National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08
THE REPORT OF THE DISTRICT
COMILSSIO NERS

We publish this morning the report of
the Col missioners of the District, addressed
to the President, and accompanied by those
of all the municipal officers who have served
under the Commission. The report is a
clear, terse, well-arranged, comprehensive
and able document.
After quoting the provisions of law pre-
scribing their duties, and the character of
the report required from them, the Commits
sioners furnish financial statement, from
which it appears that the total receipts of
the District treasury from all sources, dur
ing their term of Office, up to December l,
1874, aggregate the sum of Sc, 0S6, 1875. 65,
while their expenses during the same pc
Rod, including payment of interest on the
funded debt payment of temporary loans
incurred by the late District government
for which securities had been pledged, pay
ment of employees and laborers of the late
government and OF the Board OF Public
Works and of the wOrkingmen of con-
tractors, reimbursement of the United
States for the amount advanced for interest
on the District debt, payment of judgments
against the late District government, sala-
ries and expenses of the board of audit, ex-
penses of the present government, includ-
ing salaries and expenditures for public
schools, police and fire departments, gas,
&c, have aggregated 81, 917, 1926. 90 leaving
balance Of cash on hand December l,
1874, of $168, S59.45. Accompanying their
report an itemized statement is furnished of
all these receipts and expenditures.
The Commissioners deposited in the
United States Treasury all funds received
from all sources whatsoever, and no money
was drawn therefrom except upon a war
rant naming in each individual case the
amount to be paid, the person to be paid,
and the account on which paid and every
such warrant was signed by the accounting
officers of the District and by one of the
Commissioners, after careful examination
and approval in each instance of the claim
or account on which it was based, both by
the accounting officers of the District and
by the Commissioners. To the Treasurer
of the United States and his subordinates,
for the laborious task thus involved, which
was voluntarily assumed by them at the in
stance of the Commissioners the Govern
ment and the people of the District are
therefore much indebted, and we know
that their services and kindness were
highly appreciated by the Commissioners.
After thus stating their actual receipts
and actual expenses during the past five
months, the Commissioners furnish esti-
natpS Of racaiDfs oDd ayponeao from na
cember first to the end of the fiscal year,
June 30, 1875, the details of which are sup
piled by the accompanying documents from
the various municipal officers. 1t appears
that the total receipts which may be ex-
pected between the dates above mentioned
are 81, 535, 600, while the estimated ex-
penses for the present organization and
scale of salaries, including expenditures
by the Board of Health, by the water, fire,
police and school departments, expendi-
lures upon the public improvements, ex-
penditures for repairs, for rent, for interest
on the funded debt other than the three
sixty-fve bonds, including interest due July
l, 1875, and, indeed, for every municipal pUr-
pCse for which an estimate can be made,
aggregate $1,572, O66.52. So that the
cash on hand on December 1, 1874,
and the receipts estimated up to June 80
1875, exceed by $132, 1898 all estimated
expenses between December 1 and June
go 1875, including interest payable in July,
1875.
The report next gives the clearest expo
sition of the funded debt of the District of
Columbia. Gncluding that of the late Board
of Public Works and of the late corpora
tons of Washington and Georgetown,
which has ever been furnished TO the pub
lie. The amounts outstanding of the nu-
merous classes of securities of the late cor
porations and of the District of Columbia
are severally stated. 1t is shown that the
bonds Of the late corporations and of the
District, issued prior to July 1, 1874. after
deducting those bonds which are now in
the hands of the Commissioners of the Dis