Evening star., 1907-10-29
BIG VALUATION INCREASE
DISTRICT TAX WILL BE $780,
275 MORE THIS YEAR.
So Says Assessor Griffin in His An.
nual Report Submitted to Com
missioners Today.

E. w. Griffin submitted his first annual
report as assessor of the District to the
Commissioners today for the fiscal year
ended June 80 last and including state.
ulent of the assessed value OF taxable real
estate and an estimate of the taxable
property in the District of Columbia for
the fiscal year to end June 80, 1908. He
also made a number of suggestions and
recommendations looking oward the i'm
provement of the service of his depart
ment.
The total assessed valuation of all the
real estate in the District for the past
year. according to his report. was s247.-
Boz. 434. of which amount $94. .323. 420 is the
valuation of the real estate In what is
known as Washington city and So JS3. O7i
the value of real estate in that part of the
District known as Washington county.
MIR. Griffin figures that the increased as
sessed valuation of real estate for the next
year, compared with the fiscal year to end
next June. will be si.6S2.30i for the city
and s3,3336,036 for the county, making a
tota! increase In valuation of more than
SS,OOOGOo. This increased va;uGtlon. he
says, will result in an increased taxation
of $l2o.2f5. In arriving at this increase
allowance was made for reduct ion due
of buildings in connection with the new
railroad terminal.
The Total Tax.
The total tax on real estate in the city
for the next fiscal year will be s., ,os5.
oS.sS, and for the county, ss44 1856 IS
making Il total tax for real estate of
- 500, SI2. With the sum of $3.50, 900.
which is the estimated personal tax for
he next yea. the total amount of tax
for the District during the year to end
next June will be 81 4,672, ,s7253
Ine amount of money pad to the Dis
trict during the past fiscal year in the
form OF personal tax levy was SSO5, 5,0SS.
OF this amount 1910. 800 was derived from
tAe ~ per cent tax on personal property
and the remainder derived from a certain
percentage of the gross earnings of the
various local public utilities and national
banks
In Assessor Griff1n's summary Of new
buildings. additions, improvements. etc.
it was shown that during the past wear
1911 new buildings were erected. making
the tota, number of buildings OF all descrip-
tions In the District at the close of the
past fiscal year 65,649. OF this total mum
Der o2eZo are In the city and 1889 in the
county. The total assessed value of
these new buildings is 81 800 200. and the
assessed value of repairs to buildings is
500. 500.
An Interesting Table.
The assessor furnished an interesting ia
BILE showing the average assessed value
per building, according to the respec-
tive sections of the city. In the northwest
the average assessed value per building Is
!6, sl4; southwest, 81, ,797; mort beast. Sc 3.3S5:
southeast. 81 2"9. making IN average value
pei building in the entire District Of s. 1OS
There were i02 fiat buildings assessed
rof the present flScal year at a total value
OF Sl.-9l,G0. He also furnished q table
showing the increase in real estate valua-
lions and taxatlons in the District from
1911 to loGS. In that period the value Of
real property as assessed for taxation has
increased from s79497. .454 to $25J,32s ,s34
He furnished a statement showing the in
crease IN personal taxes levied from 1906
to the end Of the last fiscal year.
In 1903 the taxes levied were s363 5323
and for the year ended June 80, 1907, the
amount was sS05.6sS. OF this latter
amount total of $57 600 remains unpaid.
The special assessments levied during
the past fiscal year amounted to $22n :
s11J9, which was an Increase of $50 POS
over the preceding year.
In reviewing the work of his depart ment
Mr.. Griffin stated that the board of as
sistant assessors is nearing the compile
ton of the triennial assessment OF 1909
1911. and will have the records ready for
the next session o. the board of equaliza-
ton and review. He concluded by recon-
mendiDg that the tax On railroads be in
creased from 1 per cent of their gross
earnings to 8 per cent