Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-05
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Questions Of the Comm iffee.
A Satisfactory Exhibit

| House of Representatives on the District of
Columbia communication, saying:
I'VE res pectfully submit the following an
| swtrs 10 The ten tnterrOgatories, of the first
| series, propounded to us BY your committee
/ which relate to our execution of special du :
| ues imposed upon Us by acts OF Congress
| affairs.
"To the eth. eth. sth and 9th interrogatories,
| which relate 20 matters under control of the
/ engineer or connected with his department,
| we shall not be prepared TO make full an-
| swer before the completion OF the tabulated
schedule required by the second series OF your
| interTogatories, and which will present In de =
| tail all the operations OF the engineer de-
| paTtment
90. For convenience of, Of reference, we place
| giving TO both the mum Der used by you"
! Reduction I'm District Offices.
| The nTst 1BteTIOgatnry Is as follows:
81. Whe ther they have abolished any osTice,
| consolidated two or more offices, or reduced
/ the number OF employ es in the service OF
| me District government stnce the passage
| OF TIE act OF June 29th; 1874, If so, what Of
| AID 20 what extent they have reduced the
| member Of employees OF said District, both iU
nsmter ana a,S amount OF reduction. and If any
! officials III more than ore Office. spec "
! names, rates and amounts received by such"
OFFICES ABOLISHED
Tee CODmisF toner's answer thereto: I'm
| m4diaIely on entering upon the duties of oar
| office under The act of June 20th, 1874, we
| abolished all the offices of the late board OF
I PUBIC WORKS ana the lOllCW1ng Ot1ceS or the
/ District of Columbia, viz: Register, deputy
( register. Inspector and Taper of water
mains, public printer, three deputy collectors
I Of taxes, deputy auditor, Secretary and
! treasurer OF the fire depar meut, treasurer OF
/ the public schools OF Washington, treasurer
and secretary OF the public schools OF q Gorge
| town. treasurer and secretary OF the public
! schools of the county of Washington. scav-
! engers. secretary TO the governor, clerk 10 the
/ secretary, messenger to the register OF wills,
supeTin tendent OF garbage masters, % gar
hage masters, inspector and weiCner OF coal
/ for WashiD ton physicians and apothecanes
! 10 the poor, superintendent OF lamps, two
commission ers OF the Washington asylum.
secretary and treasurer of cOlored schools,
and three trustees to the poor of Georgetown.
The duties of the office of the auditor Of the
f1aId Ofpublic works was transferred to the
/ office of The auditor OF the District Of Column
bia; those Of the assessor and collector OF the
| board of public works To the office of deputy
controller; those of the register of the Dis
;rict OF Columbia TO the Office Of collector of
/ the District OF Columbia; those of secretary
and treasurer OfcOlored schools to the Office
of controller Of the District of Columbia;
those of sealer of weights aud measures,
Georgetown, to the market master OF q Gorge
town; those OF superintendent of public
schools OF Washington, of Georgetown aud
the county of Washington to the office of su-
perinteDdent OF public schools.
No additional compensation was allowed
10 any OF these officers for or on account OF
the additional duties thus transferred to
them. On the contrary the officers upon
whom these additional duties were devolved
received salaries each of which was twenty
per cent. less than the salary paid prior 10
The Goth OF June, 1874; the salaries of all Off
GERS and employees of the District govern
ment, except teachers in the public SCHOOLS
and officers and employees IN tue fire depart
ment, having been reduced twenty per cent.
by act OF June Goth, 1874.
OFFICES CONSOLIDATED.
The following offices have been cOnsOli-
dated: Physician of the Washington asylum
and resident student OF the Washington aSY-
lum consolidated as resident physician "a
visiting physician has since been appointed;
four inspectors and measnrers OF wood con
sOlidated into three; three boards OF trustees
of public schools, comprising forty trustees,
into board of trustees consisting OF nine
teen.
REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF OFFICERS.
The number of officers and employees under
the District government and the late board
Of public works has been reduced from 81 to
153-there being 238 employees less In office
now than ON the 10Th of June, 1874. This
statement does not include officers and en-
plOyes of the fire department or public
schools, which remain about the same
under the former government, nor day
labOrers under either government.
SAVING MONEY FOR SALARIES.
The difference in amount of annual pay OF
officers and employees of the late board of
public works, as evidenced by the pay rolls
Tor the month OF June, 1,74, (5eing the closing
month of the old gOvernment,) and the an
nual pay of the officers and employees Of the
present government of the District OF Co
lUmbia, as evidenced by the pay rolls for
the month OF January, lS16. 1.-THE date OF your
INQUIRY is S5i,7 G15O. There has been
further reduction since the month of Jan
nary in the paw rolls OF officers and en-
piOyes 10 The amount OF SlS,G2S per au-
mum. making total annual reduction OF
SEQ 3.@.sO.
The details are presented in
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
OF the annual pay OF the officers and en-
PlOy es Of the late board OF public works and
District government, not including the execu-
tive officers, as evidenced by the pay rolls
for the month OF June, 1874, and the annual
pay OF the officers and employees OF the pres
ent government of the District of Columbia,
not including the executive officers, as evil
denced by the pay rolls for the month OF jan
uary, 1876 GovernOr's office, l. employees; vice
presidents office, IS, salaries amounting to
S55,325, with present Commissioners Office, 6
employees, s. $50. Inspectors office, IL en-
plOyes, sl4 937 Office now abolished. Engi-
ent engineers ONCE, AZ, si9. J65. Superinten-
dents branch, 81 employees, az ,0O7; now
abolished. Superintendent OF sewers, en-
ployes, IS ass; with present force, "a Taper
Il loo. Contract office, 8 employees, $500:
now abolished. Inspector OF buildings, >
employees, $500; with present force, (one,)
SZ,lOO. superintendent OF streets, 4 en-
ployes, $3.50; now abolished. Superinten-
dent OF roads. employees, 81 800; now abol-
lshed. superintendent of gas and lamps, ~
WatchmeD, employees. S4,659; with present
force. % $3.50. Superintendent OF proper
ty, - employees, s1s,65i with present force,
8, = ,9G1. superintendent OF special assess
Dent, IA employees, (lncluding surveyor and
two assistants ON the work, no salary fees
lot special services, assistants abolished
Sl4, .65; with the surveyors force, 10, and
deputy controllers force, 5, S1G.2I7. Treas
uTer Of District OF Columbia and treasurer of
board Of public works, employees, g., 30;
with treasurer OF District of Columbia, =,
S3,120; treasurer OF board OF public works
aboliShed) PaymGsters office, employees,
S3,IO0; Office abolished. Auditors Office Dis
trict OF Columbia and auditors Office board
OF public works, - employees, SO 500; with
auditors office District of Columbia. 4,
:, 900; auditor board Of public works abol-
ished) Attorneys office District OF Column
bia and attorney board of public works,
employees, So. 400; with present attorneys
office, 6, -, $50: attorney board public works
abolished.) Water registrars Office, 3 en-
pIoyes, $500, with present force, :, -, 7G3.2O
Markets, II employees, $500, with present
force, I, II 500 Collector Of taxes, register, 10
employees. ST. 800, with present force In col
lectors Office, Si2,7S; register Office abol-
ished) Controllers office, employees, SO 900;
with present force, 6. SO $50. Superintendent
of assessments and taxes, 2G employees,
$500. with present force, II. sll,37O. COro-
ner's Office. employe. $1,000, with present
al 81 600 Register of wills messenger, 5000;
Cff1ce abolished. Legislative Hall, watch
men $500; now abolished. Washington
asylum, employees, 81 800, with present
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