Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-12

| taxes, $4,000; penalties and interest on
taxes $4,000; advertising property for ar
rears Of taxes, NSOO; licenses, 2Soo;
| market rents, S1& 40; fines from Police
Courts, $4,000; building permit fees. $500;
rent of wharves land District property.
$3.50; sale of fishswharf, $500; certificates
OF arrears of taxes, 5000; surveyors fees,
$4,000; fees of sealeF. of weights and meas
ures, 5000; water permits. $1,000; dog tags,
$4,000; pound fees. $1.S0O: hay scales,
S1SOO; sale of old material, $500; interest
permit fund. 50g. miscellaneous. fnclud-
Ing fees of inspecDC of gas meters. sewer
permits, &C, $1O,OeV. Total estimated re-
| ceipts, $4,000, 791. SO. =
The estimated receipts for 1902 are based
upon the assessment for 1900, the estimates
for 1901 and the actual collections Of the
various items of revenue from all sources
other than real estate during the year 1900
accompanying the report are tables show
ing the value of real and personal proper
", respectively, as assessed for taxation
each year between 1877 and 1901. inclusive
the latter being estimated). Realty has
increased from $I99 ,454 in 1877 to $119,-
351,S11 In 1901 (estimated); personally in
creased from S11,72S,672 in 1877 to S14,391.-
45S In 1900. The estimate for 1901 shows a
decrease to S1O,326 $50
Real estate in the District of Columbia
shows the following percentage: Taxable
property. 44.63; United States property,
81. IS; District Of Columbia property, .93;
all other exempt property, 2.66.
Licenses.
During the year ended June 30. 1900, 5000
licenses were issued, including 512 bar
room, 1913 wholesale liquor and JOG engineer
licenses. There have been certified to the
collector Of taxes ,266 certificates for mis-
cellaneous receipts, and 1S9 for insurance
percentage taxes
Total receipts from licenses, S99-190O,
1926. 777.9S; total receipts from licenses,
1s9S-1s99. $500. GA. 40; total net increase, So.
1894
shows the number of licenses in each class,
and total increase Of over $1,000 from
last year. There is a decrease of over
$1,000 from the sale of liquors alone. The
receipts from peddlers have decreased year
by year, and there should either be new
legislation or the tax should be abolished.
The other items Of revenue generally show
steady increase.
During the last fiscal year 461 passenger
vehicles were licensed, as follows: One
horse. 3S4; two-horse, II: total. 461.
THE predictions of this Office the as
SCISSOR states, Sin the last annual report
that automobiles and horseess vehicles
would soon appear on our streets has been
verified. and now almost any kind of We
hfcle may be had. The question of license
mas proved most veXatiOus one, and a
reference to the attorney for the District
resulted In affirming the liability of their
owners for this tax Many of our license
laws are obsolete and in some cases mop
eratfVe. 1t is a source Of vexation and en-
barrassment to feel the necessity of appeal
to the courts for their construction and
enforcement
"One hundred and sixty insurance COM
panfes have been licensed through agents,
exclusive of District of Columbia COM
panies. The needs of the various insurance
interests have been fully presented to Con-
gress. and it is hoped that the coming SEES
sion will see the passage of much-needed
legislation.
Office Expenses.
I'm compliance with your order Of June
10, 1900. I have the honor to submit the
following estimate of the amount required
for the proper support of this office for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1902: Assessor
$500; one first assistant assessor, 5000;
one assistant assessor. 81 900: one chief clerk
arrears division, 81, 800; three clerks at
81, 400 each. $3.50: four clerks at 1920
each, $500; one license clerk, $1,000; one
inspector of licenses. $1,000; one drafts
man. 81 400; four clerks at 81 600 each 81. 600;
one clerk In charge of records. $1,000; three
clerks at $500 EACH 81. 700; two clerks on
arrears Of taxes 81 600 each. $1,000: one mes