National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-20

District Of Columbla, from ~ oegsnimeiou +
January ], 1874. A otateaent IN detail d ID
ymmte made By thu comptroller Of the Dll
ifpa or C0emha, undtr the authority Of u
appropriation made BY the Legislative AssenI
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WASHINGTON Orr, March Il is7z.
hoN A. Saspherd, Governor istrfcf Of Columbia:
e. SiR have the honor to submit, In further
explanation OF the receipts from taxes. Criminal
Court fines and bonds from the sinkin9 fund
commission, and the disbursements on account
OF the schools of the District of Columbia from
its Organization to the LIST Of February, 1874,
the following summary statement, with tabular
statements hereto annexed.) The receipts
from taxes and Criminal Court fines amount to
$700, 1884 20; from the commissioner of the
sinking fund, IN bonds, $215, 54S 30; and from
county school bonds, used in payment for
county school buildings, 81 ,65S 81; making the
total receipts from all sources, $ss6, 0S5.N
The payment Of salaries for teachers and con-
tingcnt expenses amount to s645 966; on &C
count Of school buildings under contras by the
late corporation Of Washington, s2l5, 9fs 20,
and for payment Of debts on s &C Of school
total expenditure Of SS73, 36765.
It must be kept in mind that the receipt. of
$2l5, 948.s 10 and I'll S53.34 were in bonds for
which the city of Washington and the county
of Washington, respectively, are liable, and
until the bonds are paid, the debt for expendi-
lures for schools remains at Sit, 733. As (being
the difference between the receipts from taxes
and fines AID the total disbursements) as
show In previous statement.
the comptroller were only as to the taxes re-
ceived,
The account might be stated in another form,
viz: Payments BY District government to Feb
ruary 1, 1874, $S73 ,S67 IS; received from taxes
and zines, e700, 6S4 20; difference, SITE, 73S As;
of this STE 733.45, 316O $780, IL IL the proceeds
of loan obtained upon bonds issued BY the
sinking fund commissioners to reimburse the
count 81 sesoo d on &C.
alton of Washington. AID al .aSS NJ IA Wssh-
fn9ton county sc6ool bonds psid ont "A cssh on
account of county echool- buildinSr.
The further sum Of S54, 06s .03 Is the amount
of cash (roceiyed from tsxes by the Distrjct
eoyernment) peid out by the District govern.
ment on the school inde6tedDees of the Old cor.
poratSou Of Washinoton. Thea two sums
Sieo, Ii and 81 Us. %, asersgsting ssi5,.
RI. 20~are covered by honda al the sinkin1.
fund commission, -'--
sold This account Cannot be cIossd
Respectfully unlimited.
G4oRar r R.xvp
Comptroller Of District colnmh;,
WAsnrNoToN, D. c., March u, Is4.
Hon. A. r. SAspAsrd, Governor Dfstrfct Columbia.
SIN In reference 10 the statement Of VIM.
SyPhax before the Joint Congressional Com,
mittee investigating the anairs OF the District
OF Columbia, In regard to the payment OF the
coiorea SCHOOLS, OF tne 2roPoitlon que them by
the iste corporation OF washington CITY, nave
the nonor 70 make inc ioAowing statement,
VIZ; ~
oil dnas ~ feierence 70 Ine DOCKS warrant NO
$500, dated May 81, 1871, was issued to him as
treasurer OF me board o. 81. I rus OF Colored
oSnooio oE sIe sum y. e9S,V@9 10, payment Oh
which was refused oy the bank or depository,
tne account oelng overorawn % SHOWN py the
rePort OF me anoit'nS COMMISSION 70 the extern
Oh S24,n %.
g the snsn
MISSION. and Il was approved Is an outstanding
the Ss e. far rnr '~'' 'p''A'''n VI washington ILL
, The Il L sn ass a .ssoSsS s It ITS ''
Laws y. g.; S Page III made an apprSpria;
s|n =, eif3iooy .or .ne sapPort oL tne coiorsu
ss.. =. !" asninf1on anu Georgetown' WIN
III SactsS snd ret,ned ont AZ tha hoHa
smonrt srrn .rfHc,snt 20 I nav VI al, s,ss,;n,,
cia;ms beretofore created for he constr,ctioS
and fiIrnishinr of school houses for the use Of
said colored schoola- % under Witch authoritv
the nstr;ct oovcrnnert On Octoher 4 TS7i
issued its w.rrsnt No 1o1 N Law Cooke = %
: " s"i~nees for coIisct;on IN sccomn. ~ ~
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