Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-14
Court Bars Sale
OF Lee Property
Al Tax Auction
Democ rotlc leoder
Challenges Council
Delinquency Policy
o. JeAa V hefaer


Iafaaxisessas granted IN MoFi.
vonr~Y County CggcaiI Court has~
h.sxkess IRE Cc4nty Ceancs, e.
to.. 10 AucS.ess tao p4eaxs Of ptvc~
Ct, acquired 81 er!4pQssn' AK
sales
The tracts. owtca hs r HFxNske
lrr and NJ ard ATs Albeit l.
Rnge.s lad h~cn advertised SCR
sale tomorrow aaossE ~sth toar
other parvrgS The ccsgnu Ae-
CURED them =, tax aAaes After The
taxes had bcen dvliIeslrfst 'cs set-
ecai years
ItYe Council j. gleen ft'r DAYS
80 answer the complaints The
Rogers lfalaae t1oa VAS granted
YESTERDAY and M iTss today,
judge Stettman PGr>ceGis ruling
has the effect however 81 pre-
sentlag the ~ heculr1 A}sct4pa 81
thesc tracts tomorrow
The litigation N!H test a nss
po4.ty Of the Council an Ihs d.
sales The suh flled BY NJ Ire
has added Interest besause he 5
the recognized hraa Of The county
Democratic organization A.
nonpagtiS&n body elected under
the charter. the Council and tire
party organization usually ale at
odds
Sees Speculation in Property
The amount due on Mr. Les
tract IN 0ileert's addition TO Ia.
koina Park Is about sii3. The
debt on the Rogers property. In
the same addition II ss7s
MIR Lee asserted that The CmIn-
CHS decision TO sell his property
Is not for the purpose Of protecting
the county In the recovery al
taxes overdue. but a bprcuiatioa
In The property O! this plaintiff
Both plaintiffs declared Ia pe.
tltions to the court that they acre
not properly informed Of original
delinquency OF they were unaware
that their parcels we're 10 he put
up at tax sales When tbe 2AisA
were held there acre no b,as ard
the county took IN the property,
SEQ Tracts Acquired
Heretofore. The county has made
no serious effort To dis.oss OF
such property, As result u
has acquired tnore than 800 pieces
Of land In n move 10 I'D Itself
Of the real estate and put i back
ON the tax rolls. the Council DE-
eided TO offer II all az public AUG
ton.
Under the plan most Of tia
land will oe auctloned next tan
County officials said they tlcetdrd
10 offer the six parcels Rt this
time because inquiries we're re-
ceivcd from prospective pun
chaAers
When tomorrow auction vas
advertised Mr. Ire and MI and
Mrs Rogers sought 20 reclaim
their delinquent property by paw
ms the taxes due. penaiiies In
terest and costs Their tenders
were refused
County Attorney David Mac
donald said the Council did not
see its way clear TO make exoep.
tons IN individual cases after haY-
Ing advertised the auction
Mr. Lee said he had given the
State a large portion Of the agisi-
nal tract for the development Of
Saratoga avenue
Points 10 old Practice.
He asserted IL hA& been tire
uniform practice Ia Montgomery
TO aiiow the owner In WHOSE name
the property was sold for tanes.
when the property vas bought at
tax sale by the county TO redeem
his land BY paying taxes. penalties.
interest and costs. he said his
Takufna Park tract Was included
in the advertised sale only after
he inquired Of the amount needed
10 redeem IL
Miss Vivian Simpson and Jo-
seph n. sampson IT, attorneys
for Mr Lee, said
WE think The county should
collect the delinquent taxes. but
We also feel the general policy os
the State as pronounced by the
General Assembly IL TO ailo~ the
original owner TO fedrem hls
property
Other Lsts 10 Ne Sold.
Mr. and Mira. Rogers Rfr rep
resented by James II puah. Rock-
VILE attorney
Other parcels advertl-cc for
TOMORROW auction. u~ar oSnrfs
and the amounts due. are
Lot 6. block ]. Sligo Park Hills.
section ,. Montgomery Land Co.
tI.2s37t
Lot S. block y Indian Spring
Terrace North city Land Co.
s3iSR7
Lot 2. block q. Cseyy Cl1as< Tst-
race. william J oGut. ti3l7Rs.
Lot :. block O. Chevy Claa~ Tss-
race. Egreat q Walker. Doris
Gray and isadors Bril-. ti.Tstas.