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trict for 1928. therefore, amounted
to $16.0s4.702.52.
The cash expenditures for the ifs
acl year 1923 from appropriations
amounted to s21,S14.392.64. classified
as follows: General government,
$1,2ae.2s4Ss; protection Of life and
property. s3,7Ss.0oo01: health and
sanitation. $2.111.o17.1s: highways.
$2.273,s45.3s; charities and correc-
lions. $2.s42,7S1.3s; education, 37,S7s,-
1865; recreation. 95.sa3so: mis-
cellaneous. &14z.11o.2s; public serv-
ice enterprises. s567.4ss.26.
Pursuant to the provisions Of the
act of Congress approved June 2s,
1922, entitled AN act to provide ad-
dittonal compensation for certain CT
william employees of the government Of
the United States and the District OF
Columbia during the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1929" there has been charged
to the revenues of the District the
sum Of $7S.54472, representing so per
cent of increase of compensation
(known as bonus) paid to certain en-
ployes of the federal government and
employees Of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia and Court of APP
peals, the increase of compensation
In the first instance having been paid
10 THESE employees wholly from federal
appropriations for that purpose.
Extrn Charge Made.
There also has been charged TO
the revenues of the District of Co
| lumbia the sum of s233,7o75l, repre-
senting the amount found by the Joint
select committee appointed under the
provisions OF the District appropria-
| tion act approved June %. 1922, to be
equftably due the United States. This
amount has been transferred to the
credit of the revenues of the United
states, thus discharging in full al
sums equitably or legally due the
United States as the result of the in
vestfgatfon conducted by the said
&C mmittee. The District, on the ,ther
hand. has claimed credit for S665A6
representing certain items. which the
committee found to be equitably due
the District.
mo final adjustment has so far
been made with reference to the dis
trioution OF certainN miscellaneous
Items items OF s,.i revenue as between the
District appropriation act for the
fiscal year 1923 provided for the divi-
sion OF such items between the United
states and the District, which there
fore were credited wholly to the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Decision Of Controllers.
THE controller general of the
United States, in a decision rendered
to the Commissioners in April, 1923,
decided the proportions in which such
items were to be divided. Because of
the need of further investigation re-
garding revenue items not covered
by the controller generals decision,
but included in a subsequent decision
rendered by that officer. it has been
/, informally agreed between the audi
tors office of the District and the
general accounting Office OF the Treas
ury that the necessary adjustments
would be held in allegiance until the
entire subject could be finally and
conclusively settled in one transac-
! ton.
Cash Balances June 80, 1929.
THE cash balance to the credit of
the general fund of the District of
Columbia in the Treasury of the
amounted to ss.401. $3.50. and to the
credit of trust and special funds,
s6s6.614.55. In addition to these
amounts. balances as shown by the
accompanying statements were held
to the credit of the disbursing officer
of the District with the treasurer of
the United States.
The difference between the gen
eral fund balance of $9,40l,667S0, and
the surplus of revenues of the Dis
trict OF Columbia in the Treasury, re-
ferred to in the following para
graphs. Is accounted for by the unex-
pended balances of appropriations of
the District of Columbia on June 80
1928. Provision Is made from the
general fund for the Districts pro-
portions of unexpended appropriation
balances. so that the surplus revenues
represent moneys belonging to the
District in the Treasury over and
above all charges.
! Surplus Revenues.
ION July I. 1920, the surplus rev
enues of the District of Columbia
in the Treasury of the United States.
! in excess of appropriations and other
charges against such revenues to
that date, amounted to $4,64S, 666, 90.
: This amount accumulated between
June so. 1916, and June 80, 1920.
while the half-and-half plan of ap-
propriating for the District was In
operation. During the fiscal year
1921 the surplus revenues were in
creased by S6l2,171.s6. making a to-
tai of surplus revenues belonging to
the District on June so, 1921, of
$5,16o.S3S.55. During the fiscal year
1922 the surplus revenues were in
creased by sSt2.1is.o4 making a
total Of S5,502.s51.59 of surplus rev.
enues belonging to the District on
June 80, 1922. On June 80, 1929. the
surplus revenues amounted to s5.-