Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-10
A FAVORABLE REPORT
THE BILL Authorizing ADVANCE
OF FUNDS TO DISTRICT.
Representative jenkins Reviews the
Fiscal Operations Since 1S90-
Statements by Years.

! The report of the House District commit
tee on the bill 10 authorize advances Of
funds II the District has been prepared and
submitted by Represents tive Jenkins. The
report contains review Of fiscal operations
of the District since 1880, showing the ex-
perdtures for street extensions. paid wholly
from the District revenues. The state
ments. by years. are as follows:
Fiscal Year 1899.
Surplus at commencement of fiscal year
1899, SSH S1.91. Paid wholly from District
revenues. as follows: Permanent system of
! highways, District of Columbia. $l9 AZ. 66;
extension of Connecticut avenue, District of
Columbia, $250 increasing the water
supply District Of Columbia, $297, ,210.5O:
expenses of condemnation for extension Of
streets and avenues. District of Columbia.
SiLS..O payment Northern Liberty market
claims. Si34.51S,o: reimbursement to re-
corder of deeds, District of Columbia, s1u3;
expenses Of excise board, District of Column
bia. $5.??56i: refundinc erroneously paid
taxes, District of Columbia $1:i, 160.1J: total,
si.'2. .22i.S;. Balance of surplus. s2lJ.3aS 0S:
revenue received during The fiscal year 1899
S3.GJio2..'; S3.S!l 9su.S: paid District of
Columbia half Of arpro priations during fis-
cal year 1899 $3:,6S. -: surplus at the close
of the fiscal year 1879. $513,2o5.2s.
Fiscal Year 1900.
Surplus at commencement; of the fiscal
year 1850. 1853 255.2S Paid wholly from the
District of Columbia revenues as follows:
Permanent system of highways, District OF
Columbia. s.; 600; Northern Liberty Market
claims, District of Columbia. 500: redemD-
tion of tax-sale certificates. S4lJ.26. EX5en-
sion, etc, streets and avenues, District OF
Columbia. as follows: Twentieth street
$I.UD. 18Th street, Stjl la,D: South 22d and
Decatur streets. $,2.jHo: Rhode Island ave-
nue. &a.6ls; expenses "f condemna ton.
81, ,I1"..j: 81: ~. Expenses of excise
beard. Dis.rici Ui Columbia. s., ,t.SI. II: re-
funding enormously paid taxes District of
Columbia. $1s.1a7.2s: 24s.2fj.9i Balance of
surplus, $50 G*'.i. Revenues received dur
ing The fiscal year 1900. S3,4Io, ,S31.5i; 3d.,
S:.i .n2.,G1 Paid District of Columbia half
Of appropriations during the fiscal year
1900 si,4a1 27294. Surplus at close Of fiscal
year 1890 &}9I .G:691.
Fiscal Year 1901
Surplus at commencement of fiscal year
1901 s397 ,65G97: paid wholly from District
of Columbia revenues, as follows: From
July l, 1890, to November l. 1850, extension,
etc, stree cts and avenues. District of Co
lumbia, 1lth street, S2'iJ, J,120; expenses of
excise board, District of Columbia 81 400;
refunding erroneously paid taxes, $500;
$3.50. 1Ab; balance of surplus SIG! .!E.6 %; es-
timated receipts for fiscal year 1901. s3,9S1,-
57S.7 70 4,Gts,.l5.67, appropriations charge
able to the revenues of the District, being
one-half of total appropriations, s3.ss3.-
49, estimated surplus applicable to
street extensions, s21i,J2S.52; street extern
sionS awards for which have been made,
but not paid as follows: Sherman avenue.
S1J4, ,lS7; New Hampshire avenue, S1tp, 131. .gj;
Columbia road and 18th street. SlS1 S5S;
Columbia road east of 18th street, So
G12 6i StaughtOn street, $5.6SI.sn; Howard
avenue S. 49,; $41S,E9 10; street extensions
authorized damages not awarded, but pay
ment expected before June 30, 1901, as fol-
lows: Sixteenth street. sS54.3s6; Pennsyl-
vania avenue. $1,000; lexington place, 81
S3T; 9TH street, 81 800; $500. 1S.i; total amount
required to pay fol treet extensions dur
ing the fiscal year 1891 $1,34S. 49,. 10: esti
mated amount applicable to street extern
Sions, shown above, $2l4,.2SI2; esti-
mated deficiency in revenues. District Of
Columbia, fiscal year 1901 81 .1}3 S-;5S.