Evening star., 1915-02-24
BILL REQUIRES D. c.
TO REPAY $744,5O4
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~ I'LL III VI77,UU7
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counting officers of the Treasury ant
of Columbia shall charge the Distric
| of Columbia with said sum: and tn,
said sum of $5s6.oS7.23 must be pais
| to the United States by the Distric
| out of the revenues of the District o
| Columbia derived from privileges ant
from taxation upon the taxable prop
erty in the District of Columbia.
Market Rental.
For amount due the United States
from the District of Columbia for col
lections made on account of the fran
chise rental of the Washington Market
Company. fiscal years eighteen hundred
and seventy mine to nineteen hundred
and fourteen, inclusive. there shall be
transferred from the revenues OF the
District of Columbia to the United
States the sum of $15s.437.50. such sum
being in full settlement of the amount
due the United States for said market
rentals under the decision of the con-
troller of the Treasury, December 2.
1914, and to be covered into the treas
ury as miscellaneous receipts
Newman's Statement.
The statement of Com mmissioner New
man. on which was based the commit
tees refusal to appropriate $2.495.35 TO
satisfy the court judgment against the
Commissioners. was as follo,.s:
MIR. Kalbfus was an assistant asses
sor of the District of Columbia whom
the Commissioners removed from office
for Incompetence. neglect OF duty ana
malfeasance in Office. The law gov
erning the appointment of the assist
ant assessors provides they shall not
be removed except for one OF tnese
three causes. Mr.. Kalbfus himself in
his testimony before the House Dis
trict of Columbia committee a year
ago las. summer admitted that he had
speculated in real estate, and gave tes-
timony indicating that he had used his
official position as assistant assessor to
personal advantage and had underas-
sessed his own property. had financial
transactions with the owners of large
properties. people with whom he had
official relations.
guilty of neglect of duty. malfeasance
in office and inefficiency upon his own
testimony, the Commissioners removed
him from office and appointed a man in
his place He eventually brought SUIT
against US, a mandamus to reinstate him.
and at the expiration Of about year
he won his suit We took it up to the
Court of Appeals, and the Court OF Ap-
peals finally held that We did not have
the authority to remove him the way
We did,
Reasons for Removal.
Further, he said. after interruptions
from the committee members:
1--WE wanted Kalbfus on the outside
and our own man in his place making the
assessment which we were Just begin
ning-the one which has just been COM
pleted. We had just made a change
which gave US a majority on the board.
and the assessment it made is the best
assessment ever made in the District Of
Columbia.
I've were so interested in getting the
work done properly that we took the
chance In removing Kalbfus When we
removed the man we let the case go
to court, but in the meantime we had
our own board doing the work. which
and we felt we. would rather have him
on the outside trying to get back than
for US to be In court trying to get him
out, and so we removed him. Eventu-
ally he secured a mandamus to REIN
state him and we reinstated him, but
simultaneously with our action signing
the order to reinstate him he filed his
resignation effective Immediately. Then
he got judgment for his salary. In
the meantime we had appointed an
other man. who served during this en-
tire period and received the compen-
sation.'" - 80 s2=s-
IF Congress did not appropriate tho
money how could he get it?" was asked
OF Commissioner Newman.
HE could not get 1t. He did not rem
der q day Of service"
District Items.
District items in the bill are as fol-
lows:
Julicial expenses. $77S.47.
For advertising notices of arrears Of
taxes. s65s.2s.
Maintenance of Fairgrounds, $500.
Two playground directors for four
and one watchman for four
$720, both the playground
items to be paid out of the District
revenues alone. in violation of the or
Longevity pay. public schools. s1o.-
500.
Deficiency in sewer operations. IS
cents.
Allowance to school principals. .2.sso.
kindergarten supplies. $3.50.
Fuel ETC.. schools, $1,090.05.
Instruction of INDECENT blind. $3.50.
Motor vehicle maintenance. police
force. S2.100.
WdSnlnStOn asylum ana jail, $l4,0OO.
Maintenance of Jail prisoners at the
asylum, $4,000.
National Training School for Boys,
$4,000.
Care and treatment Of patients, CO.
lumbia Hospital for Women, $399.60.
Board of children's guardians, $4,000.
Maintenance of feeble-minded chill
dren. 500
Industrial Home School for Colored
Children, $500.
Industrial Home School. $1,000
Pay of naval militia men on the an
nual cruise of 1914. $3.20739.
The commanding general Of the N G.
D. C. is authorized to pay ]. Edward
Chapman s20.55 for fuel, over which a
legal tangle has occurred.
For refund of erroneous collections
by the Government Hospital for the
Insane the sum of s264.16 is authorized.
Judgments, excepting the Kalbfus
judgment, $2.16115.
Support of convicts. 1915. $4,000
Support of convicts. 1914. S16,7S139.
Jury fees. Supreme Court. $1,000
Fees of witnesses. $4,000.
Miscellaneous expenses. Supreme
Court, $1,375.63.
Pay of bailiffs. 5000.