Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05

OF Columbia. pursuant to section oil
!he .ae act approved June II. 1873. entitled
lumbia.'
The total amount recommended to
be appropriated for the general ex-
the fiscal year 1916 in the bill sub
mitted herewith. exclusive of the
amount for the water department. paw
ape a1J out OF water revenues. is $11.-
government is required to pay $5.5SS.-
644;22, that being one-half of the whole.
exclusive of $40.665. payable out Of
drs, Dlstrlct trey revenues for Fairgrounds. The
than the estimates submitted bv the
Commissioners
for me ne. amount similarly appropriated
toio+ TOT the ne general expenses Of the Dis
year 1915) is s12.14s.S04.4s. or $685.
S51-04 more than is recommended in
the accompanying bill for 1916.
The total reduction under the esti-
is S1,597,100.78
The total reduction under the ap-
preparations for the current fiscal wear
is s969.s51.G4.
Money for Water Department.
In addition to the total sum of $11,-
IIS'9o3-4o. appropriated by the accom-
panylng bill under the terms of the
law of 1878 for general expenses of
the government of the District of CO.
lumbia for the fiscal year 1916, and
payable out of the revenues of the
District of Columbia and out of the
Treasury of the United States, there is
recommended for the water depart
ment. payable wholly from the water
revenues. $12s.s55.
The whole sum appropriated by the
bill. including appropriations payable
half and half out of the revenues of
the District and the general Treasury,
respectively, appropriations wholly out
of the District revenues, and the appro-
priations for the water department,
payable wholly out of the water reve-
nues, amounts to 11.3o2.sOs.45. being
sl,bO6,o25-7S less than the estimates
submitted to Congress. and 1863, ,731.O4
less than the whole appropriations
made for the current fiscal year 1915.
1t is estimated that the water reve-
nues available for the fiscal year 1916
will amount to s715.50O, but it is pro-
vided in the accompanying bill, as it
was in the acts for the current and
| twenty-three preceding fiscal years,
that any surplus of these revenues over
therefrom shall be applied to the
work of extending the high service sys-
| tenn of water distribution. Under these
| indefinite appropriations of the surplus
water revenues there has been expend-
| ed to July l, 1914 for extending the
| high service system of water distri-
button, 7S2,049.35.
| Total District Revenues.
The total general revenues of the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
1916. after deducting sSo.275 specifically
charged against the same, it is esti-
mated, will amount to $7,sS1.625.
The appropriations recommended in
the accompanying bill and payable
from the revenues of the District
amount. as stated. to $780,, ,309.22.
In addition to the last-named sum,
appropriations amounting to $463.s80
are estimated for under the legislative,
executive and judicial bill and in the
sundry civil bill. one-half Of which,
| $231.990. is chargeable next year to
the revenues of the District.
Adding to the sum total $5,6O7, ,3o9 90
recommended in the accompanying bill,
payable from District revenues, the
foregoing amount, $231,99O, it will be
seen that the probable total sum to
become charge against the revenues
of the District Of Columbia during the
y fiscal year 1916 will not exceed $685.