The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16

! The Commissioners, 1t is thought, Will
approve the report and will inform the
| applicant accordingly.
William McGrath. of Is K Street
northwest, has petitioned the Commits
| sioners for the cancellation of the bal
ance Of tax against part of lot 2, square
| 621, assessed in the name Of John F.
! Reardon. The Assessor, in reporting
upon the matter, has submitted the fol-
/ lowing:
Certificate No. 81, III was issued De
| cember p, 1860, on the twenty feet next
/ west sixteen feet on 4 Street of let .,
! square 62I, to F. a. Harrison, which
( omitted a balance tax for 1894 IN
amount of $3.50. By reference to the
arrears card it is found that at the time
/ this certificate was issued the balance
was charged on the west sixteen feet,
and TIE description on the card was
/ changed January !, 1901. from the west
sixteen feet TO the twenty feet next
west sixteen feet, which exonerates the
! examiner.
The property III question being the
twenty feet next west sixteen feet on
X Street of lot 2. square 62I- was trans
ferred by deed dated January ., 1901,
TO William McGrath, who presents af-
fdavit that he purchased on the faith
of the certificate referred to
This case comes within the provis-
ions of the act of BIay -. 1892. relating
to tax sales and taxes, and il is therefore
recommended that the collection and
/ recovery Of the balance tax for 1894 Of
/ $3.50 be barred as to any purchaser sub
seqUent to issue Of certificate dated De
cember q, 1906, and so noted On the
| records Of This Office
Tt is considered likely that the report
viii be approved and the petitioner in
formed in accordance Herewith.
8Iessrs, Meyers and Anderson have
filed a petition with the Commissioners
for the cancellation Of the second half
tax for the year 1892 aginst sublots sc
to 81 Of the original lots 10 and Il. block
a. Of Holmead Manor. Il. H DarnciIIe
has submitted the following statement
to the Commissioners relative TO the
matter:
Certificate No. %, 7S8 issued Deem
Der %. 1896, Oh the property above de-
scrfbed 10 the District Title Insurance
Company oIaits the second half tax for
year 1892 in amount of S5-i5- At the
date of issue Of this certificate the tax
Of S5.45 on original lots 10 and Il. block
45, Holmead Manor, was charged
against subIOts 81 to 81, no charge ap-
pearfDg on the arrears book against
subIots u and %, which was a part Of
original lots 10 and II. and as a conse-
queEce the tax was overlooked.
Conveyance was made 10 Louis H
Meyers and Victor Anderson by deed
recorded December IS, 1896, and it
would thus appear that the conveyance
could not have been made on the faith
Of a certificate issued subsequent there
to-
The doctrine Of innocent purchaser
does not apply in this case, but in view
Of the error in listing this tax against
the wrong property, it IS recommended
that payment be received on tender Of
the principal Of the tax"
The Commissioners undoubtedly will
approve the report, and the applicants
Will be informed accordingly
Commissioner Mcfarland, who has
supervision over the markets Of the
District, has been getting together facts
bearing upon the application made by
the Columbia Market Company for per
mission to erect stores for market pur-
poses on Fourteenth Street The Times
this morning published the opinion Of
the Attorney Of the District upon Ger
tain questions raised between the az
pIicant and property owners protesting
against the location of the market as
proposed. Sentiment generally was fav-
orable to the market people and virtu-
ally ruled out Of consideration the pro
tests Of those residing back Of the mar
ket on Y Street
This, 1T IS claimed, simplffies the
question. as IL confines the matter to
the pTOpeTtyholdeTs interested on Four
teeuth Street It IS set forth in a re-
port handed TO the Commissioners TODAY
by H. H. DRFneille. the Assessor. that
n majority Of the propertyhcIders on
Fourteenth Street have given their con
sent in writing for the establishment
Of the market
It appears that the total amount Of
property coming under the terms Of the
regulations Of the Building Department
is 5G62 square feet. Among the origi-
nal signeTs were holders Of property
aggregating q, 500 square feet, but since
the controversy began ". s Danger
field has withdrawn his signature. the