Evening star., 1914-10-12
allowing even for the probable incre-
ment in value"
Defends Accuracy Of Assessment

allowing even for the probable incre-
ment in value"
Defends Accuracy Of Assessment
Defending the contention made In
1912 as to the general accuracy Of the
assessment at that time, the report
| continues:
In April. 1912. Commissioners Ru-
dolph, appearing before a subcommit-
tee of the committee of the District of
Columbia, s:siuaa H; R.; stated that ground
were then increasing about $12.000.000
per year. and In addition building
operations were going on at about
the same rate The assessment OF last
this a three-year increase Of twenty
four millions for ground values and
over five and one-half millions for new
buildings would make an assessment
amount approaches within 8 per cent
of the assessment Just completed and
upholds the contention made in 1912
as to the general accuracy of the as
general increase, per year. in ground
values. Of course. such an increase is
not constant, and particularly at the
present time it would be difficult to
measure the exact increase of land
values for the past year. or what might
be expected next year, owing to the
present depression in the real estate
market"
Total assessed valuation Of real es-
tate in the District, under the two
hscal year. was $345.124.144. the report
shows This represents a valuation of
Sl69.2l2.O99 on land and $175.912. .O45 on
improvements tha vsar The real estate tax for
The report states that 1,4eO new
buildings were erected during the
year. It gives the personal tax levy at
st;aSo'Osl 81. with the assessed valu-
the District at $32. .319. 700.
Il assessor Richards again urges that
an tangible personal property below
sI:ooo In value be exempted from tax
Referring to increases and decrease.
In property values. he states:
Changes in Ground Values.
Increase in ground values have nat
| urally occurred in the business sec.
uon and In the suburban portion OF the
Oistr1cI In certain localities this in
crease has been very considerable for
Inc last three years. In the business
section the increase has been greatest
In the western part of it and along
such streets as 7th. 9Th and F streets.
| IN the high-class residential section the
assessment shows an increase over the
| last assessment along the entire line
OF 18th street and along short lengths
OF Massachusetts and Connecticut ave-
| nues and Columbia road. A very gem
| eral increase has been made over the
entire county.
Very slight changes have been made
| in the northeast, southeast and south
| west sections of the city. In that
section of the city. north Of Massachu-
| setts avenue and between 9th and l4th
streets. ground values have been de-
creased throughout the section. This
section has been undergoing a change
| of character for the last few years.
many of the former/occupants moving
| into the outlying sections and caus-
| ing thereby a depression in values in
| that part of the city. Very little
change was made in that part Of the
city known as Georgetown. slight
raises being shown on NJ and K
streets
During the year several thousand
parcels Of land were transferred upon
the records Of the ONCE through the
recording Of 1851 deeds, the report
states. Assessments for water mains
were levied to the amount Of $70.90S.71.
lCollectfons amounted to $s1.31434. as
against $13S.693.75 for the preceding
year.
Total receipts from liquor licenses
amounted to $512.500. There were issued
8,S72 miscellaneous licenses amounting
to $11S,6s7.10. a decrease Of $3,32s.11.