The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
RICHARDS THINKS Or
aEoaaxs REconnxpAT1osu

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WHAT 1lCHA1D0 THINKS OF
NGI01HEB RECOMMENDATION
/ Nr. Richards yesterday suhnittsa' Il
. categorical interview ON the recon.
mendstions for administrative ana leg
islatiys changes rslating to his once
~ made in the George report on assess
ment and taxation In the District The
interviewer Rad each Recommendation
separately and Mr.. Richards gave his
opinion Of hs merits. The reoommsn-
dations and opinions follow: Z
ADA1NDrRATIvE CHANGES
SUGGB0TDD.
!. Full value assessments,
Fun valos assass.se,fs vvoulA make
ths wssk ia NJ s0es sasses. a. Per.
sssally Aavs n shDsetssa T. sseh Q
eAn.ss, bst ~ i,tssvreiatisa sS the
Ds< ceate0Daate4, sd In ny o1anSon,
soeA . eAange Woall have 10 eoas
through legsslatave eAan1aos.
:. The exercise BY the assessor of
his full powers for the adducing of
testimony. relative to real estate val
ues under oath.
"Oe~o U8DCk&2 wuk1X8 - 0RO
erease Tie 0evsss satslbatsA d Ne by
this 1ees00saAatisa u they sAsuId
F1egnlly - vests1 - -. I Dovs have
Dvef - s1mnoa witnesses anA Dut
th4a uD6ef satAs Ut havs - psSser
tel Sferee tAaa - tsstlfy. I refer ysa
teyA part q m oDenlon - tAis subject
~ HI. =. II. Themes, eseposaf30a eSun.
sel fendersA at tAs saggssflea q MS.
GeefBe. a1A by han ihsertsA b tie
record q tie hsszaaSs. TAis reaas, IN
Darts
foweF = sive. - aAniaisGer eaths
an4 DoWeP = liksw1se eoafsrfeA also, I
think, tsNfeSuire testiDsay 10 be gavea
bot no Deov1saoa = Hsa6e fer
TIE eeses Whess Defssn Aaly s1n.
0soe4 refuses t. t0st1fy - Fsf1oeo -
produce b0oas md DaDaEs. TAess
eeef4s are net gfvea D0wef - panAsA
fer esntenDt asA sseA Dssser esulA
ost - lswfaliy eeafefreA uDsa tAsa.
Ws !eoeeass nay - sagIssesl,
eoe . Deovesasa fer aaAs1Aeat ana
Danish1s.4 fsesssf.sss. ss-sssaafy.se to
sthef a 1eovaaeea thst n eaDs - H..
sseASe1es - = sabpsens, sstAsR bsarA
nay anvske tie ~, q ths supreno
Court q tAs Dlstrsst aR Csaunhie.s
From thls lt WoalA some that ths
reco0DeoAaf3oa sAsala - ansoag ths
leGialativs eAaaSsa. WoulA - sloa to
invoke tie Dswee To fsece tssttnoay
under seth y q shs1la - eseeexre1
uDoa NE.
3. The keeping by the assessor Of .
record Of all important leases, to aid
In determining property values.
That = sns u the things bspeA t.
. with the a6Aed asalstanee I have
been ashaag fer in reeeat years. I
n a - .
and Il VIII BE Dot9A that the leEisla.
tive rees0nenGatlsAs recognise the n.
aSeg1scy u ny Drese.f fierce.
4. The publication Of land value maps
and assessment sheets. - b.
/ asked fer that several wear. s~a.
and haA . bill iharoduceA anA psssed
ID TIE Senate which wsall have pre-
vS1ed fer thnts aDoAg 0thse thAasn, in.
eaoAaAG TIE changes Feco0DeuAeA b
iteos aaA q IAe In was introAueeS
snd Dassed h the Hssse tive o. three
days befsrs the elsse e the ssssaen,
bst Representative Jshnssa r.iseA the
POINT Sf 10 0oof1n, and the bill was
lest. ReeeaAenAntisns 2 and 9 are for
squares, aad the eonsslidatioa Of lets
that are DoFtions u single b1llA1nss.
s. The establishment Of . systematic
method OF equalixinE land values.
We VIII e - far ~ We eaa with the
fierce ut eur command.
s. Tho establishment Of tables of
building factors and deterioration for
determining the value Of improvements.
A god ssgse.tss.. bst sse We can
n0t carry est without further clerical
ws1ld BE very giaA to
have . set Of soeh tables and apply
then 10 the WhOle DSstPsef n I hna the
neeessary help.
Sections and 8. See s.
LEGIsLATIvE CHANGES.
SUGGESTED.
1. Annual in place Of triennisI as
I havs aslEsl Sse s.eh . eAa>e, n
svery anAnal reDsrt fer yeass..
2. The repeal Of the fxed rate Of IN
per cent leaving the rate to be nxed
by the requirements Of the
budget.
: 4 nst tAiak this is in seesra Win
he spirit o. letter e tie erxanie law
u the Dlstrset. anA N a1reia sueh a
shas9e weald ne.sse he present
eUal divls1on - expense betweea tAe
Eovefnnaent anA the District. H~wever.
( wesla net seris1sly aaect ny s0ee
" NJ week.
J. The recording of the true constd-
.ration In all real estate transferx
II gives TIE powfP - fores the nv.
NJ 0f teUtina0y UAAef 0afA, the e1ne
weulA thea - avaslahle. |
ut the blll Fe@1lrlng tie reeseaine Il |
!he tfuef esnslAefatieA Aas been Fee.t
nnenAel ~ tie Csoalsssoners.
I. The substitution Of twelve f,eld /
assessors for the three assistant asses
ors now on feld work. x. |
L would rather have. twelve Aeaa -.
l0onnfs ~ aoSafy aq1lafnni assswITu 1
. eslIsst tie aafa, md Mt the asu3etD.f
us0eupoFs aD1ly q. 1A11, N ~ So.
.snt, woala result - sxsgtee unfiegn. i
q. II 4. ~ Il
s.Ths sbolltion Of the sequirement
Or the assessors u the asld person.
ny and jointly 10 ''view'' each plsce /
{ propsrty. : - y. L
TIT wssil ssentslay ssns - ~ - |
- nsesasaFys Nstnt sssA - usaB6 r. i
ueasroa ~ - A6ApA aneaoterAe q
No asBs1. -. tAaak nyDs1f 49, = |,
- ae0n1RezDe4k,a - sss;sei = $ l,
6 The cesAtion ef boana Of au.4aI. 4
Fsn which thel nsad asseSssrs shali s. /,
TT sras sIs 3 s3al1el} y ~