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

Total Lol belsnce snbJ eci 20 check. sS,4B "a
Detailed statements OF the foregoing re-
ceip;s and Expenditures will be found In the
accompanying report OF the Comptroller and
Auditor.
No embarrassment has resulted from the
consolidation OF the two offices OF Comptrol-
Ter and Auditor.
The Treasurer reports 2 100 licenses issued
from the Office, 5000 warrants countersigned
by him, and the deposit OF the daily receipts
in the United States Treasury, as required
by law.
The Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund
give much valuable information in their ac-
companying report respecting the different
classes of the District securities, when and
under what authority issued, when due,
their rate OF Interest, &c.
They show a reduction OF s25.ssI.25 OF the
old funded debt since their last annual re-
port, ard OF SJe3,s SS.22 since December I, lisa;
that the interest on the debt for the next hscal
year viii be II 1926 less than OF the last
year; and urge that provision he promptly
made for the payment OF the principal OF
S2sl $50 of bonds issued respecti vely by the
corporations OF Washington and George.
town, which mature before the LIST OF July,
les9.
In addition 10 the foregoing amounts, we
have paidto Tie Com issioners OF the Sink
ing Fund s16655O, for the redemption OF all
per cent. water-fund certificates issued under
the act of the legislative Assembly, ap-
prov sd June %, 1873, entitled, IAN acl au-
thoriZiDg tie Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund TO issue certificates TO pay for laying
water MAINS" &c, making The whole reduc-
ton OF the District debt during the past year
SIS, "a IS.
They recommend the providing of a sink
ing fund for the redemption Of all the out
standing obligations, which constitute the
priation OF 100000, 10 be applied during the
coming year in the purchase OF such Dis
trfct securities as can be most advantage
ously bought. In addition we Recommend
the providing of q suitable sinking fnnd Tor
the redemption OF the 3 65 bonds.
They report reduction of sl92 600 of the
special Improvement eight per cent. bonds
since their last annual report.
The amount OF securities sent 10 the United
states Treasury for destruction by burning,
as provided by law, since December l. 1915,
u, $50 So4' and s39'Ule coupons attached 10
in their last annual report for the transfer OF
Department.
The Collector reports, in detail, the receipts
OF bis Office and transfers OF stock OF the late
corporations OF Washington and George
toWn, from December I, 1876, TO October 81,
81. be fully explains, also, the transactions
ment OF Pennsylvania avenue, under the &C.
OF Congress entitled, "An act authorizing the
repavement OF Pennsylvania avenue" APP
proved July 10, 1876.
The receipts OF his once were as follows:
ffom genes u taxes for yer ending
v,o June -, LS,, 80
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He reports, that OF the tax levy on real and
pereonal property, for year ending, June 90
1871, about seventy I'VE per centu M has been
received.
The assessment for taxes on the real prop.
erfy In The District, a. reported by the Su per-
inteDdent OF Assessments and rxxee amrnrt
TO S9 ,6os $50, - follows:
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Which Is IN increase over TIE last snnnsi
assessments OF ei ,C24.676
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