenth street 10 Lae ttSt mn -
lot 70, block ) Meridian Hill subdivision,
It an estimated cost of 500. to be as
sySsed against lots in blocks = and b.
Meridian Hill subdivision abUtttnE on
said Crescent Street, between the limits
named
On both sides Of Huntington Place, from
= purtevutH Street TO University Place AT
rsSJimatgd cost Of SI-lpG- TO be assessed
against lots in blocks Y and ~ university
I - S-gti4NiSIgn deujtiIiS on Sdld fiu!tS-
InStOn Place. between the limits named
ON both sides of Gales Street northeast
from Fifteenth Street to SIEVE ntte1th
street, at on estimated cost Of $3.50, TO
/ De assessed against lots IN blocks =. y.
- and 3D. RosedaIe and sherwood sub
division abEtting on said Gales Street be
tween tho limits named
on both sides OF Elm street. lie DrOit
Park. from Third Street t0T Hardwood
Avenue to Four-and-sa half Street Tor
! Linden Street AT an estimated cost of
>NHi- TO be assessed against lots in blocks
! ard y. L Drog Park subdivision. abut-
tins on said Elm Street between the limits
ON both sid5N of Fourth Street extended
northeast. from the north limit of the
subdivision of lexington to W Street, at
an estimated cost of 81 $50. to be assessed
aGaI1st lots in blocks -. IS, 70 and -,
/ PAUL ana Cradles subdivision Of Me
! tropolis View. abutting on said Fourth
/ street between the limits named
! ON both sides Of Connecticut Avenue
! attended between California Avenue and
! kHi0raEla Avenue. at al estimated cost
( Of Sl.55", TO be assessed against lots in
| lreSbToE and G0ddaTdS SUBDIVISION OF
! W aSEingtOn Heights. abUunE On said
/ Come ctlcut Avenue between tn limits
/ named
on the west side of Connecticut Ave
/ nue. extended from Cincinnati Street to
/ Cathedral Avenue at an estimated cost Of
| 500, to be assessed against lots and
parts OF lots IN " cooley Park abUtttHE on
/ said west side Of Connecticut Avenue *
| tended between The limits named
/ On the north side OF Trenton street,
! Petworth, from Eighth Street to Ninth
street. at an cSJmJted cost OF $50, to be
assessed against lots in blocks 20 and u
! Fctworth. abUttiUE on said Trenton Street
between the limits named
/ on the north side Of Erie Street, McTi-
/ dian Hill subdivision from th&mplaIn
/ Avenue TO Ontario Avenue. at an CSti-
! mated cost oi Set, 70 De t2Se-7ta jt=,t!LiSI
lost IN block Is, Meridian Hill subdivision,
abutting on said Erie Street between the
limits named
on both sides Of Erie Street. Meridian
| I'M subdivision. from Ontario Avenue to
Meridian Avenue, at an estimated cost OF
sea. to be assessed agaIuSt lots in blocks
Q. 10. Il, 10. and IS. Meridian Hin su5-ci-
vision. abuJting on said Erie Street be
| tween the limits named
II. II. DarneiIIe, the District Assessor,
has forwarded TO the Commissioners a
recommendation advocating the discon-
! tlnuance OF noting upon tax certificates
issued by his office the tx lien certificates
Of the years 1871 and 1872 In stating his
! reasons for this step. Mr. DaTneiIle says
the tax lien certificates are barred by the
statute OF IimitatiJls and that by the
decision of the courts they are uncoIiect-
able
! Mr. DarneifIe refers to the weII-known
| decision that taxes over twenty years OLD
are not coIIectabIe and points out the fact
that these tax-lien certificates are more
! than twenty-eight years old He holds
that the rights Of the persons holding
! them have long since expired, and he says
/ that the noting Of the same on the tax
| certificates issued now only serves to put
| a cloud upon the title Of a DrODertyhoIGer.
/ In arguing the matter further, Mr.. Oar
] nellie says
For instance if a person desiring to
| sell piece Of property applies for a GER
! tl1caJe Of taxes and upon obtaining same
| hndS noted thereon, as the only tax
! against said property an Outstanding tax
lien certificate OF IST1-72 which the in
/ tended purchaser Immediately wants paid
| before communicating sale. and which the
| owner tries to find out something about.
| but cannot at the District Building find
! out where said certificate $ held or own
| ed or whether or not Il Is in existence
! only do an injustice to the seller of prop
| erty.
The holders Of these old tax lien Ger
! tifCaJes have clearly slept on their rights
! for more than tEeuty-eight years. and
| could not force collection thereon in any
| court Of competent jurisdiction.
| 1t IS understood that the Commissioners
| VIII approve the recommendation, and by
| that means lessen the work OF the AS
| SCISSORS Office