The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-08

INCREASED WATER SUPPLY
They Suggest an Appropriation for
the Bathing Beach, Erection of a
Contagion Hospital, and Purchase
of Additional school Sites-Esti-
mates for the Ensuing Year.

The District Commissioners yesterday
submitted their report to the executive
branch Of the government and to Congress.
A summary appeared i'll The Evening Times
The report shows that the appropriations
for the last fiscal year, payable out of the
general revenues and including all but
those payable out of the water departing mt,
aggregated 1857, 1890; the receipts.
including the surplus and balances of former
years, applicable to the pa mcnt of the ap-
preparations Of the past year, netted S6,-
1872, S3043.
The expenditures OF the water depart
ment, wholly payable out of the revenues
received from water rents and taxes, were
S40l, Sl1.65. The revenues of that de-
partment including repayments and bal
ances of former years, amounted to $685.
6s09S.
Upon the subject OF water main and water
supply debts, the board says:
ON July / 1896, the Dist met of Columbia
owed the United States S24S, $50 80 on
account OF advance for the expense of
laying the 4S-lnch water main and the
Fourteenth street water main and con-
neCtiOnS
PURSUANT to the requirements of the Dis
tLict appropriation act of June IL, 1886,
mat not exceeding 100000 OF the sur
s-tAANiiA 4tNtllutS OF ltlt district OF
Columbia remaining on the first tlay of
July, 1896, shall be transferred to the
water fund To be applied in payment in fun
OF the balance OF the principal OF the debt
incurred Tor the 4s-inch and Fourteenth
street water mains, etc." this debt was
accordingly eXtnGulshed, and S51,i33. 80
OF the debt on account of the increase of the
water supply under the act of july 10,
1861, also retired, leaving $50, 545 SO
of that debt yet due.
FLOATING DEBT.
The floating Indebtedness is substantially
limited TO Judgments OF the courts rendered
aIteF the passage OF the appropriation
law ana Small accounts needful to give eff
rect 10 current requirements OF law. The
District was under obligations at the close
OF The llscal year to receive in pa yInenI of
general and special taxes 1I,124 As
Uf drawback certificates which bear no
interest, issued for rebates on special
assessments, but the redemption OF these
certificates is amply provided for by the
amount dueon boardof public worksspecial
on July /, 1895, there was unredeemed
500 OF principal, with about 81 900 CT
accrued interest, OF the 9 per cent GER
ullcates OF lndebtedness, commonly calleI
gfeehbacks, which Were issued under
the act OF the legislative assembly of the
District, approved May 30, 1873.
BY an act ofCongreSS OF A ugust 3, S94,
all OF these certificates then outstanding
were made payable out OF the proceeds of
3-65 bonds. Those which had been called
Tor payment by the Treasurer of the United
States, and therefore not regarded as out
standing, are redeemable out of the col
Iecflons OfSpecial asst SmentS levied against
private property for improvements made
by the late board Of public " orks
The amount Of special assessments pledg-
ed TO the redemption Of such of these green
backs as are not payable out of the pro-
ceeds of the 3 60 bonds is sea 33S Ia
There Is also cash balance OF S3S15O2
IN the hands of the Treasurer OF the United
states or collections of such assessments