Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE
FOR GOOD OF THE SERVICE
Estimates Submitted of the Revenues Avail
able for Government Purposes for the
Year 1914, With Forecast
of the Disbursements.
Reasons Given for Request for Legislation to Pro-
vide More Effective Method of Collecting
Real Estate Taxes in Arrears and for
the Foreclosure of Tax Sales.

ing the fiscal year 1912 was $629, $50. and
of the unfunded debt on &C.
Reduction count general advances by
of n.h+ the United States. $780,
VI Oo"'' O2O.65. Advances were made
during the year by the United States on
account of special park improvements
amounting to SOB 691 90, upon which re-
payments were made in the sum of $751;
O16.75.
No change has occurred in the status
of the conditional obligation of the Dis
trict to redeem $1O.447.20 of drawback
certificates issued under acts of Congress
approved June 49, 1878 GO Stat, 1861. and
subsequent acts. mentioned in the report
of the Commissioners for the fiscal year
1900, for overcharges of special assess
ments levied by former municipal gov
ernments of the District, which are re-
ceivable for general taxes and certain
special assessments.
The assessor reports the assessment of
taxable real and personal property in the
District Of Column
General Assessment, bia for the fiscal
Annual Tax Rate. 30 1872 based
upon valuation of all real estate at not
less than two-thirds'' of the true value
thereof. and of valuation Of personal
property at "a fair cash value over and
above the exemptions provided by law,
said assessments having been made pur-
suant to the provisions of the act of Con-
gress approved July 1, 1902, entitled IAN
act making appropriations to provide for
the expenses of the government of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1903. and for other pur-
pOses." and an act approved August Il,
1894 (2S Stat, 2S3). as follows:
Of 81. 80 per $lOo:
On improvements ........... 16O, 674, OO6.OO
Personal property. taxable at the 'O' 1900
rate OF $1.5O per 500. ......... Is, 1908. 1866
In addition to the assessment on real
property and on tangible personal proper
ty. taxes are levied on gross receipts and
gross earnings of public service corpora
tons and financial institutions and for
certain special privileges. as follows:
Building associations, gross earnings
of. at per cent. $9S7 ,32o5S
earnings Of. at per cent. 1852, 724 90
of, at . per cent. ................ 2.177. 12s 50
National banks and all other incor-
porated banks and trust COM
panies. gross earnings Of, at 6
Street railroad companies. gross re- ''''''''
ceipts of. at per cent -. 4,sos. 1896 80
Per capita tax for use Of Highway
bridge BY the Washington. Airing
ton and Mount Vernon Railway
Company. at one-half cent for
each Of 2.30O. "a passengers. 11.5O1. IL
- earnings on conduit, at 4 per cent. 1ss24oo
Telephone companies. gross earnings
Of. at per cent ....:.:.... 1.42e. 224OO
Georgetown Barge and Dock Com. '''''0|A
.pany. at per cent. s34155
\ list of the license taxes levied upon
other kinds of business and Occupations
is contained in the accompanying report
of the assessor.
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The number Of inhabitants OF the Dis
District ing to the enumeration
ponu1o+;.,, during the month of
April, 1912. by the metro
politan police department Of the Dis
trict of Columbia was 352, 1885, of whom
9s,6'6 are given as negro"
In the preparation of the estimates for
the support of the government Of the
District of Columbia for
Estimates the fiscal year to end June
e.. 1914 80. 1914, the Commissioners
Ava conformed to the following
requirements in the District appropria-
ton law approved March g. 1903 (35 Stat,
pit. 1. 12S. that they shall not submit
regular annual estimates for expenses of
the government of the District of Column.
bia for any fiscal year that shall exceed
In the aggregate a sum equal to twice the
amount of the total estimated revenues
of the District of Columbia for such fiscal
year, and shall take into consideration
and embrace all charges against the said
revenues arising under appropriations
other than the regular District of CO.
lumbia bill.
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The appropriation fund is based ON an
estimate of the revenues Of the District
government deriv-
General ed from taxes.
licenses and other
less the definite and potential items
chargeable wholly against such revenues,
then doubling the remainder in order to
include the proportion due from the
United States according to the terms Of
| the act of June IL. 1873, and finally de-
Quoting from such combined fund the
sum of the appropriations Tor the pre-
ceding fiscal year contained IN other
acts than the regular District Of Column
bia bill. The estimated general apprO-
| priation fund for the fiscal year 1914 is
as follows:
Estimated revenues for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1914. ............ V,4oo6OOW
This amount Is subject TO reduction
account of the following items
| chargeable wholly to District reve-
nues. estimated:
| 1. Reimbursement TO
| United St:tes,
| count advances,gen-
| eral fund account. .$549, 530.3s
| by United States for
| nscal year 1914. at
| per cent. ...,.... 1881. p
3 Reimbursement Of
| United States of