The times., 1901-05-26
AFFAIRS OF TIE DISTRICT
The Commissioners Take Action In
Several Tax Cases.

The Value oF improvements Upon
Tract on the Grant Road-H"ter
Niaiu Assessment on Piney Branch
HTcbuaN-Bids for street Lighting
The Commissioners yesterday eonsldereu
a number of requests for the cancellation
Of taxes and the remission Of interest and
panaItias In each instance the Board
action vas in accordance with the reports
and recommendations of the Assessors
Office.
I II. Adriaans. Of 494 Louisiana Avenue,
requested that the assessment for i'm
provements on a 0l3 acre tract on the
Grant Road in the name of William L
Skinner be Cancelled and the tax paid
thereon refunded. He also asked that tax
deed for the sale on April II. 1898. be sus-
pended. The application was first referred
to the Board of Assistant Assessors Tor
a report relative to the improvements on
the property described. James A Bates,
Chairman Of the board, replied that the
$500 improvements located on the OBS
acre. plat Z. Grant Road. and as
sessed in the name Of William T. Skinner,
is erroneous No improvements. Mr..
Bates said, have existed there from 1897
to the present.
H H Darneine the Assessor, with these
facts before him. submitted the follow
ing statement, and referred the matter to
Z. G. Davis, the Collector of Taxes:
Referring to the letter of Mr.. Adriaans,
! would state that an assessment of $500
for improvements, carried on tract of
13-100 of an acre, assessed to William I.
Skinner fer years 1897. 1885, 1890, 1900, and
1901, and the certificate of the Board of
Assistant Assessors has been forwarded
TO this office: that said improvements did
not exist. and the records have been cor
rected accordingly.
This tract was sold at tax sale April
II. 1928 for the tax of 1897. in the amount
of $9.03, to +. G. Slater, and no deed has
been issued. The sale was erroneous by
reason of including the improvements re-
ferred TO. which did not exist. and it Is
recommended that MIR Slater be requested
to surrender the certificate Of sale for
cancellation
Mr. Davis. in considering the papers.
submitted the following endorsement:
Thirteen one-hundredths acre and i'm
provements. plat Z. Grant Road, assessed
in the name of William 7. Skinner, was
sold April H. 1898, for the taxes due and
unpaid for the year 1897. and purchased
by r. y. Slater, in the amount of S9.03 (taX
and eXpenses).
1t appears from the endorsement Of the
Assessor. District OF Columbia. that the
Improvement did not exist at the time Of
sale
Il therefore recommend that the sale
TO r Y Slater be declared void, If same
can be done in accordance with law, and
he be refunded the amount paid at sale
with interest as provided by law.
Honora Rundlett, of 1873 K Street north
west, petitioned the Board for the cancel
lation of tax and penalties for the year
1884. against the east % feet inches of
lot 6, square lS3. The Assessor, in his re
port UDon the application. Informed the
Commissioners as follows:
.Certifcate No. 5seS3. issued July 15 1891.
"a T.t-ipp. Williamson on the above recited
property. does not report the tax for lSs4
in amount Of ss947, then assessed 70 r
Shanbrook At the date Of issue OF TINS
certificate this property was assessed 10
] II. Dotv and 5. S. Johnson. trustees.
BY deed dated July 81. 1891, recorded
August IL 1891 conveyance was MADE 10