National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-17

thousand dollars, independent OF
the amount. paid to contractors,
the year ISIS s2,s5s,2os IS
current year l,sl7,s7O 81
Making stotal sum of s4.sOo, iSe II
Add interest on proposed bonds 100000 90
Total s4,SOS, les II
which will be necessary to maintain the District
government to June 30, 1875. 3D.
To meet this sum there will probably be real
lied within that time, from taxes already due and
unpaid, one million dollars. There will also be
collected from licenses and excises about two hun
dred thousand dollars. From this should be de-
Quoted what can be saved by change in the
form Of government and = more economical ad-
mlpistration. --
tate of per cent. in the atty Of Washington, ~
per cent. in Georgetown, and per cent. in the
county outside: On the basis OF the present yaiu-
of which there ought TO be realized within the
year about s2,Oo0oOO. Receipts may be thus
stated:
From delinquent taxes - LOO, 900
From licenses. sc. 100000
From taxes, 1875 1000 900
Total -@,aoO,oOO
Leaving deficit of a. 4Ob, lss at the end Of the
year.
pay the employees and laborers Of the Board Of
Public W orks This will require at least $3.50 oOO
There is now due, and will be due July l:
Expenses En- eaS Of the District iss E 81
Due laborers of Board Of Public
Works and employees 100000 90
Thus making the fullest allowance for taxes to
be paid by July !, there will be deficiency at
recommend, in view Of all the circumstances, that
not less than the foregoing sum be appropriated
by Congress and disbursed as follows:
/. To the payment OF interest on the debt Of the
District, due July ]; and the remainder to pay
Public Works or Of the District government: and
that Of this sum the interest should be reim-
bursed, and the remainder should await the
proper adjustment of relative payments as herein
taken Of the necessary of funding the floating
debt, or auditing the accounts and indebtedness
antecedent thereto.
[The committee append . table Of taxes pro-
duced at rates from one fourth Of one cent up to
two dollars on each one hundred dollars, on esti-
mated valuations for the assessment made on the
Wssh s and sSrgetoHn and the county Of
Washington, oomprising the District OF Colum-
bis, for the fiscal yeds ending June 80, 1875. 1t
lows: Washington city, valuation, esq 1o2 ooo tax,
30; tax, SsSs isls Wilmington county,
vsiustiOn, 81. 81 iSSi TAI, IL, 81 sSSas.1
The testimony discloses that the District treas
ury e practically exhausted in all its depart
oar committee, Lnerelore, recOmmeuQ tue 1pO-
lition Of the Executive, the Secretary Of the Dis,
trict, the Legislative Assembly, the Board Of
Public Works and the office Of Delegate In Con-
Thsy e. e. y Es% as
elude the idea that there should not be some rep
resentativebody in the District Of Columbia; but
they believe the one now existing, with the pow
ers conferred ts not such one Is II contemplated
py the Oonstitutioni or, sg the wants Of the Dis
trlnt require an, inasmneh as the next Assembly
gress, they think y unnecessary to incur the ex-
pense OF electing Legislative Assembly which,
II not abolished now, would likely be abolished at
the next session. FROM what has already been
Works, as now organized, has powers, or ct least
has exercised powers that ought not Sc cornmitted
to any body or board. The committee have per-
mitted the Delegate in Congress to continue Until
District might have representative on the door
to make such crtticiIm as he might deem neces-
have raised committee 70 provide for and report
The COMMITTEES recommend the appointment of
commission 70 manage the affairs Of the Dis
trict, under limited and restrained powers be-
cause there IL not Sufficient time to prepare .
proper system Of framework for the government
Of the District and have &c fully discussed and
The committee have placed the repair, improve
ment and control OF the streets under the manage
ment Of a. ofhcer Of the engineer corps Of the
army because they believe under such ofacsr,
an oticsr responsible to the Executive and 70 Con
gress. They have also recommended the raising
Of Q committee to devise p frams Of government
and submit the same to Congress at It's next ses-
be established with legislative control in Con
grets. They have recommended the appointment
Of two members Of each House for the reason that
they believe that the epupittss lhepld es 1op-