Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-13
REPORT BY AUDITOR
TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR
EXPENSES THIS YEAR.
Increased Burden Placed Upon Dis
trict in Connection With Main
tenance of Federal Court

Following his annual custom. John r.
Garrison, auditor of the District of Column,
bia. today submitted to the Commissioners
a detailed report concerning the various
bills of the last Congress in which appro-
priations affecting the District of Columbia
for the present fiscal year are contained.
The report shows that there has been made
available for expenditure this year a total
of $40 205, 26S. 16 as compared with $40 $780,
T0762 last year-the amount comprising the
allowances made in the District p1opria-
ton BILL the deficiency bill. appropriations
by the legislative act approved June - the
sundry civil bill and others.
In this connection, too, 1t is apparent
that the running expenses of the District
of Columbia were increased by the last
Congress to the amount of fully 100000,
because, for the first time In it's history
the District this year will be compelled to
bear one-half the total expenses of the
principal federal court in the jurisd ction-
the District Supreme Court. Heretofore
the District has paid one-half the salaries
of the justices of the District Supreme
Court, but the salaries of the bailiffs the
court criers the witness fees and jury fees
and the hundred and one other expenses
of the tribunal We're always borne entirely
by the United States. as are the expenses
of the federal courts in other jurisdic-
tionS.
The exact amount which the District will
have to pay cannot now be determined be-
cause the appropriations for all federal
courts were contained III lump sum car
ried in the sundry civil bill, but it has been
estimated that the casting up of accounts
in the treasury next June Will show an eX
penditure of a sum not far short of 100000.
and then the District will be required to
draw upon It's revenues to produce the half.
Will Work a Hardship.
1t has been argued by local legal authori-
ties that the imposition of half the cost
District government will work a considera-
BILE hardship. because there has been no ap-
parent provision for the District to stop
paying fees into the court.
These fees in other recent years have
amounted to approximately $1,000, and il
they must still be paid it will mean. 1t is
pointed out. that the municipality pays just
that much more than its share OF the run
ming expenses of the tribunal
Other important clauses In the auditors
report show the effect OF increases of the
salaries in three departments under the
local government, namely, the fire depart
ment. S537.530. compared with s429, $50
last year; the police department. $96o on,
instead of $3.50, ITO in 1905-08. and the
schools (saiaries). $1,777.541 buildings and
and Sal 300, respectively, last year. There
is also an Increase in the salary list direct
ly under the District government. the total
this year being $55s,s95, as compared with
$5i921o
New items in this years bills include
$50 600 for site and building property yard
OF the District: extension of Massachusetts
avenue northwest $4,000: X street bridge
across Rock Creek. SIS. 900; condemnation
of insanitary buildings. 81, 200 and tuber-
culosis hospital 100000 AS has pre-
viously been stated in The Star, there are
larger appropriations this year for work
or the streets, sewers and on various
other municipal improvements. but several
great improvements are now completed. or
so nearly completed that the appropria tons
for them this year are much smaller. and
in this way the years total is brought to
the point where II stands only $24 800. "a
year 1866.