Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
Review Of Financial Conditions, With
Recommendations.
CHILD LABOR LAW SUGGESTED-EXTRAORDI
AND CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS UNIFICA TON
IN THE SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES
WORK OF THE DISTRICT BUREAUS,

bility OF four payments of s15o.0oo each to
she treasurer of the United States in trust
LOT the baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, to meet the Districts half of 81. 800
ooo required TO be paid in connection with
the railroad terminal improvement under
section or an act of February H. 1901
Drawback Certificates.
NO change has occurred in the status of
the conditional obligations of the District
to redeem certain drawback certificates is
sued for overcharges OF special assessments
levied by former municipal governments of
the District, which the Commissioners have
discussed at length in preceding annual re-
ports.
General Assessment.
The assessor reports the assessment of
taxable real and personal property In the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1905. based upon valuation
OF all real estate lat not less than two
thirds of the true value thereof, and of
valuation of personal property at "a fair
cost value over and above the exemptions"
provided by law pursuant to the provisions
OF the act of Congress approved July L
1902. entitled "An act making appropria-
tons to provide for the expenses of the
government of the District of Columbia for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908, and
Total assessed value of taxable real
estate .s217 !, COS 296 90
eIsohal property ..-.-.....-.... 20,S71 geo. II
street runway taxes on gross receipts 3,74l, 80
Total assessed value of taxable real
estate and personal property in
the District of Columbia on June
o. 1910 S242, 900 5.SS GO
Rate of General Tax.
The rate of general tax on real and per-
NV I hn n Of J1t1,
above mentioned, was fixed at 81 80 per 500
of the assessed valuation.
Population.
On March "a. 1905, the Commissioners or
dered that an annual census of the inhab-
itants of the District of Columbia should
be taken by the police department with a
view to ascertaining the number of the
population, and the sex, color and ages
and with respect to attendance upon
schools. a basis for vital statistics, and
for use in connection with public school
questions and otherwise. The first census
under this order taken in the second
week of April, and was satisfactorily con-
Quoted. The police department reported
that the total population of the District OF
Columbia was 1913, 123.
othef portlons or The District. 81 ,o23
Total -...:........,.. ......-..... 1923, 1913
Extraordinary and Current Expendi
lures.
The Commissioners have prepared their
estimates of the appropriations for the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1907, on the principle thew have
been following In recent years, namely,
that they should adequately represent to
Congress what is needed for the District of
Columbia, at the same time Distinguishing
and asking Congress to distinguish between
items Tor extraordinary projects of improve
meht GAZING Tor large amounts of money
and benehting the future, and items of cllr-
rent expenditure The Commissioners couId
take no other course without cutting either
one OF these. classes of estimates or the
olher so as to inJure the public interest
Neither the extraordinary projects of i'm
provement nor the different services of the
District government could go forward under
such a reduction.
Inc recommendations for appropriations
made to the Commissioners through official
channels for both extraordinary imnro,e-
ments and current expenditures announced
TO Sl3, OG6, 520.1 The approprta tton fund
amounts to the estimated revenues of the
District for the next fiscal year estim tod
at s5.567 $40 minus the amounts charged
by law upon these revenues for Interest
estimated at So, 900, due the United states
on July I, 1905 on advances made to the
District; the sum of $4,000 pledged tho
terminal improvements and whatever might
be demanded in repayment of the advances
made by the United States to the District
up to the 1st of July next, which advances
are estimated at s2,715,SS3 %, repaya Bile
under the last act on the subject that of
March 3, 1905, within five years" from the
LIST of July next; together with a contri-
button from the United States under the
organic act equal In amount to the net
amount of the District revenues The wa
ter department OF the District of Columbia.
maintained entirely by the payments of the
water takers, Is excluded from considera-
ton in this connection.
If,Congress had adopted the plan recon-
mendcd by the Commissioners for financing
the Districts share of the cost of the ex-
traordinary municipal improvements au-
thorized and directed by Congress to meet
the necessities of the District, they could
have brought their estimates within the
amount of the appropriation fund, because
the estimates would have covered only cur
rent expenditures and a reasonable sum for
the repayment of advances with interest,
the repayment being calculated on grad
uai reimbursement of the United States
Treasury which would carry the whole ex-
traordinary Improvement account separate