Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-17
District Government Affairs

A comp plant has been filed with the Dis
trict Commissioners ~ the Imperfect sew
eIsge on gth. between y and o streets north
west, that IN Consequence Of il the res ldents
are COI0Tell & oGtFeEd on surface drainage
which has become nuisance N mat lOC dry.
Col. l.. +. u. EaCntZ. iEteudant or tie
WashiHg 59;s. s~S lum, has filed statement
Win Tie DifiTiCt comm toner's IN relation
Ia The defect We cJIstTUc. ion or The arches q
the new wOTEhuu>c. The paper has J-eu
ref IRE u the cLisf engineer O. The yts:r!cs.
with instructions TO examine AMI report
upou the best Ue-LOd Of correcting Ia z
detects.
DISTRICT FINANCES.
In reply TO tie -t4ttme II as 20 tho c8u.l 70
Ton OF jae LlSjT Ct ulaiCtS- Transmitted b.
the Commissioners to United -.ates Treas
UTer Ian, s.057iuE ;ha; there wiz not 'e
iTict 20 REIN bGIsC tie Until States for al
NanceS made TO pay tue iLtPTes, on the a-a
bonds, and h school teachers, IS author
lZtd - act 81 Congress, Nj. Gildll8n las re-
turned sreFiy ,O lie District Comm issiCnCTs.
Is follows.
u nave the Eouart - ackuowlesge the re-
cent Ci yOuT letter o! he 18th instant, inClos-
Hg IN poxse 10 mine OF the 9Th instant, a
siats neUt OF The eXPcud -UreS on accom-. al
the govern meut OF the District OF Columbia
Tor the ear eI aSt jane 20. 1871, and an tSti-
mate o. The probable revenues thereof dur
II < the current fiscal year. Your letter with
us Enclosures was Immediately upon its re-
celpt referred 10 the Secretary Of the TEsa =
uTy for his information, and il response
thereto 4 Communication under dale Of The
l+lI rs iant has been received by the Treas
ureT OF the United States from the SECRETARY,
OINeying his decision IN regard to al vancpS
which have been and may hereafter during
The current fiscal year he made In pursuance
OF existing laws 70 the District OF Columbia,
and inStTuCtiTg this Office to advise Won OF
The nature aid scope OF his decision, which is
as follows
he advances made under section l., act
oil March ,. lssI, 10 stats, iOz.) must be re-
iuDdtd by tie Commissioner There is 10
exception made r. this refund in favor of
schools or other objects Of expenditure. It is
Gear that Congress only desi gn6d that we
should advance temporarily this money.
You Che United States Treasurer are there
fore directed 10 reimburse the Treasury in
full for these advances cut OF any revenu g
OF Tie D!>tTlct H. your possession, hut at a
time 30 as not TO embarTass the Commits
SfCEcTs. The advances made under other
provisions OF tie law for interest on the 3 %
LcLCs are place q by Congress on q different
ICCtiEg, ard their reimbursement 10 the
Treasury teIeId UPOn The sUfiCiency OF the
revenues for certain ass ELcd purposes. -
Under section l., referred 10, there has al
ready been advanced the sum Of -15I.5NJ in
coin, for tie payment Of the July tfS-1l inter-
est uIcl Tie District Cebt. To enable com
pliaECe, therefore, with tie above REQUIRE
M u. tTCst you will, when convenient al
wise MS otE c. al " hat time. without enbar-
Iah> tlt 70 yea. IC- mbUrSe ment, wholly or
Oy iLsta meEiS, Cf The above sum of SI-i 500
IN coin ITay he made TO he Treasury ofthe
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