Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02

The District Commissioners today for
warded to the President their annual re-
port for the fiscal year ended June 80. 1907
The report has been forwarded by the
President to Congress with his message.
The statement of the Commissioners Is a
complete review Of the work accomplished
In the District Of Columbia during the past
fiscal wear and Is replete with interesting
recommendations and suggestions as 10
what the District authorities hope to 40
complish IN the near future. The report IN
full follows:
The President:
The Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia herewith submit for the fnforma'
ton Of Congress. as required by the or
sanic law. their annual report for the fiscal
year which ended June 3d. 1902!
Expenditures and Revenues.
The total expenditures for the year, ex-
elusive of those for the water department.,
which were paid entirely out Of the rev.
enues OF that department, were S9S11r
e23.b1
The proportion of those expenditures
which was payable from the revenues de,
rived from taxes on private property ana
privileges and from receipts from ntsoel.
ianeous sources other than the treasury OF
the United States was 81 $3.50, Oo9.S9 In e4-
Expenditures during the fiscal year 1901 was
1920 1927. These amounts, aggregating
81, 1850 24246. had been advanced under CON.
gressional authority, by the United States
5e02. to provide Tor expenditures which the
District revenues were insufficient to meet.
II the total appropriations for which the
District revenues were liable up to the lat
treasury aggregating 2,491, 574.o5 would
have been required. the difference being
principally due to the fact that large por-
ton of the liabilities under appropriations
for that year had not at that time ma
tured.
This inadequacy Of the revenues is at
trtbutable to the large appropriations for
the extension Of streets and other pur-
poses entirely out Of the Districts reve-
aues, the which, IN the judgment Of the
Commissioners, should have been payable
from the treasury Of the United States
and the revenues Of the District In equal
parts. and to appropriations for extraordi-
nary projects of Improvement the Districts
half Of which should have been provided
for by advances from the treasury, refunda-
bic in such number Of installments and at
such periods and rate of interest as would
enable the District to meet its obligation
without embarrassment,
The revenues Of the water department
during the year 1902, including repayments
amounted to S429, 2237, and the expendi-
lures 1886, S31 "a, leaving a balance of s42,-
491.03, to which may be added the balance
from the previous year, 1916, 1920, making
the total balance to the credit Of the water
fund Of the District Of Columbia in the
United States treasury on June 80, 1902,
S419, 1892. Most Of this sum Is already
pledged to the construction Of the new
Trumbuu street pumping station, now in
course of erection. The details of the reve-
nues and expenditures for the year are
shown In the accompanying report of the
auditor.
Funded Debt.
The funded debt of the District of Column
bia on June 30, 1902, was S14 19S, 33O1S, all
Of which was incurred under the forms Of
local government which existed in the
District prior to July l. 1873. The follow
ing details Of that debt are taken from the
report of the treasurer Of the United States,
who is charged by law with its manage
nnent.