Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-24
Taxes Above Normal.

He insisted that statistics showed
that the present assessment against
Washington real property was away
above normal as compared with other
large cities, and that the District
commissioners had shown, in special
report to Congress, that there was
accommodating from year to year from
this source millions or dollarS NOT
necessary for the conduct OF the
government.
He cited case where property that
for wears had been assessed at $l5,00U,
and on which taxes for that assessment
was paid when sold to the best advan-
tage, brought only $4,000, and the courts
decided after report from board OF
raluation had been made that the sale
price was all that the property was
worth The legislative committee was
instructed to lend any and all aid to
enforce the provisions of the organic
act in and out of Congress.
Protest was made against what was
termed the lack of interest shown by
the Public Utility Commission in the uni
verSal street car transfer as condition
precedent to the recall of the six for q
quarter ticket plan and the putting in
force of the straight f1ve-cent fare.
Regarding Trash Conditions.
w J. Thorne. chairman of a special
committee appointed to look after COM
plants of citizens in the confines of the
:.<isociations territory between New
Jersey avenue on the east, 18th street
on the west, G. street on the south and
Florida avenue on the north, where, he
said, trash, etc, had not been removed
for three weeks or more by the street
cleaning department, told the asSocia-
tion that he had appealed to the Com
missioners and Morris Hacker, superin-
tendent of the street cleaning depart
luent, without result. An order was en-
tered for the printing Of 1000 post
cards containing complaints of this ma
ture, the cards to be distributed among
the people of that section of the city
TO be mailed daily to the Commissioners
and the street cleaning department The
matter again will be taken up with Com
missioner Brownlow.
The association went on record as
favoring a. substantial increase in the
\ special committee will be sent to
the board of education to advocate
the matter.
The committee on establishment of
Il branch post office in the territory
of the association reported that the
matter was under consideration by
Postmaster Chance, with some hopes
for the establishment of an office
after Christmas. 1t was shown by the
committee that with a population Of
probably 175,000, and a retail bust
ness running into many millions.
there is not a branch post office in
that territory and no accommodations
for the prompt dispatch of mails, anu
particularly of the heavy parcel post
matter sent out by the business inter-
csts Twenty sub-poSt office stations.
1t was shown. have been discontinued
IN that section recently, and no pro-
vision has been made to supply the
service withdrawn.
President A. ]. Driscoll made an
appeal to the association to get ready
to aid the movement to provide en-
ployment for the 1900 District SOL
Giers who will be returning home
soon He was given assurances by
members Of the association that these
men would be given positions as far
40 possible.
Mrs. Edna X. Bushee, general sec
rotary and executive officer of the
Juvenile Protective Association. or.
sanized to look after the moral
training Of the boys, and girls of the
city, was the guest 6f the association
and appealed to the members to aid
IN looking after the boys of the mid
city section. She said She needed
big brothers" for them and big
sisters" for the girls as an influence
for good in making future citizens.
The association voted SO for the
annual membership in the American
Red Cross.
Retiring President Charles s. Shreve
was presented with a morocco brief
case as a testimonial for services to
the association.
Committees Announced.
President a. ]. Driscoll. recently
elected, announced the following
standing comrittees-
Law and Observation-Disclosures s.
Shreye, chairman; James ~. Toomey,