The evening times., 1901-08-22

tax thus Cancelled. and provided in sec
ton :. That outside the city Of Washing
ton the said reassessnent shall be levied
or assessed only on those lots OF parcels
OF land into which Potomac water has
been or shall hereafter be introduced.
provided further that where Potomac wa
Ter has heretofore been introduced the
said reasseSsment shall be made within
ninety days after the passage Of this act,
ana where Potomac water shall hereafter
be introduced the said reassesSmeut shall
ne made within thirty days after suCh IN
PRODUCTION
This clause Of section has not been
repealed by subsequent legislation and Is
now the law II Is declaratoTy Of prlu-
CIIile which runs through all the legiSla-
ton Of Congress with respect TO water
main taxes. and the obvious reason of the
case is that a lot should only Le taxed
for the laying OF the main from which II
derives ITS supply of water Inc TttoIu
apparently does not show that the Com
miSSiuucrS have ever exercised this right
thus conferred upon them in regard TO
the Centre lexington lots, and which. /
think, was intended To he and was The
only remedy in the premises
1t does not appear to me that the Com
missiuners after having waived the eNer-
else of their remedy until the peTiod OF
statutory Limitation had expired having
thereby eNouerated all the lots OF hIoch
Il facing on -Four tn Street from the water
tax should make punitory example OF
my lot because II happens to be "A corner
lot, and tax IL for Waterman very re-
Gently laid In Street. from which II can
not by any possibility ever derive any
benefit 1t appears to me that TO thus DIS
CrimiuGtc against corner lots WOuId~ De 4
violation Of plain equity "a well as the
letter Of those clauses Of the Waterman
legislation which provide that these taxes
shall be uniform
This letter was referred to the Assessor
and he today reported TO the Commission
ors as follows.
The fact that lot Il was not reassessed
under the act of July S. 1885. for the as
sessmeut that was declared void Is no bar
To the present assessment levied under eX-
Isting laws. The writer Is enjoying the
privilege Of a full water service on lot
on which the water main tax has not been
paid. and I see no reason for changing my
views upon the subject
4 correspondence between the District
Commissioners and the officers Of the
Capital Traction Company over the light
ing of Rock Creek BriGge shows that the
railroad company is willing to light the
bridge with inCandescent lights If a salts
factory arrangement as 10 compensation
can be made. Walter g. Allen, the Elec-
tricaI Engineer informs the Commission
ers that it is impracticable for the Dis
trict for erect poles and string wires over
the bridge, and that the jarring Of the
structure makes il impossible TO use the
WelSbach gas amps.
At the same time Mr.. Allen says. he is
not certain whether the District would be
authorized TO contract with the Capital
Traction Company for the maintenance OF
electric lights.
7 am Of the Impression he says, that
the charter of the railway company does
not permit il TO enter into competition
with the street lighing companies FOR the
maintenance Of electric hSntS- The light
ing Of the bridge is Of as much impOr-
tdICe 10 the railway company as To the
District and il would seem but matter
Of good policy on its part 20 maintain
these lights
The request Of Fred Drew for permis-
sion 10 replace with cement the worn-out
asphalt sidewalk and driveway along the
entire front of L. P. MOrtOns stable and
carriage house. located on the west side
of Fifteenth street. between y Street and
Rhode Island Avenue. has received the
consideration OF Inspector A L. Thomas.
who recommends that the paving be re-
laid so as To preserve the parking effect
Of the street. Acting Engineer Commis-
siOneT Newcomer has endorsed this rec
Omme udatiOn-