The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12
Committee Recommends o
Per Cent Penalty Half
Yearly in Advance.
THIS MEANS S5OO,OOO
AVAILABLE CASH
Collection Officers All on One
Floor Grouped, Is Also
Advocated.

Directing attention TO the fact that
at the close OF each fiscal year approx
inateIy 10000 Is due the District IN
unpaid taxes the committee appointed
by the Commissioners TO examine the
records relating TO the revenues and
to report a plan whereby tax records
may show daily or periodical balances
today submitted its report
Among the most important recommen-
dacious, IN the opinion Of the commit
tee. * q change IN the method OF the
assessment Of penalties for the non-pay-
menJ OF taxes
taxes are AZ present PAYABLE ~ two IN
stsI5u1enIS- IN the month Of November
and i'm the month OF May 40 penalty
Is provided IN case payments are not
made in November. but after the close
OF Nay ] per cent is added as a penalty
for nOu-Da ymelr. BY TINS arrangement
If taxes are not paid in the month OF
June ] per cent IS added 10 Ile blli-
If not paid in July = per cent and so on
Tazes Are Carried Over.
sThe result Of this small penalty
right at the close Of the fiscal year
saws the report, SIS that quite a large
amount Of taxes are carried over into
the next fiscal year, the records show
inE that IT. the ueiEhborh0od of $780,
600 is due the District of Column la al
The close OF each fiscal year
1T has been suggested that y a
penalty of per cent should be ADDED
on the first Of June for taxes IN ar
reCrs and another per cent aloLtl2ll-
al on December i. the District would
be charging the property owner me
same rate Of penalty i'm the year.
nearly j per cent but the result OF
adding al one time per cent when
The taxes first fall in arrears would
be- 10 secure 10 the District OF Co
lumbia a large portion of the arrears
OF taxes winch are a-loWea 10 so S-
default until several months later
"If this suggestion were adopted Il
would tend 10 bring into the District
revenues within the fiscal year when
The money is due the amount that IS
now being paid in a subsequent lScal
wear and the result 20 the District
would be very beneficial. as il would
give 10 the District all the money rna-
is due within the year In which the
District Is required 90 pay ITS bills
Recommends Auditing System.
The committee recommends the in
staIIation Of system of auditing and
checking assessments and payments. So
that the balance due on any assessment
may be readily determined al any time
and 70 provide the necessary means o-
clearing the records Of all outstanding
Included also IS the recoumendasIor
that the act OF April -. 1904, relating &C
the assessment of water mains and
service sewers be amended so that a.
sessmeut can be made against unSuh-
divided property IN the same manner as
now made against property SuDcIVldec
into lots ard squares
Provision is made for the rearranGe
meDt OF offices for the convenience nj
the public I1 the payment Of taxes The
assessor Office now occupies portions
Of two floors. being located on the mrs
floor and in the basement
THE result says the report. us
great vexatiou to the public
In order to obtain the necessary bin.
on which payments are 20 be made GO
the Collector Of Taxes. whose Office !.
located in the basement. IT, sometime.
results in a person having 40 tramp III
and down stairs four times
Would Group Offices.
The committee recommends that al
offices under the assessor and coIIecI1
be placed upon the first floor tie or
fees Of the assessor being -r0Gpe.
sIonE the west corridor and the col
Iector-s Office in the quarters now oc
cuuied by the office of the assessor
IN order to carry this a-rrU-eu1eI
IntO effect IL VIII be necessary -1 re
locate the Office of the Detective 81
reau. which, Il IS suggested. should b
transferred 20 the basement floor q
the Offices now occupied by the Wa
Department and the Special ASsesSnlsu
The S0ecfaI Assessment Division Wi
be transferred 20 the first floor and ID
Water Department viii OCCUPY the oi
fee present office OF the collector C
taxes
Tveedale, auditor W =. Richards as
SCISSOR q. c. Rogers. collector OF taxes
d E EarEeS. chief clerk of the Eng
ueer Department and Dr William Til
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