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trict for the past fiscal year, after the
Presidents message had been presented to
Congress. 1t was given to the press this
afternoon, after the Commissioners had
struggled with its completion all morning.
The report in full follows:
The President: The Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia herewith submit their
annual report Of the official doings of the
government of said District for the fiscal
year which ended June 81, 1886.
Appropriations and Revenues.
The appropriations for the year, which
were payable out of the general revenues,
and included all but those for the water
department., were $685., ,494.5O. The re-
ceipts from taxes and other resources, IN
Guiding the surplus and balances of former
years applicable tc the payment of said ap-
preparations. were ST, 49,. $50. 43.
The expenditures of the water depart
ment which were wholly payable out OF
the revenues received from water rents
and taxes, We're S4ol ,911.6o. The revenues
of said department., including repayments
and balance tsl3OUSG.1O OF former years
were $i3:S, ,6SU.JS.
District Debt.
The debt of the District of Columbia on
June 80 1885, was ST. 81, 1899.
The bonded and other Understanding
debts of the District of Columbia are un-
der charge of the treasurer of the United
States, but the Commissioners include in
their annual estimates an estimate for the
interest and sinking fund on those debts
and for salaries and contingent expenses
or the sinking tunG otnce. NO por,lon OF
the bonued uebt was incurred under the
present form OF government of the District.
Intcrest-Bearing Debt.
District of Columbia-Water stock, ma
lures October l, 1901, per cent interest,
due January l and July l; amount, $32D-
wv. Water stock, natures July l, 1903,
per cent interest, due January ! and July
/; amount, $4,000. Fifty-year funding, ma
lures August l, 1924, 365 per cent interest,
due February l and August 1; amount.
S14, 100. Twenty-year funding, natures
July l, 1s!D, D per cent interest, due Jan
uary 1 and July /; amount $Ua,UuU. Tei.-
year funding, U.dtuIes july l. l9Cl, 800 per
cent interest,", uLe Janualy 1 and July /;
amount, $l,Z:S, go Late corporation OF
Washing gton-fnree-yea (Emeiy). mature1
July %, 1873, Is Per cent intelest, interest
ceased; amount, 500. Inirty-year funding,
natures NO. emper /, 19U2, per cent inter
est, due May l and November l; amount,
SJ11 100 Stocks and bonds outstanding on
which interest has ceased. there beng
fur ds for the Payment OF the principal ana
interest deposited In the tulteu States
treasury: Corporation OF Washington, ten
year ponds, SiJU; corporation or Washing
ton, ) per cent geEeI al STOCK, 81 ,34UUi, cor
poratiou Of aShington, per cent general
stock, $1sO.l7; District OF Columbia perna-
nent Improvement u per cent bonds, S,LVo;
corporation OF Washington twenty year
fuLding per cent bonds, 1850. 1otai
$lI 3,Sa0lS.
Water Muin und Water Supply Debts.
On July l, 1876, the District of Columbia
owed the United States $24S, ,566 Is on az
count Of advances for the expense of laying
the 4S-inch water main and the 14th street
ater main and connections.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
District appropriation act of June II, 1886,
that not exceeding S3OO,OOO of the surplus
general revenues of the District of Colum-
bia remaining on the 1st day of July, 1886,
shall be transferred to the water fund, to
he applied in payment in full of the balance
of the principal of the debt incurred for the
!S-inch and 14th street water MAINS" etc,
this debt accordingly extinguished,
and sol 49,. 80 of the debt on account of the
increase of the water supply under the act
of July 10, 1882, also retired, leaving $685.,
o45.33 of that DEBT yet due.
Floating Debt.
The floating Indebtedness is substantially
limited to judgments of the courts rendered
after the passage of the appropriation laws
and small amounts needful to give effect to
current requirements Of law. The District
was under obligations at the close of the
fiscal year to receive in payment of general
and special taxes $l1, l24 4S Of drawback
certificates which bear no interest, issued
for rebates on special assessments, but the
redemption of those certificates is amply
provided for by the amount due on board
Of public works special assessments.
Trust Obligations.
On July 1, 1896, there was unredeemed
500 principal with about $1,000 Of accrued
interest, of the & per cent certificates of in
debtedness, commonly called ''greenbacks,"
which were issued under the act of the
legislative assembly of the District ap-
proved May -. 1873.
BY an act of Congress of August 13, 1891,
U. S. Stats, vol. q, p. 27S), all of these
certificates then outstanding were made
payable out of the proceeds of sales of $50
bonds Those which had been called for
payment by the treasurer of the United
States and therefore not regarded as out
standing are redeemable out of the collec
tions of special assessments levied against
private property for improvements made
by the late board of public works.
The amount of special assessments
pledged to the redemption of such Of these
g:eenbacks as are not payable out of the
proceeds of the 3.65 bonds is 81, 1886. 16.
| There is also a cash balance of $3,915O2
1
States of collections of such assessments.
Under the act of Congress approved June
10. 1878 U. S. Stats, vol. 70, p. 1863, so
M. ch of the amounts collected on account
of these assessments as shall not be need
ed for the retirement of the greenbacks
and coupons shall be applied to the re-
demption Of drawback certificates issued
for erroneous or excessive payments of
srecia: assessments.
The treasurer of the United States and
| the Secretary of the Treasury have recon-
mended that the treasurer be authorized to
deliver to the Commissioners the surplus
Of the tax lien certificates now held by
him as security for the payment Of the
greenbacks in order that the Commission
ers NAV use the proceeds thereof in the
retirement of said drawback certificates.
There was outstanding at same date in
the hands of private holders $5.56238 of
| liens against private property for special
improvements made by said board. These
| liens are redeemable out of proceeds of
special assessments levied on the property
| against which they lie. except that in cases
| where these assessments have been inyalf-
dated for any reason. the liens are redeem
able in drawbacks issued in lieu of such
void assessments under act of June 2, 1890.
| The drawbacks are receivable for general
and special taxes.
There is also outstanding a small amount
not readily ascertainable of special assess
ment scrip issued by the late Corporation
| Of the city Of Washington.
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