The Washington times., 1915-06-23
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Chairman MacfarIand An
nounces Outline Of Fiscal
+ Brief To Be Presented.

The executive committee of the joint
citizens' committee delegated to defeno
the half-and-half plan before poaro
OF Congressional investigators next sep
tember is making rapid progress on the
Districts brief to be filed with the IN
vestigating committee by August 1.
An outline Of the brief was given the
executive committee by Chairman II.
b. r. Macfarland at meeting last
night
The brief will cover the relations oe-
tween the nation and its Capital from
the beginning. 1t will cover treasury
statements showing the amount the
Federal and District governments have
expended in building up the capital, to-
gether with comparative data on as
sessment and taxation, property values.
property exempt from taxation. and
kindred subjects.
Considerable space will be devoted to
an analysis of the facts relat ting to as
sessment and taxation here as they
may compare to facts concerning other
municipalities.
Taken From Census.
Municipal statistics complied by the
Census Bureau have been utilized by a
subcommittee which is headed by Theo-
dore w. Noyes, who has had as assist
ants Leverne Beales and A. M. Fisher,
expert accountants.
Facts furnished by Assessor Richards
also will be carried in the brief. The
Commissioners, although not publicly
committed in the half-and-half contro-
versy, have accorded the committee
every facility in the use of official
records.
An interesting feature will deal with
figures on taxation and property values
compiled with the assistance of the
changes, which aided John Joy Edison.
chairman of the subcommittee on as.
sessment and taxation, In arriving at
comparisons. Thomas Bradley. secretary
of the subcommittee, also Is at work OH
this part of the report.
While the brief will cover the salient
points of the Districts case. much OF
the detail will not be ready for presen-
tation until September. Explaining this
the following statement was issued from
the headquarters of the executive COM
mittee:
Great Mass of Facts.
by that time the executive commit
tee will have tabulated all the great
mass of facts which it has been gather
ing with the assistance of subcommit-
tees and from many official sources, in
Guiding besides the District government.
the Treasury Department, the United
States Census Bureau, and other de-
partments Of the National Government.
When finished the work will be the
most complete presentation Of the whole
subject ever made. The extent Of II
has surprised even those members OF
the executive committee who knew most
about the subject. Besides the voluntary
labors of the members Of the executive
committee and other members Of thu
joint select committee and of the pait
experts employed by them, the collec
ton of the facts has cost large
amount of time to the District govern
ment and to bureaus of the Nationa
Government.
"All the District and national official,
have shown a cordial interest and az
appreciation of the Importance of tn,
work, and the value of 1t to the join
the National Capital
THE finance committee, made up o
the presidents Of the civic organization
represented in the joint citizens com
\ mittee, which has been raising tn,
necessary money for the statistical ex
perts, for the stenographic and othe
clerical services, and for printing, post
age. and office expenses. has receive,
subscriptions from about 500 persons
not yielded all that is necessary, an,
therefore the committee would like l.
have at once additional checks 70
larger amounts, which may be mad
payable either to p. T. Moran treasure
and chairman of the finance committee
or to Chairman Macfarland, of the ex
ecutive committee"