Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-14
DISTRICT REPORTS
100000 SURPLUS
City's Financial Condition
Shown in Statement of
Budget Officer.

The District of Columbia is shown
with surplus of $s,6s9, 664.75 to It's
credit in the United States Treasury
In a report prepared today by Mai
Daniel j. Donovan, auditor and budget
municipal expenses for the 1929 fiscal
year ended June 80 last.
The report shows that the surplus
which amounted to $6,127, 629.07 at the
beginning of the 1929 fiscal year in
creased $2,562 ,035.68 in the following
IL months, to the beginning of the 1890
fiscal year. The $2,562 OBS. SO increase
represents the excess of revenues over
and above all obligations and appropria-
ton charges for the 1929 fiscal year.
Growth Anticipated.
The growth of the surplus fund was
anticipated, however. for on the basis
OF Maj. Donovan's estimate of its prob
able condition at the close of the 1929
f1scal year the Commissioners prepared
and sent to the Budget Bureau a budget
for the 1881 fiscal year of approximately
$46, 500 900, the largest in the history of
the District. And while the unprece-
denied budget is predicated on the gen.
erous use of the surplus fund, the
auditor has estimated that it will still
remain in excess of $6,000,O0 If Con-
gresS authorizes an expenditure of
$48,5o0,0 900 in 1881.
Education Biggest Item.
The Districts cash expenditures for
the 1929 fiscal year, according to the
report, amounted to $35,014, 1882, the
largest individual amount Of which was
spent for education. The expenses for
education alone represent $12,513,734l7
of the total. The other items are clas-
sif1ed as follows:
General government, $1,975, 99l .01;
protection Of life and property, $780,
2l7.17; health and sanitation. $3.50.
$3.50; highways, $3,489, 579.50; public
welfare, $5,os1 ,4s3.s1; recreation, $2.-
496, $3.50 miscellaneous, SITS, 391 80,
and public service enterprises, $113,-
s07.34
In classification, protection Of life
and property are included the expenses
of operating and maintaining the Police
and Fire Departments, the building and
plumbing inspection service. the nu-
nicipal surveyors ONCE, the Department
of Weights and Measures and the glec-
trical Department.
Three in One Group.
The Health Department, Refuse De-
partment and Sewer Departments COM
pose the group In the health and sani-
tation classification. while the recrea-
ton classification Is made up of the
expenses of the Municipal Playground
Department, the Geological Park, the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the park police.
The cost of increasing the water sup
ply and the operation of the public
crematory constitute the public service
enterprise item.
Total Cash Receipts.
The total cash receipts in the 1929
fiscal year. the report showed. amounted
to $3S,065. 544.S4, derived from the fol-
lowing sources:
Revenues from taxes and miscel-
laneous sources, 1890. 141. 90: amount
paid by the United States on account
of its proportion of appropriations,
$l35, 1925: amount transferred to rev.
enues of the District by the Federal
Government. SO 600, 900; collection from
taxes on real estate. 1882. 1925: COL
lection from taxes on personal property,
including taxes on the gross earnings.
and receipts Of public utilities. banks
and building associations. 2,701 ST. Al
and collections from taxes on intangible
personal property. $2,496, 1921.
The report showed further that COL
lectionS on account of trust and special
funds amounted to $5,464, 073.50, the
water revenues representing $l,507,-
1924 of this amount.
Mai. Donovan'S financial statement
will form the major portion of his an
nual report to the Commissioners.