Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-05
DISTRICT ESTIMATES.
What is Thought 1t Will Cost to Run
the Government Next Year.

The estimated expenditures of the District of
1887, are as follows:
Executive Office, $21 ,s44; assessors office,
$4,000; collectors office, $1S,5OO; auditors
office, sic, 500; attorneys office, So 900; sinking
market masters, $4,000; inspector of gas me,
tiers, $500; police, 1857 ,5O0 fire, sis, $50;
telegraph and sRhone seIXce
Office, $53, $50; asylum, $56, $50; reform
school, $50, 676; Georgetown almshouse, 81 500;
eortation Of paupers, 81, oO6; relief Of poor s15
900; Columbia hospital, $4,000; industrial
home school. S12 900; mfscellaneous-fu ice,
gas, &C., S14 800; calamity fund, $5,OOO-$19,-
600; interest and sinking fund on ID. C. debt,
$1,213,947:97; municipal building, S125,-
600; engineer's Office e. - salaries, e4,440.
surveys 81 county, $4,000 new sewers, SIS;
ads-sweeping, 100000; repairs streets,
$4,000; repairs roads, $4,000; clean
pasfkn ssws5s eSng ssreets slSs 5000
$4,000; total. So, $50. ss5: 81: Water depart
ment sl5 Ssa sss o. 90 Total estimated expend-
Estimated receipts for same fiscal year from
taxes and other District sources, 81 1877 700;
sS an sats by Congress-
The expenses of water department are paid
out OF the water taxes and revenues.
new school houses, which will be increased to
about 100000 by the proceeds Of the sale of
p TO sns
the remodeling of engine house. No. Z; the
extension Of police telephone system to first
ton, and erection Of brick stables at sixth and
seventh precinct stations; also. $25, 900 for re-
moval Of garbage and ashes, an increase of
Tie Estimated receipts PTS are based upon the
following: Real property, 500, POI ,S15, at
s1sS real sa tsgrcu
s ss4ad Pr4 sesa and ses
from licenses and other miscellaneous sources.
File Rooms for the Treasury.
AREcoMMENDATIoN OF REGISTER RosEcRANs.
The register of the Treasury, in his annual re-
port to the Secretary Of the Treasury, sug-
gests the construction of fire-proof file
rooms covering the whole interior courts
now grass Covered areas. The roofs
of these file rooms being at the present grass
level there would be room across oyer the CEN
could Be served lunches for the clerks,
such as are now found advantageous
Of The in the Posa
ONCE departments. II the registers sugg estion
Is fayorably acted upon, the department viii
feet OF file space.
The Lost sso. 900.
The $4,000 stolen from the Metropolitan
bank messenger has not yet been recovered,
but the detectives have struck hot scent.
They have received Information from parties
who saw man walk or with the pocket book
and expect soon to have him identified.
SENATOR GoRMAN SAID to STAR reporter
to-day that he thought the democratic victories
Tuesday were an endorsement OF the admins.
tr.stion and would strengthen the party every
where.
THE GARNET MEETING To-DAY.-At the reg.
ular cabinet meeting to-day Secretaries Man
ming and Whitney were the only abssntees.
Nothing Ii known Of what was done beyond an
Interchange Of congratulations on the result 81
the recent elections.
THK FoRTIFICAxIoNs BOARD was In session
e the Wax department nearly the entire day
! tooay.