The Evening critic., 1885-01-30
OUR DEFICIENCIES.
TIE Estimates For Local Ex-
penditureS.
WHAT CONGRESS SHOULD DO.
The Purchase of Land For the Reser-
voir-A Hospital Ward-Street
and Road Repairs-Con-
tractors Funds.

secretary MCCullOCE leVtoT " OOHkEo33f
transmitting estimates of the deficiency ap.
preparations necessary for the public SER
vice for the present fiscal year, contains
many items Of local interest.
Most important, in some respects, is that
of $S7,500 for completing payment for
land taken for the reservoir under the act
TO increase tho water supply of the city
of Washington" and for other purposes,
approved July Is, 1882, in addition to a
like amount ($S7,500) appropriated for tho
same purpose by act of July 7, 1884 Pro-
tided, That this appropriation shall be sub
iect to the same provisions and restrictions
named in said act of July 10, 1882.
For the District Of Columbia the def
ciences are rs follows:
To pay the Washington Gaslight Com
pany for gas at Police Headquarters, S5O.S5;
for printing Commissioners report of 1881,
$34171; re-appropriatng unexpeuded bal
ances for work on Boundary sewer, &c.
S71.s0; to pay G.. A. Hall. of the Assessors
Office, balance due for service, $3.50; to pay
rent Of pumphouse, in square 175, Sl02;
temporary clerk hire in Auditors Office,
$143; to complete the pay of the six mem-
bers of the police force, detailed under the
act of January 81, 1888 for special services
in the detection and prevention of crime,
$40; +. Fl. Bates, for services as military
instructor at the High School, $500; re-
pairs to school buildings, $64; 60 pay for
clerical services in compiling the real estate
assessments, $5,104: to pay for extra work
on avenues and streets $4,000.
This deficiency is caused by an increase
in tho amount Of work done on portions Of
II and streets northwest; on North Caro-
lima avenue and N street southeast, aud on
Water street southwest; also, by an increase
in the prices named in the approximate
estimates on which bids were advertised
for. The increase in the amount of work
was found necessary, as the work pro.
crossed, in order to adjust the grades of
the new work to those of improvements
made several years ago, aud was unavoid-
able.
1t is proposed to supply this deficiency
by having reappropriated any balances of
appropriations for the District of Columbia
for the fiscal year 1885 that may remain
unexpended on June 80, 1885.
For current repairs to county roads and
suburban streets, $4,000 An unusually
| heavy freshet in the latter part OF June last
washed out all the culverts and bridges on
| the roads Just east of the Eastern Branch,
| from Uniontown to the Maryland line, near
| Bladensburg, and in repairing and rebuild
| ing them the sum Of $3.345.11 was ex-
| pended.
The conditions of portions Of the Seventh
street road and Tenallytown turnpike were
such that extensive repairs were absolutely
necessary in order to avoid suits for DANA
ges in case of accidents. These repairs
were made as far as the appropriation
would permit, at an expense of So, 09603 for
Seventh street road, and $5.17l27 for
Tenally town turnpike. These three large
items, aggreRating $14, 1924, reduced the
appropriation ($25 ,000) to SIC, 1897 so for the
ordinary care and repairs of the 100 miles
of roads and suburban streets lying with
out the city limits.
For the Fire Department one-half Of tho
proceeds of the sale of the Georgetown fish
wharf, 81 ,66025, is asked. 1t is asked that
$1,000 of the proceeds of tho sale of square
100, in the city of Washington, known as
the Holmead Cemetery, shall be transferred
by the Commissioners to the appropriation
for the contingent expenses of the public
schools for tho fiscal year ending June 30
1885; for the rent of school-rooms. $500
to reimburse Captain s. L. Phelps for costs
in Supreme Court cases paid by him while
Commissioner, $156.50; for the payment
of judgments in favor of George L. Sher
wood, Daniel Mclaughlin and others,
$2,370.01; the transfer of the unexpended
balance for the maintenance of the Wash
ington Asylum, 1885, TO be made avail
able for the construction Of a hospital ward
1t is asked that any gain resulting from in
vestments of contractors guarantee funds
under the fifth section Of the act of Jun'
IL, 1873, providing permanent form o
government for the District Of Columbia
shall be credited to the District and to tn
Treasury of the United States in equa
parts.
The total deficiencies for the District ar
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