The times., 1901-05-17

! 13 1892, relating to tax sales and taxes
! and il is therefore recommended that the
! collection and recovery of the balance of
| 50 charged against sub-lot 13, square 30
! for year 1898, be barred as to any pur-
| chaser subsequent to issue of certificate
! dated July 6, 1898, and so noted on the
| records of this office.
Finley s. Hayes. of Langdon, d. c., has
! filed complaint with the Commissioners
against the condition of Queens Chapel
Road in front of block 13, Langdon Park.
/ He enquiries of the Commissioners wheth-
! er it is their intention to close the road.
| He states that it is his desire having re-
Gently purchased a home there. that the
road be left open and that it be improved.
Morris Hacker, Of the surface division.
has made the following report on the mat
ter to the Engineer Commissioner:
LAS stated by the writer. his house is
below the grade of Queens Chapel Road
and any overflow from east gutter falls
across his property to Twenty-second
Street I cannot however. recommend
any attempt at remedy by this Office
''The amount of drainage must be very
slight as the flow Of east gutter OF the
/ Queen 5 Chapel Road is cut of ana turned
"The drainage from west side of road
! follows that side and escapes to the west.
Nor can | recommend the closing OF thls
road. as while it is but little used II is
still the only available outlet Tor con-
siderable amount of property / recon-
mend that the writer be Informed as
above
J. Edward Fowler. Of Cpl F Street north
west, has informed the Commissioners
that he has been refused his tax bills, and
desires to know by what auth Sity the
Assessor can refuse to a citizen his tax
bill that he may examine it before maxi
i,,.r In gTf a.
plant the Assessor has informed the
Commissioners as follows:
Referring to the communication of
J. Edward Fowler, in which he states
that he has been refused tax bills, and
asking by what authority. it is submitted
that under existing regulations, memo
randum bills containing the square, lot,
valuation. tax. and name Of owner are
furnished on application the tax bills be-
ing in the custody Of the Collector of
Taxes. who furnishes the tax bill duly
reCeipted upon the payment of the amount
of said bill to the cashier in his office.
The authority for not giving out tax pills
is in conformity with an order of the
Commissioners. The question of eEamina-
ton of a tax bill before paying il would
appear to be within the discretion of the
Collector.
Lieut. John c. Daley Of the Ninth po-
lice precinct. has reported TO headquar-
ters that two boys arrested for petit
larceny and fined for the same in the
Police Court, were committed to the
Board Of Children's Guardians, and that
Immediately thereafter they were releas-
ed without the payment of the fine.
Major Richard Sylvester Superintendent
of Police. in forwarding this report TO the
Commissioners. states that in his opin-
ion there should be some penalty, admo-
milton. or discipline attached to cases
where boys are arrested for thieving.
Major Sylvester says that ne can readily
understand that where boys are guilty
of mere mlsdemeanors a spanking. or adj
vice from the court, would be in line with
proper punishment. but when they are
found guilty of theft it is discouraging
TO the police. he says to have them i'm
mediately released without even repri-
mand- Major Sylvester expresses the hope
10 the Commissioners that there may be
some mistake in the report received.