Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-14

IL, 1860 PAGES.
1904. 156.o58 Il owned by the United States
able property amounted to over $66. COX
more than the taxable property.
THE constantly increasing demands or the
United States government for its purposes.
said Mr.. Cox. together with the increased
exemptions for educational, religious and
charitable purposes. suggest the necessit,
for carefully considering the policy Of ex-
emptions. bearing as they do on our future
sources of revenue.
ut would appear that at no distant day
1t will be necessary for the United States
to pay Its share of the expenses In proper
ton to the value OF its holdings and ex-
emptions authorized by Congress.
Extraordinary Projects of Improve
ment.
'sYear after year, in the hope Of some
permanent and efficient legislation In the
direction of settling the financing of the
extraordinary projects for permanent Inn
provements in the District. the Commits
sioners have felt justified in recommending
the appropriations called for in their esti-
mates.
1.-THE departure from the half-and-half
principle and the application of current
revenues for extraordinary improvements
make 1t appear that there Is an increasing
deficit in the finances of the District, not
withstanding a large increase In assess
ment and in taxes. l desire to emphasize
the fact that until the financial affairs OF
the District Of Colubmia are permanently
settled on business basis, and extraordi-
nary and necessary projects are authorized
by Congress to be financed as In other mu-
inequalities. states and by the federal gov
eminent itself. or large advances made
<1,o tx-nn
be attained in making the city OF Washing
ton what 1t should be, the worthy capital
of the richest and greatest nation of the
earth.
rectors of the board, and the chairmen and
members of all committees for their active
cooperation and assistance. l wish also
to thank the committees for their excellent
reports.
''These reports will be presented in due
time to the full board for discussion. Ii
will be found that they contain accounts OF
desirable work done, and are replete with
valuable informal ton and suggestions wen
worthy of your thoughtful consideration
Reports Of Secretary and Treasurer.
The report of Secretary George Fl. Har-
ries showed that there has been steady
increase of membership during the past
year A year ago the board had 766 mem
hers. Deaths and designations had deprived
the board of twenty-one members, while
during the year fifty-two new members were
added The net gain for the year was
thirty -one, or total present membership
of 1877 The total receipts, including 81
224.03 on hand at the beginning of the
year, were s7546.69. the total expenditures
being s6,45s:s7, leaving balance on hand
of 81 Os7.s2.
The report of the treasurer. Mr. w. P.
Van Wickle, was submitted approved by
the auditing committee, consisting OF
BraGieE
and Rudolph Kaufman.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
reports Mr. c. c. Lancaster offered reso-
luton thanking Commissioner Macfarland
for the excellent presentation Of matters re-
lating. to the District of Columbia in a
speech delivered by him October q in Chi
cago.
The resolution recited that Mr.. Macfar-
land had made an earnest plea for public
interest in the development and beautitica-
tion of the national capital, and strongly
argued that the taxpayers of Washington
should not be called upon to bear the bur-
den of extraordinary projects designed as
national rather than local works; that, he
said, while the people of the District of Co
lumbia had cheerfully borne the heavy bur-
dens imposed upon Them it was unjust to
call upon them to pay the costs of national
improvements for the benefit of the nation
that he pleaded, with stirring eloquence,
that the people of the United States should
urge their members of Congress to be lib
eTai ana pdtI1OlC IN DullQlnR up the Capl-
tai of the nation out of national funds.
Provision was made that a copy of the
resolutions be transmitted to Commission
mcfarland.
The resolution was adopted unanimously
and there was prolonged applause and de-
mands for a speech by Mr. Macfarland but
the Commissioner did not respond.
Members Present.
Members of the board present at the meet
loo ,f,,or +I,a
R. Ross Perry. F. C. Warman, Dr. VIM
Tindall. Roht. N. Harper, Gen. George H.
Harres, Levi Woodbury., General Stern
berg, John Miller, Phelan C. Hawn, William
NJ. Shuster, C. n. Gray. VIM G. Hender-
son, Col H. f. Blount, r. G. Rutherford,
L. l.. Thompson, C. D. Shaw Jno L. Weav-
er, w. H. Singleton, E. L. Weston. w. G..
Carter, w. c Clephane. j. NJ. Dugan, F.
G. Butts. c. c. Lancaster, Jno. Henderson,
jr., Jno. w. f. Smith Maj. F. A Butts,
w. 8. Chase. A. 8. Caywood, ]. H. Small,
jr., F. L. Siddons. J. p. Stephenson, WIN.
II. Baldwin, w. w. Bowie, Frank L. Bald
win, J. Harry Cunningham, Cuno II. Ru-
dolph. Edward S. Bailey, Frank Walter
John Franklin crowen, B. H. warner,
William McNeir, William Ramsay, S. j.
Prescott. Frank AMI Tpman E F Saul. J. A.
Judd. Marcus Benjamin. d. L. Selke H C.
c. Stiles. James r. Tolman, William F.
DOwney, Edwin King StaIey, Ewd. Graves,
w. P. Van Wickle, Thomas II. Smith. Oscar
w. White, DR.. w S. Lotion, H T Wheeler.
Ralph +. Barnard. Judge l. c. KimbalI,
S. w. Woodward, George w. Evans Charles
F. Weller F G. Coldren, john W. Doug
lass. B. H. Warner, jr.. Philip F. Larner,
r. R. Bennett A. NJ Read, James Lans,
burgl. William V. Cox. Thomas E. Lannen,
Leon Tobriner. F. II. Jackson, M. D.
Rosenberg; Gen. Ellis Spear, c. NJ. Hendley,
G.. a. Joerissen, William Muehleisen,
Charles E. Kern, j. L. Owens DR. Robert
A. Bates, e. Hilton Jackson, r. L. Stone
DaEiel Murray, w. F. Guide J. L. Wilige
D. j. Callahan. James T. Petty Alan o.
Clephane, Adds B. Browne, B. F. John
son.. John Joy Edison. Samuel Herrick
VIM. II. Saunders, j. Whit Heron. E. c.
Brandenburg, e. C. Thomas, Alex McKen-
zie, John B. Larner. John Doyle Carmody
r. r. Perry, jr, Ernest Wilkinson, Julian
c. Dowell c. Livingston, w. II. Yerkes,
Commissioner Mcfarland, Thomas Francis,
II. T. Newconb, Edward II. Droop, Crosby
S. Noyes. ]. B. Sleman, jr., John NJ. Hen
derson Isaac Cans, T. A. Harding, H F.
Dunkhorst, J. Fred Kelley, f. A Fenning
w. F. Roberts, L. B. Switzerland. Colin H.
Livingstone. NJ. !. Weller ]. H. Barnard
G. o. Rice J. c. Weldon, F. P. May, C. A
Droop. w. s. Hoge, w. w. Treib, DR.. J. B.
G. Gusts, DR., d. Percy Hiclsling, Theo w
Noyes, l.. D. Latimer, Miles M Shand, Dr.
L. B. Swormsted, G. l.. Harding, Thomas P.
Morgan. M. G.. Mccormick, Jas. F. Oyster
]. A. Whitfield. +. L. AttwelI w. J. New