The Washington herald., 1922-05-12
Commissioners Proposal
Of Two Collections
Pleases Senators.
$5,OOO,OOO SURPLUS
FUND is DEMANDED
Phipps Agrees Schedule
Would Put City on Cash
Basis and Save Increase.


be increased.
This WAS the opirio, y, ,.,,,s
-, ,
Vi S'hsreas VINO nave charse OF t@e
fiscal system OF Washington, an
nounced yesterday, following ,e-
Ceipt Of a letter from the District
Commissioners in which they or,-
dicted that 70 Increase I'm IA
wuuI6 lie necessa. v under the GER.
annual tax collection plan II tbo
District is provided win the az
OoO, 900 now standing to its crsdi,
In the Treasury OF the TnitrJ
States.
This is lii ewise the oni,io, nj
the subcommittee II the senate .
propri.ions Committee .xnre-ssd
last night by its chairman sena,or
Lawrence a., Phipns
,,.,,
'o" "'e inh'
Inc commissioners letter in An
sWer 10 -equtst OF Chairman Euil
OF the Senate District Committee.
for an opinion on the Jones bill
winch IS for the purpose OF placing
the District on cash basis by CO.
ns n me tsAes IN t~o ihs'a
necessitv ~ borroytpy 60, -.
Federal goy.rnrant asIo5 -. -.
foIIowIps cb,nns. - 80 a.. ,,,.
measure.
a"rha, I,,,,, ,aoo
he credited ,o III. nis,rio, - 60,
bia on IN hooLs % ~ Trs,,r,
Danartre. -,
nIns royan,,a. - ,h
the Treasur,, MAJ h. ..road -
hv tbe Comnt-oiIar esq., ., ~
limited S,,tes .nd tn Con,r,i.,ton
ers of the DIstr;c, ~ CnImn,,,;,
- ....
tweep tb. rnI,o5 S,a,os - ~
Distric, nrenarad rexnec,i,aIy go,
the records of the Tre.sur,, D.nart
ment and the Dts,ric, ~ SoInn,h;a.
and sucb amo,,r, shs,I H. s,hSa.,,
to anv Iep.l ar .,n,s.h,a o,a =,
favor NJ fba trni,ed S,a,es u'hiah
NAV bereafter he .sc.rt.inoa 60 ~.
due the limited Stot.s"
This amendment and seui-,nnuoI
colIection ~ taxas will M, ,h. rni.
trict on a cash basis according >,
the Commissioners who wrote tb,.
Senator as follows.
VI
II congress would allow the Dis
uict the rlsht TO use Its surplus
revenues now deposited in the Treas
ury OF the United states and require
tne payment or real estate taxes
only in TWO lnstallments, payable
IN NoNember ana May OF each year.
the commissioners believe the Dis
trlct OF IolumDia would nave ample
Iuhds TO operate on a strictly cash
basis and, considering the total
present annual appropriations. there
would be no need o. any increase
III taxes
Inc commissioners object to the
'ioh or taxes on tangible per-
a' property more than once a
Sear because OF the diftculty In pre-
Pas the assessments Tor semi
"I coiiec,Ion. Inc returns are
~" nidue curing the month of
tbe tsx .nnr"i. .tons are nade by
a.. - , oeSiiiiihs the
tben n,oda IT. e's ~ are
bas m. rish. p"her
of Personsi IT, pat p 20 .ne hoaro
sessions In Eah '"e us
ments arc ,ban oo,,,:, .e
hills made ont g., ai,o.' anu 'aA
Onno.. R.h.,. I.. IN May
Semi-annuaI oai,eo.is
propertv tsxes .re fayoa
Commissioners although they an
pro,e Nay l ana November l as
me oU,1e.oh ~ aa'es instead OF April
Gnu oe'ooer as senate amend
e p,oposes. heal property tax
ai,'e - now maze semi
g. no. Dut seiahhuai collection
onno.it;oa ~,
oppos,.,on is noted to a feature
49,. a. ior per cent
aro a,s - W e years taxes
,,isstanar . l. me Com
49,. ~ such rebate
r.tas -, eaSed tax
A. 81. .L So. % Ia VIII bene-
,,r, - ~ " .u"e nome owner
n.v ~ '"o"eS "'h winch to
-
the Conn,i"sin ~ proposed by
s commissioners moving the time
msnts .hnas TAX assess
board of nersnn.i tax 50 .nat tne
boId sass,ons -. "ppeais VIII
Monde, - me nrst
Mondav IN Eahruar na the nrst
. IN repruary instead of be-
rnoru 90 10 ay IN Feo'
March as a. o.ant "o"oay In
ripps Approves.
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