Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-16
FINANCES OF THE CITY,
Committee of Council Prepares State.
ment Showing Probable
Revenue.

The finance committee Of city
council has prepared an Interesting .
statement in reference to- the finances
Of the city. showing in detail the APP
proximate revenue for the coming
yesr with many other facts that ::
will prove of Interest to. the tax pay
ers. The statement says:
at does not require 1.-The service OF
All expert accountsnt or. one trained
i, intricate mathematical problems
10 outline the probable receipts OF
our city for any ore year. We haVe
only some six or eight sources
of revenue. and these are given III
the receipts OF the city in each an
rus.l statement. What we will spend
l.; addition to the amounts carried
IN the general appropriation bill ca'-
mot De estimated. and this is eviden-
l;ceG each year by extra approplla-
tions made BY the City Council. The
ics,:mate revenues last year III May
t1gfI for fiscal year l9l4-13 were
placed at between $4,000 90 aad
10000. 90. The appropriation Eil'
I. carried appropriations to the amount
I'll $197 900 ID. 1t is unnecessary ior
the purpose Of this. paper to mention
the many extras. One might suffice
Streets and Sewers. There has neen
! cXpcided to. date $4,000 on Streets
ana Sewers and TO provision was
! made in tie general appropr'sl ion
bill for. any. SO adding only rhIs
I Sl7 600 20 1871 900 and S214,oU0 /:
line result. This made inevitable the
temporary loan Of $4,000 90.
Annexation, Segregation and Taxation
These three subjects are matters
which have beer discussed by most
everyone in the community who man
;, fest an Interest in those things
which most concern them viii with.
out doubt be adjusted TO orir cor
.borate obligations through inteill,
Fl gent and easily understood legisia-
ton. at least no reasons appear why
| such should not he the case. Annex
alton will cost the city no incon
! siderable sum ;he annexed TERRITORY
/ will he benefited and in n decade o;
| so. those then d part of larger, II
mot greater Alexandria, viii con
( fess the wisdom OF those OF tota.
vino made annexation possible. Naa
we can afford &c do Is no longer ::
moot question, what we must do, Q:
at least are expected to do confront.
us. This does not necessarily invite
foolish or eXtravagant legislation,
only such legislation AS viii MAKE
effective the public good. The pay
ment of sixteen thousand dollars
,SiG,OO0) 70 Fairfax County under
the decree Of the Court Of Appeals,
legal expenses. and other expendi-
tures &c follow for transfer OF re-
curt!s from the courts OF the TIVE,
roursies 70 Alexandria City will ."r;
icur thousand dollars (l,000l i To-
t.! Of twenty thousand dollars go. :
Goo Oul paid out by the city. 10
This must he added each year TO be
na,d out Of TIE treasury OF Ale&an-
Gria CITY the cost Of police proyec-
ton. school expenses, fire department
ryuenses. lighting the territory. &c.
That this vii! re III excess Of len
thousand dollars 100000 annually
and continue for five years IS some
what Of a cctainty for the reasons
! hat all revenues from the annexed
TERRITORY is 10 be expended in Der-
.nalant improvements on streets
sewers. &c, in the land annexed. for
IA period Of .ive years. The plan "t
segregation with the lights now he
for, Us apparently benefits the CITY
as vii! be shown in tables OF assess
| .nents and taxez made part OF ms
writing.
The State, licenses TIE INSURANCE
con- panies, and taxes the rolling
stock Of steam railroads and nsoli-
bits cities and counties from taxing
either. In lieu Of this loss TO cttles
and counties the State transfers AS
tax. 25 cents on each one hundred
dulinrs on real aud personal pro
relTy heretofore collected by INC
Stare, This segregation will no. BE
rs great revenue producer as was
claimed by many, but it is gam
!! for Alexandria and can be classed az;
an equitable tax measure. The roll ;
ing stock Of steam railroads was IS
sessed in 1914 ~ $4,000 for ipca!
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