Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-01

Balance In U. s. Treasury, July l. 1882 SAG All q
This balance, however, is not available fol
future appropriations, being fully covered by ap.
trust fund liabilities, the details OF which, as well
as OF the remainder OF the foregoing statement
viii be found In the accompanying report Of the
auditor and controller Of the District.
From this statement it appears that the receipts
for the year embraced therein have been consider.
ference is due to the fact that the Baltimore and
Ohio and Baltimore and Potomac railroad cOmpa-
MES, who we're largely delinquent, made settle.
ments OF their overdue taxes during the former
year, and that extraordinary collections of per.
Sonal taxes were made during that period. Also
that during the latter year there has been great
decrease In the receipts from licenses, owing TIC
decision affecting the license fee formerly re.
qured OF commercial agents, and In the collections
or the water department..
A reference to the foregoing statement will
show that the District has received credit for q
portion only OF the drawback certificates received
for general taxes, whereas the Commissioners hold
that the credit should have been for the entire
amount of those certificates so received. The sub
Ject was exclusively treated by them in their
committees on appropriations OF the House OF Rep
reSentatlveS and Senate, respectively, and they
have only to add here that they believe the right
of the District to credit for the entire amount OF
such receipts Is so clear that Congress will not
longer omit to recognize that right by the neces-
Sary legislation.
me TOTAL funded Indebtedness OF the District OF
Columbia, as reported by the Treasurer OF the
OIiIcu SC6Cco, cL-CWCtO COMMISSIONER OF the DIS
trct sinking fund, the first OF October last was
81 ,G69, 600, which shows a reduction OF S2268
since the same date last year, notwithstandin
the issue OF SIG 800 OF Is bonds to fund floating
debt OF the District under act OF June &c. $780,
The reduction in the annual interest charge dur
Ing the same period has been S13, 1890.
TAXATION.
Attention Is called to the report of the collector
OF taxes for the fiscal year 1882 in which collec-
t1ons are given in detail
At the date OF the passage OF the act Of July IL
1882 allowing reduced rate Of interest on all gen.
era taxes in arrears the 1St day OF July, 1879
paid on or before the 1st day OF November
1882, the books of the collector
OF taxes showed balances In arrears as follows;
1872. 49, 1874. s6s,31912; 1875, s11S 259 "A;
1876 s5231Z9S 1877. SS4.517 65 1873 SIS All Ia 1873
sos 6 y7-total $780, 49, collected July 18TH to
November 1st 1882 s79.9 o.; arrears yet due to
list July, 1872 $3.50, 4S9O6
1t is estimated that the average gain to delin-
quent taxpayers under this act, including the
abatement OF penalties provided therein, would
have resulted In their favor to sum equal to &c
per cent of their Indebtedness Yet with such In.
ducement held out to them by Congress only Il
per cent OF the total delinquencieS were collected
NO stronger argument than this statement can be
advanced in favor of the enaction by Congress OF
more stringent measures for the collection or the
amount or taxes remaining unpaid.
Added to that amount of. 1850 4S9 Of
There are the following sums due:
IooU. .-................ $12O,697 VI
1901 l35.4U5 ~
Aoo~... 16lU9l w
1875 IL