Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-22

sss, 600 ss@aiug and sweeping Alleys j. co. hay
ice, gas, repairs, &C.. for District onices. S. oOo
general n ADVERTISING, $1,000 judicial expenses,
market site. ss75: rent Of property yards. $500:
repairs Of sewers and laying laserals $50, ooo mis-
checks on US. Treasury, transfers OF real estate
a a fees, &C. 81, go interest on old
sl66, 500; interest on I.inthicum loan. Georgetown
school-honse, So eootota estimates for ordinary
Add-For repairs by new psvements, $500 600:
t for ps o work on streets Including materials,
redemption Of Washington 1O-year bonds, issued
OF % "a iss due
town Steam Foree,pnnp bonds, issued under act OF
a 1ssd say sgprsy s, June 26 is7s dns March
The items for renewals and repairs OF pavements
are necessarily large, increasing the sum total for
qu1rements of the present Commission govern
The foregoing estimate does not include the usual
Congressional appropriations, paid by the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, as follows one-half expenses
81, 800: do. Board Of Heath, Si6 GO
The yearly appropr alton Of SOS 600 for the Fire
lures for it are disbursed by the Commissioners,
and are included in their estimates.
THE LETTER OF THE AUDITOR
10 the District Commissioners, above referred
to, is as follows:
In answer 10 your inquiries, have the honor
tHe hs ae Of s
ganizatiOn), to November LIST, 1877, from taxes,
&C.. accrung during that time were Sc 230 26S. 81:
the expenditures account of debts, &C., accru-
ing during the same time tbeiAg the current ex-
penSeS OF said governmen) were IS. 301 535. IS:
1928. 73S:;. 06.
THE net appropriations by Congress during the
ing amount refunded, sss7, 1872 ~, and to be re-
funded $40 600 out of the taxes for the current
year were So TO- 1877. 20. The appropriations dur
ing the same time for the police, board of health
hre department., gas inspection and erection OF
georgetown School-honse. not expendible by the
Commissioners, were 1907 592 90: advances for in
teTest on 3:65 bonds were 81. Ill 076. GO: making
net appropriations for District government pur-
poses during that time, -, S7S, 1868
1.-The expenditures by the Commissioners during
the same time exclusively on account of debts ex-
est, &C., growing out of obligations of former Dis
trct governments, were So, 1885, AS. 57 leaving ex
cess Of said expenditures over all appropriations
1907. $50 "a.
This statement shows that excluding all receipts
from appropriations by Congress dsbursable by the
Commissioners since June 20. 1874, and from taxes
then DUE and all expenditures on account of debts
OF former District governments, existing and due
az that date, and debts growing out of that ndebt-
edneSs. the receipts from taxes and other local
rent expenses Of the government from that date to
November LIST, 1877, (the date of your last annual
report.) In other words, with no debt except of
Ihe1r own contracting. and no assets from the
former District governments to furnish ncome-a
clean sheet of debts and crelitS-the Commissioners
could, from the establishment of the present gov
erDment, have paid from cure Mt taxes and other
local revenues without money aid from Congress,
all their current expenses, inclusive of repairs of
streets ana avenues which have been made daring
the treasury subject to their draft nearly mil
lion OF dollars