Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-19

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STREETS.
Sweeping, cleaning and sprinkling streets,
avenues and alleys, $50, OOO current work OF
repairs OF streets, avenues and alleys, $50, 900;
current work on county roads and suburban
stI sure 100000; cleaning sewers and basins,
commission: Contingent expenses, including
iaoorers c;rt-h1re, trees, treeboxes tree-stakes,
sreesi.aps, planting and care Of trees, WHITE
Washing, care o1 parks and miscellaneous items
Street-iamps: For illuminating material and
lighting, extinguishing, repairing and cleaning
lamps ON avenues, streets and alleys and for
purchasing and erecting new lamp-posts, and
70 replace such as are old, damaged and unfit
Tor use: Provided, That no more than twenty
snail be paid for gas, lighting, extinguishing,
repairing and cleaning under any expenditure
nr l or, In this act and said lamps shall
hours per annum; and the Commissioners are
authorized, In their discretion, to substitute
price, and to use so much of the sum hereby ap-
proprlated as may be necessary for that pur-
pose, sos, 900.
METROPOLITAN POLICE
Major and superintendent, 80 800; captain,
S1,SOO; lieutenant, night-inspector, $1,000;
property-clerk, 81 500; one clerk, 81 500; one
clerk, 5000; four surgeons for the police and
fire departments, at $40 each, increase of $50
each submitted), 50 16O; additional compensa-
tlon for prlvates detailed for special service in
the prevention and detection of crime, 81 ,44O;
nine l1eutenants, at 1920 each, 1850;
twenty sergeants. at 81 40 each, $22, 500; one
hundred and ten privates, class one, increase
of fifteen submitted), at 5000 each, 500, 900; one
hundred and forty privates class two, at 81 ,OSO
S72O each, 1920: eight laborers at $3.50
each. increase of $50 each submitted), SO, $40;
one messenger, $500; one messenger, $500; one
MAYOR and superintendent, mounted, $40; one
captain, mounted, $40; twenty-five lieuten-
ants, sergeants and privates, mounted, increase
driver, $500: one am ab drive $50 ONE
assistant driver, $780, two drivers of patrol
wagons, at $500 each, additional submitted),
S72O; rent OF headquarters and Unontown sub
station, 81 200; fuel 50 900; repairs to station
houses, including Police Court, 81, 900; miscel-
laneous and contingent expenses, $4,000;
erection of brick stable, cOncretng the yard,
paving cellar, setting stone steps, &C., at sixth
precinct station and erection of stable at sew
enth precinct station, $4,000; police signal and
telephone system, first precinct, including pa
trol-wagon, 81, 800; remodelling fourth precinct
station and constructing new cells, SO, 600; re-
constructing cells in third precinct $500.
(Note.-In the absence OF any explanation as
to the last four items, they are left without
recommenda;ion, for such action as Congress
may deem proper)
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief engineer, 81 500; fire marshal, 81 900;
secretary Tin lieu of one clerk, at 5000, 81, OOO
two foremen, acting as assistant engineers, at
81 200 each, 81 400; seven foremen, at 81 900
each, 1000; seven engineers, at 81 200 each,
$1,000; seven firemen, at $500 each SIS 600;
two tillermen, at $500 each, 81 600; nine hos
tiers. at $500 each, $1,000; sixty privates, at
$3.50 each,S 46,SOO; three watchmen at 5000
each. l.SOO; veterinary surgeon tor fire and
other departments of the District government
increase OF $500 submitted), $500; repairs to
new appliances and purchase of hose SO $50;
purchase of horses, $1,000; fuel $4,000; for
age, $4,000; contingent expenses, $4,000; new
(Note.-Provision having already been made
In the estimates for repairs. purchase of hose
and horses, fuel and forage, the item for con-
tlnSent expenses seems unnecessarily large)
TELEGRAPH
General superintendent, 1000; electrician.
$1,000; two telegraph operators, at 81 900
each, $4,000; three telephone operators at
5000 each. 81 ,SoO two repairmen, at S72O
additional submitted), $500; general supplies,
repairs, &C., $1,000.
COURTS.
One judge, $4,000; one clerk, 50, 900; one
deputy clerk. 81, ZOO; two bailifs, at So per day
each, 81 1875 one messenger, 5000; one door
keeper, $40; United States marshaI's tees,
S1,4OO; contingent expenses, including COM
pensation of a justice of the peace acting as
judge OF the Police Court during the absence of
said judge books, stationery, fuel, ice, gas wit
ness fees and other necessary items, $1,000;
judicial expenses, $4,000.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
One superintendent, 1900: one superin-
tendent, S2,25O; one clerk to committee on
ways and means, $500; one clerk to superin-
tendent and secretary to board of trustees,
$1,000; one clerk to superintendent, $500;
teachers, $780, 900; janitors and care OF the
several school buildings, S3l SIS: rent of school
buildings, $4,000; fuel, $4,000; repairs and
Improvements to school buildings and grounds,
SIS, 900: contingent expenses, including furui.
ture, books, stationery. printing. insurance and
other necessary items, S25 200; buildings for
schools, purchase of sites and the erection and
completion OF new buildings, and for furniture
for new school buildings, $4,000.
(Note.-The above is IA copy of the estimate
o as he the
ment and estimate as the act OF Congress ap-
proved June II, 1878, providing permanent
form of government Tor the District OF Columbia
[2O stat, 1O4, Sec 81 requires since it does not
show the number of teachers and janitorS 1t is
proposed To employ or the salaries to be paid
The estimate for buildings for schools" does
not show whether 1T is proposed to erect one or
more buildings, where such building or build
ings are to be located or the cost thereof 1t is
the opinion OF this department that it would be
better to have but one superintendent, so that
all the schools would be under the same manage
ment. This would dispense with the services
of one superintendent, and it is believed that
the services OF his clerk could also be spared 1t
is recommended that Congress in making the
appropriation shall specify the number of teach
ers and janitOrs to be employed and the salaries
to be paid to each, and that the appropriation
tor buildings shall designate where the build
ings shall be located and the cost of each. The
law requires that the money appropriated each
year for school purposes shall be divided be-
tween the white and colored schools in the pro-
portion that the number OF white children in
the District between the ages of six and seven
teen years bears to the number of cOOred chill
uTcn DetWetu tilOSc ages ZSl ana JUG.
Revised Statutes, d. C.l This department has
asked, in connection with the settlement of the
Commissioners accounts, tor statements show
ing the amounts TO which each class OF schools
was entitled, and the expenditures OH behalf OF
each, but no such statements have been fur
nished. 1t is suggested that so long as the pres
ent law remains in force il would be better IL
the estimates and appropriations should show
the amount to be expended for each class of
schoOls).
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
Repairs and replacement of public hay scales,
$500; rent of District offices, $4,000; general
advertising, $4,000; books for register OF wills
printing checks, damages and other necessary
items, $4,000.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
One health officer, $4,000; six sanitary in
spectors, at $1,000 each, $1,000; clerks ana
other assistants to the health officer, 81 900:
contingent expenses, including books, station
cry, fuel, rent, repairs to pound and vehicles,
forage, meat for dogs, hOrseShOeing, and other
necessary items, $4,000, removal of garbage
and ashes. $4,000; purchase of one horse for
pound service, 5000.
(Note.-The estimate of the Commissioners is
reduced S7,42O, so as to bring the force en-
plOyed under the health officer within the limit
prescribed by the act of June IL, I S7S [2O Stat
1O7, SECS 10 and Ill 1t is recommended that
the appropriation for clerks and other assis-
tants to the health officer be made in detail as
in other branches of the service)
OTHER EXPENSES.
Interest and Sinking Fund-Interest and
sinking fund on the funded debt, exclusive OF
water bonds, 81 ,213, 947.97.
Contingent Expenses-General contingent ex-
Of a nf calm 10 tn bo