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

bllfty OF four payments of $4,000 each to
.ne treasurer Of the United States in trust
Ior the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, to meet the Districts half of 81 500
w required to be paid in connection with
the railroad terminal Improvement under
section Of an act of February r. 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 so. 1905. based upon a 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 edod the act of Congress approved July l.
isoL, entitled An act making appropr1a-
tons to provide for the expenses of the
government of the District Of Columbia for
the nScal year ending June 30, 1903 and
FOR other purposes as follows:
Total assessed value Of taxable real
pe sssa5s rronertv SOS 2ss. oe
Street railway taxes on gross receipts s7li Isl .e2
Total assessed value of taxable real
estate and personal property in
the District Of Columbia on June
o. isoo. .'........... S242 200, 53S. 63
Rate Of General Tax.
The rate of general tax on real and per-
sonal property by the act of July 1. 1902,
above mentioned, was fixed at 81 so per 800
| OF thefassessed valuation.
Population.
| On March "a. 1906. 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, as basis for vital statistics and
| for use In connection with public school
| questions and otherwise. The first census
| under this order was taken in the second
| week of April, and was satisfactorily con-
| Quoted. The police department reported
! that the total population of the District or
| Columbia was 323, 123.
| City of Washington Observation-Disclosures ho 1on
other PORTIONS OF the District "a, 023
OF these, e5,695 were returned as colored
A-<A eAoSA NAAA<tiy EXDGndI-
lures.
The Commissioners have prepared their
| estimates of the appropriations for the Die
| trict of Columbia for the fiscal wear and,n.
June So 1907. on the principle they have
| Deen following In recent years namely
| that they should adequately renresont ~
Congress what Is needed for the District ~
Columbia, at the same time disting1,isb,ny
and asking Congress to distinguish between
! f6rf1 ytfan a {r,,r
ment calling for large amounts Of mons,
and beneftins the future, and items OF c,,r
| rent expenditure. The Commissioners co,,id
take no other course without cutting either
| one of these classes of estimates or the
| other so as to injure the public tntarast
| Neither the extraordinary projects ~ I'm,
| provement nor the different services of tha
District government could go forward under
! such reduction.
The recommendations for appronr,.t,or,
made to the Commissioners through of1ciaI
| channels for both extraordinary fnnro,,a
/, ments and current expenditures Amounted
| to $l3,OS6, 80 Is. The approximation fund
! amounts to the estimated revenues ne TIC
! District for the next fiscal year estirna
| at S5.567 $40 minus the amounts charged
| by law upon these revenues for interest
estimated at $4,000, due the United States
/ on July !, 1906. on advances made to the
| District; the sum of $4,000 pledged the
! Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company on
1 terminal improvements and whatever mig ht
4 be demanded IN repayment OF the advances
made by the United States to the District
| UP TO the LIST of July next which advanc es
are estimated at s2,715, $500, repayable
under the last act on the subject that of
March s. 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-
/ mended by the Commissioners for financing
/ the Districts share of the cost of the ex-
| traordlnary 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 reasonable sum for
| the repayment of advances with interest,
] the repayment being calculated on a grad
| ual reimbursement of the United States
| Treasury which would carry the whole ex-
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