Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-05
THE DISTRICT REVENUES
An Estimate That They Will Be Nearly
Three Million Dollars.
A Decrease of Over Half q Million
From Last Year-The Assess
sOr's Statement.

The Commissioners spent large portion
of the day compiling their estimates for
the support of the District government
during the next fiscal year. A novel plan
has been adopted, which the Commissioners
believe will strengthen their arguments
before the appropriation committees. 1t is
to have stenographic reports made of all
arguments by subordinates when the latter
appear before the Commissioners to pre-
sent their estimates for the support of
their departments. These remarks will be
Transcribed and the Commissioners will use
them before the committees. Already
nearly all Of the departments have been
heard from, and the Commissioners are
nearly ready to make their final report to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
The AssessOr's Statement.
Before this could be done with any degree
of accuracy 1t was necessary to find out
what the probable receipts of the District
would be, and Assessor Trimble was re-
quested to prepare at once a statement
showing this in detail. This he did today,
and they are as follows:
Estimated valuation of real property,
$161, ,O54, 761; tax from same S24l5, ,S21 A.
Mr.. Trimble figures that 10 per cent of this
amount will be collected, which would
make $1,S1l .S66.O7 Heretofore he has fig
ured on 80 per cent of the taxes being col
lected, but believing that the board Of re-
vision Will make reduction he only places
the per cent of collections at 75.
In Georgetown the estimated valuation of
real estate is placed at 81, ,6l5; the tax,
SlI62,43, and the estimated collections,
$S7.2O5.61.
In The county the estimated valuation of
real estate Is placed at Sl7.151.24O: the tax
at $2o1, 1,26S.GO, and the estimated collections
therefrom, $192,951.45. This refers to nom
AGRICULTURAL m hn nprir,
the valuation is placed at 81, ,597 43O; the tax
$6S.9l43O, and the estimated collections $49-
4SO.I .I3.
The Personal Tax.
The personal tax is estimated upon a
basis of $1O,OOO.OOO. the tax upon which
should be $15O,OOO. But Mr.. Trimble only
figures on collecting 10 per cent of this,
which would make the receipts from this
source $135,OOO
From arrears Of personal taxes he figures
on getting 5000.
From arrears Of real estate taxes $50 900.
From penalties and interest on taxes,
From advertising property for arrears of
taxes. 5000.
From Other Sources.
From licenses. $25OOOO. Last year Mr..
Tr1mble estimated the receipts frcm this
source at 100000. He believes there will
not be near so many applications for liquor
licenses this year, hence the reduction.
From markets. $4,000; fines from courts
$Jo,uO; building permit fees, 5000 rent of
wharves and District property, 5000; sale
or hsh wharf, $500; certificates of arrears of
taxes. 5000; Washington market rental.
N,JOO; dog tags. $4,000; pound fees, $500:
hay scales, $1,000; sale of old material. $500:
miscellaneous, including fees of inspector of
gas, $4,000; new buildings. $4,000.
Total estimated receipts, $2,S79,3O3 3.g2
Last year the total estimated revenues
from all sources was S., ,459,74 74O.41
This apparent decrease in estimated reye-
nues Is due to the probability of a reduction
In the assessment by the board Of revision
and also the likelihood of a decrease in the
number of liquor licenses