Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
'LARGERLUMP SUM
URGED BY CITIZENS
Federation Asks Senate to
Stand by Appropriation
Committee.
Continued From First Page.)

(CODLluucQ E1ISt FHkC,J
taxes, $40, 4es, 900; tax on tangible per.
sonal property, including public serv-
ice corporations, banks, building asso.
citation, and so forth, $4,180,000; tar
on intangibles. $2,75o,000; miscellaneous
revenues, $3,550.O00 and the usual con-
tribution Of 100000 by the United
States.
up to the present time 1t has not been
necessary to increase this 100000
cash fund, notwithstanding the fact
that expenditures now exceed $40 ,000,-
900 year, due to the fact that Con-
sress now allows the District to re-
ceive credit for the 100000 lump
sum contribution on the first day OF
each fiscal year, and to the further
fact that legislation passed in 1925 ad-
vanced the tax-paying months from
November and May to September and
March. am inclined to the view, how
ever. that with the mounting totals OF
appropriations, 1t is only q question OF
very short while before the need for
considerably augmenting the $3,000,-
900 cash fund will be before US.
Although the bills as rendered by
the assessor Of taxpayers for the fiscal
year 1880 carry to tax rate OF $1.70, the
fact Is that had not the District the
surplus revenues to fall back upon tc
supply the deficit in current revenues
the rate would be in excess Of 81 80
Each five cents added to the $1.70 rate
based on property assessments, would
raise about $650,000. A ten cent in
crease would provide 81 ,300,0 slightly
under the estimated deficit of 81 SOC, 900
Prospects Are Pointed Out.
"At this time it seems evident that
In the fiscal year 1882, the District!
surplus in the Treasury would be en-.
tirely exhausted and that the budget
for that year must be framed with only
current revenues In view. What thu
total Of the budget for that year will
amount to is ct this time entirely prob.
lematical, as the recommendation Of thu
departments have not been submitted
The Commissioners will have this prob.
lem before them within the next few
weeks.
For 1891 the running expenses o.
the District Government are estimated
at $31 10000 The current revenues o.
the District on the basis of a S1.70 ta>
rate for that year, exclusive of the con.
tribution of the United States, tota
S3l 900 900. so that the running expense:
in 1881 will be 100000 more than the
District will collect from its own reve.
nues.
For improvements for 1891, the
amount is $12,100,000, and If there bt
deducted S3,0650 900 for the Municipa
Center, the net of $9.035 900 would rep.
resent the annually recurring improve
tribution Of 100000 by the United
States.
IF current revenues had to be raised
to pay the total of the 1881 District bill
as passed by the House of Represent.
atives the tax rate for that year woulc
be 81. go. II there be added to the tota
of the bill provision for the amount
necessary to pay police and fire salaries
as contemplated by the measure reported
out by the House and Senate District
committees. namely, 100000, together
with pension increases, and the charges
arising against District revenues under
lions. the tax rate for that year woule
be $500.
Estimates Cover Five Years.
"Our best estimate at the present tim,
covering the period Of the five year!
beginning with 1882 for revenue in
creases shows that the average annua
increase, using the $1.70 tax rate. woulC
be about $1,300,000. OF this ar1loun
$6So,000 would come from the tax or
real estate on the basis Of an annua
increase in assessed values of $40,'
900, 900; 100000 from the tax on tan
gible personal property. public servic'
corporations, banks building associa'
tions and soforth; $3.50, 900 from tn,
tax on intangibles; and 100000 from
miscellaneous sources.
This annual increase would not b
suff1cient to take care of the probable
annual increase in running expenses.
Prom what has been said it must b
clear that we are now faced with ar
increase in the tax rate. Just wha
this increase will be I am, Of course
unable to say at this time. That Il
something which the future will have
to decide.
Then we have the Municipal Air.
port proposal, armory for the Nationa
Guard, new Center Market, Children'i
tuberculosis Sanatorium, new bridges
Street Bridge; new jail building, extern.
sion Of the District Supreme Court
Building, additional buildings for Gal.
linger Hospital, sewage treatment works
improvement Of the waterfront alons
the Washington Channel Of the Poto.
mac River, buildings for the Nationa
Geological Park, branch library site.
and buildings and others. All of these
Improvements have been recommended
to the Commissioners during the pas
year or two. At a very rough estimate
these Improvements would cost between
$35,o0o.0o0 and $4,000, 1000"
Excursion Is Studied.
Before the federation adjourned
President Havenner appointed a COM
mittee to study the feasibility of mem
bers of the federation taking a daylight
or moonlight excursion, as suggested by
A. H. Gregory, the organizations treas
urer. With Mr.. Gregory as chairman
these members will serve on the COM
mittee: w. I. Swanton, e. M. Richard
son, Miss Edna Sheehy, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sullivan, H. Oden Lake and G. H. Dun
nington.
Guilford s. Jameson presented a mo-
ton that $25 be contributed for the
cause of national representation to the
Joint Committee on National Repre-
sentation and this was seconded by
Fred Emery, who pronounced this one
OF the most worthy endeavors in which
the federation could engage. Louis
Goldman failed in an attempt made