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

States is exceedingly doubtful, excepting it may
be the last column, amounting to s2iS, 240.T2 and
remeasurement.
The next item is a charge against the Govern
ment OF 2,dS0, 6sl.So for main sewers.
Inc main sewerage Of the city when completed
VIII cost 81 S5523; that this charge against
me 9 EYER FOR main sewerage Is
more than q, 4o1, ois.63 has yet been expended;
Us nj so being yet required to complete them.
rived at in this way: The Legislative Assembly
passed the sewer act by which the cities were
divided into sewer districts, and fixed rate Of as
sessment purposea Then the board entered into ito
calculation, and ascertained that the Govern
ment is the owner Of Q certain number Of square
there are SO many square feet In the avenues and
make calculation that II these reservations,
per foot that private property is assessed under
this sewer law It will amount 10 q T40 SlS8 and
say, therefore, that the United States owes the
District that amount for main sewerage: This
account was put forward oonfessedly for the pur-
pose OF procuring appropriation from Congress
for the aggregate amount Of n, 81, 1914.
The manner in which Il was propos cd to pro
cure appropriations at this session are thus spe-
eincally referred to, not only to show how this
board has been conducting these affairs, but for
the purpose also Of showing that, for the protec-
ton Of the Government, 1t 10 essential that some
hxed, unvarying rule should be established for
contribute toward the expenses Of this District.
Without II an appropriation committee will always
be liable to be misled into improper allowances.
This is one of the recommendations Of the bill re-
The necessity Of such rule might be further
illustrated by reference to the acts Of January
go o. and by the latter q 2O7 2os were appro-
priated. These acts were founded on accounts
presented by the District authorities for work said
TO have been done, and for which 1t was alleged
that the Government of the United States was
equitably liable. The testimony taken by your
committees, and scrutiny Of the reports Of the
that those accounts were unreliable and inaccu-
rate and that the provisions Of Law requiring their
yerihcation were not complied with according to
The committee are Of opinion that by approprI-
ations and taxation o sufficient sum should be
trIct on cash Basis as to Current expenditure
and to all future contracts, in order to make
approximate estimate of the amount required for
this purpose, we ADMIT the following statement I:
First. OF the amount Of interest due July /,
1874
Secondly. A statement of the comptroller ofths
her, 1878 Of taxes levied for the ordinary current
annual expenses and for interest on the debt Of
the District for the year ending June 80, 1874 and
of appropriations made for the same period.
OF the funded debt Of the District and Of the
late corporations there p due and payable, on
account of interest, July 1874 and for which the
District has now no available means except
through appropriations BY Congress, and which
appropriation the committee recommend should
be made to be refunded out Of taxes collected for
the fiscal year Of 1s74-76, the sum of s25o, 23S IS
stated in detail az follows Here is inserted
Comptroller's Bakers statement in detail Of the
interest on the bonds and stocks of the govern
ment of the District Of Columbia and Of the late
corporations Of Washington and Georgetown. due
and payable in currency on the first day of July,
1874, footing up: District Of Columbia bonds, s5,
662 loo; interest S1se so; late corporation Of
Washington bonds, 81 1852 sT5; interest," s63, OSo62
late corporation Of Georgetown bonds, S26l $3.50;
interest, ss,s7sSs grand tOtal-bonds, o., 10000;
The sietepent Of ths revenues of the District of
Columbia, estirpated upon the tax levy for the
hscaI year ending June so, 1874, compared with
BY the Legislative Assembly at its third regular
session, is next given, and the report says: From
this table it viii be seen that the total tax levied
fer the ordinary expenses of the current year
Amounts to OSs 25300, and that the total Of ap-
preparation for the like period amounts to 81 o31,
sso these taxes there are still due and IN
There was due On account of salaries and en-
gloyees as stated in detail in another RIass On
and e estiastsd ii III ordinary purposes, :
to June 80, 1874, $4,000 90
This Aggregate viii, no doubt, be considerably
Increased to meet all the liabilities of the District
government. A portion OF the employees have
hot received any pay since June l, ls1S, and nons
far as the Committee could ascertain. The only
resources Of the District to meet these liabilities
are the unpaid taxes, 1t f. safe to assume that
there Will be deficit on the 1st of July Of at least
q, 900, 900 fof the current year.
This does not include q debt Of $4,000 and In
terest secured by pledge Of funding bonds, which
must BE- paid, unless the bonds can be sold,
The Governor Of the District forwarded to the
committee carefully prepared estimate Of the
spms that will be required for the fiscal year
ending June so, 1873, which must be provided for
II the present government lie to continue. The
statement and estimate, In detail, are as follows:
Here is given the classified tabular statement,
for the appropriations required for the expenses
CT the government Of the District Of Columbia for
the appropriation year ending September 80, 1sf5,
giving the proportions Of the tax leyies required
to raise the necessary revenues for the specific
purposes for each Of the local subdivisions upon
the estimated assessment Of valuation Tor the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, footing up to be
paid out Of tax revenues: Salaries Of officers
S533I16; contingent expenses 81, 1872 es8. 90; def
ciencies for 1884 s2s2, 227.25. Total, $685.
2sbS5l
The expense Of the current year, and the esti.
mates for the year ending June so, 1875, as dis
closed in the foregoing tables, show the necessity
of so changing the form Of government as to
make 1t more simple and economical in its admin
istratton.
Assuming their estimates to be correct, It Will
require, to meet the current expenses OF the
year ending June so, 1875, and deficiencies in
appropriations for the current year, the sum
OF S2eOs, 2e5 IS