The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-11

The Commissioners today authorized
the following orders for public work:
That all the alleys in square % be
graded and paved with asphalt block I'M
der the assessment system ct an estimat-
ed cost Of 81 800; said work having been
duly advertised. and d hearing having
been held on Wednesday. april Il. 1901, in
accordance with the requirements of the
law governing assessment and permit
work, act OF Congress approved August
:, 1891
That the unexPended balance of the ap-
preparation for constructing masonry
wall along the east bank Of ROCK Creek ~
amounting to about sos. be expended in
preparing the ground for paving and rip
rappins preparatory TO the construction
OF a slope paving wall; work 10 be done
By day labor.
That Sixteenth Street. from A Street to
= Street northeast. be graded by the
chain gang at an .stimated cost Of $50.
chaTgeable to the current appropriation
for grading streets alleys, and roads
That macadam roadway and cobble gut
tiers be constructed on Street from First
Street eastward as far as the curb and
cement sidewalk extends at an estimated
cost OF q 500, chargeabIe TO the appTO-
priatidn for repairs to county roads.
That fire MIGRANTS be erected at TwCn-
ty-eighth and Streets; Twenty uinth
and - Streets, and on Thirty-first Street
at the intersection Of Valley Street
The Commissioners today considered
two requests for the remission of taxes
reported TO them from the Assessor In
each case the Board based its action up
on the recommendation of the Tax De
partment- The first request was from
Charles z. Edwards, Of 81 F Street
northwest, asking for the cancellation Of
| tax for half Of the year 1891 on sub lot
4, square g36. H. II. DarneiIle, the As
SCISSOR. submitted the following report or
the application:
The records show certificate 22GDI,
dated June J.. 1895. issued to NJ G. Rer-
nard. on sub-Iot z. square g35. wherein
the above recited tax was omitted. BY
deed recorded July ,. 1892, conveyance was
made by Harriet =. IIoIcombe to Charles
r and Annie E Edwards, in whose name
| 1t is now assessed.
The petitioner swea-s he purchased
! sub-lot z, square SO. on the faith OF said
/ certificate but in view of the fact that thu
| conveyance Of the property July ?. 1892
| TO Charles E and Annie z. Edwards was
| nearly three years prior 10 issue Of GER
tiiiCdte No y col dated June Is 1880 the
! act Of May IS, 1S9c. relating to tax sales
/ and taxes does not apply ara The case is
/ submitted with an adverse recommenda-
| ton"
! The other application was from Kate 4
! SCroggy. Of OIL Spruce Street. who To-
! quested relief from the payment Of taxes
/ for 1892 on part OF lot ~, block II, IL
| Droit Park. The Assessors report on this
| case was as follows:
! In regard TO the letter from Kate a
! Scroggy the information sent from tht
! records OF this Office AZ regards the prop
| erty ia Le DrOit Park. BLOCK -. part OF
/ lot o. for the year 1892, was correct, and
/ IN addition fer the same year on bloch
! l. lot q. vllich IS also in the name 81
| Faye A. Scroggy, there is d balance bill
! of %
THE year 1881 shows that the property
| was in the name of Charles E Baucs and
/ H. ,. BoteIer, trustees. The books prob
! ably were made up and the property die
not appear in the name Of Scroggy unit
| ISg2
| This tax was duly advertised in the lis
| Of delinquent taxes for the year 1882
| which fully met the requirements Of law
| Within the past year and half the Office
| has been enabled to bring all arrears Of
taxes up 10 date so as To afford the tax
| payers ample protection IN such matters
Il am not aware of any injustice o
! dereliCtion on the part Of this Office, anC
/ recommend the applicant be Informed
| that there is no relief in this case
! Solomon Richards and others have file<
| a petition with the Commissioners for
/ cohbfoStnpa IN side n