National Republican., 1882-11-24
ESTIMATES FOR THE DISTRICT.
Those Approved by the Secretary of the
Trcnsury-CNat,p pcs Made by Him.

Trcnsury-CHang Made by Him.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has returned the
estimates Of the District Commissioners for the
expenses of the District Of columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1854, with his approval, as
follows;
Salaries and contingent cxpouses-Executivc
oillcc S2l 60l50; GssCssOs office, Slg ivO attorney
| oilcc SSSl2; sinking fund office, si,7OO coroner
Office, 81 $50; hnrbormnster at Washington, sl2W.
harb0rmaser al Georgetown, $50 stalcr Of weights
and measures, ss0 engineers oiiice, si3l?s; mar
| kets, $500; surveyors Office, S200 inspector oi
buildings, SI7Sl; division of streets, alleys ana ana
| county reads Sii0O; parking commission, S2,lOUi
gas and lamps, S2,9CO; miscellaneous expenses,
| S3,500 Total sl54, ,53l50
Interest and sinking fund on the funded debt,
| exclusive Of water bonds 81 l2l3,0i79L
Contingent eXpen es-GgnUrRl contingent eN-
penses of the District of Columbia 10 be expended
only In case of emergency such MS riot, pestilencc,
calamity by flood or fire. and OF like character, and
otherwise not sufficiently provided for, $4,000.
Institutions of charity reformation, and pris-
| $4,000; Georgetown nlnshousc slS0O; Columbia
Ho'ptol sl5,OCOi hospital for the insane SlV,
95O industrial home school, s50O0 relief of the
poor, $4,000; transportation of paupers ana pris-
| onerS, $4,000. Total, Sl3S2H
| Courts-s15,41s.
| Miscellaneous eXpenses-Ropar of y-scales,
rent OF District offices. gcuerai advertising, books
oi register OF wills printing checks, damages, ana
miscellaneous items not Otherwise provided Tor,
Improvement and repairs-Cleaning aud re-
pairing sewers, repairs to pumps, permit work
WORK OH Sunufy avenues ana steets ana replace
ment OF pavements, repairs TO pnycmehtS, repair
ing aud maintaining bridges, repairs to rrndwnys,
repairing avenues, strGeis and alleys; repairs TO
county rOaGs sweeping, clean ing, and spriukling
| avenues, stree S, and alleys; II uminating mate
rial lighting, cXtngushing, repairing, ara cleaii-
| lg lamps, and for purchasing ana erecting new
lamp posts to replace such 6s nre old, damaged,
aud uit for use contingent expenses, including
abortre, cart hire, planting and care OF trees care
ui pa ks, and miscellaneous items continu zion
of the survey of the District with reference to the
| extension OF various streets and avenues ~ the
| District line; in all S769,gj5.6l.
Metropolitan police e Pay of officer, privates,
detective, and Others, rent, fuel, &C., s117J2O
Fire depGrtmcnt-ray OF officers. iiicmcn, and
others, Tenairs to apparatus, purchase OF houses,
| Sc, SlO3OI0.
Telegraph aud telephone scryice-Pay of Off.
| GERS, &c., Sl3lg0.
Public scho1ls-Pay of officers, teachers, md
others, S395 ljO; rent fuel furniture, stationery,
hook, repairs, &C., 5000: buildings ami sites,
| $4,000 Total, S55O,i5O.
| HEATH departmcnl-Iay of officers inspectors,
and othes, sl79co rent, iucl, forage ragais, dis
infectans, and nisCc aneous expenses, 3SOO; re-
| muyal of garbage, $4,000 TOa, S36,CJO.
| Wafer Department (payabe out OF the water
| iund)-pGy of officers, superintendent, clerks, and
| Others, Sy&i2; contingent expenses, including
books, stEtiomery, forage. advertising, printing,
&c, 81 800; engineer, frcnen. coal, material, &c.
| for high service i'll Washington aud Georgetown
pipe distribution TO high nni low service, fire
| ing fund on watcr-stock bonds, s44,6l0. Total,
| sl0G4j2. making an aggregate total exclusive OF
wafer department of s3,li3S S7.OS. one.half OF
which Is TO be provided for from the revenue OF
tie District of Columbia.
CHANGES MADE BY THE SECRETARY.
The estimates as herein approved difItr in
amount from those submitted by the Commission
ers, as follows; Incre. se-Execntive office, sl30
engineers Office, IS hospital for insane SGT, 100
Total, SOC, ,l54.30. Decrease-Work on sundry ave-
nues and streets S59,3lI.S9; health department,
s6,SiO Total, s6G, G,lji.S9.