Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-19
The District Appropriation Bill.

ITS PROVISIONS AS 1T PASSED THE SENATE.
The District appropriation bill was reporter
to the Senate yesterday and passed With all the
Senate appropriation committees ame1dmen s.
reported In last Tuesdays STAR The estimate,
Ior the District appropriations amounted to
S. 252 600; amount In bill as 1t passed the House.
49, ~. The Senate committee on appro.
pr1atfonS reduced the amount OF the House b!Il
by S9.sI7. The bill, therefore, as reported to
the Senate amounted to So, 40, ,451.4. The
amount appropriated by the act OF last year for
the current fiscal year was So, 425, ,997.3S. The
bill as reported therefore exceeded the estimates
by Sos, 45i. A. And was In excess OF the appro-
priation for 1881 by SIS, ,539 "a. The amount TO
be paid by the United States under the bill as
reported is one-half OF the whole sum, or
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE INCREASED
by the Senate over the House appropriations
by the figures given: Dredging James Creek
Canal, 5000; Washington Asylum. support,
Washington almshouse. 500; relief OF the poor
5000; special assessment division. Si30O;
treasurer and assessors office, s22, 600; collec.
of coroner. $780, inspector Of plumbing, 81 500;
clerk In Office OF division of property, 500; re-
pairs OF streets, avenues and alleys, $1,000; re-
pairs to county roads, SIS OO0 erection OF street
and alley lamps, $500; repairs to the George
town market, s. 600; removal bodies from Hol-
mead Cemetery, 81 900; one food Inspector
81 goo; to pay judgments against District OF Co
$4,000; total, s79,Sl3.
The reductions made by the Senate from the
House bill were: For Government Insane hos
pltal, $4,000, (cut down from 10000; for main
tanning jail, (strtcken out entirely $40 19J:
total, @ ss9,l9O Net reduction from House bill,
THE DISTRICT PROPERTY WHICH IS TO BIZ SOLD.
The committees amendments were agreed TO
right along, until that for selling certain prop
erty and using the proceeds for building two
police stations IN Washington and one engine
house In Georgetown was reached. Mr. McMtl-
Ian objected to that amendment. Mr.. Rollins
said 1t was for the best interests of the District
to sell the lots and In order to demonstrate that
he gave statement OF the property, its loca-
tion, value, ETC. He said :-"Tne first is lot 8.
square 3S2, the central guard-house, situated
between 9Th and 10th streets, on Louisiana av-
enue. just below the Centre market. 1t has a
front OF 81 feet inches on Louisiana avenue
and So feet on B street. This property is as
sessed at s25. 5sl. The house is In a dilapidated
intended. being temporarily. occupied as a
night lodging house 1t yields no revenue to
the city. l Will say for the information OF the
Senate that on each side Of this building are
business is transacted. This property could
now be sold at from $25 900 to $50, 600; it yields
nothing to the District today, and the District
would then be receiving revenue to be de-
rived from taxation. wish to say further that
il that building is disposed Of it Is the purpose
to erect suitable station-ho In that part Of
station-house, located In that section OF the
city where it is proposed to build new one.
think he Will come back to this chamber and
vote with great alacrity for the sale of this
property, II for no other purpose than to secure
decent and respectable station-house for the
use Of the CITY, The next is part of lot 8, square
49O, city spring, on the north side of C street
northwest, near ~ street This Is very small
lot, fronting 81 feet inches on G street. by a
depth OF $50 feet, and is assessed at S49l3 The
spT1ng was cut OF by sewers several years ago.
and the lot has been filled up. 1t brings no
revenue, Is not even taxable, and the District
has no use for 1t. 1t Is small lot, ana really
can be OF no service TO the city In Its present
condition, and 1t should be sold.
Lots 2s and %, square 6, are In Georgetown,
the fish wharf, at The corner OF Potomac and
Water streets They front 77k feet on the
Potomac river, are assessed al 81, 800, and bring
mere nominal rent, less than 500. It Is II no
value to hold this property, as the cost OF re-
pairs exceeds the revenue from II. Part OF lot
Al, square 30, is the Georgetown town house,
on the south side OF Bridge street, near High
street. 1t fronts AN feet on Bridge street, and
has depth OF 80 feet, 1t is assessed for the
ground at 81, 744, and for the house So 600. max
ing 81, 744. This is an old building, In very
dtlapidated condition, totally unit for use, and
OF no service whatever to the District. The
grade OF the street has been changed In front OF
IT, 60 that 1t Is practically of no earthly account
In its present condition, and there can be no
question about the propnety Of the SALE 1t Is