Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-06
new TAX ASSESSMENT
ASSA|LED|N RESOLUTION
Citizens Northwest Suburban Asso-
citation, at Annual Meeting,
Calls It Unfair.
Municipal Ownership Considered,
But Not Acted Upon-C. c. Lam
caster Elected President.

RIVAL attractions, ice cream, lemonade
and cake at Tenleytown church lawn
fete drew from the usual attendance at
the annual meeting Of the Citizens North
west Suburban Association. held in Ten
leytown's Masonic Hall last night. With
one new member and six officers present,
the presiding officer called the meeting to
order at 0 o'clock. an Lour AMI half
later than the assembly time announced
in the secretary's call. The attendance
increased to an even dozen in the course
Of time.
But there was much business done be-
fore the meeting broke up at rs o clock.
Two resolutions were adopted, one advo-
eating the widening of Wisconsin avenue,
and tn eother assailing the new tax as
sessment. A third resolution offered and
laid over proposed to commit the organi-
zation to opposition to municipal owner
ship and paternalism in government The
delinquency OF a vast majority Of the
membership in the matter Of dues. some
in arrears four. three, two and one years,
developed from the report Of the secre-
tary.
The officers elected were: c. c. Lam
caster. president; DR. John w. Chappelle.
first vice president: A. P. Siler. second
y.
president: A. E. Shoemaker. fourth vice
president; L. P. Shoemaker. fifth vice
president: F. J. Heider. treasurer: A. ].
Vowel. secretary, and J. J. Kramer, ser
geant-at-arms.
Postponed Until Next Meeting.
Secretary Vowel and J. 8. Allison con-
CURED in sentiment favorable to NUM-
cipal ownership. They, however. urged
that no action be taken on the resolution
expressing the opposition Of the organiza-
ton, on the score that they did not con-
slider the membership. including them
selves, competent to decide their attitude
at this time. DR.. Chappelle, confessedly
opposed to municipal ownership for the
District Of Columbia, where there is no
franchise to check possible evils of oper-
alton, agreed with them that more light
and expert opinion was desirable before
the sentiment of the resolution should be
adopted as that Of the organization. The
resolution. offered by Treasurer Heider,
originated with President Lancaster. as
did others adopted by the meeting. Con-
sideration Of this resolution finally went
over to the next meeting In October.
There was no dissent to adoption of the
resolution denouncing the action Of the
board Of assessors for raising the assess
ments Of property over the city.
The resolution as offered by H. L.
F'reer, and adopted. declares that we
vigorously protest against the action of
the board of assessors in increasing the
new assessments Of property in this sec
ton from one hundred to two hundred
per cent when as a matter OF fact no
such increase in value actually exists;
that such erroneous assessments will
place a heavy burden on our taxpayers
in the near future. and this, in the face
Of the we'll known fact that In many
cases the property cannot be sold for the
present assessment"
Would Widen Wisconsin Avenue.
The second resolution adopted. offered
by J. ]. Kramer. instructed President
Lancaster to include the widening of
Wisconsin avenue to the District line
among improvements to be recommend
ed to the board OF Commissioners for in
clusion in their estimates for the next
fiscal year. 1t recited the determine
ton OF the organization to continue Its
efforts in the interests Of this proposed
for the vicinity, but for the entire COM
munity.
President Lancaster. in his annual adj
dress. took as his text the adverse BUSH
ness conditions that have settled upon
Washington during the past year. There
is perfect stagnation in real estate, he
asserted. and condition of depression
during the past eight or nine months not
exampled in a decade. Assessment and
tax agitation he considered the causes of
this condition