Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-05

Shortly after II o'clock this morning the
Commissioners signed their annual report of
the operations Of the District government for
the past year. Commissioner Douglass was
appointed q COMMITTEES OF one to hand 1t to the
President and the Chief Magistrate received it
precisely at noon. As soon as this done
the Commissioner telephoned to the District
building and the copies for the press were re-
leased
Ihi- Is the fourteenth annual report Of the
operations Of the District under the present
form OF government. II follows in full:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS
OF THE DIsrRIcT or COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1892.
The President:
The Commissioners OF the District Of Co
Quirements Of the organic law Of said District,
the following report Of their official doings for
the fiscal year ended June 90 1892. and have
NE honor to submit ID for transmission 10
Congress. The essential portion of this report
consists OF statements OF the officials imme-
distely in charge Of the several departments OF
tbs District government. showing in detail the
duties performed by them during said period.
The Commissioners have prefaced this exhibit
with brief summary OF statistics from those
statements and with comments and recon-
rnendations having in view improvements in
the administration of the affairs of this munic
ipslity.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
complete statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the District for the fiscal year
under consideration cannot yet be made. for
the reason that all obligations incurred for that
period have not been definitely ascertained and
paid The principal of these obligations
payments due or to become due for work on
public buildings and improvements now in
Drrsf II,
financial status of the District for said period
substantially in accordance with the facts:
The revenues of the District during the period
mentioned from private sources were q. $685.
Sl.Ol- The total appropriations for the DIS
trIct Of Columbia chargeable to the revenues of
the District Of Columbia and to the United
States government for said fiscal year are
S5,363, sSS. 10. One-half of these apprOpria-
tIOns contributable by the United States
as its share of the expense Of the District gov
eminent This sum. q. 63i .9i9. 05. added to
the revenue derived from private taxable prop
erty and privileges in the District. would have
provided total revenue Of s5.503. sl0.O6.
In addition to one-half of the appropriations
stated above. the revenues derived from pri-
vaie taxable property and privileges are charge
able for said period with S150. 900 az the an
nuai installment due from the District for is
share Of the cost of Rock Greek Park. The to-
tai amount. therefore. chargeable against the
combined receipts il s5.5l3. sgs. o. leaving an
apparent uenclt OF SJ,USSU3- his ueflclt. now
ever. does not actually exist for the reason that
acOnsiderable portion of the appropriations
have not been expended and will not be in case
where the amount involved in contracts will
not absorb the entire amount appropriated
and when for good reasons work appropriated
for has not been done under contract There
will also be refunded portion of the appro-
priaiion advanced for work under the compul-
rory permit system. one-haif of which IL col
lected as special tax from the property bene-
hted BY improvements made under said sys-
TEN and paid back to the District and the
United States in equal portions. The unez-
pended balances and refundments with which
the District should be thus credited will amount
90 at least s25.OO0. Hence the District admin
istration has upon this showing kept its expend-
itures fully go 900 less than its revenues on
account Of the general fund.
The foregoing does not include the transsc-
tons Of the water department, the expenses of
which are wholly betrayed out Of the revenues of
the water rents and taxes. The appropriations
on that account were s2s6, SOS.1i; the revenues
we're s301.
FUNDED DEBT.
The bonded and capitalized debts Of the Dis
trict are by the law of June IL. 1S7s-establish-
fro sha Ant Of --,l1