Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-10
CITIZENS DIFFER
IN TAXATION VIEWS
Action on Jones Measure
Finally Postponed by North
Washington Body.

The Jones fiscal relations bill
passed by the Senate. which would
provide fiat rate of $1.75 a hundred
on real and tangible personal prop
erty in the District of Columbia, was
the subject of n lengthy discussion
before the North Washington Citi-
zens' Association last night. in which
President Mayors and Vice President
Washington Topham expressed wide-
1y divergent views. On motion of Mr..
Topham action on the measure was
postponed and the association voted
10 refer the matter to it's executive
committee for further consideration.
Favor Flat Rate.
Mr.. Mayors. in a statement from the
floor. declared himself in favor of
congress setting a flat rate of tax
alton for the District of Columbia.
He said the two ratios which have
been SO much discussed in past years
are both unfair to property holders
in the same measure as it Is unfair to
t tax citizens IS, Of Washington i, for beau,
Is federal city. Mr.. Mayors said, and
the whole country should bear its pro-
portionate share of the taxation. He
said practically every two years there
is established a different tax rate by
flat rate which would last for many
years could be fixed with equity.
Tophnm Opposes Proposal
Washington Topham then took the
floor and told the association he was
against the proposition of Mr. Mayors,
asserting that he had been a resident
Of the District for many years and
that he was afraid of the "parsi-
mony' of Congress If fiat tax rate
was offered with no guaranty by Con-
greSs that a specific sum would be ap-
propriated for the District of Columbia.
He said Notwithstanding the uE<lual
features of the present fiscal rela-
mite basis. such as the $3.50 or 60-40,
than d flet tax rate with no as
surance of help from Congress.
Fnvors Sunday Closing.
Plans of Elliott Woods. architect
of the Capitol. for Identification OF
the plaza and change in the site OF
the Botanic Gardens were Endorsed
by the association. The association
Endorsed the bill introduced in the
House by Representative Roy Fitz-
gerald of Ohio making it unlawful for
any dance hall, theater or place OF
open on Sunday.
On motion of Gen Charles H. GU
rand, chairman of the committee on
schools the association Endorsed the
school betterment program.
G. w. Baumann. chairman of the
streets, sidewalks and lights commit
tee. reported that lamps of higher
candlepower would be placed on Is,
street northwest shortly.
A resolution demanding better
street car service on North Capitol
street and elimination of the death
trap" one-man car was referred back
to the Public Utilities committee for
redrafting.
Announces New Committees.
President Mayers announced the
following list of committees for the
present year:
Executive committee-charles H.
Mayors. president, 40 Bryant street
northwest: Gen. Charles H. Ourand
first vice president, 211s LIST street
northwest: Washington Topham. Sec
west; Charles w. King. secretary
2215 18th street northwest; H. P.
Grumbrecht. treasurer, 1921 1st street
northwest. together with the chair
man of each of the standing COM
mittees.
Membership committee w.
Menk, chairman, 4s Claiming street
northwest: H. P. Grumbrecht, A.
Louis Espey, James O'Connor, Charles
E. Paul. Winfield Scott.
oCHOOlS anu SCuOOlHOuSeS - 1cA
Charles H. Ourand, chairman. 211s
LIST street northwest; Rev Hugh +.
Stevenson, Rev. c.. e. Fultz. Miss
Mary Bond, Henry Gilligan, Mrs
Washington Topham, Carleton R.
Ball.
Streets. sidewalks and lights :
Washington Topham. chairman. 40 U
street northwest; G.. w. Baumann,
Roger r. Stockman. W. L Buckley
r. E. Purdy, Henry B. Hall. c. NJ.
Hoover, L. j. Matthews.
Fire and police protection-W. r.
street northeast; w. Carl wyatt, R
o. Drach, Robert NJ Yost. George E.
Tucker, Charles D. Shackleford
Public utiIities-W. G. Lang. chair
man, SO w street northwest; John
w. Adams, C. r. Brill, Patrick A.
Knox, Z. L. Wilson.
Press and postal facilities-Frank
r. Wheater, chairman, III v street
northwest; Lewis NJ. Thayer. Edwin
A. Mess, ]. P. Loveless, George p.
killian and NJ; L McDonaldi ossn, w
Clary, chairman. 126 Bryant street
northwest; DR.. F. W. Meyst. Benja-
min F. Taylor, Jacob e. Reagle, Miss
s. Westhorpe, Mrs. Mabel II. Topham
and Mrs. J. D, Ashford.
Water supply and sewers. p
Ashford, chairman, 4S Bryant street
northwest; Charles w. Bachtell, DR..
Keene r. Forston, James M. Priest.
A. E. Beck, George J. Motter and
c. II. Smith.
sanitation-Dr A. D. cobey, chair
man, 2133 list street northwest; DR..
w. c. Fowler, DIR. F. B. Cogswen,
DIR. r. T. ]. Barber. DR.. Levi c.
Blake and DR.. C. l. Henry.
Program and music-C. r. Brill,
w IT Parker Anson r. Rodwel1 F.
L Hutchinson and H. A. Duce.
Federal relations-H. F. Patterson,
chairman, SIS Bryant street north
west: Alvin H. Day, c. l. Finch. F..
A. Norris, Hugh Everett and Madison
Fielder.
Auditing committee-Alvin H. Day
and Charles W. King.
Delegates to observation-disclosures
H. Mayors and ]. D. Ashford.