The Evening critic., 1882-11-24
district Government Estimates.


Tho estimates of the expenses OF tho District
during tho next fiscal year, as they WIZ be
presented to Congress, having beeh roVlsoi
by Comptroller Lawrence, nre as IoilgWs; ,,,,,,.,
office, S21 ,GO1 30; Asscssors once, TlO,1OO;
Attorneys onlce, SS,Sl2; Slnklng-Fund onlcc,
az Washlngton, $1,000: Harbormaster at
Georgetown, $50; soaicr Of weights aud Meas.
ures, $50; Engineers ofllce, sl3,12S; markets,
$1,000; surveyors onlce, 5000; Inspector of
buildings, $3.50; division OF streets, alleys
and county roads, $4,000; Parking Commits.
slon, s2,100; gas and lamps, $1,000 mi, miscel- ,d
Interest and sinking fund on tho funded
debit exclusive Of water bonds, = Sl,213,e47.o7.
Contingent, expenses deneral contingent
pended only In cpsesiof emergency, such MS
riot, pcsNbence, calamity by flood or ilro, and
,Isrf,xo character, and otherwise not suficicnty
Institutions OF charity, reformation and
prisons-Washington Asylum, so2,36l; Re-
form School, s30,7o0; Georgetown Almshouse,
S1,S00; Columbia Hospital, S15 900; Hospital
for tho Insane, s10o,350; Industrial Home
School, s5,00O relief of the poor, $15,OOOi
transportation Of paupcrs and prisoners,
Courts-S15,d1S
Miscellaneous expenses-Repalr OF hay
scales, rent OF District onlces, general adver-
tising, books Of Register o. wills, printing
checks, damages and miscellaneous itoms not
otherwise provided for, $12, 100.
Improvement and rcpnlrs-Cleaning and re-
pairing sewers, repairs to pumps, permit
work, work on sundry avenues and streets and
replacement OF pavomonts, repairs TO pavo-
ments, repairing, and maintaining bridges,
repairs to rOadwGya, repairing avenues,
streets and alleys; repairs TO county roads;
sweeping. cleaning and sprlnkling avenues,
streets and alleys; Illuminating material;
ing lamps, ana for purchasing and erecting
new lamp'posts TO replace such rs arc old,
damaged and unit for uso; contingent eX-
ponses, including laborors, cart hire, planting
and caro- OF trees care OF parks and nlscella-
neous Items; continuation OF tho survey OF
the District with reference TO the extension of
various streets and avenues to the District
line; in all S769,035.61.
Metropolitan PolGe-Pay Of officers, prl
Yates, detectives, and others, rent, fuel, &C.,
Fire Departmont-Pa of ofllcors, fromcn,
and others, repairs to apparatus, purchase of
houses, &C., S1O3,0i0.
Telegraph and Telephone scrvlce-Pay OF
officers, &c.. S13, 100.
Public schools-Pay of officers, teachers, and
others, 1896, ,i50; rent, fuel furniture, sta
tionefy, books, repairs, &C., $4,000; build
ings and sltes, $4,000. Total $3.50, 400.
Health Department-Pay OF officers, inspec-
tors, and others, $17,2O0 rent, fuel, forage,
repairs, disinfectants and miscellaneous OK
pcnses, s3S00i removal Of garbage, $4,000.
Total $4,000.
water Department payable out of tho water
fund)-Pay OF officers superintendent, clorks
and others, S0,3i2; contingent expenses, In
GLIDING books, stationery; forage, advertising,
printing, &c., s2,500; engineers, flremen,
coal, material, &C., for high service In Wash
ington and Georgetown; pipe distribution to
high and low service, flre.plugs, labor and re.
pairs, S5O,O0O Interest on sinking fund on
water.stock bonds, si1,0lO. Total, S106,d5
making an aggregate total, exclusive OF Water
Department., OF $3,id3,Sl7.0S, one.half OF
which Is to he provided for from the revenue
Of the District OF Columbia.
The only changes made by the First Comp
trollerwere the following Increaso-Executive
of1lcc, $780, engineers Office, SO; Hospital for
Insane, 500 100, Total, S66, 6,15f.30. Decrease
work on sundry avenues and streets, S50,-
311.39; health department, $6,Sl0. Total,
SEQ, 0,l6i,3O.