Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-15
YEARS REVENUES
EXCEED PAYMENTS
BY S5S4,742 IN D. c.
Auditors Annual Report
Shows City in Fine Finan-
ciaI Condition. =
Mr.. DONOVAN EXPLAINS
EXPENSES IN DETAIL
Tells Commissioners Salaries Paid
His Employees Are Entirely
Too Low"

The revenues of the District gov
ernment during the fiscal year ended
last June exceeded by s5S4,742.75 all
items of expense chargeable to the
District. according to the annual re-
port of Auditor Daniel J. Donovan.
This brings the total of surplus
revenue in the Treasury to the credit
of the District up to s4.S4S.66 50.
Prlor to this report. the amount of
surplus District revenues was $4,063.
$685. Explaining how the surplus
Tor the past year came about, Auditor
Donovan states:
Surplus Is Explained.
The revenues of the District of CO.
iumbia for the fiscal year 1920, in
cluding credits arising from lapsed
appropriations. available to meet ap-
preparation charges Of that year,
the sum Of s158.500 was transferred
to the credit of the policemen and
hremen's relief fund and s20nst5 re-
imbursed to the United States under
the provisions of the District of Co.
lumba appropriation act approved
July II. 1919. This left s1o5751290s
to meet the Districts proportion Of
appropriation charges for the fiscal
year 1920.
The appropriations of the District
tof Columbia for the fiscal year 1920,
payable on the basis of one-haIf by
the United States and one-half by the
District of Columbia. amounted to
s1s.437.S11.36. The charge against the
District of Columbia under these
appropriations totaled $s.71s. SO5. .ss.
There were also items of appropria-
tions payable wholly from the reve-
nues of the District of Columbia
charge against the revenues of the
District of Columbia under all appro-
priations. during the fiscal year 1920,
was $9.990.3S6.34.
The revenues of the District of Co
lumbia for the fiscal year 1920 avail
able to meet it's charges under ap-
propriations was $10.575.12s.0S. against
which the total appropriation charges
were $3.50, 1854 leaving balance
of revenues of the District of Column
bia for the fiscal year 1920, over and
above all charges against said reve-
nues for that year. of $5s4,742.75.
This amount added to the sulplus
| revenues of the District of Columbia
in the Treasury of the United States
on July /. 1919. namely 81. 063. 1884.
increased the total of surplus reve-
nues OF the District of Columbia in
the Treasury on June 80. 1920, to
$4.64S.666.69.
Net Indebtedness Reduced.
Mr.. Donovan's report shows that the
net indebtedness OF the District on
~
1872 626.64. His full statement on the
bonded debt follows:
"On June 30. 1919. the outstanding
3.65 District of Columbia bonds
amounted to s5.571 700 During the
fiscal year $96.250 of these bonds were
purchased and cancelled. leaving the
amount of bonds outstanding on June
30. 1920. $5,4S1.450 The sinking fund
assets. as shown by statement &C.
amount to $3.32S.S2336 thus making
the linda hf faHn nf
of Columbia on June 30, 1920. $2.152.-
626.64. The District of Columbia has
no other form of Indebtedness than
that represented by its outstanding
3.65 bonds"
The cash receipts Of the District of
Columbia for the fiscal year amount
ed to $20.467, ,30099. made up as fol-
lows: Revenues from taxes and
miscellaneous sources. $10,514,O45.25:
amount paid by the United States on
account of its proportion of appro-
priations. S9.953.255.14
Real Estate Tax Collections.
The collections from taxes on real
estate for the fiscal year 1920 amount
ed to $6,317,S36.01, the report says.
collections from taxes on personal
property. including taxes on gross
earnings of public utilities. banks and
building associations. and on gross
receipts of street railway companies.
tions from taxes on intangible per-
sonal property amounted to s894.53S.14:
collections from miscellaneous sources
amounting to $1.234.60S.s9 made up the
balance of the Districts revenue.
"ReimburSementS were made to the
United States during the year from
the revenues of the District of Colum-
bia in the sum of $200,S65. as required
by the provisions of sections s. and
10 of the District of Columbia ap-
propriation act approved July H. 1919.
This included an item of $4,000 ad-
vanced to the District by the United
States toward defraying the expenses
of the municipal government during
the fiscal year 1878: second item Of
SIS OOO on account of moneys advanc-
ed by the United States to the Dis
trict for the support of public schools
during the fiscal year 1878. and
third item of $40. SOS. being money ad-
yapced to the District by the United
States for the construct ion and equip
ment of school building in George
town. the money having been ap-
propriated for this purpose by Con-
gress in AN act approved March ,.
1875.
How Money Was Expended.
cash expenditures from appropria-
tions during the year amounted to
sl95O4577,94. classified as follows:
General government. s1.034.343.36:
protection of life and property. s3.-
1875, ,964.S 81: health and sanitation. ST.
OSOl74S3: highways. $2.673,615S5;
charities and corrections. $2.503.745.4S:
education. s4.005,975.71; recreation
51.440.43: miscellaneous, S1,S6S,-
S3255; public service enterprises $12,-
O76S5; interest and debt. 1915. .408.
Mr.. Donovan reports on receipts and
to trust and special
funds as follows:
The collections on account of trust
and special funds for the fiscal year
1920 amounted to $1.S97.671.04. water
revenues representing $S22,353.12 of
this total; policemen and fremen's re-
lief fund. s166.3259S: miscellaneous
trust fund deposits. $671. .7O3.S5: fund
for redemption of real estate from tax
sales. $2OO.S9449. and the balance be-
ing collections for number of mis-
cellaneous trust and special funds.
THE net expenditures on account of
trust and special funds during the
fiscal year 1920 amounted to $l,SSS,-
425.77 Included in this amount were
for the water depart
ment. Ss75,34S25; for the policemen
and firemen's relief fund. $l51,462.96;
trust fund deposits.
and Washington redemp-
ton fund s20011S77.
Cash Balance in Treasury.
The cash balance to the credit of
the general fund of the District of
Columbia in the Treasury OF the