Evening star., 1936-07-30
$35,603,330 PAID
|ND.C. TAXES,F|NES
AND FEES IN YEAR
Collections Show Increase
of S1,258,320, Report by
Towers Reveals.
REAL ESTATE LEVIES
DECLINE BY $251,796
Figures to Be Analysed in Connec-
tion With Studies by Special
Revenue Committee.

Taxpayers here contributed a grand
total of 35,603, $3.50 in District taxes,
fines, fees and penalties toward the
operation of the municipal govern.
ment in the fiscal year ended June
80, Tax Collector Chatham M. Towers
reveals in his annual report. which
today was before the Commissioners
for study.
Collections for the year showed an
increase of $1,258,320 or about 3.5
per cent over receipts in the preceding
fiscal year.
While increases were shown in other
classes Of levies, collections in real
estate taxes declined by $241, 796 and
the personal property tax on vehicles
dropped by s2s,583.
Increased collections we're: Tangible
personal taxes. up s62,451; intangible,
s94,866; alcoholic beverages, $751;
TAT; insurance. S39,350; gasoline sales
tax, S294,866, and miscellaneous COLI
lections. s664,3Ss.
The report will be anaIyzed care
fully in connection with studies by the
Commissioners special Tax Revenue
Committee, which today was to re-
sumo consideration of revenue sources,
Towers report shows that real
estate owners, who bear by far the
greatest portion of the tax burden.
paid into the collectors Office in the
last year total of sl8,075, ,239. This
figure, however, included collection Of
taxes for years back to 1877.
sls,s7s,s7s in Realty Levy.
The realty tax levy for the fiscal
year 1885 alone amounted to Sl6.e1C-
S7s. As the year ended the District
had collected 10 per cent less than
this total, showing, $l.712064 still 10
be collected. This is similar to the
annual situation, large percentage
OF the delinquents making payments
prior to January to keep their prop
critics from being offered for the an
nual tax deed sale. For the fiscal year
1885 there now is owing on real estate
taxes the sum of S79,9l5. The realty
tax debt for the year 1877 amounts
to sS,706 The Commissioners are
preparing series of suits to force pay
ment of many of the old realty tax de.
linquencies.
All told, the District has been un-
able, to date, to collect taxes for all
former years to the sum of s6, $50, 1856.
OF this total s2,3Os,756 is for real
estate, $2,976,575 for tangible personal
property and $l,038,835 for Intangible
personal property.
For the last year, tangible personal
tax collections amounted to sI.0l4.-
1874; intangible personal, s2,147,667;
public utilities, s1,889,l42, this being
a decrease of s10s, ,539 from the 1885
tax collection; motor vehicle personal
taxes, S5l8,476; alcoholic beverage
taxes, SLOTS, ,404; insurance taxes.
s475,385; miscellaneous collections.
S3,940,0z9, and interest payments.
1864, ,422, showing a decline of S28,34O
from 1885.
The total of taxes going into the
general fund was $29, ,7O0,336.
In addition to the above, gasoline
tax receipts amounted to a net Of
S2,345, 1853 and water fund collections.
including water rents and water main
assessments, totaled $1,625, $50.
Tax Liens Bring S4I1,492.
Towers reported that through the
sale of tax liens on properties last
Winter the District was able to collect
$411 ,492. At that time 1887 lots we're
affected. Also there were six private
real estate tax sales held BY the COL
lector, which produced s262, 1903 in de-
hnquent realty taxes. The private
sales affected 1850 parcels of prop
erty.
Taxpayers paid a bill of s564.027
during the last fiscal year for failure
to comply with assessments. That sum
was collected in penalties and interest
on variety of the taxes, but the
largest was $492, 1926 for late payment
of realty assessments.
Motor vehicle registration pay
mentS amounted to a87,393 and
motor vehicle titles cost slO4,542.
Fees collected by Municipal Court
amounted to se2,621. Elevator in
spections produced S6,97l, the dog
pound, $2,53O, and the Health De-
partment, for transcripts of records,
$3,465.
Fees charged by the recorder of
deeds amounted to $164,592; by the
register Of wills. $99,667, and by the
Public Library, $23,0S4.
Fines paid under judgments at Po-
lice Court totaled $445, 463, and in
Juvenile Court, $9,624.
Licenses issued by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board brought
$74s,224 to the District purse and
businesses other than insurance paid
$403,l60 for occupational licenses.
The insurance business paid $57,849
for licenses. Dog licenses brought in
s4S,129. Work performed for private
parties by the office of the District
surveyor produced $50,986. Sale of
grease obtained from District garbage
added $29,736 to the collections.
Nonresident pupils paid $4,438 to
attend District schools.