Evening star., 1937-07-21

sessments for taxes, real or personal,
from the effect of the statute of limita-
tions.
8, Limit the penalties on tax sale
purchases to l per cent per month.
10. Authorize the collector of taxes,
in the collection of personal taxes. 20
attach funds in banks and all other
credits and Intangible property in ad-
ditlOn to goods and chattels.
IL. Authorize the issuance of lien
in District Court upon all real property
of those who become delinquent in
payment of personal property taxes
provision for this legislation is in
cluded in the District tax bill now
pending in Congress-.
Donovan Headed Group.
Il. Allow the collector of taxes to
cease carrying on his books as assets
personal taxes which the Commission
ers have determined to be uncollec.-
able
l3. Exempt the collector of taxes
from judgment growing out of conduct
of his office.
IA. Transfer from the collector of
taxes to the assessors Office the task
of keeping all tax records and prepar-
ing tax bills
is. Revision of an old statute re-
quiring the assessor to keep his tax
ledgers on numerical system to par.
NIT installation of more modern &C
counting systems.
The nine administrative recon-
mendations called for the most part
for changes in the present bookkeep-
ing methods in the cffice of the as
SCISSOR and the tax collector. The
committee commended the assessor for
the efforts his office has made TO en-
force the law compelling filing of per-
soral tax returns, pointing out that
$4,000 such returns we're received this
year, as compared with 37,3l8 in 1884.
Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor,
was chairman of the Special Tax Com
mittee, which comprised Fred D. Allen,
District assessor c. NJ Towers COL
sistant corporation counsel; Harold E.
Doyle of the Washington Real Estate
Board, William L. Beale of the Wash
ington Board of Trade. Rufus S. Lusk
of the Washington Taxpayers Associa-
ton and Thomas E. Lodge, president
of the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tons
Palmisano Plans Push"
Chairman Palmisano disclosed his
hopes in an appeal to the 81 members
of the committee to unite with him on
the floor of the House Monday in an
effort to push through the Kennedy
bill.
The measure has been given a pre-
ferred status on the House calendar,
and Palmisano plans to call it up Mon
day, the final District day of the
month, before he asks for considera-
ton of any other local measure
Twice the House has refused to ap-
prove the loan authorization The last
attempt to get the House to pass the
Kennedy bill Monday found Palmisano
battling for its approval with the as
sistance of only three of the other 81
members OF the ommittee-Repre-
sentatives Shafer of Michigan and
Bates of Massa chusetts, Republicans,
and Jenckes, Democrat, Of Indiana
Palmisano believes If his commit
tee will present united front and
stress the urgency of the. legislation,
the House will pass the bill For that
reason, he said at today's final regu-
lar committee meeting:
ut is important that every member
of this committee be on the floor
Monday. We have lot of objections
to overcome"
Seeks Data on Rights.
Palmisano revealed he had called
on Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor and budget officer, for data
showing that the municipal govern
ment is a good financial risk. With
this information he wants to convince
doubling members of the House who
questioned him Monday about the
Districts ability to repay a loan that
such obligations have always been
met in the past.
There has always been some OBJ
lection to the District borrowing
money" said Palmisano. Il have
asked Maj. Donovan for a report on
past loans the District has received
from the Federal Government and
the amount it has repaid"
Palmisano told the committee if the