Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-05

parlmeDt, and receives 5000 pnr annum for
MS services "a such in add iiion To his pay .
OH officers or EMPLOY les Of the District gov
erpmeDt hold more than one office for which
hey are paid by the District government
A list or sixteen holdiv z two or more offices,
including that Of notary public or Justice OF
the peace, is appended.
Ass1staus EDgtneers aud Surveyors.
The second IL terrOgatory is as follows
"2. Whether the specific provision OF the
act of June 20ih, 1874. eating To the cOmpeu-
sation of the ten assistant engineers and the
survey or Of the District and any OF his sub
ordinstes ard to the abOlishing OF the assist
ont surveyors OF the District has been COM
piled with, the names OF the present incum-
heDts OF these offices, whether old incum-
bents or new appointments, and the amount
ard rates of compensation they have re-
ceived I'm any form or shape. inclufing any
payments under the beard OF audit for ser
vices or claims. in cash or i'm bonds"
the commissioners answer: The SPECIFIC
provision Of The act or June Goth, 1874. relat
Ing 10 the compensation of the two (erTo-
DeOusly called ten In the intsrrogatory) as
District and his suboriinates has been COM
piled with. The assistant engineers are un
der the law appointed by the engineer. b
Oertley is the first assistant engineer, and
was assistant engineer under the late board
OF public works. = BDdfish Is second as
sistaHt eng .neer, aud was a leveieT under the
late board of public works. Each OF IN a.
sistsnt engineers was paid In cash Al the rate
of II 500 per annum Under The act Of VI arch
81, 1875 the salary Of the fret assistant was
increased To - 4c0 and the second assiStRuf
10 $500, and they have been pail In cash az
those rates since the 1St Of a nrIl. 1873, anI
they have been employed I'm Office work, not
neld WOtk. rOr measurements OF work
William FOrsy tn l. the surveyor OF M
District, and was the surveyor under The
late District government. The surveyor has
not received any Hav in money, bonds. or
otherwise frarn the District govern sla.t o.
board OF audit for his services. Tas oh "a
OF aSslE ant surveyor ard aiiitiOT a assist
ant surveyor OF the District of COlumbia
were abolished, and there have not been any
persons hiliug those positions ami no pay
menfs have be en- made on account thereof in
any form or shape either ny the District gov
eminent or board OF audit.
Annual Saving by Reduction OF SsIa.
ries
me ihird iuteTrogatory TO the District
"3. State what they have done sincs the
passage of the act of March Sd 1875. towards
reducing, adjusting and equaliZing the pay
OF salaries of all officers or employees, pay
able from the funds OF the District govern
ment in whole or IN part. aad what savings,
II any, were effected or additional expenses
Incurred under this head; further. If any
officers or employees have been paid from
different sources. state proportions, rates
and amounts, and authority OF law therefor,
and for what periods such payments were
made"
The Commissioners transmit I'm answer a
schedule showing that, under the act referred
10, such changes have been made towards
reducing, adjusting and equalizipg the pay
or Cficefs as TO effect a saving of So, 352. 10
annually. The officers and employees have
not been paid from different sources but in
cash, out OF the revenues of The District, by
warrants on the United States Treasurer.
Two Years Cost OF the Present Gov.
eminent.
The fourth InterrOgatOry is as follows:
81. What has been the annual cost of said
District government. exclusive of the paw
ment OF pal and interest of the public
ueot LOT me last hscal year OF the District,
from December l, 1874, To December l, 1881
Compile and state In detail the payments on
account Of each department or bureau or
board OF The District government. including
engineers department and payments made
10 employees OF the board of audit, the num-
Der and daily, monthly or annual paw OF
each official In each OF said departments or
bu1esns, asylumS, Jail, &c; also number
pay and qualifications of Iaborers and
other temporary or permanent employees,
whether any or all Of them are paid in whole
OF III part out of the funds or bonds of the
District; what new appointments they have
MADE 10 Office or persons not in Office under
u e District government on June 20. IS7+.and
what, II any. removals from office have been
mace since last mentioned date"
TIE Commissioners answer that from De-
cember LIST, Isl I, To Dec. LIST, 1879 the eXpPDdi-
lures were Sl,SH, Sii IS, and give the items
S2' Go being on account of Indebtedness
incurred prior To June goth, 1874. They give
list of removals and appointments, and
state that the treasurer, water registrar ana
superintendent assessments were appointed
appointed by the President.
Changes Recommended by the Com
nfsstOuers.
The fifth interroga tory is:
80. State whether in their opinion the
pumt er of officials, as well as the number Of
boarcs or bureaus, could not be reduced
without detriment TO the public service:
and If so, state what reductions can be m lda
either in the number Of officials, or by the
abolition OF boards or consolidation OF the
same, and what changes should be made
either in the organization of said boards or
IN Inc reduction OF The number or officials;
and in what way, If any, reduction can be
govern ment."
The Commissioners ay:-"Our answer to
the first inteTrOgatory SHOWS that large re-
auctions have been ma lie under our admin
tstrat on, and no further reductions suggest
themselves TO US as desirable beyond those
recommended in our previous reports. We
continue OF the opinion that th9 sinking
furd commissioners can be judiciOusly abol-
lshed and their duties transferred to the
Treasury department OF the United States.
AS to the abolition or consolidation OF
boards and changes in their Organi z alton.
we are OF the opinion that both the board of
health and metropolitan police should be
under the direction OF the executive authorf-
ues OF the District government the same as
The IRE department. We have no official
connection with either the board of health
or metropolitan police board, which places
us in possession of Information in regard to
the number OF employees required by them.
as TO CiminutiOn or increase of the number
now on their rolls. We have no suggestions
OF further legislation required for reduction
OF the present expenses OF the District gov
eminent. AS occasion requires further re-
ductions may be made. II is probable that
economies and improved methods OF ac-
counting might be effected by extending the
supervision and control OF the executive au-
thority to such charitable Institutions as
are supported In whole or in part by contri-
buttons from the District treasury. The at.
tention OF Congress was invited to the sub
lect OF the reorganization OF the pu bile char
tiles of the District In our last annual re-
port, page ~.
InterrOgatOTIes TO be Answered Here
after.
The 9Th, eth, Sth and 9Th Undergraduates
the Commi ssioners state, will be answered
with the interrogatories OF the second series
hereafter. These are as follows:
SO. Have any Improvements, either OF
streets or sewers, been made, or any money
expended on or about roads streets, avenues
parks, canals, or sidewalks; or certificates
or bonds issued therefor since June 20, 1874
that either were not necessary TO the execu-
ton OF legal obligations or contracts existing
at that date, or to the protection or preServa-
ton OF Improvements then existing or com
menced and lot completed at that date; if
30, state and specify what improvements
have been so made, In what parts of the city,