Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-07
DIS TRICT AFT AIRS,
An Argument for Reduction of This
Years Taxes.
Good Showing in the Years Report of
the Building Operattons-Appof
ments Made-A Garbage Order.

ments Made-A Garbage Order.
Heh- william Birney appeared before the
commissioners this morning to urge a re-
uueuoh oi ~ per cent on the taxation for
the present year. He produced the figures
ior the valuation OF land and the improye-
ments In the city OF Georgetown. and
showed that the percentage of Increase of
taxation on the LAND alone In the cttv Of
Georgetown is 6l24 per cent. ana ON land
and improvements taken together the ner-
centage OF increase is 81 L. In view Of tho
present depression. Gen. Birney argued thar
the citizens of the District would he en-
tireiy unable to pay such a largely Increased
tax. He stated that the receipts OF the IBIS
tr1ct government from all sources last year.
including land and improvements were over
S.o2S,oOo. and that the amount OF taxation TO
be paid by the citizens under the present
assessment would not vary much from A,-
Woooo The population OF the District by
the recent police census is a little over 1s.-
wv, he said. and the number OF taxpayers
reported in 1881 was 1854, and that the
whole number OF taxpayers at present can
not exceed 10000, so that 81, OOO0O upon 3D. =
0U persons Is probably a heavier burden Of
taxation than is borne by any other COM
munity In the United States. He further
STATED that the footings for the city OF
washington and for the county had not
yet been made. but that at present the per
centage OF increase on land and improve
ments FOR Washington city will be about 81
per cent and for the county at least Is per
more than II was last year.
The Years Buildings.
The annual report Of Building Inspector
Entwisle, which has been looked forward to
to with so much interest, was submitted
TO the Commissioners this afternoon
During the year 5000 permits were issued
from all sources at an estimated aeere-
gate cost of S9.2 So This record Is far in
excess OF any previous year.
~ might be interesting to note that SIS
permits Tor brick dwellings were issued at
an estimated aggregate cost Of S6l2sleo
Inc other figures were: Private stables
Ill., estimated cost SIC, 026; livery stables
l. al Si,6Vo; workshops and mills. q. cost
sssoV' stores. ~. cost. STE. 500: office build
nss, III, cost $liI,7oo: club house / COST
S29ooO; churches. H. cost s26l 100: i private
scnool house, 5000; 5 apartment houses
SlsI,OO: power houses sl22 Csc: i hosnitsl
S So;e l hall $500: market house, 81. ooo.
water for building purposes the fees Co..,
same amounting to S2.33770 and the re-
$l1. 603.70 "
s There were permits issued for s42 frame
dwellings at a cost OF s722. COS. The record
also shows a total of CSC repairs ana addi-
tions to brick houses at an estimate cos,
OF *sS2 40. and 544 permits for repairs 10
$S6, $780, Sos' vi
A recapitulation shows that during the
year $3.50 dwelling were erected 2.7i2 build.
ings or all classes were constructed and
,oN repaIrs ana additions made to exist
ing buildings. Although the estimated cost
or the buildings erected during the year Is
In excess OF all previous years, still there
was railing on In the number Of permits
1S 70 hA
Is accounted for by Mr.. Entwisle from
the passage Of the law imposing certain
restrictions and conditions upon dwellings
erected In alleys. This. he says. has prac-
class Of buildings, for since the passage
OF the law no applicant has been able To
comply with all the conditions imposed
consequently no permits have been issued.
The excess Of Sl17,32S is the value of build
ings, he says. shows that the character OF
buildings have been improved and will
continue to improve.
The foregoing statement shows conclu-
sfvely. he says, the necessity for additional
inspectors. 1t is simply impossible to con-
troll construction with the present force
especially as the work of numbering and
REMEMBERING houses consumes at least one
third OF the time Of the assistants. The
revenues OF the Office. he points ont are
largely I'm excess OF the expenses and GER
tainly justify an increase in the force
There are needed at least four more in
spectors to keep up the work and control
the construction.
The proper inspection and contro, OF
construction is OF great importance to the
community and Is only appreciated when
a collapse occurs. and should one occur / do
not think under the circumstances that I
could be held accountable after having
n IRON m year to year set forth the condition
There Is also urgent need, he SAYS for
one more clerk in his Office
MI. Entwisle incloses with his report a
a led ST
buildings together with those erected during
the past year. There are now, he saws. 80
school buildings and he recommends that
the cid Greenleaf and Potomac school
buildings be replaced by new eight-room
buildings Of modern design and construc-
ton.
he gives a table showing the amount
spent In the several divisions for repairs
to school buildings and urges that the ap-
preparation should be increased from s26 600
10 $SS,oO per year. He also recommends
mat the appropriation for repairs to sta
uon houses be increased from 1000 to 5000
and that ESQ instead OF $500 be appro-
priated for repairs to engine houses
He urges that the afpropria ton for mar
ket houses be increased to $3.50 from $500
and that the two-story front portion of
the Georgetown market be taken down and
rebuilt as Ii fS In a dangerous condition
1t would take $500 to DO this work.
He asks in an estimate of the amount of
money required for the proper conduct of
his Office next year $3.50 for salaries and
expenses of his Office. sS.oes5o for the care
Of the District building and $42 $50 for re-
pairs to public buildings.
Father Gillespie Protests.
Frank Callahan is applying for a liquor
license for a place to be located at North
Capitol and I streets opposite st. Aloysias'
Church. The place, IL is said, does not
come under the 400 feet RUE. as license is
asked for a hotel Rev. Father Gillespie of
st. Aloysius Church has. however made a
strong protest to the Commissioners against
licensing the place.
Two Musical Dogs.
From the Manchester Times.