Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-27
LOCAL NEWS.
The Public schools 60 he Slosed
April 3Oth.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS To THE s-uoo,



TRUSTEES.
40 the Board OF Trustees OF P',fI5fc !SrhooI,.
DC.: 6entlemen-CongreSS having refused Ia
ns,ric, eS appropriation or otherwise 90 the
Bisulct, s.o!sN The sum asked for hy the Com
mlssioners in their last annual renoTt ana
other communications, TO enable thsTn y, cny
tlhue the pubnc schools until the regular close
oi the current school year, no alternatives is
left them but 10 direct. as they do now the
closing OF the schools on the Sth inst wv
The accompanying statement OF the auditor
and controller Of the present condition Of The
District treasury, and his carefully prepared
estimates OF revenues and expenditures for
the remainder of the fiscal year, show an esti.
mated balance i'm the treasury on the Srh of
June next of only SS,il1.4A, q sum too small 10
permit us To assume the risk of incurring any
hablilty on account of the schools beyond the
enc ot The present month. You viii please
take the necessary steps for the execution of
this order
Respectfully, yours. w. Dennison, :. l..
IhelpS, commissioners ID. &.
Mr. Commissioner Bryan is absent from the
city. '''''' ''''
STATEMENT OF THE AUDITOR.
Hon. Commissioners Of Tie DiStrirt or On.
lUtGbid. ~ y W
Gennemen:--Complying with your request
Tor statement OF moneys on hand and nroh
able receipts and expenditures of the Dist,irt
government for the remainder of the fiscal
year ending June 10, 1873, have. the honor to
inform you that the balance i'm Ne L. s. Urea.
sury 10 the credit OF the District today, after
deducting the audits of yesterday and war
rants drawn and not yet cashed, is Sl6a. sS
This balance includes the sum OF sac SlS.t2 of
the water fund, Sl.o0N of the poor fund de-
rived from the Washington Market company
and Sli, ,5i9l3 OF the appropriation by Con-
greSS. act approved April 4, lS7S, for i'm
proving the grounds south of the Capitol
and supplying medical attendance. medicine
and food for the poor and can be legally used
only for the specific purposes 10 which they
are appropriated. Deducting these amounts
from the balance in the Treasury, there will
remain TO the credit of the District subject 10
draft Tor general purposes the sum of sll26Ig
IL. Add 10 this the estimated revenues by the
collector from all sources as stated in his letter
OF the 26th inst, S5na,OO0. the actual and esti-
mated receipts 10 the end Of the fiscal year
Will be S6l3.6l9l3. The expenditures by the
District government for current expenses eX-
elusive OF salaries of teachers and school bills
and charges Oh account of the water depart-
ment are estimated for the balance of April
Si9,24l 6S and OF May and June, slj6ONO: max
ing total estimated expenditures TO the end of
the fiscal year S205.24l.6S
Deductlng this amount from the actual and
estimated receipts, and their will be left the
sum OF SitS, ,i,.i5. OF this amount there Will
be required TO refund the United States for
advances made by the Secretary OF the Trea.
sufy Tor The commissioners under act approy-
ed March ID, 1877, payable out OF the reye-
nueS 0i the District, on or before the eNp;ra-
ton OF the fiscal year ending June Slth. ISIS
TiW,UO; leaving estimated balance on hand
june 3Ost, 1875, SS.il7.45.
Very Respectfully, JOHN T. VINsoN.
Auditor and Controller, ID. &.