Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-23
DISTRICT AUDITOR
PRESENTS REPORT
Interesting Figures for Fiscal
Year Set Forth by Mr..
TWeedale.

In the annual report of Alonzo
Tweedale. auditor for the District, it
is shown that tax revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year
ending June 30 last amounted to So
2S4,762.59. Adding to the sum s416.67
covered into the revenues from the
water fund, and $90,2s5.37, the
amount of unused appropriations for
prior years charged off to the. credit
of the District of Columbia by sur
plus warrant of June 30. 1918. a
credit to the District of Columbia re-
suits of ss,325,474.63.
Against these revenues there was
charged during the fiscal year, on ac-
count of the Districts share of ap-
preparations sS,0ss,741.s4. leaving a
surplus revenue over Appropriations
for the fiscal year of $1,226,73279. To
that amount is added $2,053. $50 81.
leaving surplus of District revenues
over all appropriations and charges
June 80. 1918, of $3,28O,685.46.
The surplus Is accounted for under
these heads: Cash to the general
fund credit in the United States
hands of the collector of taxes on ac-
count of the general fund, Sill, 855.47:
against which there is a liability OF
the District of Columbia on account
Of appropriations on the books of the
Treasury Departmsnt. unbalanced
June 30, 1918. of $2.SS2,4s3.96, leaving
a net free surplus over all charges
and appropriations, as of June 80,
1918. of $S,2S0,6S5.45.
Bonded Indebtedness.
At the, close of the preceding fiscal
year. June 30. 1917, there were outstand-
ing 1865 bonds to the amount of $685.
of same of $1.361.3 97.51, leaving a net in
debtedness Of 1861. 902.49. During the
year there were purchased and cancelled
S469. $50 and investments made of mon
eys appropriated for the interest and
sinking fund in amount of 1886, 662. So,
balance at the beginning of the year of
$8,S19.82, make a total reduction in
net Indebtedness for the fiscal year of
1864, 032.70, leaving net bonded indebt-
ness at the close of the fiscal year June
80, 1918. of $3.S23. S69.79.
This balance is made up of outstand-
ing 1865 bonds. $5,579,750. less sinking
fund assets. $1.755. ss0.21, leaving net
debt, as stated, Of 23,869.79.
Receipts and Expenditures:
Receipts and expenditures are shown
as follows: Cash receipts for the year
amounted to $17.837, $500, made up as
follows: Revenue collections, account
general fund. on account of taxes, Ii
censes, ETC., $9,224,762.59; amount paid
by the u. S. on account of proportion
of D. c. appropriation payable thereby
under the act of June II, 1873. ST.
032.4O3.17; trust and special funds COL
lections. s1,57o,752.20.
Expenditures, cash, for the year
amounted to $15.77s.164.69, of which
there was expended on account of ap-
preparations, $14. 243,986.5S: from trust
and special funds, $1,534,178.11.
The report shows that during the
fiscal year the total receipts for the
year amounted to $17,337, and
the net expenditures for the same
period. $15,77S, 164.69. making a total
business for the year of $33,616, 0S2.73.
The increase in the business of the
Office for the year was in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
As to the personal of the office,
Auditor Tweedale points out that if
teen employees left the service to ac-
cept positions where the compensation
was larger necessitating seventy-five
changes in positions and assignments,
which has been a handicap to the most
successful operation of the service.
1t is asked that the estimates for in
creased compensation be therefore Sc
riously considered.