Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09
INTEREST CHARGES
LETTER OF INQUIRY ADDRESSED
TO SECRETARY SHAW.
Attention Called to Amount Due From
District on Account of Ad-
vances Made.

Commissioner Henry B. F. Macfarland.
president of the District board, has address
ed a letter to Secretary Shaw of the Treas
ury inviting his attention to section 3 of the
general appropriation act for the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June
80 1894, approved March 3, 1908, which con-
tains the following provision.
That interest on advances made prior to
June 30th, 1902, in the accounts of the Dis
trict of Columbia with the United States.
shall be computed for the fiscal year 1903.
and paid Immediately after the close thereof
from the revenues of the District of Column
bia, and the same rule of computation and
payment of interest shall apply to all ad-
vances made for the fiscal year 1903 and
subsequent fiscal years.
The letter to the Secretary continues:
The interest advances made prior to
June 30, 1902, in the accounts of the District
of Columbia with the United States and I'M
paid as shown by the books and records in
the office of the District auditor, amounts to
$50. 1S4.s5, as follows: Amount due the
United States from the District of Column
bia. June 80, 1901. on account of advances in
excess of revenues to meet appropria tons
chargeable to the District during the fiscal
year 1901, $500 1921. Amount due the
United States from the District of Columbia,
June 30, 1902, on account of advances in eX-
cess OF revenues to meet appropriations
during the fiscal year 1902, 81, 80, Oo9 80.
Total, 81, 759 242.46
Interest at per cent on the above
amount of S1,759, 242.46, from July l., 1902,
to June 30, 1903, as required by the act APP
proved March 3. 1903, $35, 1S4S5.
The Surplus Revenues.
1.-The amount of surplus revenues Of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ended June 60 1903. in excess of the adj
vances for said fiscal year, as shown by the
books of the auditor for the District, is
$141 ,9O7.59.
"All of the revenues of the said fiscal
year have been deposited with the treasurer
of the United States by the collector of
taxes, as provided in Section 1 of the Dis
trict appropriation act approved March 3,
1881 (21 Stats. L., page 400. as follows:
The office of the treasurer of the Dis
trict of Columbia is hereby abolished from
and after the 30th day of June. 1881, and the
collector of taxes for said District shall.
from and after that date collect all
enues of the District and deposit the
amounts collected daily with the treasurer
United States
"In order to effect the payment of the in
terest on the advances prior to June 30
1902, as required by the act of Congress
aforenamed, an appropriation payable
wholly from the revenues of the District OF
Columbia Is necessary, and we respectfully
ask to be informed whether said act does
iiol Sdiiy the HeCesSdIy APPROPRIATION. anu
If so, how the same shall be designated.
Verifcation Wanted.
1--WE beg to suggest that the auditor for
the State and other departments be re-
quested to verify the computation of the in
terest on advances prior to June 30, 1902,
as herein stated.
1T is desired to make the payment of
this interest soon as possible, since the
same has been DELAYED because the matter
was not brought to the attention of the
Commissioners.
Your early reply will. therefore, be duly
appreciated