Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-19
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.
Proceedings before the House Com.
mfttee To-day.

The Congressional investigation into the
charges against the Board Of Public Works and
the new District government was resumed this
morning before the House Committee on the
District of Columbia.
Mr.. Chandler submitted to the committee the
REPLY OF THE GOVERNOR
to the resolution OF March 9Th. Is follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, pIsrRIcr OF CoLuMBA,l
WAsHISGToy. March 18th. 1879.
mute. ca the District Of Coirmbia.
sIs In response to the vote Of the committee, Of
the honor 10 submit the following:
LIST letter Of the Control le dated March lsthsea
cits1ng exhibits y, Y aud II, and also Q statement
Q; the appropriations and expenditures for O9niin-
I'd Statement of the treasurer of the Board OF
PUBIC Works, accompanied by report OF the auii
tor, showing tbs receipts and Disbursements Of thu
tons of the District government on account o. work
ordered without conir ct, and by means of work un
practicable in the stattnent of the treasurer Of
The Board OF Public Works.
"a An estimate OF the tax necessary to be levied
curing the current ear and annually thereafter,
including the and valuation OF property
as made Tor The purposes OF taxation.
Very respectfully,
EXHIBIT OF DISTRICT FINANCES.
Exhibit above referred to is a statement of
receipts and expenditures of the District OF CO.
lumbia from June list, 1871, to March LIST, 1872
footing TO tim up: = Receipts from all sources,
81, is9 ,951.25 balance on hand, 500, 56i90.
u, Exhibit is statement Of the public debt Of
the District of Columbia and of the late corpO.
Levy Court, existing March list, 1872. footing
up:-District of Columbia, a., $50 ,o00 Washing
ton city, s. ACC 093; Georgetown, S26l 1853; Levy
Court, S2S, S25. Total, sc, 2e6 ,3S1.
Exhibit is q statement of the revenues OF
the District of Columbia and of the late cOrpo-
rations, the amounts realized and available,
March LIST, 1872, showing balances available al
that date as follOws:-District OF Columbia.
improvement bonds, $1,000 900; market stock
bonds, $500 .OG0; Chicago relief bonds, 500 900;
tax levy, licenses, &C., 1S1-T2, SS3S, 464.34.)
s2,.3s, 4G4 "a; Washington city, si,2lo,699.55;
Georgetown, So ,s9i9 Levy Court, So, 4i9. 10.
Total, 81 ,O39 ,50S.O3.
The statement OF appropriations and expen-
ditures for contingencies shows totals as fol-
INTERPRETATIONS, $4,000; expenditures,
The statement of the Treasurer of the Board
of Public Works fOots up:-Total receipts,
sasS aS Sssa total a, expenditures Ss
under outstanding contracts which will be due
on completion OF the work, 81 81 71S.45; tOtal
payments made on same to March II, 1872,
S93o sos; balance of work to be done, 1913, 49,
36-One-third of this cost will be assessed on adj
joining property; value of material on hand,
$40, 4O0.e2. Paving of 14th street, not included
III above, will amount to about 1886. 1851.
The auditors statement shows total Of expen-
ditures of the Board of Public Works up to and
including March IL, 1872, ~ ,O01 ,9l199. More
than one.third of this was under contracts by the
old corporations.
ESTIMATE OF THE TAX LEVY
For the fiscal year ending June 80 1873, the pay tn,
expenses of the Gov rnment of the District OF Co.
lnmbia, pay interest and rel ate Q sinking fund
for its bonds, and Of the debt Of the late corpora
lions:
For schools $3.50 900 90
For fire depar tine nj. ............ 750O.O
For police pariment. 100 DO
For salaries and contingent end incl
dental e1 penees of the District Gov
...... 2s,s3i o.
For interest ard sink ing fund the
bonds Of the District and of the late
corporations of Washington and
Georgetswn........... ..... $4,000 90
Total .p,oupt ro,nirad Q n 62l ,N