Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-05
The District Appropriation Bill.

AN ABSTRACT OF IT'S PROVISIONS
Representative ketcham to-day called up In the
House the bill making appropriations for the sup-
port OF the government OF the District OF Column
bia. The bill makes appropriations as follows:
For Salaries and contingent expenses OF the office
Of the Commissioners, s2l.14i50; for the asses
sor's office sl2 600; collectors office. s175uO; audi
tor and controllers of1ice. s12,75O: attorneys
office, sS,S12; sinking fund office $5 800; cOroners
office. $500: engineers office, 500 $50; repairs to
concrete pavements, $4,000; Macadam roadways.
S. 600; mattrl for permit work. $4,000; for con-
tinuation OF surveys viii reference tothe extension
OF various avenues 600; Tor the boundary inter-
work on sundry avenues and streets, and replace
men ment to OF pavements in classes A, B, c and d,
rn1 ,ae eaTs Of and
$4,000 The Chesapeake and OHIO canal company
Is required to keep In good repair at least two
wastage OF water shall occur. For the WASHINGTON
asylum. $40; for Georgetown almshouse 81 800:
Tor the in tigent insane OF the District SAG, zoo:
do, $22Ol4; relief of tae poor, s15 OOO The com
pensation OF physicians to the poor is not to ex-
eeed es $50 .Is per Go month Columbia Hospital for
$1,000; National Association Tor Coored Women
ana Children, 5000; Children's Hospital, S. 600;
School, 1900; for sweeping. cleaning and sprfnk-
ling streets and avenues. 4oO0; cleaning alleys,
s9:5Oo; OO; current repairs or streets and alleys,
cleaning and repairing lateral sewers, saO, O,ocO;;
for the parking commission, s1sooo for street
e' s%S:' aienGr teo oars to pGss
lamp per annun is to be paid for each Street iamp
II contract at such rate cannot be made they
The contract, II made with the gas company, is to
sae see ss IRE sSe Separss tne
public schools, s5s 4e5; tthis includes new school
ouiidings); for teachers, s349l25; rent of school
buildings, s. 900; for the purchase Of sites for
three schools, for the primary and grammar
grades, two OF which to be erected In the sec
ono school division and one In the third school di
VISION. $1,000 &C. the plans and specification to be
prepaIea Oy the inspector OF buildings, to be ap-
proved by the architect of the Capitol ana the
Distflct commissioners, to be contracted for be-
OF January. 1884; for the health department. Mt.
2Soo: interest and sinking fund, 81, ,2l3947 81
lor or general contingent expenses, to be used in
$4,000 - ''o'' p0''''en'e' Noou or nre'
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Ihe DILL was accompanied blythe following re-
port IN explanation thereof:
ine estimates upon which the bill is based,
oACIuolse oi tne estimates for the water depart
menI, amount to 3,443 847.O6, one half of which
anount, or or such amount as Congress shall ap-
paopnaa Is required to te appropriated out or the
manning one-half to be feviet upon the taxable
property and privileges in the District OF Colum-
and the District OF Columbia. pursuant to secfion
OF tne act of Congress approved June II, 1873,
ror oet tRe form
to.ai anoNnt recommended to be appropriated for
M lug seneral expenses OF the District OF Columbia
LOT Lhe next fiscal year in the bill submitted here
uIrs Wtn ana to oa which the is
department., s3,s62 aO4 ~; which is less than the
eseases 1a s Si The amount appropriated by
the law LOT the current fiscal year is $780, 1886 OS
being SSs 81 more than is recommended for the
year ioca Inc sum appropriated by this bill pay
able from the revenues OF the general govern.
ment. mt d BENG IN one-half Of the suns OF the bill is
II :; = 20 70 which should be added the further
sum OF $l!oO under the water department for COM
pletlng water main for the projection Of the
by the United States, making the total sum pay
able oy the United States government and appro-
pratei ny this bill 81. $50 as against 81
090N iof the same service for the current fiscal
year. Deing reduction OF $l2 294a61. The amount
appropriated oy this bill for the water depart
ment, payable from the water revenues; and
which Is nc not -. Included In the sums mentioned
above, Is l0oSSS SO The amount appropriated for
the same purpose for the current fscal year is
$59a50" =
The estimated receipts nom taxes ana other
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