Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Fiscal Program Due for Early Action;
Prompt Erection of School Buildings
Bv Jesse Suffer-
By Jesse c. Suffer-

Prompt Erection of School Buildings
BY Jesse c. Suffer
No Sound Reason for Dropping Peoples Counsel
reported that the House District Appropriations
considering the question Of emitting from the
appropriation bill the item for the of the office OF peoples
this connection has been suggested that would be
highly proper this item President Of the
United States period of neglected to MI the position
Of peoples counsel
The peoples by the Public Utilities
which set the independent Public Utilities
Commission the nsent demand
organized citizen section Of the District
When the October 1886 sent his
resignation to should
either provided with small but adequate stan OF Its
pubcs position be adequately presented
of peoples counsel should be abolished The resg
persstenty peitoned the President fill the
time me once eOnh b t to qe that the POSITION
filled and that the OF salary and expenses be
The organized
office peoples counsel needed and should be retained on the
o o n Il seHed 9 's s @
from the appropriation I'll BILL viii RE in the resumption of
District Nearing Showdown the Fiscal Program
The House District Committee Friday the fiscal
District Committees The bill will be reported to the House tomorrow
district immediate consideration will be asked
subsitos wide divergence of opinion
ney through form it is reported.
submitted the House District Committee con-
including personal corporate and nncor-
Ie o eaa to actual nd would allow credit for
income and Intangible personal property tax pald other
real of IS cents bringing the
rate 81 500 Of assessed valuation The yield on this increase
cent the present scent gallon gas-
It is estimated to yield 100000
An increase in the water of per cent
yield se5ooooo
This M ted with the that tine ov
GOO payment for the current year OF this
Among principal objection
Taxation authorities that real
ost1i the burden 1s Of T e aoe % pp @ ea e
residential with the
the about making equivalent
The District Columbia with its high rate of assessment and
0p 5s2e n
Citizens Joint Committee Fiscal Relations the Washington Board
groups
be interpreted correctly unless coupled with knowledge
assessments
the tax rate real estate it generally believed
would real hardship resulting increased other
that of the
tax real estate the tax alcoholic beverages which
Among the civic there rather general approval the
the residents who voters the States but employed and living
fully justified considered the fiscal which the
Appropriations Committee handling
Appropriations Committee include in the annual appropriation bill
the of 1t regebe there has
definite which entirely this
the District Coumbias
The it will be noted that of the 81 10000
Federal 100000 will be credited the
general fund 100000 fund This latter provision
the equity of requiring the Government
supplied free cost How
would be satisfactory the pending bill under
which prevailing would against the United
States and the District for their annual consumption of
water.
One serious formulation
the failure retail which
really Districts
This would collect and with substantial yield
Maryland having recently retail sales
weight like
Before Maryland adopted this of such in the
District Columbia the disadvantages of the District having
such a while adjacent Maryland had
Substituting the real
provide the District with
which much needed capital
Way Should Be Found Erect Needed School Buildings
The proposal Federal loan of
enthusiastic community Such
urgent
schools particular emphasis the fact
of children cannot be postponed
ample complete educational facilities immediate
school children Too often the past
Columbia seriously deficient
To that handicap has
difficulty of maintaining
problem
of the pending teachers bill
public educational
could well afford
of the estimated OF