Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05

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the details of which are set forth in the
accompanying reports OF the accounting
officials of the District.
While the foregoing exhibit shows the
total receipts and expenditures during the
fiscal year, it embraces a large expenditure
for objects not connected with the ordl-
nary current conduct of the District gov
ernment the principal of which are pay
ments account of trust funds, amount
ing to $s52, I2.34, and expenditures on ac-
count OF public works of extraordinary
character and magnitude as follows:
Elfminaticn grade crossings In
ton with Union Station. ........... $3.50, sos. SIS
Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Rock
Bridge over Anaeostia River .......... 1o044. os
Sewage disposal system .............. SO 623 Is
Municipal building .........'........ l96 80. -
Filtration plant. LII I0l.9S
Highway bridge across Potomac River. SOS sos. 40
Total SO, $50 Os4. 30
If these amounts, namely, sS52, 1928 and
81 $50 OS4 30 be deducted from the total
actual net expenditures of Si2,03l 1906 the
remainder 81. S49, 00396, will represent the
cost of conducting the ordinary current
operations of the District government for
the period embraced in this report
In the management of other municipal
governments, and those of States and coun-
ties Il is customary 10 provide for extraor-
binary works of construction by an issue of
long time bonds, whose redemption is thus
distributed over an extended period so that
future benefcarfes Of the improvements
shall bear an eQultapie snare OF the puruen
The portion of the expenditure tess the
cost OF extraordinary Improvements and
trust fInds) chargeable to the revenues OF
the District of Columbia was 1897 509.SO
Tho revenues of the District from taxes on
private property and privileges, etc, APP
pIicable to its proportion OF expenditures,
was 81 S4T 6i4.54. leaving a balance OF
SS76 13i64. which. with corresponding
contribution from the United states would
have been sufficient for sinking-fund and
interest purposes II the EXTRAORDINARY
works had been financed separately ana
for the prosecution of other WORKS, the I'M
provement of public school, hre. ponce ana
health conditions. and the betterment OF
many ether features of administration
Receipts and Expenditures Of Water
Department.
The revenues of the water department
during the fiscal year 1905 amounted to
coax TBS 81 The balance to the credit of
the water fund at the beginning of that
wear was s50355.09. making total avail
able for expenditure during said year OF
S446 1880.
of the water fund during the hscai year
1905 amounted TO s409,55s SO, leaving bal
ance available for expenditure June 3d.
1906, OF $50, 594S1.
Debt.
minded debt of the District of Colum
hia on June 30 1908, all of which
Was incurred under the forms of To-
cal government which existed in the
District prior 10 July I: 1873. l2.eol. $50 90
Unfunded debt OF the District of Co
Iumba due the United States
June so. 1905. arising from advances
made BY the United States from
appropria lions charged to the reve
nues OF the District Of Columbia In
excess OF the revenues thereof. 2,24o p3o.14
Total funded and unfundsd debt
June so. 1905 .sif, M seo-is
The District has further matured Ia