Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-25
The Sundry Civil Appropriation.

/ CHANGES MADE BY 1T IN THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
The effect of the sundry civil appropriation
| bill as 1t now stands Is to considerably revOlu-
tionize some Of the District government depart
ments, to reduce salaries OF some Of the heads
| of such departments. clerks and employees, and
! to cut others of altogether. In some cases,
noweoer the amounts appropriated are ELL In
trict charities was SOL 800, and the amount ap-
proprtated SIS, 800: an Increase Of So 900. The
e estimate for the police service vas sSoo9, and
| OF 81, ,421. The estimates for street improve
| ments and repairs was 500 ,OO0 and the amount
e Wps he i1 ane
| appropriated S103. 900. The increase in the ap-
| preparations for the public schools over the es-
Inmates is s75,Ooo-this being for the erection of
school buildings The bill turns over the Re-
form School from the Department of Justice to
the District commissioners with the full
Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in
Asylum to the Commissioners: approprlates
5000 each to the Children's Hospital; Indus
Colored Women and Children; Women'SS Gur,s-
tan Association Ia excess Of estimates:
me contingent expenses in the Office Of the
silklng liLu is reduced from $500 to s2lO0~a
cineIence OF 500. The salary OF the collector
of taxes is reduced from $1,000 to 81, 00o chief
clerk reduced from ST. 700 to 81 500, and the
tlngent expenses increased 81 400. The salary
Of the attorney for the District has been re-
duced from 5000 to q, 900. In the treasurer's
Office the messenger at 5000 is not provided for,
and the contingent expenses cut down from
800 to 5000. In the Office OF the superintendent
OF assessments and taxes, the temporary clerks
at $1,000 are unprOvided for and the
contingent expenses increased $3.50. The
inspector spec, OF gas and meters ONCE has been
turned over to the control OF the District Com
missionerS. The three assessors Of taxes are
uDproVlded for, and temporary clerks employed
on new assessments: &C, estimated for at
$4,000, are cut off. The estimates for clerical
services in the engineers Office remain the
same, and one inspector is added, and cOntin-
gent expenses increased 1920 In the appro-
priatiOnS for public schools for additional teach
ers and increase Of pay by continuous service,
| the appropriation is increased from 1900 to
$4,000; for rent OF school buildings, an increase
from s2s, 600 to $4,000; for repairs of school
| buildings. an Increase from $4,000 to SIS 900;
| for contingent expenses, including books, sta
tonery, &c, from SlS,5S1 to 81, 5S1.37; and for
two new schoo[houses at $500 each, $4,000.
The salary OF the major and superintendent
| Of police is reduced from $500 to $500;
| captain and inspector feom l,s00 to $1,000.
| CHIEF clerk from l,SOO to $1,000, another clerk
| from 81 500 to 1900; two detectives are cut
| of, and the pay of the remaining four reduced
from 1920 to 81 ,2OO the pay of the twenty SER
| geaDtS reduced from sl;14O each to S1.G0), and
geants at sl,0SS each; the number Of privates In
class five is increased from Is to 25 and the pay
reduced from 81 $50 to 1850; the number in class
| four is reduced from 43 to 49, and the pay from
sl,O56 to $780, the number in class three from s.
| 10 %, and the pay from 1926 TO s90O; the num-
Der in class two is increased FROM Al
| ~ oo- anu lIc pay TtuuCeu from S!4S 10 S9iW.
the Lumber in class are increased from 50 to
! 40, ard the pay reiuchd from $50 to $500; one
| messenger from 5000 to $780, cost OF mounting
| the lieutenantS, SergeantS and privateS from
| $4,000 to $4,000; the increase of pay for con-
| tinuouS service, stricken out and miscellaneous
| expenses for stationery. gas, washing, meals
toprlsonerS, &c, reduced from Si2fS4 to $40 800
| In tie Fire department no provision is made for
| the pay Of the three Commissioners, and the
! pay OF the two telegraph operators is reduced
from $1,000 to ST. 600: therpay of the eight fore
| men from $1,000 to 5000; The pay Of the six en-
g1neers from 81 900 to 5000: the pay Of the eight
hostlers from $500 to 5000 each; the estimate for
the purchase OF horses from 81 800 TO 81 900; the
repairs to apparatus from $1,000 to $1,000; the
contingent expenses Of the department from
! $2I,o00 TO $25,0O0. The estimate for the garbage
service is reduced from 81, 100 to 355 the ex-
pense of street lighting from S130600 TO 81 $780,
| transfers the service to the District Com
| missioIers, and empowers them TO fix the size
| or the burners TO be used On street lamps
| Fof LABOR, cart hire, materials, and miScelia-
| neouS items upon street work, the appropria-
ton Is increased from $50 400 to 81, 5OO $40 00O
Is appropriated for cleaning the Tiber not asked
for 10 estimates; In the health department, two
| FOOD inspectors at $1,000 each are provided for
! I'm he estimates 49,