Evening star., 1932-04-03

people in the District evade this In
tangible property tax. Year after year
they pay the assessors assessment and
penalty rather than come In under oath
and file their own return. This meas
ure has brought in regularly about ST.
100000. 1t is expected that the in
come tax would produce about So
250000 revenue. The claim at this
would be uncertain and variable is
not sound because the matter has not
been properly studied"
Carruthers Is Upheld.
Chairman Carruthers took exception
to these remarks.
The committee has made the best
possible study of these matters" he
said If our work is not satisfactory
I am willing to resign, but do not re-
submit these questions to the commit
tee. If the federation is to be effec-
tive in this matter, it must act at
once"
The federation upheld Mr. Carruthers,
approving the committee report by a
large majority.
The recommendation with regard to
the bill prescribing that registration fees
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was adopted with little discussion.
In debate on the proposed estate tax,
it was contended residents of the Dis
trict were entitled to the same con-
sideration given residents of the vari-
GUS States by the Federal Government.
Chairman Carruthers explained that
he had drafted an amendment OF
the present Federal legislation on
this matter which would give Dis
trict citizens the advantage enjoyed in
the States by citizens whose State estate
taxes we're confined to the 80 per cent
Federal credit. He said legislation in
the States In this connection had been
SO drafted that the citizens did not pay
in excess of this 80 per cent.
The committee in its report pointed
out that in levying a motor vehicle fuel
tax on community the need of funds
for highway purposes should be con-
sidered.
TO compare the District of Colum-
bia, which is a city only, with a State
with much less density of population
and greater mileage of roads is il
logical and unfair" the report said.
THE revenues from this source
should be used for highway purposes
only and in the States a very large
percentage of the revenues is used
for rural roads and comparatively
small amount goes to cities. The city
of Washington is. at the present time,
receiving a larger amount per capita
from this source than any other city.
Oppose Higher Rate.
1--WE do not believe that all costs
of highway maintenance and construc-
ton should be borne directly or in
directly by the automobile. We BE-
lieve the present rate Of tax Is a1e-
uuate and oppose the proposed In
crease from to cents per gallon"
The federation took strong stand
in advocating that in filling vacancies
in the Municipal Government prefer
ence be given to residents OF the DIS
trict. The following report from the
Committee on Law and Legislation was
approved:
1.-THE committee believes that some
thing should be done. and as soon as
possible, to put an end to the grow
ing tendency to fill important civil
positions in the District Government
with retired Army officers, who are
thereby enjoying a double salary while
other worthy persons are being de-
prived of the office.
Your committee also feels that some
thing should be done at once 10 give
a preferential consideration to District
citizens IN the filling of positions In
affairs, it being believed that
Congress will so require when the pres
ent inequitable conditions in that re-
gard are brought to their attention"
The committee declined to indorse
from one association that it
oppose the selection of one of the three
District Commissioners from the Army
Engineer Corps.
washington Avenue Favored,
A resolution from the Society of Ne
ives that the name of Washington
treet be changed was approve. The
,om mittee in charge recommen- ed that
n honor of Gearge washington the
lame of the present Washington street
be changed and that B street, from
Second street southeast, to Fourteenth
street northwest, be renamed to bear
he name of Washington avenue"
A request from the Takoma Park Citi-
ems Association that the federation go
IN record as requesting Congress to
,ass a bill nullifying the recent action
If the Public Utilities Commission in
equiring meters on zone cabs, was ap-
,roved.
In an effort to curb real estate bond
rauds, the federation adopted a report
allng lot the dHeHuu!SHC OF penQ~
ng bill directing the recorder of deed
0 mark real estate notes atteched II
leeds when the latter are recorded SO
hat he may be able to identify them in
he future This amendment, it was
aid, would make 1t impossible for trust
o be released before notes protected
" 1t had been paid.
Another recommendation adopted was
hat the redemption period on tax deeds
e extended from two to three years.