Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-18
6O-4O RATIO PLAN
FOR DISTRICT FUND
URGED BY CITIZENS
Edward F. CoIIaday Presents
Plea for Equitable Fiscal
Treatment by U. S.
VARIOUS REASONS CITED
FOR BIGGER CONTRIBUTION
Substantive Law Provisions Point
ed Out in Argument for
Larger Sum.

plea for equitable fiscal treatment
of the District by the Federal Govern
ment was renewed today by the Citi-
zens' Joint Committee on Fiscal Rela-
lions before the special committee APP
pointed by the House to investigate the
fiscal relationship between the two
Governments.
The committee urged specifically a
return to the appropriation practice Of
the 6o-40 definite proportion plan as
provided by existing substantive law,
and to prevent glaring inequity during
continuance of the temporary lump sum
plan it recommended that the amount
of the annual contribution be increased
In some roughly approximate relation
10 the increase in the District budget.
The appeal was made on behalf of the
Citizens Joint Committee by Edward
F; Colladay, its chairman. He filed
with the committee a petition urging
a return of the 60-40 fiscal policy and
clteu various reasons for larger con-
tr1butons by the Federal Government
toward the support of the District.
Discusses Other Plans.
@AA. OOlAdQdy also QIScuSSeQ various
formulas offered to the House Commit
tee by previous witnesses for arriving
at fair tax burden for the District
In comparison with other cities of like
size and declared that these and other
tests VIII not work out to even a sub
Stantlally accurate amount. The only
solution, he said, is a return to the
method which worked satisfactorily
through SO many years of the con-
fhn EIar1n
OF fixed proportionate amount
representatives of q number Of or
carnations affiliated with the Citizens
Joint Committee attended the hearir1r
IneSe included George Pitt, president
OF the Board of Trade; Mark Iang-
nurgh. president of the Merchants and
MN1aanu1acturers Association; Goring
Bliss OF the Washington Chamber al
Commerce, Edward D. Shaw, secretary
OF the Merchants and Manufacturers,
association; Evan H. Tucker of the
Northeast Citizens Association: Edwin
5. Hege of the Federation of Citizens
Associations and Robert j. CottreI, ex-
ecutive secretary OF the Board of Trade
and secretary Of the Citizens Joint
Committee.
Mr.. Colladay pointed out in his arr1I-
ment Tor an increased Federal contribu-
ton that the existing substantive law
authorizes an increase of the lump sum
payment up to an amount equal to 40
per cent, and that an immediate in
crease OF the basic lump sum appropria-
ton would be in just relation TO the
steadily increasing current taxes and
annual expenditures, and that the
amount of the annual payment should
De increased specifically in proportion
70 national projects included in the
District appropriation bill.
Cites Reason for Increase,
I'VE of Washington urge" said Mr..
Colladay, that: /. Existing substan-
i've law authorizes increase of the
100000 lump-sum payment. now
So, 100000, up to an amount equal to
40 per cent Of the total sum carried by
the bill. 2. That the amount of the
annual lump-Sum payment should be
increased in some roughly approximate
relation to the increase of the District
budget II justice requires the Nation
TO contribute so much when the Dis
tr1ct'S annual budget is so much, the
same justice requires it to contribute
more when the District budget is
doubled.
THE practical suggestion is that the
amount OF the liked payment should be
readjusted if there IS any notable in
crease in the National Capitals an
nual expenditure. An immediate in
crease of the basic lump sum appropri-
alton, for example, be in just relation to
the steadily increasing current taxes
and annual expenditures 8. The
amount of annual payment should be
increased specifically in proportion to
national projects included in the Dis
trict appropriation bill.
Whether or not there is a general
readjustment of the lump-sum contri-
button, there should be specific in
creases in that sum representing in each
year the placing in the District budget
of primarily national projects, WHICH
it is conceded should be paid for wholly
or in part from the National Treasury,
but which, by inclusion in the District
bill and under the lump-sum, payment
plan as practically applied, are paid
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