Evening star., 1898-11-15

" W =, Fowler. g. h. Rose, f, z. Striker
n; cd.,,lit l., baldwin Geo P. DayI. J. P. Rudy
II Tucker. chairman: VIM. ]. F,iZzaI +
". hirDN. y. d; Jacob Frec1. l.. ID Wal
Ltfs, MD Or. +. NJ. Gallau1tt, b. n. Sey-
houf. Arthur Cowsill. ]. H. Lewis
Committee on sanitary affaivs-E W t<ir-
ny. 10 chairman; l. d. Walters, MD;
IL ii. ASchnGbach. u. b. Stree: NJ d "
K: Carver, Meyer s. Cohen NJ c. ConnelIv,
w q. dunno, A. B. Clarke
committee on police and fire departments
) Snwcrhutts. chairman: u. *. Hack
man. VIM. Donaldson, g. GiebeI Chas A
iIke. O. II. Aschenbach. j. W. Hughes. T
A Perry. A. 0stman.
Reports of Committees
thder the call of reports of committees
Chairman Frizzell of the railroad commit
tee said he could only report progress. The
committee, he said is watching the case
against the Baltimore and Ohio road pend
ing III the Supreme Court of the district
but he could not say when it will come up
President Tucker said he would suggest
that the committee look into the double
tragedy at LangdOn Il short time ago
There is an association at Langdon, he said,
but this will not interfere with anything
that the Northeast Washington Association
may do.
This association he said, looks out for
the needs of the entire northeast section" >"
Chairman King of the committee on as
&essments and appOrtionments submitted
the report of his committee on the motion
asking for statement. The committee re-
ported the following:
Georgetown University exempt st;12 37s
taxable 500; Columbian University, cx-
empt $2lo,sl5 taxable Ss6321: Howard Uni
Vtrslty exempt Sl93, 40. taxable sl6: Cath
Ole University, exempt $,.,5,2as, taxable
$3.50; total, exempt $1.6o1 ,S41 taxable
Ss'j ..it
Not Complete Showing.
These figures" the committee said
represent but small proportion of prop
erty exempt from taxation, and your COM
mittee ask further time to go into the sub
ject at length believing that when all the
figures are collected showing the exemp-
uCns OF other existing and proposed institu-
Nons of learning and in many other various
eIeemoSyndry institutions from which the
projectors and owners derive large revenue
and q great deal of which comes in direct
competition with taxable property it will
De SHOWN that quite 4 small percentage of
all the real estate within the District is
burdcned with the revenues for the sup
port Of the government
The annual report of the assessors of
the District of Columbia for the wear 1Sg4
shows that property amounting to Sl3rr,
SI3. which does not include the property
OF the United States government was then
exempted from taxation, and, while we
nave not been able to obtain any later in
formation, our best Judgment leads US to
believe that at least S2OUDJ.0OU is now ex-
empt. which. added to the governments S
holdings, leaves about II per cent of taxa
BILE property.
Your committee will report further as
early as practicable"
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee was given further time.
Public Conveyances
Major Burke. from the committee on pub
lie conveyances, called attention to the
killing of the school boy by a horse car in
front of the Peabody school building. 1t
was his idea that rapid transit cars should
he required to go Slow when moving in the
neighborhood of school buildings, when the
children are on the street
President Tucker said 1t would be some
time before the rapid transit line in front
of the Peabody building is finished When
it is finished he thought the association
might do something in the line of a re-
form IN this direction. There was some
further routine business transacted before
adjournment.
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