Evening star., 1947-01-19
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Timely Data on Real Estate Taxation;
D. C. Committees May Act Jointly
By Jesse C. Suter


D. C. Committees May Act Jointly
By Jesse c. suter
Discussion problem
this column last Sunday has resulted In requests for addion
then diminishing taxable
estate the District The in holdings and oe
in the Federal toward the annual cost
This obligation
0y the failure OF the the IN, to pay for M
failure highway
e1tss s'
being operated
requests largely along
assessments and taxation
years improvements
value total value and the amour. Of such
owned BY the United States BY District Of Columbia
would were levied at the existing rate
compilation the fiscal
year 1s2ss being
ssn ents aha and ss
at Or total valuation Of oea 4
cent the land exclusive highways alleys with value
1 49, and at or total
The District of Columbia holdings acres being "a per cent
total valuation @ sa Of ' . ''''''''' 's1s
,s and
acreage hiphvays and aevs shown bv the
statement the fiscal 80 1893 e7 having total land
1889 The yield present
per cent the by the
produce s 5a 4s to the revenues Of the District Of Columbia The
income Of sos 5 per OF the area Of privately
x s from by the laws
lit 1t can be seen from that all 100 per
United States the District Columbia privately owned
Stead the actual yield Of only s2sso5s
the tha the has ssr Deen
sss the holdings the United states
from 3 per cent 81 cent and the privately owned
The taxable property ST.
S - Of The Of sns unssa hedass % from nns G M
ESQ and of privately owned taxre property from *ses7s
growing factor the privately owned real estate exempted
embassy purposes holdings comprise
total na to5,I os wound
taxed the existing the District ss33e
the in establishing and fiscal
between the Government the United States the District
Prospective Joint Meetings of D. c. Committees
The outlook committees Congress dealing
with District of Columbia legislation and appropriations
District Columbia
vantage of practical Of the COMMITTEES for the
BY o2a I Of sea its o p9Es o legislation in all
Representative Drken the the
the
recognizes the joint
This gives treeome chairman the
ordination idea chairman the House District
has yet been announced.
Since 1888 this column has continually establishment
regular for joint conferences
and House committees dealing with District affairs
the years King
mittee Chairman Norton
Thomas of Oklahoma chairman Senate Subcom
mittee endeavoed bring policy definite
atoms Other chamen of the House District who
Randolph
When the congressional bill
the Toilette Monroney committee the
system for joint consideration action committees
ing with District Columbia affairs which would efficiency
materially.
Representative Randolph appeared joint
comtee member
the House District Committee
he believed that the time
there should joint
Columbia Such committee he suggested should composed of 81
with alternating chamen
Senate House member according chairman
I'm that manner Mr. Randolph continued would
obvae the duplication Of testimony that
District Columbia officials connection with
Most of the that before the District Committee
of controversial nature that Importance
for this District of Columbia definite responsibility
the that before
the testimony Of witnesses the
Senate"
which would possible Randolph
contraction pan would be calculated
civicnded citizens earnestly
of needed legislation.
Attention called joint
which successfully handling
which internal taxation
ducion noneenta Federal expenditures Library
forr %loCo $laNr n;1ofior ronrrn