Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1874, Page 8

respects 3 65 bonds now tssuei, the outsts | ing certificates of the Board of Aadit, and the | estimated unadjusted claims pending before be reduced to the extent of sdoned to the United manner indicsied in @ revaluation EVENING STAR. DOUBLE SHEET. MONWAY ....... December 7, 1874. board—sheuld the amount to be «: States government tn | the act of Con, With such au adjustment of the taxable property of the District so a3 to | equalze the assessments, aided by an econoi- cal administration of fener = of go" Congress may a the holders of the Dist of their present uneq (Comtinuned from First page.) Ex imsted expenditure, not including salaries ‘of the commissioners. nor of the members, or exporter of the Board of Andit, from Decem- 1, 1574, tothe end of the fiscai year, June Item zd as follows : Fer exp: rses of the exccntive office, jual and onerous taxes. Under such conditions the debt of the District will practically cease being a burden tothe ‘With a reasonable sinking ment of the principal tbe debi extinguished. to the following reporte: 1. Report of the secretary, showing the orders 0! the Commissioners adapting the government to the changes made by the abolishing of the Board of Public Works, the ation of the trustees of the public schools itutions of the Dis'rict, &2.. port ef the attorney for the District instanda has any je 1 exjoim the Commissioners | harge of their official daties. In the case referred to an unsuccessial attempt was made to prevent the Commissioners from super- ceding a delinquent contractor: tion ef a public work. | fund for the | Will be rapial For exper ses of the collector's For expet ses of the comptrolier’s of- For expenses of the Deputy Comp- troller’soffice.... For expenses of the Anditor’s office. ‘Treasarer’s Superintendent of Assessments and Taxes office... i the Coroncr’s office. * Commicsioners of the Sinking Fard. : Fer experses of the shows that ont: effort been mi For expenses o the prosecu- It is gratifying to the Commissioners that in no ctuer instauce have been the occasion of recouraa Jed that during judgmeets have been ob to the courts. may #lso be a: their term ot ciice no For expenses of the Met ‘The report of the attorney also refers to the | ops of the title to wharf prope tand of the rental due from the any, both of which are ter Congressional consideration. e business of the Attorne: € past Mve months is als er; and it will For expenses 0 pnblic schools. . sb ington asy= gon Maket Com For expenses of garbage collectors medical attendants for the peor.. the treatment of ansei or services bey For expenses of ed by law for paupers et Fr For the expen For expenses of ce eae ae ate ment from June 2), 7 companied by a det of Georgetown government of the For enpenres of ¢ and repairs unde ‘the parsons paid, and th new contracts For expensesof the repairsot county ‘Abe act of Congress approved Jane 23, 1274, wired only that in respec: o. ppropriation thereis may © drawn from the ited s yt upon & detaded statement of the But depositing in the United States Treasury al! moneys received from all sources whatsocver, the Commissioners of the District extended to every disbursemen the requirements which the act of Congre: cribed as to only a single clas of paymeuts ; and indeed, the Commmissiouers added further Precaations in respect to every company ing this report will be found that of the eputy Comptroller, trom which it appear at when from the aggregate sum now chargs- able under existing laws Way of wstessment for special improvemant;, there shall baye been & sum of the certificatce payab ceeds ofeach aszessmentx, there will then re- ion six hundred and teem thousaad and fitty-f.ur dollars an 3 nts, which, whe: collected, will lable tor such purposes a= may by law be For enpenses ot the repairs of pumps the Congres For expenses of cleaning sewers and facts above indicated. For expenses ot € tsies from For expenses of ots for streets, p: lic buildings and offces For expenses of gae-lamps and ri For expenses of f bablre butid- es of repairs cf public private property by if “construct! ension of sewerage, ding of sewers and erecting cd the aggrega:s from the pro- ie sum of one m For expenses of repai reed to contractors re- e by the Dis. quiring cash advar For expenses of general advertising. rebel outs omg ee of the Anditor of ions of his © ston the fund. of the [istrict ia, not Including 2 65 bonds. ntereston the tund- corperation of smount allowed aud an ) the number sented and not aud: ms as to Congressional legisi s- Lorwus claigs wu: 5. The report of the apd licenses fur the fiac j duue 30, 163, and June TRKASURER. e repert of the Treasar Awounta rec , except appropriations SPALTMERT. Tance cash on hat December 1, non hand! and? estimated re : on-scene SL T08459 4 estimated expenditure Estimated balance June? . The report of the board af pol: xperses for the ‘and June 39, | dud and other dabta of nid of the Late corp 2- ereportof the Trust im @ progpercas condition fits Limited resources, vith the sugg! tions and recommendations for ‘he eniargem: of its faculities and tmprovemer Which ceserve tho careful teration of Con Georgetown for the fiscs pump act, Ja ani duno 30, 18.3, a2 embraced 5 per cent. ‘Th re! . nm Of i ered stock act, Au- The special attent.on of Co commauication 0} in Geo: ,etown, ant ax application for an approprivt! the completion of the building beTreport cf the Con Wa-bington Asylum gives a de ailed Sand prigoners|u ae POTTANL F tgcetion and rece. amenda‘tons fur iseloner of the tive to this institution » separation of the paupars 1d e District, and using the @ ylam ba! her purporer. 2 be found the report of the -by-ici asylum; alzo, a statement by te Intendent of lum of the expenses for ts fise ending June 29, t THE HOALD OF BBA TH « We invite tue attention iigent report of the B sara of Healtn, jous of the b vard in relations e Board in rejation to m.tters undes the ctlou of the Commissioners. ives ng pleasureto makec : acknowledgs- to tbe board for the : with which they have attend: {to tue matters referred to and for the aid tix y Lave rendered } usin the premises. ng this report Gongress to the Commistioncr: 12 We venture to call the »-tention of Con- to the comprehenslve 91.2 carctul report Comumissionere of the 8 : sing Fond, and especially to their suggestion (Felting to the actor June), 1574, respect- by the Uni od States of the t ued in paymeat tulcates of indebtedse:+ issacd b: Board of Audit, and to thelr -ecommen the interest on the bonds coin, and also for the co: slid: sn, Washingt on 2 made payable he District of Colum Loncs,) into one ser The report Of the Enginect shows, among omplete contracts resamod, bonds, $1,721," te of doabttul obligation on whiz not been reroke: the order of suspension & aime for contracts ma‘s a: | s0 called, rejected by the Com uissioners, if tin- 4. Work done by cuutracts m July 4, 1874, todsce Expenditures of Enginee.'s office, inctud- public buildings ar 1 machets, work and labor, fom Jaly 3, 15/4, to November 40, inclusive, 80° 2 6, Current expenses for necessary work; for repairs of all kinds, tocluding -spairs of public buildings and markets, labor duly &, 1874, to November 1G; (Cmeh), 813,21) 5 . Expenditures for rental o! public buildings to November 30, 1874, $9,758.53 &. Estimate of ex: exeept contracts 01 Works under the Audit convesti nditure: for all purposes the late Board of Pablic gineer’s ¢ fice for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1575, $3,020.17. %. Estimated cost of contiruing the present force of employees for the f. June 30, 1875, $5752 1. Ail expenditures (not inc’ 1ding the cost of ‘esent force) uh b fiscal year ending Novem- ici of Columbia u- Year ending the Board of Avdit 1 bere Temains enceilected fyecial improvement as- sesements, in exceesyt ail cemands sgainst tho $3,116,454 57, wbich $1,552,100 is by law to be applied to the re- ¢emption of special im- provement bonds (com- maintaiuing the | gineer’s office for | ber o, 1876, estimated cost, 13,216.21. ASSESSMENT OF OHUROB PROPERTY. ‘The report of the assessors cf real estate ap- praised under the actof Jane %, 1573, shows the pripeiples on which of the several churches <itenal amount Of taxes resul ing from thie ap- praisement is $46,657.12, the to: al additional val- bation of property being $1,50),744. port we recogniz3it as a pleasure, to make mention oft received from the tax-payers of the ats of taxes dur- have considera~ isriot. he na their liberal ‘are aiso m the of the Commissioners of mely aid it would beve been i mpossibie forthe joners to have report d the gratir ‘ancial results sbuwn in the report. -ormmissioners bave great ple sure in making ledgment, to the Engineer, rants and employees, the secretary aad is assistente, the heads of aad the attorn»: or the intelligence an y have discharged their period in which the Commilasion- ers bave administered the affairs of itcitizeus whom they have cailed 38. tonne Leavi ag the acta: Dutrhee, lene anid anssten *--..-918,008,613 a with which the; THE DISTRICT INDEBTEDNESS, the re Teertiteutee, apd | restraining the action’ of the referred to the Board of Audit, Sixth, Claims for the Board of Public ‘they were not — ee FOR THEERErrER GOVERN- voted ¢lewhere ‘han within ea! THE DiSTRICE OF CO- 1876, be able tor. District; must, Report of the Board of Audit. 11 Our Financial Condition as Shown by the Official Figures. The f.llowing is the report, in fall, of Meszrs. R. W. Tayler, First Controiler U.S. Treasury and J. M. Brodhead, Second Controller U. 8. Treasury, constituted by act of Congress a Tioard of Audit on Dis‘rict indebtedness; which report was submitted to the President this | morning, and accompanied his message to Con- egress: Taeasury DerartMent, December 7, 1374. The President: By the sixth section of "An Act for the gov- ernment of the Districtof Columbia, ant for other purposes,” approved June 2), 1874, it was made ‘the duty of the First Comptretier of the | Treasury and the Second Comptroller of the ‘Treasury of the United States, who are hereby constituted a Board of Audit, t) examina ani | audit for settlementall the unfunded or floating debt of the District of Columbia and of the board of public works,” as specified in said sece | bon; to examine and audit the accounts of cer- taln officers of the District; and to perform cer- | in other Cuties therein specified, make # fall repert of all their acts and pro- ceedings to the President, to be by iim tran: mitted to Congress on the first day of the next session thereo!.”” ‘The undersigned entered upon the discharge of the dotiesthus Gsvolved apon them Jo | ond having arranged the order of proveetiags, on the 9th of July issued the following notice, which was published for two weeks ia one | | weekly snd three dally papers of the city of W abingte oTICE TO CLAIMANTS. By the provisions of the sixth entitled **An act for the governi ict of Columb on of an act nt of the Dis. and for other purposes,” ap- proved June 20, 1574, the undersigned ar> con- stituted # board of audit, to examine and audit | for settlement all the unfwuded or tloatmg in- | debtedness of the District of Columbia ant of the Board of Public Works; and, in puteaanes of this duty, they are directed to give notice for the pre: jon of the following clatms: Firet. Claims against the Voard ot Pablic Works evidenced by sewer certificates. Second. Claime against the Board of Pablic Works purporting to be evidedced and ascor- tained by certiticates of their audito: Third. Claims against the Districtof Colam- bia evidenced by certificates of its auditer and comptroller. Fourth. Claims existing or hereafter create 1 for which no evidence of indebtedness has been issued, arising out of contracts, written or oral, wade by the Board of Pablic Works. Fifth. Claims fer which no evidence of in- Gebtedness has been issued, arising out of coa- tracts, written or oral, made by oc on beaali of the District of Columbia. Sixth. Claims for private property taken by the Board of Pablic Woks trom the avenues, streets aud alleys of the cities of Washington and Georgetown. Seventh. Unadjusted c! damages that may have deen presented to Uw Board of Public Works pureuont to an act of the Legislative As. sembly of the Dis ct Colacpbia, eutitiet “An act providing for the payment of damag sustained by reason of pubile improvements 4 repairs,” approved June 20, 1872, which claims sre to be examined and auditea without regard to any examination heretofore made. ‘os for wmount of sewer tax or Agere by Any person, persons er co poration, under the act of the Legislative 4 Sembly ef the Distifct of Columbia, entitled ct creating drainage and sewerage se a in the cities of Washington aud Gor, in the Districtof Columbia.aud providin; tot tke constru: by s°sessment:, approved June 25, 1873. ase where the oe8 claimed to exist is on account of services rendered or material furnished upon an order of an oficer of the District of Columbia or ef the Board of dof Audit half street, ¥ ' i} | } y examinations, con- had with the Comastestoners the same act, and they were | held with them’ to the prea: ime. Between the Commissioners and the joard of Audit there has been entire harmony, he manner of their por- were considered proper jon and muigal uader- aS agreed that in the main i-s of the Board of Audit retated tv the iast, wl ilo those of the Commissioners con- cernid the future. Theonly watsrial exception to this arose un te! rth class of claims, designated in the » aims existing or hereafter created, fer Oo evi ce of indebtedness has been hg out of contracts written or oral, te Borid of Pablic Works.” Section twoef the act, im placing certain limitations to the powers of the Commissioners, distinctly de- clares ‘lat thore powers shall extend “to the execntion of existing legal obligations and con- *s, and to the protection or preservation of Trevementa existing, or commenced and not completed, st the time of the passage of this act.” It being thus apparent that the Commia- sioncre were authorized to proceed with the execution of existing contracts, which had not been fulfilled, it seemed equally apparent that the claims thereafter created aud “rising out of contracts Were among thove submitted to oard of Audit. Under this class of claims, which were ple and plain in thuir character, but few The Commissioners redeemed 000 these certificates, which had been bypothecsted, and the question was suggested whether the Boardor Audit could certify the amcuut as due to the Commissioners with a view to their conversion into bonds authorized by the act of June 2, 1574; but the board was of the opinion that on their redemption by the Com- missioners they ceased to be valid obligations of the District. “A similar question was presented in reference to some $15,000 of coupons redeem- | ed by the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, in expectation that thei? fund woutd be reira- bureed from collections of sewer taxes. Tus | baard held that these coupons no longer consti- tuted @ partot the debt of the District, From the records of the District it appears that the certificates issu amourted to... saseee $2,120,000 The Collector of Taxes re~ deemed......... sess The Commissoners of the District . . ‘The treasurer of the B: of Pubi Works detty- ered to the Commission- ers. d to tie Hoard oF Outstanding. : Certificates w ed by the collector of the Board of Public Works in payment of es, Aud in 4 few tustances where the certit- eates taken exceeded the tax, due bills were given by the collector for the ditterence. These due bills, amounting to #20244, were andited and allowed in this clase. Unpaid interest, at § per cent.,the rate expunged upon the certiii- cates and coupons was computed aud allowed to Angust I, 1-74, the date of the bonds author- ized by Congress. The total amount allowed and certified by the Board of Audit of this class is $895,794.29." ‘The certificates outstanding, with seven months’ interest added, make $214 148, and the total debt of this class $1,112,912 2). Second.—Certificates of the Auditor of the Board of Public Works. ‘These were not warrants upon the treasarer of the board. The Auditor simply certided that @ certainsum of money was due to the party named and upon what account. They were notin form negotiable either by d Que he assigoment; but it was manifest that they been issued and accepted with the understand- name intent on the part of the Board of Pub- lic Works and of their creditors that they sould be used as securities for ob' money sither by sale or bysothecation, aud to queation their validity in the hands of those who bold them ip good faith, it work great The Board of Audit, ‘decided a certificate was untainted with fraud, it should be deemed a valid obligation against the Dis- trict in the hands ef a bolder in good faith; bat that certificates m the hands of the original parties to the should be audited and allowed only in event the condition of accounts — thelr issue. In @ number of cases the ‘reasurer bad taken up the Auditor’s certiti- cates, and im lieu of those accepted drawn on him by the holders, payable at a future dey, and sometimes with interest at a rate exceeding six per cent. The Board of Audit regarded suoh acce; C88 AS $2400 E mi the avenues, Faglieh Iea- cities of Georgetown Morrill, from the Joint Committee of '@-8, reported in the Seunte to-day ‘an act ie better government of the D.strict of It provides for the cceaciun im the | Goverpment of the United Stats medt limited tothe aifairso toe I catled “A Department of the 1 ” said dopartment te guage, unlers ir streets and alleys of the avd Washington. No certificates hare been delivered to claim- ats for sucited claims of this class. Th of Andit was cf the opinion that the sums wed shonid be credited in part payment of special ateessments for improvements made upon the seversl parcels of real es ate to which the property appert atccesments, where m. of were officersof the governmect, in the discharge pon. y law, and were ot sndject to the juriediction of that court. Ths toard, however, in cases brought to their knowledge, in which 1 been restrained, reepected the order of the court ro faras to withhold the certificates of Sudit trom claimants thus restrained, Hoider: of suditor’s certificates claimed to have allowed principal sam due, and the udit being unable to come toa aatis- y cecision of the question, requested the Secretary of the Treas Attorney General, Proper parties had pis tothe Nots pointed. eve: p re shail be at the head atwent a Board of Kegent three members, to be severail) tof the United States, by and wit! ard consent of thi de, yet remain a charge upon the real estate, and where hereafter ma cu Will constitute @ like charge. The Board of latins ms due to the eepi- Fate lots, rather than iu favor of the parsuns Pre-euUny them. ‘There were 1,582 claims presonted, of which SES were audited and allowed: 47 wore nined to strect+ assessed, and S52 have Other claims, howey of the Board of Pabli fore considered before the quantity and valoation of property taken ap pear by the returns of supertuterdents of im- provements, the valuation ap established by the Board of Pat which were accepted furnishing the saie | the sums cue and atlow ab’ that claims on streets nents, arsumed to be subs them interest on the | ot Avdit regarded the: after those now in office have | factor: that Dumber, avd the rig! sabmit it to the a0 opinion dated 1874, held that in cases where a nia sum foand to ereatter to be appoin’ of erch Constant three year, whic antesion from the Regents minated aud ¢ te and for the terms fol claim has been adjasted, the order of their be due aud cerutel, the cresito: is en! interest at the rate of six percentam per annam Opinion the board ad. Principal of the certificates, and certified the amount thus ascertained. Amount of certifi- cates issued... which have & third, one for two Fears; | upen it. Following tl thereafter romlr ded interest to nd were thero- std of Audit. The certificates, ta eu Of larger, taken up. ch to ascerta The records eh: tog (hose for which emailer certificates Small ceriiscates. The Board of Audi | Claims as conetituc loeter of the board —__— 19,910,191 sid, and whether 4 Out-tand’r zg. ding iutcrest, te S4,1 also presented for adit authority co: Audit fn resp ‘ the Foard of Public W. lied by the act Gred and seventy-nin Not acted upon... Acceptances hot presented Leaving unaudited, AMOULLLg to. iMiMS Of This Chass Total debt of class two. Third.—Ciaims evidenced Auditor and Conptrolicr. These claims were amount, and were in the form of warrants o: the District treasurer issued by the Gonteal on accounts audited by the Auditor and certi Phe rule stated by the At- torney General in relation to interest on Audi- tor’s certificates being equaily applicable to this class, interest was aliowed. 7 claims were presented and al consieting of fo rmation that « of Audit became ratist were not only personally a s, but tliat they had aod in the man jast joard of Audi them conscientious! and equally. came to the couciusion tice would be dune by ai the commission, by the Controiler. In a few instances a were made where none had been awarde i; in a fow others the award some diminished. App down by the Attorney General in regard to in- terest, it was allowed on the awards o on, but not in casse whera the aw. of the Board of Audit varied from th The smount awarded int were increas: werd (woort Fourth. — Clare cca which no evidence uf ind Sued, arising out of contract. made by the Board « ‘Lo the allowance of claims of were interposed b the ‘Tax payers Associatio, ‘The principal objections we: ations that Che prices agreed to be paid ex- ied the Caeh value of the work, aud that therefore the contracts wer upon the alleged fact that th coniracts carried the ine trict to @n amount exceeding the Lut pro- the act to provide @ govermiacat tue ict of Columbia. The Board of Auuit was of theo of price might prove t ot Public Works w: ing itdid not neceseari.y consulate & fraud in the contracts, aad, mdeed stances it was appare were largely logersituroagh ihe depreciated evidences of | which they were that the aggregate of tt upon the Vistuict aa amount of indede exceeding the prescribed limi Was responsible. within the powers Conterred up Pubic Works, and no one not altogether sarily implied the creation of debt in ex Une suthorized amount. be debt in such © sis upon the agects of the Dist ose who Mace conteacts with parent authority of work was performed and th. ig or hereafter created dness has Leen is written or oral, recs or Giler pa And there remain to Other Claims amoanting tu. cates where the board changed the «ward, in a large number of others in which representatives of 7 of the District. basod upon ths Board of Audit personaily inspected the prow ises And otherwise sough Under the provisions of the s tive Assembly, referred to and act Of Congress of dune | were made unly tur damage 26 of property, hee sustained by or of occupaucy. Claims of were presented, consi were not allowed. in tbeir character, were tertained becinsa t j to the Board of Pu | Were presented to that e fraudalent; aud aggregate of thee: sduessof the 1) ‘Thir class was large in allowed certificates were pd. Of thes: taxes collected, as shown by nO cuutractur ‘The resuit of all ma sé, but the respo: attr the fret pa | to present their October 7, and amount of clal, red for audit pr se of payment O1 thos bied aud WLO ob'y could repr (ict in this bu governments those wbu Lave renuered them valuable servi contracts to pay i after organization, certity to its cred 4 several instani ed Secu ities were made mentubad been mad? in auditor An these cases claiin was mare tor tL between the value of tue proms, thd compansat In the discharge of that the sid of such accounts: be advantag atof eachtot | tween cash and suc cases i was claim: audited the board piu the sums jound due, & sun suf @ fall compliance w set of Copgress was Savery newrly accurate ut of the indebteduess of the The board has not been able, for t time, to ascertain the a chargeble to the the requireme b Board cf Health at Of Le sce at of dane accepted vertiteate: of ibe eums due ern, and Lad dip ‘ than their nouwin si ect raiiroad compauies ol account of paving along and within tho tracks cf said companies, nor te examine into aul a2 Git the accounts of the ofticers of the Board of Public Works, and of the District, as r: by the act of Congress, and therefor ite report can be made upon the these Officers. Appended hereto is a wement of the funded debt of the Di. and of the citics of Washington ai town, exhibiting an aggregate of $8,833,010.4 in addition to which the officers of tie Di y the Board of Audi bum On tiat account tu the ind The Board wae, also, wing claitas, ath ‘of office; tional barks wiich Lave de capital tock to w ecners of the District, ihat, la auciting atd al eviously aulited und eau in said Gover bh shail be a Boar ion, to be com eight members, who with thelr sigh: ed Tho & those dae under » the medium « iditional allowance ade payment would nut of payment, and tua' could not be made L be mace in res yher the late Wir them: snd tb to iorm @ state stekce a large ui sum. Certificates ing eight per cent. intero: act of the Legislative Asem ae een Se ing. ‘The board au to the amounte foller —Sewer ceriiticates —Auditor’s certi: es —Auditor’s aud Control: of contracts m1 y Works, which had not been co:apleted. @iready stated, it Was ager the Commissioners and tue Geard of Audit that mer included the compls- lion of existing legai coutracte, aud ot the. ng and certifying claims arising auder ation of such contracts by the Com Under many of ihe: work has been coutiuael by Commissioners, Bud claims tlency arising have ated by the board. ‘The aggregate amount of clauns presented under this head is.. Amount aliowed certitied....... Percentage withheid vu Claims ‘allowed... Withorawn and at tue outwet by d issued certit: two ye: rs, and rach o: those thereat . cseors (other than those to fill a ed tor the residue the powers of the f liall be appoint istziet of Coiu scant term) chall be appoin’ ix vears; the United States Commis neation for the time being shail ba mberot the said board, aud sha! eucit of Lis experience, ei in making a uoram, 0x3 last fesvion are tl ection of tu x 3 4—Contracte, work, &e 5—General claims azains buthe. 2a.) nut be co: or vote On any ques'ion; aud there shall 1 Board and their succese- > shall be elected as hereinatter provid- B .t said Kegeuts snall, by appointment, te places of be elec ‘ed, respectively, for terms to ex the oi er of their eppolntment, respective when ove or more elected members to take one or more of said last named the board; and said - co in like manner, yacan: y iv the plac rat rmto expire Ol material, property; not the Indigent | 7—Damages to r ington Kailwa: s—Sewer taxes. eeeseeeo$!,088,757 34 Bill w author. | Toad company to extend a rai trict of Golum bt the exclusive supervision of the porate the ‘ othe Southern M laims outstanding and unadjaste Jn addiuon there is 4 large ‘numd. | urement by the engineer of work under con tracts, the amount of which has not been co: puted. ‘The claims in this class tactude « large smount for work done and In cases of other contra joners did not propose t pages alleged to bare beea sustained by not their non performatice were presented, | but it was held that the Bi verted with suffictent power tu inquire inte aud cecide claims of this character, aud no other ection Was taken in these cases, ifth—Claims for which no evid: licm @ euccessor to su member shall be elected wud ready to ke b s place at the board. i Sbalibe a bureau in said department, ad of which shall be a board to be des be Board of Police, to be composed of wbers, of which one member (and his tively) shall be appoint seid tr gent for the term of six years, a: (and his successor ent of said boar r8, viz., the president x the time being, of tie presiden the tit. belug, of the board of heaith, tue p T ihe acting president tor th of the ‘re board, and the superintendent, or the acting superintendert for the time being, of the burea of public works, ent,a the acting the Comuiasioners. 8 which the Com carry out, claims The unadjusted claims, classes 1 may be regarded as fixed claims against ths District, avd subject to bat slight variati except by the addition of intercst in the f 1 probably be dik lot Gaugewer ® Jot Audit was not succer ors rer} Classes i and 5 wi ished when audited; but by a con work under contracts, No. 4 will be ultima forcement of As siready stated, the board do not claims for property (No. 6) as a ebar: general revenues of the istrict, bu chargeable against private prope: cabie in payment of special assessments tc A fall audit of these cl sims wi! not vary the amount stated to any conaidera’ A few certificates, were tigned but not delivered, aad theretu the full sum of this class is included among the upadjusted claims. aggregate of the ascertained debt of the be stated a3 follows: hers for reducti writien or oral, trict of Columbia: Under this class a great variety and number of claims were presented. by Congress tor the payment o employes, and laborers of the District, placad under the control of the Commissioners, relicyed the Board ot Audit from their examinatica, aud reduced considerably the amount to be audited and allowed in this class show that every department,office, branch, and agency of the District government, however remote, contracted debts, frequentiy withonc »parentnecessity, and with doubtfal authority. here only doubt existid the beard decided in favor of the creditor; in other casos, the ciatms were rejected, because they were not debts of Jolumbia. The et , printing, advertis- ing, fae) and rent ofachoo!l rooms. Asthe school boards had specal funds for the support of the echcols, and these funds varied in the three di- visions of the District, some hesitation in ailow- ing the claims, was entertained, cational interests of the District cannot well be severed and must alwi these claims were Fre this rul completion ‘rom this rule, large echoolhoase in Georgetown was exciuded, = authoriz’ its erection ng president tur ade Ly ur on behalf of the Dis” ud the act euti in maintaining the fire depar tO eeScorments To amend the act & wpropriates | improvements, wad the superintend- »periniendent for the time being, of the burean of charity and corraction. The:orhall be a bureau in'said depariment, atthe wad of which there shall bea board to be signated of three members; of which one mem br (and his successors) shall be appointed by saic regents for the term of six years, who president of said board; and of two ex ‘aembers, viz: the president. or the act- sident, tor the time being, of the Board intendent (or the act. the time being,} of \ departmsnt, board, to be des- t ot Colambia. 1"Am uct reiartng to ef Washington. Petit-on of Thos. & law w twoorporate the Oxygen Gasccmpeny. Directing the comm 'ttee fer the District of Coluuw bia to report @ bill which shalt compel the payment of the w: ere. Lo give the right of action for in- juries resulting from the sale of ors, Auihvrix ‘road to construct a ijateral ‘These claims ages O° the schoo! ing ibe Baltimore and Onis branch to con- 817 .255,067 61 Adding to this the unadjusted claims maxes @ total of $20,412,455 09. Assuming, as the board bss assumed, that the claims for preperty do not constitute @ debt upon the people of the ‘olice, and the Su) the District of ing 81 pertntendent, were in debt for There shall be a burean in sai at the ead of which sbali be & ignated the Board of Excise. The several mew- bers of the Board of Police and of the Board of Health, for the time being, shall be ex-officio memb; rs of, and constitute, said Board of Ex- District, and deducting claims, $43,004.85, from the above ag, leaves as the debt be allowed ies of $19,049,700 24. , thesum| 700 24. R. W. Taycus, First Comptrolier. J. M. BROoDHERAD. INTERNAL RevENvB.—-The receipts from this source to-day were $641, Tue SEORETARY OF Stats visited the Exec- the amoant of those the Gistrict, but as the edu- justed claims should be regarded as one, as ais seats —— the president of the cement Excise ~ ommend a perron Thers shall be a bureau Memorial ot the National Gas anc Iron Gom- 7 citimens asking the the act allowing the from time to Memorial of euthority of the Board of Audit does not extend to claims arising under the Claims of this class before being andited,were referred to the controller of the District or to cers for ¢xamination and report had been paid. Number of claime presented. Amount claimed Nomber of claims Amount nilowed ae . Parts ot claims not allowed. $5,906 18 Disallowed, 76 clatms. Dot acted pon, 207 ciaums.297, contracts for its | . heel ik i sf