Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-29

terested in the protection OF large
NUMBER OF structures here which were
mot by any means hreproof
Mr.. Cooper then took up the question
VI puouc nealtn. ASKING II MT wac.
neh1Ie tnougnt inat tne Iesloents o.
nv D I'!; sEouiu pe hS etise ~
tha Nat;nnaSS 1nit ihe puoiie he"i'n VI
nc .syv ysasto,.al Sapi.
! il. ,o.a+sS IN ma,otu neaIh SCI v,
i ioc,i baaith sar,;os :. e, .1t' AZ" NJ a,
| enzie IL said 49, -. $500 10 ~
fee of the smre.on eanarai nf ~ si go y,
and the public health service gave suf
/ ficient attention 70 the n.tiopaI snS -,
| the nuhNc health IF The nani,a1 ~
OF Interest to Government
| 10 you not think that the health anG
| sanitation of the District of Columbis
concerns the federal Government vital.
1vo" suyeested Rsnresant.ti,,a c.ra
| .o,
: oh' yes. Mr.. Mackenzie replied.
| What about sewers" asked A. S
| Worthington
/ We'll. in the beginning 7 think it was
s az r,gn ~ LOT the government a TO con- on,
now that they are established l think
| .Whst sn o',id pay hnn ~, n asu.a p.na
sentative Cooper. ..if under your plan
I the city should fail to appropriate
|
81 on po' s p1iicg p9..ion "a a his
ca binet. and both houses of Congress
and the 10000 employees Of the gov
eminent vitality interested and direct
| ly interested? Do you think that the
| federal government establishment here
should leave those matters entirely to
any body of men elected by the peo-
pie of the District of Columbia
! Il assume" replied Mr.. Mackenzie,
! that Congress will always exercise
paramount jurisdiction here. and that if
| the District government should fail to
make proper provisions for these mat
| ters Congress could step in and say
| We have inspected your sewers and
sanitation. and find that unless YOU do
| better we will have to revoke your
| charter
| "Rnt isn't that autocratic?" suggested
Senator Chilton at seems to me tina
there Won give away vo11r whole scheme
! of elfrovernment You would be hold
| no ths sword of DamocIes over the
naenIa 49, 7, otbar words Won could
p ,eV.ern ,n,,rsa CIV ss ,ong as we liked
~ ~. e .,.a,, v ou, did If ,,
u.1f Die, nscoresv
| NJ ,,,.,t .,o5 ~ +hs s,,hiect
-, h,oh,,-.a l.. ,i. ,,ui+to st.+.,,en+
| .a.o.t;o, 80 w.
| - o,.,s s,.., fou ,,,d.r biz
| , -,..,+ ~. IT,
| 49,. .,,,o;na,1,, 49, On an,,in.er oa7
| ,5 $1,000
eei oe piHeeu III ''i,'i Va
| unless we can ma a oet1er pian'
ne Sald.
how ABOUT the hal1-and nail plan as
a better one inquired MT. "orehlhs-
lon Me ,
we sannos one,
muulo suss esl 'ha1 NIL -dae
~. +,;. .,,., ,,oh .bsnts- Mr.
w VI .ntns .oh sig heu' anu oeiia WI " Vi
ie ..ra As s;- s , ;,
Mr.. Mackenzie went on to express his
belief that charities and corrections
| by the District of Columbia. Repre-
aiu tne opin a,,,
instice in that idea e" ~ S0le
| NJ Mackanzia tba, turnad nnon tho
snhiac. ~ tha nrnnnr+ian 80 ,1a,,,as ~
ienJ own.d nr,IEataIv An The Dis,rict ~
Gniumh ia to ,.nd ownad hy tbs Init I'd
| Sta1as eoyernment nv Mackenzie
rad from his hrief as follows
'
|
! Hereto is a copy of statement fur
nished to the Tax Reform Association
+hro,.h ~. oo,,-..s,, ~ .h. Dis,rio+ COW,
through the courtesy OF the District co'f'-
nllssioners' showing the assessor value Oh
property subject to taxation, and the ap-
proxirnate value of property exempt from
,,x,,;or in tho I,,etrict ~ co1rrbi, A.
a.sa;ner 81. .his .+atsr,a,t +hs - -
~ .s " r's $500 rsro ,.U Ihs. 80
1 - -. 49, ~ =, thI - ssas,, -
| - as $,1inTrs-
|
raiue VI iaiin, SalI'IL 80 value OF
| oullaings and IMPROVEMENTS |%fo,ole'o4i
TOTAL, $oeS, i4b'oz4.
by the United States government. in
| likewise so per cent greater than as.
| sessed value), are as follows:
Value of land 40. 90
| Value of improvements. 1895, 800 90
Toto, eco A- 97o m
| - T.. .Ila, go 80 ~ nc a"S esse 900 hor
! 00o1 is nrnbabiv nearer to mn ya1me
| the average American city, and for
purposes OF comparison with other
| cites, TINS total may De taken as ap
| proximateIy correct, as 1t is a well
| known fact that very rev cities assess
| proportionate amounts stated by the
assessor for land and improveme nj &
| appear, however. to be open to ques-
| ton.
| within the past few years the as
SCISSORS office has made considerable
Increase in the total assessments of
land values. and some reduction in the
| assessment OF improvements. but in
spite OF this fact the total land values
reported are still in our judgment too
| io", as compared with the total value