National Republican., 1883-02-19
MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT.
what the Senate Proposes to do for th'
Capital Next Year,

Capital Next Year
ou Saturday Senator Plumb reported the
district appropriation bill from the senate
committee ON appropriations, The estimates
admitted for the next fiscal year were
$3,443,s410s. The amount appropriated py
the house was $3,3iS 42i47, reduction oil
Sg5. .422BI. The senate committee has re-
duced it $40, ,6i5, leaving the amount oil the
hill ne reported S3271710.47 Last years
appropriation was $3,3S6,S06.OS Inc senate
committee have made some changes IN tne
figures as to minor salaries and other eXPenui,
lures, but there are no changes Oh lhls hihu vi
any material Importance. -
The provision in connection with the house
bill repeating the act of June II, leIo, allow
ing deduction of per cent. upon taxes
paid within thirty days after notice OF as
sessmcnt Is amended by the addition OIL the
following: " And hereafter the lien upon any
real estate in the District for any general or
special tax shall not be impaired by reason oil
any certificate or statement, erroneous or
otherwise, which the collector may make
concerning the. same" e-,,..
A new provision is inserted as follows
For temporary clerk hire, to enable the
auditor and comptroller to effect setuehlehC
of the accounts of the collector and to BRING
up the books of his Office, S2,5OO or SO much
thereof as may be necessary
The approprintion for the inspection oil gas
and meters is amended by an addition MAKING
that official subject to the control oil the com
missioners and requiring that ho shall pay
into the United States treasury all ices COZ
| lected by him.
Tho total appropriation for Improvement
| and repairs of streets and bridges is reduced
| from $685., 600 to $i30,00O, and provisO IS IN
serted that out of this sum all works on the
avenues and streets and the replacement Oh
! payemcnts on the streets named I'm the DliJ
| = hall lao
The appropriation for the National assocla-
| tion for destitute colorcd women aud children
is increased from $1,000 to $4,000, ana II IS
| specifically for the erection ol buildlng ior
| that association the cost not to exceed the
amount appropriated. ,-,.-
The 5000 appropriated by the apprropria-
| ton bill for the current fiscal year Tor the
erection of "A building on the grounds re-
Gently purchased by the German Protestant
| Orphan Asylum association NOW the German
| orphan asylum, be continued, anu Ihaue
available for the same purpose, provided the
| asylum shall contribute an equal sum lor Ihls
| purpose. ,,,.
| another amendment to demand and receive
| from the assignee of the estate Of III. ID. Cooke
| & Co. the sum proved against the estate Dy
! the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan home, ana
cover the same into the United states treas
ury, and in case of refusal to pay over the at
tornoy general is required to take steps to en-
force the claim.
The house provision relating to contracts
for lighting the city is amended by the inser'
tion of a provision limiting the price TO D'
| paid TO 500 per lamp per year, ana II tne com
sioners cannot contract at this rate they arr
required to substitute other illuminating ma
teral for gas.
propriating 81, ,4i0 as additional compensation
for privates who may be detailed for detect
ives and other special service
In the fire department section clause
added appropriating $4,000 for remodelin
and furnishing the old town hall oil Gesg'
/, town for engine company No. ., and III add
tion to this sum the proceeds of the sale {
|, the lots in Georgetown heretofore authorize
! to be sold. The commissioners are author
, lied in their discretion to pay the claim I
| GeodRe SChlOssen for the care OF Jam'
Fleming, who was run over and injured b
> Assistant Fire Chief Drew in 1850.
= Twelve thousand dollars are added to u
/ appropriation for new school buildings IL
: the purchase of site and the erection Their
p on of q school building on the old Bladen
: burg road near Brooks station, and for Il
/ addition to school building on tho ne
D Bladensburg pike, and for the erection OF
20 school building at Benning's station.
!, The following amendment Is inserted: Ih
IL the time allowed for filing claims in the cou
Il of claims under the act of congress providii
for the settlement of all outstanding CLAIM
-, against the district, approved June 16, lss
u is extended thirty days after the approval
IL this act and all claims not so presented sha
IN be forever barred.
Another amendment directs the commi
th sioners to inquire rs to suitable location, q
of cost proper plans, &C., for plain fre-pro
he building for the accommodation Of the di
H. trict offices, and report TO congress ON the fiji
day of its next session.