Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
DISTRICT REVENUES
Estimates for the Coming
Fiscal Year
SU EMITTED TODAY
PRELIMINARY TO ANNUAL EST
MATES.
Sources of Income Presented to Dis
trict Commissioners by Special
Committee.
SUBMITTED TODAY

1t Is estimated that the District revenues
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907,
will be $685., $40 From this must be de-
quoted S95 600, the estimated amount of the
proportion of Police Court fines and dog
taxes, which go to the credit of the oo-
licemen's and fremen's pension funds-so
that the total available income of the local
government for the next year. it is thought,
will be 81. So, $40
The statement OF this financial condition
of affairs is the salient point in the report,
submitted to the Commissioners a day or
two ago, by Auditor j. r. Garrison, AS
SCISSOR II. III. Darneille and Collector of
lakes E. G. Davis, who constituted a spe-
cially appointed committee to formulate an
estimate of the total revenues. The re-
port was filed with the Commissioners as
one of Ihe prelirninaries to the considera-
lion of their annual estimates to Congress.
This task was undertaken yesterday after
noon, and will be continued every day until
completed.
The estimate of revenues for the new
year Is almost exactly $1O0WO greater
than the estimated revenues for the cur
rent year. the same committee having
stated their belief a year ago that the
income for this year would total IS, 462, 325.
The list of sources of income, with the
amounts 1t is thought each will furnish
during 1906-OI, include:
Current taxes on realty, arrears, $1,000
go; personal current taxes. arrears, $780,
900; special reimbursable taxes $500; penal
ty and interest on taxes, $4,000. Fees-SeaI-
er Of weights and measures. 5000. Fees
Surveyor, $15,000; health department per-
| -mlts, $3.50. Fees-Justlces of the peace,
$1,000. Fees-Dog pound, $500. Fees-In-
speeding of gas and meters, 81, 400; sewer,
gas, water, railing and bridge permits,
$4,000; electrical permits, $1,000 Fees
Tax certificates, $4,000 Police Court fines,
tir,t1a ijnAr No.
licenses, $24; insurance licenses, SS5, 200;
engineers licenses, 5000; dog taxes S1S 900;
miscellaneous licenses, $1,000; market
pD:ts. 10000; rent of wharves street
termini and buildings. $1,000; advertising
taxes. S2.oO0; street extension assessments
and interest on same, $4,000; bathing
beach receipts, $500: interest on special
assessments, $500 Tuition-PubIic schools,
$500 Miscellaneous. including sale of old
material. lodging houses ETC.. 81 500, and
revenue deposited directly in the treasury.
surplus fees. recorder of deeds. register OF
wills, sale of old material and products of
District institutions, $1,000 Total, So, 657, =
$40
Last Years Receipts.
Last year, with duplicate amount added
as Congress one-half of the moneys for
maintenance of the local government and
for municipal improvements, the Commits
sioners formulated their annual estimates
on the general basis that there was avail
able total OF $10.924, $50. Against this
the Commissioners asked Congress to make
provision for improvements, salary in
creases. maintenance. etc, of the District
machinery to the amount of $12, Alb 456. 65.
The grand total finally appropriated BY Con-
gress was O,096 S91 81, and on one item
of this amount {$374,51O) the District was
charged with sos, so.
Even an approximation of the possible
amount of the estimates of the Commits
vet ho n
because only yesterday the board began
considerat ton of the preliminary estimates
submitted by the heads of various depart
ments during the past few weeks.
Commissioner Macfarland said today that
while the amount available believed
next year to be about 81, 125 O9S)
VIII be constantly borne in mind,
Grafton of the estimates. will ask Con-
gress for everything that Is deemed abso-
lutely necessary, and that no particular eff
fort will be made to keep the total within
the sum Of double the District revenue.
No Salary Increase.
From statements made by Commissioner
West this morning it is evident that
no great increases in salaries may
be anticipated by employees of the
District through the medium of the
next appropriation bills. because the
temper of Congress toward economy as in
uiCaleu III QUOTATION Oh early arrivals among
congressman in town. Is taken to indicate
that even increases believed to have great
est justification will not get past the law
makers. An increase In salary for only
one employe in all the departments under
him will be advocated by Commissioner
West
AS previously stated. effort will bs
made by the Commissioners to secure ad-
vances for the police and fire. departments
and for the teachers In the public schools
through the medium of the regular appro-
priation bills, but this matter will be push
ed with greatest possible vigor by means of
special bills-one bill for each department
By this plan it Is hoped to establish a
higher scale for the police, the firemen and
| the teachers, but even If favorably consid-
cred by the legislative committee and final
ly passed, it is not likely that any increases
provided will take effect before another
year. The board of education is now at
work formulating a new scale of salaries
for the corps of instructors; the scale ad-
vocated for the police department is already
in the hands of Commissioner West, and
the fire department bill will be prepared by
Commissioner Macfarland from data fur
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