Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-07
THE District ESTIMATES.
Changes Made by Secretary Mannine.

The book Of estimates for the fiscal year end.
ing June 3Oth. 1887. was issued at the Treasury
department to-day. The book Is a very large
one The portion devoted to the estimates is Is
pages larger than that Of last year In the esti-
mates for general expenses of the District of Co.
lumbia the following changes are made In the
estimates rs submitted by the Commissioners:
The estimate for the hospital for the insane has
been increased ST., 263 and that for construct.
ing and maintaining bridges increased 81. CO.
Reductions are made-in the engineers Office.
So, 900; improvements and repairs SEA 9la
and health department., S742O The salary of
o surveyor OF the District (S:s, OOO) is omitted
because =, the la, law provides for his pay.
twice disapproved of such a change.
In regard to improvement and repairs the Sec
rotary says that the department is not prepared
first to sc improved, aud recommends tina I
Congress, In making the appropriation, which
Is S6S, 943 less than estimated by the Commits
sioners, shall state the order in which the work
shall be done.
The increase for constructing and maintain.
ing bridges, S2,1OO, provides for two draw.
keepers at Anacostia and Benning's bridges.
and one bridge-keeper at Chain bridge
The increase In the estimate for the insane
hospital, $77,263. Is made upon the recon-
mendatfon of DR.. Godling so that the District
shall pay one-half of the cost of supporting i'm.
digent insane District patients, as required by
law.
THE SCHOOL ESTIMATES.
In relation to the Commissioners estimates
for public schools, $685., O9S, the Secretary saws
that it is not such an itemized statement as
required by law. since it does not show the
be employed or salaries to be paid.
and the estimate for buildings for schools
(S2O,OOO) does not show the number of
opinion of the department that it would be
better to have but one superintendent and that
the services Of his clerk could be spared. 1t is
NM f.nd hnf III
preparation, shall specify the mum Der of teachers
and Janitors to be employed, and the cost and
location of buildings. tits suggested that as long
as the present law requiring approximations to
be divided between the white nd colored
schools according to number OF white and COL
ored children, remains in force, that i: would
be better Ii the estimates and appropriations
should show the amount to be expended for
each class of schools. The department has
asked for statements showing the amount so
expended, but no statements have been fur.
nished.
The reduction in the health department.
$7,42O, is made so to bring the force within
the limit prescribed by the act of June 18th,
1873.
Items Not i'm the District Estimates.
THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT-PUBLIc BUILD
INGS, ETC.
In relation to the estimated appropriation Of
$1o1, 900 for the Washington aqueduct, the
Secretary says "the question of purity of water
supply is a vital one. and the means proposed
TO secure it are recommended to the earnest
cOnsdera ton OF Congress.
The estimates for the State, War and Navy
department building, S50O.OOO, and for the
completion of the Washington monument.
100000, are unchanged. The estimate tor
the army medical museum and library, SCI $50,
is reduced by the Secretary of War by $4,000.
Tie amount for increasing the water supply.
S59OOOO, is unchanged, and Gen. Newton s
recommendation urging its appropriation Is
quoted.
Gen. Hazen's recommendation for $4,000
for tine erection of Il meteorological observatory
at Fort Myer was reduced to 81 900 10y the Sec
rotary of War.