The Washington times., 1915-12-08
D. c. RULERS REPORT
URGES new LAWS
Regulation Of Hucksters and
Better Markets Among Pro-
posaIs Made.
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Der Of very important branches of the
Dlstrict government discharglng rune.
sons ssys fSe II pSrsy S nncgs
do not believe that the highest efficiency
and economy N governmental admins.
tration can be obtained BY this divided
ssuthority. auth and .he present laws which ,i,,,
nave caused existing conditions In TINS
direction should be repealed, and the
Commtssioners with complete supcrvis-
ory powers over all municipal adminis-
trations,"
Favor Yearly Assessment.
The report. which contains a number
OF important recommenda tions, covers
fully the operations OF every branch OF
the local government for tho year.
Legislation providing for. a yearly instead d
OF tricnnial assessment of real estate
Is urged. A triennial assessment, or an
assessment over any period of years,
they point out, is applicable to localit
where values change but little from
year to year.
In All the large cities. however. II
ras been found to be better admins
tration to have yearly assessments.
sss,ea the each report M y, se ss
will then become well known, and In
case OF any unequal assessments or
changes In value the remedy can be ap.
piled the following year instead OF
The Commissioners also recommend the
provision OF an adequate force in the
Assessors office for making annual as
sessmcnts.'
Of a law to require the true considera-
tion to be expressed in deeds ana the
| actual loans secured by real estate to
be recited in deeds OF trust. such deeds
OF the Recorder OF Deeds unless InIs
Information be contained therein In the
! form of affidavits.
Realty Sales Scanned.
During the last five years. the report
| states, several thousand sales Of rea
| estate have been gathered and tabu'
lated rs an aid to assessments, and
while most owners and many OF the rea
| estate dealers have been willing 10 heIr
in the collection OF this data, ii has
been impossible to collect all sales. The
| real estate tax sale OF March, 1915
amounted to Slol 1884, the number oi
pieces OF property sold being 5,i5h.
owners OF real estate who allow tnei,
property to go TO tnx sale. the report
states can hc divided in.o three classes
First-Those Who are temporarily
pressed financially and who arc wiIiin.
to wait and pay the penalty in rne
! hope or with the knowledge. that DC,
fore q deed is delivered to the taX-titlc
purchaser thcy will be able to meet The
Obligation.
SccorI--Nonresidcnts and often resi-
dents who arc not reached by the mott,
cation of special assessments LEVIED
against their p,or crty.
Tnird-~''The deliberate tax dodCer who
| has CONG II understand that he may
enjoy TN" privilege OF and craoiuments
| from such ownership io- ar indefinite
| time. because ut resent the District o
| Columbia or tho ,purchasnr Of the tss
| title seems 10 have no wcil-deincd wa,
| OF taking such an ofcnlcr into n cour'
| of equity ard having srcn claim ad
| judicatcd.'
Market Organization.
Better organization OF the wholesal,
market district. plans for which ART
now under way. will result the boart
! states. In a considerable saving to con
! sumcrs.
"Thc wholesale district is nov badl,
! located being !solated from either rail
road or water transportation facilities,
| Gays the rcport.
- location is avai.hle which com
| bnes these ADVANTAGES with good troll
! ley connection. on land which is a
present unutilized. - the water gate
now erecting suitable wnar"Cs and ,
modern terminal market building fo
! TT )ducts coming in ever tn" waite
route. as the first stop toward the re
mOval of the wholesale business to thi
vastly sunerior location. This nev
| market will establish direct connec
ton through refrlc?rated rooms. be
! tween railroads. WEa~VTs, aud trolleVs
It will contain enough facilities for re
friCeration ard storHg" t. derIonstrat
| the advantages Of advanced method
| along these lines. 1t also assures III
, wholesale trad" rernancncy OF acces
to the water Mt this 9oint.'
Food Waste Is Found.
Serious wastes of food products. re
sulting in ultimately higher prices t
consumers and serious hardShips to tn
esta blished trade. are now resulting fror
the unorganiZed and uncomfortable &C
tivities OF the hucksters,' the repoi
states.
'"The huckster has thus far been eN
cmpt from most of the checks and rec
ulations tint control the establishe
retail trs dc. and this unwarranted eS
emption has resulted in much abus.
LEGISLATION should be secured which wi
place the hUcksters on exactly the sam
standing rs the retail grocer. Sue
legislation win bcnefit the better clas
Of hGicksters and eliminate those who's
methods are dishonest or wastefu
There Is no justification for Their pres
ent exemption from the regulations eli
forced upon their competitors
Attention Is again directed to the nee
Of legislation providing for police an
firemen's pension fund.
Probably no more deplorable cond
tions exist in the District of Columhi
than the lack Of sufficient funds fc
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