Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-07
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
THIIR REroRr TO rHE PRESIDENT
Present Condition Of District Affairs,
Financially and Otherwise.
AN ENCOURAGING ExHIBIr.

OF IHE DISTRICT OF CoLUMBiA.
WAsHINGrON, December S. ls;4.
The Commissioners OF the District Of Colun-
bia are directed by the act OF Congress, entitled
. An act making Appropriations Tor suudry civil
expenses OF The Government for the nscai wear
ending June 50, 1873. and tor OTHER pureosess
approved June =, l,.i, 70 transmit d thc Pre-
ident, 20 be transmitted by him % Congress a.
the beginning OF the coming ses-iOn, CONES on
state meuts sEoR.ng the uscs OF the money an
prCpriated for the District c0vCrnm snf the
amount psid, aud the persons % whOm or on
what account psit, with q report 0f al receipts
and disbursements OF the District gorsrum sut
from TIE date oi TIE assage o. ssid act.
furuant 70 tbs r.9uTtmCnt, the C0mmis-
sOutrs submit The following re port and accom-
Ianyng statements. The aYI rOpristlou bv
Congress fCr the District Of Columbia was
sis,ytft. g D. JNrgrdCd bF t4e tomUls- Tnsrs
aIa applied First 70 tle Payment OF interest on
he tuE'lsu tttl ID. tHe District due Ja.y q. IS.4:
secsueiy, - tie lal' =, 0t of ofiCers. EMPLOYEES
aud lAtlTCrs e. - fl.trlrt IrupsT. and
of the Beard o' Puouc Works. thirdly, u
ne lhl intLt G. auy iL0Cbteduos for which
The securities Uf the ni,trlct we're I'D aged.
hUu ne remainder ~ tie Curreut CAlen-.is OF
The District IN Ir0yIso that seven v-hve
tEousaUd collars 81 the sum 80 Appropriated
should be used tor the payment o. tue v-orking-
men employ ION pEoilc improvements "a the
streets ana eEcas stCns oi W Washiugt.n under
the Board OF Public Works OF tie It,trict. or
the contractors Ct the same, the Cot.tm ,, louers
10 retain from the cont factors who NPrs fudebt.
ed 10 the wOTkiuCmCu, and whoss accounts had
not been settled by the Board OF Public Works,
the sums due the Workngmen.
The act OF Congress entitled An act for the
gOVeThment OF the District Of C0lUmSia, aud for
other purTOses,' approved June %, lSi4, re-
Iuir6S the repayment O. the United states OF
the amount it saOult pay on account OF interest
oa the funded debt, payabie July 4, A. atore-
SAID, which amounted TO lBe sam OF tEB hun-
dred and thirty seven thousand one hnudrea
and thirty-tNO do.ars ana seventy-tEo sents
nom taxes received irUm the lew upOn TIE real
estate in the District for the fiscal We AZ ending
y - arr
thirteen hundred thousand dollars, for % 3 pur-
poses spec hed Ia the act, other than Tor said
interest. the cum OF one million sixty 80 thou
sand and sixty-seEOu dollars Aud tweu y-eisut
cents.
In addition TO this SUN, the comniss .oners
have received from appropriation OF Con gresS,
act OF June >, ls,i, SH.&l O., due ICON the
CHiied States 10 the District, Tor one tnird Of
entire cost OF maintaining the tre department
from January 4, le55, ID June %, ls,4. They
have received also, from taNes and Otaer reye-
uues, Including cash in the treasury ~ the date
Of their OrgauizatDu, el s5l .Sgl. 10, Rhica thew
are authorized by the act OF June p 70 apply 20
the pay usnt of tie current eNpeus - uf the Dis
tTlct, TO the sulp0rt OF the public schools, the
Ire department, ana the police, 10 tue ia ,ment
VI The debts oi the District secured by a Iiledga
Ct ne securities VI the District or BBsrd OF
Public Works a. collateral, aud debts iue TO
la6OTers aud employees OF the District and
Board OF PabIc WO,ks.
By The sane aCt they are directed 20 take pos
session sLd supervision OF ali the offices, books,
paIers, RECORDS, moneys, credits, securities, as
sets, ana sccOu hts belonging or appertsining %
the business o. Interests Ot tue gOVeram snt Of
the District and Board OF Pubic Works, ana
authorized TO make contracts aud incur ObligA-
uUns which should be necessary 70 the faithful
administration Of The valid laws OF the District,
20 the execution OF eNeTung legal Obiig atoms
anu contracts and 10 the protection or prsserya-
uOn OF improvements existing or commenced AZ
the time OF the passage of said act.
The Commissioners have kept their &C counts
with the United States 1Teasurer aud deposit
WITH him All m0nt " and securities. No m Dneys
have been paid Tor any purpose but upon the
warrant Of the accounting officers OF the ID strict
OF the United States Treasurer, cOuutersigued
by one VI the Commissioners.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Receipts from AL sources.
From United States Government:
Appropriation June ., l-54, gen
6rAl purposes. = .2Z5 900 09
Appropriation June -, ls1 ., paying
contractors laOcrers....,..-..,. 5000 90
Appropriation June p, l,5i, deh-
cien5ies dIe eepsrtmsur..".... 41sl es
From tie late District Government.
Cash tTaUsieIEtO from the Ma
tiOral Metropolitan Bank TO the
Treasury o. the United States, l22 lli -
From tax levy
Sections !, act Of Congress, June 20,
ls74........................ I,255 3s4 81
RON other sources
Arrears, general tsXes, licenses,
NatCr reEts, taxes, tapr and l6T-
mits and police OOurJ nnes-..... 5H3 55j s.
Total receipts 20 December ,Is54, =, ,0-J is IS
EXPENDITURES.
Paid interest on the funded debt OF
District Of Columbia, as per act
OF Congress June 3, ls74....... r257 ,l32 y
Pad Temporary loans and inter
est for which District bonds had
Ieen pledged...;..........:.:... S55,2o9 25
Paid Officers, employees and labor
els Of tie late District govern
ment OF the District a Cslum-
bla and OF the late bOdra OF
Public WCTks................... 6l2 oJS C3
From appropriation June %, 1874, 81 ,225 900 %
Paid contractors labOrsrs.
from $4,000 Appropriation Jane
Paid deficiencies fre department,
from Appropriation June p, Is7I.. SI,23I II
Paid salaries OF officers aud en-
governments ...............:...... 257.oOl 5s
plOyees ami contingent expenses OF
he Board Of fAudlt................ 2s,IJ5 %
Paid L. :. Government, amount al
Yanced for payment OF interest,
under act Of y9ne 3, ls;4........ 257,Ii2 -
Paid interest OF bonded debt, other
than amounts charged as above. 9t7is sI
Paid for redemption Of water stock. 5,sjs S.
Paid for retuDdiDg taxes enormously
collected and for redemption OF
tax lien certificate. 5,e22 II
Paid contingent expense account. IN.
Cluding account Of asylUms, pub
lie schools, police, water and tire
departments, markets, gas, Ne... 177,I45 O5
PAID for temporary loans and inter
est Of the late District government
and Board OF PuDliC Works, other
than as charged abOye............ 9Gl. ga -
Paid judgments vs.. late District gov
eminent ................ .......... 1918 y
Total expenditures. res...........,.... 2,9f7 ,323 20
RecdpifuldfiOn.
Total receipts to December l, 1874 =. .OS6, ,lss 65
Total expenditures 70 December I,
lS14, including warrants issued
ana not eeented................2 2 915 ,329 20
Balance, cash on hand DecemberI,
ls74...................... sl6s, ,s59 as
Subject TO check
On account contractors
laborers Appropriation
June %, lSlA.........S2I3 3sI 81
On account OF deficiencies
ire department, Rppr0-
priated June -, 1S7I.... 40
On account general pur-
poses s....................l44 Ia AZ 80
Total net balance subject to CHECK. .sl6s $50 As
For a detailed statement Of the foregoing re-
ceipts and expenditures reference IL made 20
the accompanying reports Of the COMPTROLLER
and Treasurer Of the District of Columbia.
Estimated receipts from all sources from Ds-