Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-25
Ten Cities and Fifty-Two
Counties Add Nothing
to Assessment.
AMONG THEM THIS CITY
Moore in His Latest Report Wants
Tax Commission to Prepare Plan
for 4 Special Session.

Richmond, Nov. 25.-In 4 special
report TO the General Assembly, made
public yesterday, Auditor of Public
Accounts c. Lee Moore reviews the
efforts made since the last session to
enforce q compliance with the tax
laws of the State, gives in detail the
results of the various grand jury in
vestigations, and and appends as a
supplement the tentative pran OF Sc
gregation Of taxes already issued by
the Auditor fo the consideration OF
members of the incoming Legislature.
As result of the grand jury and
supplemental assessments of 1912,
there was added to che tax books:
Value tangible personal property,
So54,393.
Value intangible personal property,
S4,l05.197.
Value incomes, 81, 219,552.
Taxes on personal property, s15,-
2GO.74.
Taxes on incomes, $l2,l95.
Merchants license taxes, $l1.476.-
-.
Capitation taxes, S3150.
Total Of taxes added, SOS, ,964.dS
A chart shows in detail which judi
"es summoned grand iu1ies,- an, and, Ely. gives es.
the additions by counties. In ten
cities and six judicial circuits nothing
whatever was added, while seventeen
other circuit judges managed to get
raports only from a portion of the
counties in their circuits.
or the SIS, s,o64.4S added to the
State income through the efforts Of
grand juries and supplemental as
scsSments, Richmond paid sl4,975.-
Ct. the report indicating that the
grand Jury investigation here was
more complete than at any other
point in the State.
Norfolk added nothing to its as
sessment. and admits having. done
nothing to aid in the movement. In
reply to notice sent to Judge Al
len K. Hanckel, of the Corporation,
Court of Norfolk, MIR. Moore received
letter from James Y. Trehy, clerk,
saving: "Ofticially, | am able to ad-
visc that our records show no ac-
ton taken by the grand jury in the
matter referred to in your circular
There were no additions to the tax
lists in the following ten cities, as
shown by Auditor Moore's report:
Alexandria. Judge Louis c. Barley.
Charlottesville, Judge A. D. Dab
ney.
Clifton Forge, Judge George K.
Anderson.
l.ynchburs, Judge Frank p. Chris
1ian.
Newport News. Judge J. 7. Bar
ham.
Norfolk city, Judge A. r. hanckel'
Petersburg. Judge J. NJ. Mullen.
Portsmouth, Judge Kenneth vi.
Hain.
Staunton. Judge r. S. ker.
Suffolk, Judge ]. L: Nc Lemore.
The following circuit Judges made
no additions to the tax list IN their
circuits during the year, according to
tho report:
Judre Jesse F. West. Third Cir
cuit--Prince George, Surry, Sussex,
Creenville and Brunswick counties.
Judge E. J. Harvey, Seventh Cir
cuit-Pittsylvania, Henry and Pat
lick county.
Judge c. ". Robinson, Eleventh
CIrcuit-Ehzabeth city county.
Judge II. 4. ". skeen, Twenty
fourth Cirruit-Lee, Wise and Dick
e,son counties,
Judge William E. Burns, Twenty
seventh Circuit-Buchanan, russell
and Scott counties.
Judge James H. Fletcher, Jr.
Thirty-frst Circuit-Accomac anc
Northampton.
The following judges had specia
GRAND juries and reported additional
asse sessmen.s in some es sha counties
in their circuits, but made TO add
tions to the tax iisie in che follavins
counties: a..
Judge j. +. LeAt.rs. Second Cir