Evening star., 1900-12-11
BOND 'ssuF DtsAPPRovEo
CITIZENS. ASSOCIATION
TAKES STAND IGAINsT 1T.
Report sabmitffd by committee on
Assessments and ApprOpriatiOns-
Exemptions Discussed.

Exemptions Discussed.
At last nights meeting of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association. held in
Northeast Temple Mr. Charles C. Lancas-
ter, president of the Citizens Northwest
Suburban Association, addressed the gath
ering on the proposed bond issue of S1o,-
100000 for public improvements. The reso-
luton, which origina ted with the Citizens
Northwest Suburban Association, and has
been adopted by several other associations,
was. succeeding preamble, in effect that
This association strongly recommends
that loan of $4,000 900 be secured by the
Commissioners of the District and the Con-
gress. payable in thirty years, one-half by
the District and one-half by the United
States, as provided by the act Of June II.
1878, to be expended for the prompt con-
st1uctiOn and early completion of the afore-
said public improvements throughout the
District
Mr.. Frizzen offered an amendment pro-
vidinS that none of the proposed loan should
be paid for land condemned for highway
purposes.
Discussed by Mr.. Lancaster.
Mr.. Lancaster. in his opening remarks.
said the question Of bond issue is not a
new one with the people of this District.
The recurrence of good times and the res
toration of confidence he said. has caused
revival Of the question, and the associa-
ton of which he is president passed the
resolution, and several other associations
have since acted favorably upon it, There
is no doubt. he said, that the conten-
plated improvements should be made.
Streets should he extended and the system
of sewers should be improved
Every dollar of the issue, the speaker
said, will be expended in this city He adj
vocated the adoption Of the resolution. say
ing that it was necessary to extend the
streets. perfect the water supply and trunk
sewers in order to have other improve
ments follow.
Reference was made to the So, ,OOOO 900
bond issue number of years ago, and he
asked if there were any residents of the
city who would like to rescind what was
done with that money and put the city in
the condition 1t was when the money was
raised.
Comparison Made.
'Tf the city with a population of 131 600
could borrow s240OoOO0." said Mr.. Lam
caster. why cannot the city with a popu-
lation of 100000 borrow s1O,GU0,OO0?'
I'VE could stand $5o,O0O,0OO now" said
Mr. Hclsten
Continuing, Mr.. Lancaster said he was
satisfied the citizens will have an oppor-
tunity to be heard before Congress and the
Commissioners, and so far he is
cerned he will be satisfied with the result.
The board OF trade, Mr.. Lancaster said
will act favorably upon the question at a
meeting to be held in a few days.
Letters from number of citizens in
dorsing the propositions We're read. They
were from Mr.. John B.1Wight, ex-District
Commissioner: General George II. Harries,
Mr.. S: W. Woodward, Judge Ivory G. Kim
ball, Mr.. Charles j.. Bell. Mr.. T. A. Lam
bert. Mr.. J. G. Fitch, Mr.. Barry Bulkley.
Mr. B. H. Warner. Mr.dy. Baldwin John
son. Judge Ellis Spear. Mr.. Samuel c.
Palmer and Judge Samuel c. Mills.
nknr tnI1 of nP
the executive committee of the association
held the previous afternoon. An effort will
be made. he added, for a just and equitable
distribution of the, money among the diff
ferent sections. He said he had always
favored the work that was done by Alex
ander K. Shepherd and added:
only hope we will have another Alex.
Shepherd to turn up now and see that the
money is obtained and that the work of
street extensions is pushed forward
The resolution was defeated by ma
jority of one. This Is the first association
that has voted against the resolution.
President Tucker. a. o. Nash and w. j.
F'rizzell will represent the association on
the general committee made up of three
members OF each association. =,
Assessments and AppOrtiOnments.
Mr.. FriZzell, acting chairman Of the COM
mittee on assessments and apportionment
of appropriations, submit ted to the associa-
tion a report detailing the action of the
directing the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to transmit to the SEN
ate an itemiZed statement of all the real
estate in the District Of Columbia exempt
from taxation and the authority for such
exemption, excepting the property owned
either by the United States or the District
of Columbia; also an itemzed statement Of
all the real property in the District of Co
lumbia acquired by the United States and
the District governments since the year
1893. inclusive, and itemiZed statement
indicating the property upon which the
payment for construction and maintenance
of sidewalks has been refused.
Assessed Values.
The Commissioners forwarded such state
ment. which printed by order of the
Senate as Senate document No. 9S Fifty
sixth Congress- first session. Subsequently
the Commissioners forwarded supple
mental and more detailed statement of
'non-taxable real estate
By comparing these statements with a
similar official statement published April
2S. 1894 Mr.. Frizzell said, 1t was found
that the assessed value of United States
property in 1900 Is $204, ,S27 ,S91; In 1894 1t
was $19s, ,O3S 139, increase Of So, 1863, 1872
District property for same dates was S3-
676.S69 and $:s.653, $50; increase, 500, ,O49
Church property. $4,613. 1872 and S4 500 941;
increase, S2S3,749. Charitable institutions
$2,371 .125 and 81 $40, ,654 decrease, S72S,471
Private educational institutions, $2,O72. 169
and 1921 ,679: increase. 81, 1919 $40. Foreign
legations. $f2,57 and $354 ,933; increase,
$g2, ,;s64. Chesapeake and Ohio canal S126,-
972 and S78, 400: decrease. $oO.512. Gene
teries, SS86. 744 and $273, decrease, S63,-
100.
The same statements show that the total
taxable property in the District in 1894 was
$191 AT, ,SO4 and in 1900 $176.567,5 ,549 a de-
crease of $13,S50, 800. Reduced to percent
ages, the taxable property in 1894 was 1855
and in 1900 was 44.6S per cent. In 1873,
when the organic act was passed, under
which the United States agreed to pay one
half of the expenses Of the District in lieu
Of general and special taxes on it's proper
ties, the private taxable realty was about
l3 nAr cent In 1893 II was 4S 4u ner cent