Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-22
AUDITORS REPORT
REVIEW OF DISTRICT FINANCES
FOR THE YEAR.
Extraordinary Projects Cause Increase
in Debt-Expenditures on Account
Of New District Building.

John r. Garrison, auditor of the District,
| in his annual report submitted to the Com
m1ssioners this morning, stated that the to-
tai income for the District of Columbia dur
Ing the year ended June so, 1908, was s12.
! 651, 1905, of which S6.124, $685. "A was from
the current revenues of the District, and
that the total expenditures of the District
were S12, 301, 1905. 1t is also shown in his
report that the total debt of the District at
the beginning of the present fiscal year,
funded and unfunded was $14 SIS, $50. 40
He pointed out that this sum is a decrease
of S463. ESQ in the funded debt and an in
crease of 1901 800 81 in the unfunded debt
Would Cover Watson Defalcation.
Auditor Garrison repeated his recommen-
dation OF last year by requesting the Com
mlssioners to ask for an appropriation of
S63, 9.96, payable wholly from the revenues
| of the District. to be included in the next
deficiency appropriation act. In order to
make good the shortage arising from the
defalcation of James F. Watson He also
wants legislation providing for a deputy
auditor, in lieu of chief clerk, as is now
the case, and an appropriation for several
additional clerks. as he contends his work.
| Ing force Is inadequate.
According to the reports $3,513, 2S1.32 Of
| the total revenues of the District was from
taxes on real property, S699,5E67 from
taxes on personal property, $Sl0,641.19 from
| sundry receipts and $l,311.4 IS from special
reimbursement taxes. The total receipts on
account Of the general fund deposited in the
United States treasury by the collector of
taxes was $5,OS6, 1884; receipts on account
OF water fund, sos, 1S5; receipts on account
of trust and special funds, $780, 20, and
the receipts on account of miscellaneous
trust fund deposits, 1888, $500
District Debt Increased.
The total actual Indebtedness of the Dis
trict of Columbia to the treasury Of the
United States on July 1, 1905 including the
interest charged pursuant to law on the eX-
cess of advances payable from District rev.
enues over and above the amount of such
| revenues, was $2,931 .2J9.49 The like in
debtedness of the District July 1. 1905,
as shown by the auditors report for the
fiscal year 1855, was S22s0 03014. The in
crease in Indebtedness during the fiscal
year ended June 80 1906, was S691, 229.35
The total amount advanced and paid from
he treasury of the United States during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1906, on requi-
sitions, transfer settlements and statements
made directly by the accounting officers of
the treasury on account of District of Co
lumbia appropriations for the fiscal year
and prior fiscal years So 072, 715.51
Mr.. Garrison calls attention to the in
crease in the Districts Indebtedness for the
last year and says that this increase arises
from the large excess of expenditures dur
ing the fiscal year 1906, on account of ap-
preparations for projects Of permanent pub
lie improvements which are nearing com
pletlon or are practically completed.
Discussing Officers Account.
The details of the cash account of the
disburstng officer of the District of Column
bia with the treasurer of the United States
for the fiscal year 1906 on account of gen
eral expenses Of the District, on account Of
the water department and on account of
CT oio1 oJeo
The advances by acquisitions on account
Of general expenses of the District were
so'24l,99! 3s; on account Of the water de-
trust and special funds, $444, 2S2. 0S aggre-
eating So, 09}4, 16S0 6.
The disbursements by checks on vouchers
audited and approved by the auditor of the
District were 81 ,929, 695.24 on account of
general expenses of the District; on account
| Of the water department. S419 94O63, and on
account of trust and special funds, $443,-
1866, aggregating $s.793, 07273.
The repayments by the disbursing officer
on account of uneXpended balances of
acquisitions to the credit of the respective
appropriations during the fiscal year 1906
amounted to $402 01731.
The balance to the official credit Of the
disbursing officer with the treasurer of the
United States, subject to check, on June 30,
1906. was S155.247.s1
Regarding the cash account of the special
disbursing agent Of the municipal building
commission, who are supervising the con-
| struction of the new municipal building the
auditor stated that the amount advanced on
acquisitions was 1913 10000; the amount dis
bursed by checks issued on vouchers
| audited and approved by the auditor of the
District was 1914, 1870 and the balance re-
| naming to the official credit Of the spe-
cial disbursing agent with the treasurer of
the United States on June 30 1906, subject
to check, was 6,S54.36
The cash account of the special dsburs-
ing agent of the board of control of Rock
Creek Park shows a balance hand at
the end of the last fiscal year of S1O6. 65;
the amount advanced on requistion, S13,-
297.56; the amount disbursed on checks Is
sued on vouchers audited and approved by
the District auditor. S12, 34S. 80; and the bal
ance remaining to the official credit of the
special disbursing agent with the treasurer
of the United States on June 80, 1905 SUBJ
ject to check, 81, O56.62.
Under an act Of Congress the accounts
and receipts and disbursements on account
of the construction of the Washington pub
lie library audited by the District au-
ditor and filed in his office
The disbursements during the fiscal year
1906 on this account, by checks drawn by
Mr.. Bernard r. Green, superintendent Of
construction, on the Central National Bank
of Washington, D. c.. on vouchers audited
and approved by the auditor of the Dis
trict, amount to 81, 663. 49, leaving balance
to the credit of the said superintendent of
construction in the Central National Bank
on June 30, 1906, Of 81 ,914.S9.
WASTE PAPER.