The morning times., 1896-10-14
DISTRICTS INCOME GROWS
Material Increase Over That
Of Last Year.
ASSESSORS ANNUAL REPORT
Sources of Revenue in Detatl-Total
Taxable Property Is Estimated at
$iS0,0O8, ,759-Humane Society = Re
port Neutrality-suspicious. in Sow
eral Needed Reforms.

Assessor Trimble submitted to the Com
missloners yesterday statement OF the
estimated receipts of the District Tor tho
fiscai year ending June 80, 1895, Which
is signed by himself, Collector Davis and
Audltor Petty, the aggregate OF which il
$3,3o9, ,S6S.S3, an increase OF 1886, ,06S.O7
over the revenues ofIS96'96.
The Work OF computing the receipts.
" liicil required annuaiiy Dy the Com
missioners In advance OF their estimates
Tor the succeeding appropriations, Was com
mitted TO the three officials about Ten days
ago, ana required the careful consideration
OF all the prospective valuations of Dis
trict real and personal properties, and the
result Is q table of the several sources
OF income. together with the amount TO De
obtained for each.
The items in the estimate are as follow s:
Tax on real estate, at the-rate OF $1.6O
per SloO OF valuation, So sos, 55s 16; same.
at II OIL each S10O OF valuation, $64,-
O65.64. making possible total Of S2,613,-
621.S0.
There Is ordinarily q loss Of 10 per cent
liiFoeHil hO.i-c,i1coiohs, ai,d With this de-
duction from the realty tax and possible
reduction OF 10 per cent in valuation OF
county realty, the returns on the reassess-
ment OF Which are not yet due, the total
or the receipts on real property. for 1898,
are estimated to be S2,374,179.02, which
is the aggregate of tax on valuations at
Sl.60 and 81 respectively.
OTHER SOURCES OF oFREvENUE.
The probable collections Oh personality,
Including tax on gross receipts of railroads,
tile valuation Of Which property is placed
at Sl67,532.57, is estimated to be $780,
1881.
other sources OF revenue. " ith the amount
to be realized from each, are given as
follows:
Arrears OF real estate taxes, $500 900;
arrears OF personal tax, $40 900; penalties
and interest on taxes, $4,000; advertis-
ing property for arrears OF taxes, 81 600;
licenses, S34O, 900; market rents, $15,-
600; fines from courts, S26 900; building
permit fees, $4,000; rent of wharves and
District property, $4,000; certificates of
arrears OF taxes. $2,5O0;. saieof fish wharf,
$500; surveyors fees, 81 900; fees Of sealer
OF weights and measures, 81. 600; waver
permits. 81 600; fees from recorder Of
deeds and register of Wills, $1,000; dog
tags, 81 8 900; pound fees, $500; hay scales,
$1,000; sales of old material, $500; mis-
cellaneous, including fees of inspector of
gas meters, and fees from sewer permits,
$1,000; tax on new buildings, $4,000. :
The total taxable property, real and
personal. upon Which the estimate of tax
is based, is shown to be $1s9, ,s09, ,759-
HUMANE sOCIETY'S REPORT
Agent Wilson, OF the Humane Society, re-
ports To Major Moore, superintendent of
police, that during the year ending June
80, sJ6, he investigated 335 cases where
children were alleged To be badly treated
or were destitute, and that 1862 OF these
were placed in the care Of charitable or
reformatory Institutions, all except one
within the District.
''Comparison of Statistics he 81 VS. with
those for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1898, shows an increase of 90 in the num-
Der Of cases investigated, and of four in
the number OF children placed in charitable
institutions and agencies" Officer VIII
son repeats his recommendation of former
years that the Edmu nds' act be rigidly en-
forced. He says he is approached daily by
mothers, principally co1ored,i carr ying their
flleGtimate offspring with the request
that they he placed in some Institution.
He invariably refuses, he says, IL the
mother is healthy and able to work for
them
He thinks the number OF such cases is on
the increase, and calls attention to the
necessity for law to punish husbands and
fathers Tor failure to support their wives
and children. He adds that many cases
come under his observation where such a
law could be benefidally applied.
Comptroller of the Treasury Bowler has
been asked by the Commissioners for an
opinion upon point involved In the cost
of construction Of the proposed central heat
ing station at the Washington Asylum. The
amount appropriated for the purpose is but
S4,OOO, which is proved to be insufficient
for the work, and the Commissioners desire
to know IL they may build a portion of the
plant and await an additional appropria
ton with which to complete it.