The times., 1899-07-21
THE board OF ASSESSORS
Annual Report Filed With the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Much Valuable Data of Interest to
Estate-The Total Amount of New
Assessments Betyeen 1895 and
1900 Is sI1,o33,

Col. James a Bates, Capt J. Harrison
Johnson, and S. T. G. Morsell, composing
the Board of Assistant Assessors of the
District of Columbia, yesterday submitted
to the District Commissioners an annual
report covering the operations of their de-
partment during the fiscal year ended June
80 last The statement is in tabular form,
and contains data of much interest TO real
estate mon and property owners regard
ing the assessed valuation of properties
in the District, improvements ana other
matters. The report begins with state
ment ci the number of pieces OF ground
separately assessed and the number Of
buildings in the District. In the city
there are SO. 443 pieces of improved ground,
and 1926 pieces of unimproved ground. or
a total of 81 519 pieces. There are As, ,231
buildings in the city. In the county there
are 1851 pieces of improved and unim-
proved property assessed by the foot and
1868 pieces assessed by the acre. The
number Of buildings in the county is 9,7i5.
The total number of buildings in the en-
tire District is 51.957. The total number
of pieces of ground separately assessed in
the District is 9i,923, of which number
Il SIS are unimproved and 47,315 I'M
proved.
The report contains the following sum
mary OF the annual return of the board
for the year: Assessment of new bal dings,
city, S1,1OO.3OO; county, s677,200; total
S1,777, 500; additions and Improvements,
city, s15i.O00; county, $500: total, $170,-
100, making a total assessment for new
buildings for the city OF 81, 254, 500; for the
county, s693,90 and for the District,
= q 80 .snn L., 4
ings, city, s112l, ,3C0; county, $3.50, 500;
total, 81, sos 100; District of Columbia
buildings, city, $4,000; county, S34, 600:
total, $50. .O00; new church buildings. city,
SO coo; county, S1100O; total, s33, COO ex-
empt buildings testimated), city, $4,000;
county, $4,000; total, Sis, ,00O; taxable
buildings, city, 81, ,04S, 800; county, S641, 500;
total, 81 $50 100; number of new brick
buildings, city, 439; county, 215; total, 654 ;
number of new frame buildings, city, 2;
county, "a; total, SO; total number OF new
buildings, city, AL; county. 309 total,
I50; number Of buildings removed, city,
1872; county, %; total, 161; increase in
number of new buildings. city, 309; coun-
ty, 2S0; total, $50; number OF buildings re-
paired city. 11g; county, 10; total, l3S.
The number OF new buildings in the
northwest section was 191, valued at S739.-
900; in the southwest section, 49, valued
at SIS 800; northeast l49, valued at $217,-
400; southeast, 90, valued at $S4 500, max
ing a total of AL buildings valued at
81. 100, 300. The number Of repairs and i'm
provements By sections with their valua-
tion is given at SO in the northwest sec
ton OF the city, valued at Sl24, 500; l6 In
the southwest section, valued at $500; lf
in the northeast section, valued at S1S,-
100; in the southeast section, valued al
81, ,7O0, or total Of 119 throughout the
city. valued at Sl54.e90. TIE average as
sessed value per building in the northwest
section of the city was found TO be $3.50;
in the southwest section Of the city, Sl,202
! in the northeast section of the city, 81, ,i52
and in the southeast section OF the city
Sl622 The number of flats assessed by
the board during the year was 35 having
an assessed valuation of $780, These
were erected within the city limits. Three
flats" were erected in the county and as
sessed at Sl13,0OO.
The assessed value OF new buildings anC
repairs in the county east of North Capito
| Street is given at S95 800. and west of tina
street as $685.. 300. or total of s693, 300
The assessed value per building in tn
county east of North Capitol is given a
1876. and west OF that street as S2,706
What is regarded as being the most inter
| esting feature of the report is a statemen
showing the improvements made and as
sessed in the important subdivisions of tn
city during the year. 1t is as follows:
Average
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