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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says the report, there are still a NUM-
ber OF very important branches Of the
DlBtrict government discharging func.
@ u0ns 2t a purely municipal nature:
do not believe that the highest efficiency
and economy IN governmental admins.
tration can be obtained by this divided
sutnorlty. and the present laws which
direction should be repealed, and the
commissioners with complete supcryis1
trations"
Favor Yearly Assessment.
The report, which contains a number
OF important recommendation covers
fully the operations Of every branch OF
the local government for tho year.
Legislation providing FOR. yearly instead
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 localities
where values change but little from
In All the largo cities. however. Il
uas been found to be better admins
tration to have yearly assessments, :
SAYS the report ~ property be as,
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
waiting three years, as is now the case.
The Commissioners also recommend the
provision OF an adequate force In the
ASSESSORS office for making annual as
sessmcnts."
The board recommends the passage
Of law 10 require the true considera-
tIon to be expressed in deeds ana the
actual leans secured by real estate TO
be recited in deeds OF trust. such deeds
r..N 90. - ~ - IL. ak.l NfVt tnA
OF the Recorder OF Deeds unless Inls
Information be contained therein In the
form Of aTidavits.
Realty Sales Scanned.
During the last fve years. the report
states. several thousand sales of real
estate have been gathered and tabu-
lated as an aid to assessments. and
while most owners and many OF the real
estate dealers have been willing TO help
in tho collection OF this data, 1t has
been impossible to collect all sales. The
real estate tax sale Of March. 1915,
amounted to $l6l, ,19S.oi, the number OF
pieces OF property sold being 5,i51
owners of real estate who allow tneir
property TO go to tax sale. the report
states. can be divided inro three classes:
Flrst-Those Who are temporarily
pressed financially and who are wIIiinE
to wait and pay the penalty I'm IRE
hope or with the knowledge, that pe-
fore n deed Is delivered TO the taX-title
purchaser they will be able to meet the
Secord-Nonresident aud often resi-.
dents who arc not reached by tAe noti-
cation OF special assessments levied
against their property.
Third--'.The deliberate tax dodger who
has CONG to understand that he may
enjoy tho privilege of and eTaoiuments $
! from such ownership for ar indefinite
time, because ut pre- escllt the District of
(sOlItVtaf.n tho rY1nTfll0 (f. the IA Y
| title seems 10 have no we'll 1ned way
| OF taking such an oiTenlcr into court
of equity ard having sucn claim ad-
| judlcated." ~.
Market Organization.
Better organization OF the wholesale
market district. plans for which are
now under way. will result. the board
states. in considerable saving to con-
sUmers.
located, being isolated from either rail-
road or water transportation facilities,
uaYs the report.
Is location is available which com
| bines these ADVANTAGES with good troll
ley connection on land which is al
! present unutihzed. st the water gate
| way to this site. this department Il
/ now erecting suitable whar%cs and g
modern terminal market building f0I
! products coming in ever the water
route. az the first step toward the re-
mGval OF the wholesale business to thi'
| vastly suDerior l0ontion This new
market will establish a direct connec
/ tIon through refriCarated rooms. be
| tween railroads. wEa~vFS, aud trnlleYs
| It will contain enough facilities for re-
| friCeration ard storage IN der'onstratS
1 the advantages Of advanced methods
along these lines. 1t also assures th'
! wholesale trade rermancncy Of access
| to the water Mt this point"
Food Waste Is Found.
SERIOUS wastes OF food products. re
sulting in ultimately higher prices L
| consumers and serious hardships to tn
tablished trade, are now resulting IRON
I the uhoEganized and uncomfortable &C
tivities of the hucksters," the repor
states. -.,,
| ''The hucksteF has thus far been eX
cmpt from most of the checks and reg
uIatfons tlOlt, control the established
retail tIO dc. and this unwarranted eS
Eemptlon has resulted in much abuse
Legislation should be secured which vii
place the huclIsters on exactly the sam
standing as. the retail grocer. Sucl
legislation win benefit the better claB
Of hncksters and eliminate those who's
methods are dishonest or wasteful
There is no justification for their pres
ent exemption from the reSulations en-
forced upon their competitors"
Attention Is. again directed to the neet
OF legislation providing for a police ant
firemen's pension fund.
tions exist in the District OF Columhii
than the lack OF sufficient funds 70