Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-27

a.
eone- relsiins 70 souu arts with the
no,Ir.s n,el e Bo.rd Of Apdit--,, 81 IS ga IS
'tNlns presen'e 81 q The b ara u 4 dit
81 q lot sciel %. a. q outstlnding
oiaias not FrCsei tel 50 ~ b ard. Isl So a.
T,tal cutstandins elaiu s..---...-... sIls 80 81
tKcAriTJLsTIuN.
Total b. nded eebt =. T. Gal
TO;ai outstanding olsiss.........-.. l.lS',aII 81
Total dett...........--. ......... =. Sloiss a.
This statement dos not include claims
audited ard allowed by the Board OF AudIt
but not certified IN class a., relating 10 pri-
waite property taken 10y the Board of Public
Works from the avenues. streets, ami alleys
C1 Tie cities OF " Washington and Georgetown
amounting 10 p l. 954A. The Board of Audit
i'm their report Of December I, is74. to the
President, IN reference to this class OF clai ms
say: The Board OF Audit does not regard
these claims as constituting a portion OF the
deDt o. the District, but as means OF The prOp-
tr,y holders Tor eNtinguishing so much OF the
special lax liens upon their property which
have not been paid. aud whether assessed or
as y ct unassessec, that they regard them
''ihese claims as due TO the Separate lotS
rather Than In favor OF the persons present.
ing Them" ard "thst the sums allowed
should be credited In part payment OF special
assessments for improvements made uDon
The several parcels OF real estate 10 which the
property taken appertained respectively"
The opinion thus expressed has been con-
Cured In by the Commissioners OF the Dis
tr.ct, and the amounts found due on taeSe
Claims are being credited on the unpaid as
seskments for special Improvements issued
by them 20 the several lots or parcels of real
estate 10 which the property taken rasper-
lively appertained, and where said assess
nents are paid, they are received in paw
ment Of other of their unpaid assessments for
special Improvements.
IL remains for Congress to provide for The
payment OF the outstanding certificates Of
the Board of Audit, for claims allowed by
tie Board, for which certificates were no,
issued, and for certified measurements by
The District FL glneer for work done under
contracts with the Board OF Public Works,
and lot reported to the Board OF Audit,
amounting TO Al ,035. 2I2 03, also 10 make pro-
vision for the examination and audit for
settlement of those claims presented TO the
Board of Audit, and rot acted on, and also of
those which were not presented 10 the Board,
amounting TO ISL ,o62 ~.
As an act If Justice, the cl8mants should
be promptly relieved from further embar-
rsssment occasiOned by the delay in the
settlement and payment of their accounts.
The outstanding certificates and claims al
lowed by the Board of Audit, and measure
ments certified by the Enginee of the Dis
tTict, for work done under contracts with the
Board of Public Works, not reported to the
Board of Audit. by reason of its discontiuu-
anCe, should be paid in 3.G5 bonds, gusran-
teed by the United States, or in securities of
equal value, and the claims above men
toned, not presented to the Board OF Audit,
or, being presented, were not acted on, being
a class OF Indebtedness similar TO The claims
allowed by the Board, should, when, sscer-
tanned and certified as correct by the tribunal
audit them, be paid in like manner.
The total amount that can be thus con-
verified into 1865 bonds is 81 ,lSs ,2i 81, which
edded to the 365 bonds already issued,
(SlS,7 ,2J0,) will make the total amount OF
said bonds Sli $50, i5t52.
The advances of the United States, for the
payment OF interest on the 3.G5 bonds, due
August. 1876, February and August. lSa9 are
not included in the foregoing debt statement;
nor the advances by the United States 10 be
reimbursed out OF the taxes now in process
OF collect on.
Ape nded 10 this report will be found a
memorial from holders of some or the fore
going claims, embodying statement Of the
grounds on which they urge their payment
III The CQuivaeD of the sos bonds, 10 which
We invite the consideration of Congress.
There Were issued by the Board OF Public
Works under an act OF Congress approved
February q, ISL. (the organic act,) entitled
IAN act 20 provide a government for the
District OF CciUub.a," and an act OF the
legislative Assembly, approved August 10,
ISL. entitled IAN act pre- cribing the mode OF
assessments for special Improvements, and
prCv.uIng for the collection thereof" and an
act amcncatory thereof, approved August .,
1871, cert ficates OF Indebtedness against
u1oreriy i'm the city of washington. for IFS
IroportioDate amountof the cost of improve
ments assessed thereon by the Board o.!
Public Works, amounting 10 ssh, 1871.
These are Known as lien certificates, and
were issued at various dates bet een Sep
iember, ISL, and April, 1873, according 10
tie time assessments were made by the
Board of Public Works, and bear interest
al tie rate OF ten per cent per annum. They
are moi considered part of the debt OF the
District, but are charges or liens on the spe
cifc property against which they are issued
and payable ouI of the same, and are i'm the
bands OF private parties. As the assess
ments on the property gainst which the GER
tificates have been issued are paid, the clerk
in charge Of special assessments applies the
money received by him TO the payment of
the certificates, and cancels them. There
has been collected on account of these liens,
the certificates having been redeemed and
cancelled, s5Ol.O02.12; leaving outstanding
November !, 1871, sos, 23l25.
There were also issued by the Board of
Public Works, under the first section OF the
act OF the Legislative Assembly, approved
May @, 1873, entitled "An act for extending
The times OF payment OF special assessments,
and for other purposes" certificates of To-
debtedness commonly called greenbacksl,
dated July /, 1878, bearing interest az the
rate Of eight per cent. per annum, and paya-
bic not exceeding one-fifth Of the amount of
certificates issued al the end of each year
nom July j, 1913, to July |, 1878, amounting
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 900, 800
Or The certificates thus issued there
have been redeemed and cancelled ,193, 800
Leaving outstanding Nov. I, 1877. SS05,iO0
For the payment of the principal aud in =.
terest of these certificates of Indebtedness
there are pledged, by the second section OF
the act OF the Legislative Assembly author
iZipg their issue. all certificates thereafter is
sued by the Board OF Public Works, on &C
count OF assessments for special improve
ments against the property adjoining and
benefited thereby, and all payments on said
assessments are TO be received, held, and ap-
piled, under the direction of the Commits
sioners of the Sinking Fund, 10 the payment
OF the principal and interest Of the said GER
tiicates, ana for no other purpose.
[ der this section Of raid act, there are
Deposited, v 18th tho Commissioners of
the Sinking fuRd, OF rtihcates Issued
(after the passage Of said sctI By the
EosTc If Pubic Works and by the
C. mmissioners OF the District. for spe.
cisi i'm pre- yements against the prop
city adjoining and benefited thereby,
who remain paid. q 70sOO6 Il
There are Also upcollected assessment
race by the Comm es;ol ers Of the DIS
triet for " tich certificates have
Leen istusd. amounting to............. lA3,9os 81
Tota ......... ................... q SIS $40 os
pledged 10 the redemption OF the outstanding
Per cent. certificates of Indebtedness,
amounting 10 SsO6, 100.
The amount thus pledged is exclusive of