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to his Army .pay and allowance. as
Will make his compensation equal
to $4,000 per annum -. !.
Pursuant to the provisions Of this
law In those cases where the Army
Officer detailed to serve as Engineer
pay and allowance in the aggregate
of $4,000 per -annum, the deficiency
has been appropriated for The sum
SO paid. amounts to very little in that
the officers assigned to this duty have
The "Assistants to tho Engineer
Commissioner" being Army Omcers
assigned TO assist him: In the dis
charge Of his duties have been de-
tailed to the District in like manner
military service to the several State
government 1t. would. therefore,
seem that neither In law nor in equity
are any moneys due the United States
from the District OF Columbia on this
account.
Z. REIMBURSEMENT OF Ell
DRIED G. DAyIS-$034.33. (PAEe 17J
This Is payment in the nature OF
relief bill similar to thousands OF
gress for the use and benefit Of Mr.;
Davis and with which the District or
Columbia government or the tax
payers had nothing to do.
The specific Act of Congress re-
ferred to directed that the Secretary
Davis the amount specified In the
Act. -,.s-. }.
Q. ADDITIONAL GROUND For
NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL PARK.
page 1e.3
Appropriation of $4,000 and s2,5oo
charged wholly to the revenues OF
the United States.
Not only this sum we submit should
be charged. wholly against the United
States. but in Justice and equity, there
should be refunded to the District OF
Columbia the moneys heretofore con-
tributed by 1t toward the establish
ment of this Park: 1t is distinctly
National in character and one over
which the District has neither super
vision nor say in any manner what
soever. 1t comes under the Smith
lishment, which institution Is clothed
with tho power OF regulating and
controlling it's maintenance and en-
largement. There Is no moro reason
for requiring the District to con-
tribute towards the enlargement. es-
tablishment or maintenance, OF this
institution than 1t is towards the
maintenance of the National Museum.
They are distinctly Federal in char
acter. Of historical and educational
interest to the Nation as whole
and should be maintained and estab-
lished by the Federal government.
We submit, therefore. that not only
should the items referred to be
charged wholly to the revenues of
the United States but tho District OF
Columbia should in equity be retm-
bursed for the moneys heretofore
charged against 1t for its establish
ment and maintenance.
10. OLD PERSONAL BALANCES
CARRIED ON TREASURY DEPART
MENT LEDGERS. page 20)
These balances in no wise affect
Columbia and the United States hav-
ing arisen as follows:
When reQuisitions are drawn on
appropriations in the Treasury De-
partment the amounts thereof are
charged to the individual disbursing
sonal account" When the public
creditors are paid therefrom. the
vouchers of said disbursing officers
are transmitted to the Treasury and
personal credit given to said dis
bursting officers in their account
the hands of the Disbursing Officers
are repaid" and credit given there
for, thus closing their personal
respective accounts.
1t would appear, therefore, than all
that Is necessary in order to get these
accounts off the led ,sasers Of the
onlcers to pass the necessary credits
based upon tho receipted vouchers
and repayments long since made by
the persons directly accountable
therefor.
AS have above indicated. this does
not affect the fiscal relations OF the
Trnyfad SfafeR and the D{sfrfcf 0f
Columbia in that all advances made
to the District Of Columbia by the
Treasury arc taken UP and included
in the District account at the time
made.
II. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
bonds. JUNE 10. 1s7s-s1. 200. 900.
page 3s.)
The accountants call attention to
the bonds issued under the authority
Of Congress by Act approved June
10. 1879. redeemable twenty years
This matter has been presented to
and considered by a Committee of
Congress examining into the affairs
Of the District OF Columbia, and as
no action had been taken it was be-
lieved the matter had been finally
In a report submitted to the Wash
ington Board of Trade by Colonel
George Truesdel1. Chairman of the
Standing Committee on Municipal
the Board January 1s. 1912, tho fol-
lowing statement Is made in regard to
these bonds:
at is said that it is the unexpected
that always happens. Congress gave
very forceful illustration of the
truth OF this old adage in the Act OF
June 10. 1879. authorizing the issue OF
$1.20o.o00 six per cent twenty-year
bonds to redeem funded indebtedness
Of the District or Of the late corpora
tions Of Washington and Georgetown
due January / and March I, 1879, and
certain pleasure bonds, with the folr
lowing proviso:
PROVIDED, That this Act
shall not be construed to make
the Government OF the United
States Liable for either the prin-
cipal or interest of said bonds,
or any part thereof
'Under tho provision of this Act
bonds to the amount of $1,689,3o0
were issued to redeem $sso,776.67 of
pleasure bonds and for reimbursing
the United States for the amount OF
$2S1,5 advanced to redeem the city
OF Washington ten-year bonds. and
the city Of Georgetown steam force
pump bonds. (Second Annual Report,
Treasurer Of the United States. on the
sinking fund. November %, 1879.
1.-THE proviso in this Act Is incon-
sistent with the Act OF June 20. 1878,
and the Act Of March 8, 1879, ap-
propriating from the Public Treasury
for interest and sinking fund re-
quirements On the old funded debts
of Washington and Georgetown. as
well as on the 3.66 bonds. Otherwise.
1t Is not inconsistent with any previous
legislation, except the Act OF, 1878,
which limited the amount to be raised
by taxation to fifty per cent Of the ap-
proved estimates. All Of the previous
laRtalafion on the dahf cnncerned onl v