The Washington times., 1928-12-03
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BAL .A|VCE
REPORT
SHOWS

The District Commissioners
today submitted TO Congress
their report Of the condition
Of the District Government.
during the fiscal year. ended
June 80, 1928.
Only a few min61 Items were
added BY the Commissioners to the
report which is formed almost com
pletely of the reports submitted by
the heads Of the various depart.
nlents Of the local government
SI3, ,267 ,3OI Balance
Although the District spent s3l.-
26I,3I491 during the last fiscal
year, the Commissioner report
shows that there IS cash balances
of $13 ,267, ,30I .21 to the credit OF
the general fund or the District
Of Columbia in the United States
Treasury.
OF the $3.50. So .s4 surplus in the
District = receipts. approximately
$1 800 .OOD will be turned into the
general fund Of the District IN the
United States Treasury.
the fact thar the District tax
rate resulted In surplus for the
=
rate is too high. Major Daniel Don
nyan. District auditor, explained.
He pointed out that when The. Dis
trict sets its rate of taxation 1t
must figure on raising funds to-
meet pending legislation
As an Instance he pointed ont
that last year the local government
expected that bills would se passed
establishing an airport and q farm
srs' market
The cash receipts OF the District
for the fiscal year amounted to
Gs.aaT. .e<2 .S5. Revenues from taxes
ard miscellaneous sources totaled
SCI .929 .606.21
Land IN the District is assessed
ut $1.13S, ,057 Dos. The value Of
buildings and additions added for
the fiscal year 1s2s.2s amounted
TO $50. .8a2. 500.
Gas Tax. S1,l99, ,733
The tax OF = cents per gallon on
gasoline brought $I,1a9, 1881 into
the Golfers OF the District. The
average motorist paid 4 tax OF $12
Tor. the year.
recommendations for less drastic
mandatory penalties for perSons
found guilty Of first-Offense traffic
violations. and that trial Judges be
allowed greater degree of discre-
ton in imposing sentence are em-
bodied in the report.
During the fiscal year. charges
AGAINST 71.277 persons were filed in
Police Court. Fines and forfeitures
ARgregating 1915 ,040. so were col.
lected. Cases in Police and Traffic
Courts increased more than II 900
over the preceding year. Intoxica-
fion cases Increased .0S4.
Six recommendation OF the
Euperintendent of Weights. Meas.
ures, and Market are embodied in
the Commissioners report. The
principal recommendation urge
Congress to purchase a site for a
Farmers Market. to enact status
which would require registration
OF names of owners of every bust
ness esta ablishment in the city. and
provide regulations governing per.
mlts 10 do business here.
Praise for Police
Touchtng on the report of the
Police Department. expected to be
the object of an Investigation by
Congress-, the Commissioners noint
out that only 213 men are actually
on patrol duty at a given time
aAlOfuIHEs protection and service I'm
a city of more than 10000
The Commissioners also reportes
that 1t lie most gratifying" TO nofe
that the police here have not re.
laxed in the enforcement of the
various liquor laws.
Congress was urged 10 substan. n.
tally Increase last years appropri
alton of $4,000 for the ACQUISITION
OF small parks by the Commission.
ers. who declared that nothing co1,ld
be done to beautify the city more
than the acquisition of small mark
areas. p''
Improvement of the waterfront i.
n.neh needed to remedy the existing
oi'a pIdated and unsightly condition.
tne clty heads reported.
Anout the only thing added bv
the Commissioners. not suggest ed
hy their department heads, is. the
announcement that Major Donald
Davidson succeeded Major Wiltiam
Coveli as Assistant Engineer conn.
missioner, and a report of the ap-
notntment Of four youths TO West
Point and four 10 the Naval A.ad.
emy.