Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-09

$S7, $50. It is thefore but reasonable to as
sumo that the existing approximate exs
empttons Of private property aggregate at
least 100000 annual income equitable pro-
duction. The holders of this property,
without paying any proper cooperative pro-
portion. receive and enjoy equally with the
taxpayer our civic protection and material
betterment, and the consequential incre-
ment to the value Of their property. the
resources OF which to maintain are derived
wholly from the labors of the householder,
the home-maker and the Industrial and
otner interests that must use real property
ana De taxed as necessary part OF our
material advancement and happiness.
AS practical instance of the process of
TINS increment accruing to exempt institu-
lions We mention that about seventy years
ago Congress donated small piece of land,
when, by law, because of the benevolent or
ecclesiastical character of the recipient be-
came immune from civic obligations With
In three years that property was sold for
$4,000. and the institution. with this re-
source purchased about fifteen acres in
the suburbs, that is now a beneficiary of
the improvements of that vicinity, and
which In less than seventy years may be
expected to also yield another enormous
resource as a credit to an efficient admin
istration of its affairs
In this way favored private perpetual cor
porations may occupy the land to the
barrassment of easy means of occupation
by home-makers and our citizenship.
Bond or Mortgage.
1t has been agitated and put forth that
we need to bond or mortgage our condition
Tor twenty to thirty years. 500 600 for
sewer, water and other needful improve
ments. 1t is universally recognized that
only 80 per cent of this should come from
private property, as the national treasury
approximately pays the other so per cent
In lieu of it's holdings
We hold that no increase In assessment
should be recognized as necessary to bring
d ~ Wi tn fha
OF those present, the private property ex-
empt had paid Its pro rata expenses as
otner property, no deficiency would be ap-
parent, for If We take the Income of s1OO-
ooo possible annual revenue from existing
exemptions, and annually recognize its
value at the rate Of per cent interest the
rate that Is probably an average to those
struggling to attain homes for their re-
spectiVe families, the value OF that income
twenty-four years hence will be IS 600, 600
and ISL 800 additional"
Street Car Facilities.
There was a general discussion of the
street car question. Complaint was made
that the cars on the Columbia line are too
far apart and that more closed cars are
needed on the c street line Mr. Sower-
butts said that while the cars on the CO.
lumbfa line are usually crowded the serv-
Ice Is excellent. He suggested that the
company be requested to put or a few big
cars to relieve the pressure at certain
hours of the day.
president Tucker said that General Har-
ries has full charge of these matters for
the Washington Electric Company and he
Is always ready and willing to give salts
FACTORY hearings. General Harries he
stated, tries to do what he can for the good
OF the citizens as well as for the company
Dr. Starr Parsons, chairman of the com
mittee on sanitary affairs, reported that
the nuisance complained of in connection
with the burning of refuse he n
branch dumps has been abated DR.. Par
sons stated that DR.. Woodward, the health
officer, had the nuisance abated as soon as
his attention was called to it.