Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-18
The District Appropriation Bill.
iE REDUCTIONS MADE By TIE HOUSE APPRoPRIA
TIOSs COMMITTEE

T1OSS COMMITTEE.
The House committee ON appropriations have
cut and slashed into the District appropriation
biz b.tndly. They have made q reduction OF
$500 from the Commissioners estimates OF what
WAS iecSSiry To meet the expenses OF the govern
m"nt. apparently with no other object than
Simply IL reduce. without regardto the eXigancies
Ct the case I Nt, committee seem utterly unable
L. explain whore the reductions are TO come In and
what this effect Will I've, and give no reason Tor
aFpTHQr;ar.ng sum less than that required
The Whole sum asked for by the commissioners.
WIKI a." approval OF the secretary OF the Treas
MY. exclusive IT the water department.. wa: the
half o, = ts952: g. the other iii To he provided
fulI I'll" District revenues This sum was decided
10 %" J,SC iutciy necessary after careful revision
OF III" estimates many Very important Items being
LEFT Ont for the sake IF reducing tie amount as
low a. could to- gotten along WITH. This the CON-
mitter cUt DOWN 10 s3.352503. &C. The appropria-
ton for the executive office reduced 81 $50: for
the assessors office. s2lG0; for the auditors Office,
5000; Tor the Washington asylum, SEQ: for the
FIRE department, g aa0 for the police department.
s52t1; for schools. 5000; for lighting the city,
slj,6ai; for the engineers department. 81. 400 for
county roatiS. sl5,tN' for cleaning sewers, $1,000,
and f0T street Improvements. So 600.
nHe ft'ilit'lolis are made III some cases by re-
duclug the present forces and in others by refusing
To mae the Increase necessarily attending the in
crease III munl'lptl business. The commissioners
enc l. deprived or the messenger now employed
t $50 pc: Itr- The ass s5orS Office IS virtually
deprived OF two clerks. which the Commissioners
say VII! cripple The force that it will be Impo.si-
bic 10 properly conduct the business. The sum
asked for I" pay Tor twenty Ganewell alarm
s.pntu ne Increased pay asked for the privates
on the flre department from $50 10 $500 is dlSal
lowed lie SUN for repairs 10 the public school
horses Is reduced from i25,Coo To $4,000. The au-
ttdfiE 10 sell certain school property. as recon-
hcACej D.; The school board, Is not given. and
without this the $4,000 allowed is insufficient for
Quilting tine three school houses contemplated. The
average cost OF the six school houses built during the
past1woyears, including sites. 800 333 each For
tAe past three years Congress has allowed an ever
age "i $4,000 per year for new school houses.
S.Hty-~N Thousand dollars was asked for this year.
together with what money could be raised by the
SAFE OF unused school property. The sum asked
was appropriated, and the other provision was
omitted The appropriation FOR the TenleytoWn
turn pike Is omitted The s;iiary OF the clerk OF the
Ioiict' Court Is reduced from $1,000. which ii has
tecn since 1870. to y $50.
10 amounts appropriated are: General expenses,
SOS'l; ASSESSORS Office. S1l.400 collectors Office,
t!'a-); auditors Office, $13n: attorneys Office.
fsbl4. >lnhng-und Office, $500: engineers oinceG
f'i Uio lire department sll5.s9O; courts, S69,5OO;
>t .llneO1iS expenses. 10000: health department,
Si19eO. interest on sinking fund. 81 ,1l3 81, 81 Tor
the walter department., siS6,4a Is appropriated.
iast year 81. 100 was appropriated TO conduct the
tiitur >. ASSESSOR and TAX collectors offices, yet.
though the VIOLA has greatly increased. this bill
provides an appropriation OF only $4,000 There is
bot AoW IN these Offices force enough 10 properly
keep up the accounts Of the District and this will
hdke 4 still lurthc reduction, and. ill the opinion
Oh TIE commissioners, WIFI result in loss and dis
aSter to he District.
The commissioners contemplate writing letter
10 the committee asking them TO reconsider their
reductions.