The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-16
AFFAIRS OF The DISTRICT
Several Citizens Request a Cancel
Iation Of Taxes on Property.

/ Two Gases Tint Come within the
Act OF 1922, nnd One Affected by
! the Doctrine az the IHucccnf Pu--
c5aser-Eork Upon the streets.
| Catherine p. Garter. Of 712 p Street
! southwest, has requested the canceIIa-
! ton of the tax due for 1890 aginst sub
! lot 252. square 674. It is claimed by the
applicant that her case comes LIde-
! the law Of 1892 and should be cancelled
| II. II DarneiIIe. the Assessor. in re
porting upon the matter to the Com
/ missiCners SAYS:
The records show that certificate No
( 216f6. dated May IS, 1895. was issued to
/ n c. Barnard on subIot 352. square ga
! wherein the second half tax for 1850
/ then assessed to Joseph Paul, IN the
! amount of sI12. was omitted
This property was conveyed to
, Catherine P Carter by deed, dated
| June ), 1895, recorded June 8, 1895, and,
| as sworn to IN the accompanying petit
/ ton. on the faith of the certificate Of
May IS. 1885.
This matter comes within the provis-
| ions of the act Of May 13. 1892, and is
| therefore recommended that the coIec-
| ton and recovery of the second half
tax for 1890, in amount Of S112. against
sublOt 352, square GA. be barred as to
any purchaser subsequent to issue Of
certificate, dated May IS, 1895, and so
noted on the records Of this office"
The Commissioners. it is thought will
approve the report and viii inform the
applicant accordingly.
William McGrath. of Is K Street
northwest, has petitiOnad 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 T.
ReardOn. The Assessor. in reporting
upon the matter, has submitted the fol-
lowing:
Certificate No. 81. III was issued De
cember p, 1870, on the twenty feet next
west sixteen feet on K Street of lot 2,
square 621. to f. A Harrison. which
omitted a balance tax for 1891 In
amount Of $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 the description on the card was
changed January I. 1901. from the west
sixteen feet TO the twenty feet next
west sixteen feet, which exOnerates the
examiner
The property in question being the
twenty feet next west sixteen feet on
K Street Of lot 2. square 621, vas trans
ferred by deed dated January 2, 1901,
to William AIcGrath, who presents af-
fidavit that he purchased On the faith
Of the certificate referred TO-
This case comes within the provis-
ions Of the act of May 13. 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"
It is considered likely that the report
viii be approved and the petitioner in
formed in accordance herewith.
Messrs, Meyers and Anderson have
filed a petition with the Commissioners
for the cancellation Of the second half
tax for the year 1882 aginst subIots 90
to 81 Of the original lots 10 and II. block
4. Of HoImead Manor H H DarnciIIe
has submitted the following statement
to the Commissioners relative to the
matter:
Certificate No. %. 78S issued Deem
Der %. 1896. on the property above de-
scribed 10 the District Title Insurance
Company omits the second half tax for
year 1892 IN amount of $5.45 At the
date of issue Of this certificate the tax
of $5.45 on original lots 10 and Il. block
45, Holrnead Manor, was charged
against subIots 81 to 81. no charge ap-
pearing on the arrears book against
sublots "a and .. which was a part Of
original lots 10 and j. and as a conse-
queEce the tax was overlooked.
Conveyance was made to Louis II.
Meyers and Victor Anderson by deed
recorded December IS. 1895, 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 MacfarIand, 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