Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-08
THE DISTRICTS ExCHEoUER.
The Collector Tells the Story OF the Past
Fiscal Year.

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REVENUES DERIVED FROM rAxss-ur rhoxs
THAT SEw LAW BE PASSED TO REGULATE TAX
SALTS - EMBARRAssxESTs ENCOUNTERED AT
PREsENr-TaE oSE-PAyNESr PLAN.
The report Of the collector of taxes for tho
fiscal year ending June 80, 1890. was submitted
TO the Commissioners today. During the wear
Mr.. Davis says the extent collected on account
OF realty tax WAS S2,lls,62aa2. Under tho
head of personal tax clos, 0?2 81 was collected
Penalties to the amount OF Sl03, 1850 were
collected. Tho water fund brought
S254,0Sl.56. and collections under mscel-
laneous items footed up S254. sl.56. making
q total of 81, sO7.3l4.96. Amount OF reductions
in assessments was 3.2Sl.36, and amount of
unsolicited taxes, S7l2,sl3.4 A. The receipts
from the permit fund aggregated Sa2.s6iO4.
and under the compulsory permit find
S3l. 232. Is was collected The collector says
his success in collecting arrears of persona,
taxes under appropriation by Congress fer the
PAST two years has been very satisfactory. With
an appropriation o. of 20: 1900 for year
collected $4,000 tax AMI $1,000 penalty.
For year ending June 80. 1890. with an appro-
priation of 81 500 tax of $1,000 and penalty
OF $1,000 was collected With an appropria-
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put another man TO work, which would largely
increase the collections. for experience teaches
that a large part of this tax can only be col
lectcd by personal demand. No time should
be lost, he says. in collecting this tax.
REAsszssISG PROPERTY.
Mr.. Davis calls attention to his communica-
ton of February G, 1890. TO the Commissioners.
in which he urged that Congress be requested
to enact law whereby tho Commissioners of
the District will be authorized to reassess prop
erty against which the courts have enlolned
the collection of the tax by the District.
large amount of property on which
taxes have accumulated for years. he SAYS.
has been relieved from the same by recent de-
cisons of the courts and the District revenues
have suffered thereby. When it is taken into
consideration that the large a-rcar balance due
the District. amounting TO several hundred
Thousand dollars, is liable TO be in whole
| or part eliminated by similar proceedings,
this becomes a serious matter and calls
for early legislation. In view of these decis-
ions, MIR. Davis continues, and of the fact
that 1t has always been the custom Of his Office
to advertise and sell for one year only without
regard to taxes advertised ard sold for pre-
vious years but still remaining unpaid. and in
view of the additional fact that IL is generally
impossible with the limited force available
for the purpose to describe lots by metes and
bounds. as The courts In many cases require.
| and when the payment of taxes are resisted
for slightest informally. irregularity cleri-
| cal error and the same sustained by the courts,
| it becomes a serious question to the District
| and places a large amount OF taxes in jeopardy.
NEW TAX LAW WANTED.
The change in the time for the sale OF prop
erty for delinquent taxes from September to
March, he says, is an important step toward
the preparation of more accurate and salts
| factory list OF property. Further Legislation.
| however, he says in this direction is needed
| by the enactment Of comprehen-
sive tax law free from the defects
| and Inconsistencies Of the present law.
which he points out as exposed at all points
| until 1t might properly be called a means of
preventing the sale of property for unpaid
| taxes" He recommends in this connection
that the attorney for the District he called upon
to draft suitable bill, modelled upon the New
/ York state law, and Congress be urged to pass
the bill.
THE oNE-PAYMENT PLAN.
| The recommendation contained in the report
OF last year to the effect that taxes be received
| In ono payment is renewed. He says much an.
noyance and expense can be spared taxpayer,
| by the one payment method. and the time con
| sumed by clerks in preparing bills and posting
accounts can be used in doing other NECESSARY
| work.
Collector Davis says that an increase il his
present force is absolutely necessary teiehabit
his office to properly discharge its many duties
| With this object in view he estimates for 4
| deputy collector. an assistant cashier and a
coupon clerk. He urgently requests this adj
dition to the force and gives long list of roa-
sons why they should be appointed.
Il hear that your husband did things ur
| brown while you were away this summer" re-
marked Mrs. Triyyet, in a friendly way &c
| Mrs. deer.
lis that sop replied Mrs. Dicer. THAT'S
| relief to me. for was afraid he'd paint thing,
| red.".-Chtcaqo Inter- Ocean,
| Joseph WEIGH, who was indicted as a tramp
| in Baltimore, was released when il became
known that he had fallen heir to $4,000.
The Similarity of the -He-"Wher
a woman says no she is always ready to be con
| WINGED" SO I'd. Al.
She and when q man says ne he onl,
| wants a little persuading to make him say, !
don't care if do "-MunSeyS Weekly 'e- ..
Rev. Royal Ii. Pullman has accepted the re
publican nomination to Congress from the thirC
congressional district OF Maryland.
The fool is pleased with himself; the wist
man dissatisfied Score one for the fooL-Tezd
Siffings.
Unless man is agreeable to all the womer
he meets they SO around plying his wife
| AtcltiSon Globe.