The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
A New District Rulldinr rroy,s.d sor--A General

New District RuIldIng Promised for--k General
Increase Of Appropriations Proposed.
on "Wednesday next the subcommittee OF the
House Appropriations Committee. consisting OF
Messrs Wilson, lie revre, Adams, Henderson, and
McComas having IN charge the District OF Columbia
Appropriation bill, will hold a mectinRto consider
the same. The new bill has been prepared by the
clerk OF the committee in accordance with the act
for the current fiscal year. 10 which, however. has
been added the changes proposed in the estimates
The most important feature in the bill is the pvo-
vision for a new District building 10 cost S2b,cee
Briefly the changes made by the new estimates ans
as follows: Executive ONCE One clerks salary
raised to 1900 and he to be styled assistant secre
In the assessors ONCE two clerks at $1,000 each are
added. Collectors once: Contingent expenses In
81 n 70 ana 10 y o aerv a o,
preparing an exhibit OF taxes In arrears etc. Aud
TORS ONCE; one temporary clerk made permanent
creased $500; one clerk, 10 be styled
law clerk, salary increased 40; messen-
Salary OF two V Clerks increased 500 each
Engineers once: Salaries Increased as follows;
Chief clerk sloo assistant engineer 800; assistant
engineer, $500, assistant engineer, 500; one IN
spector OF streets and sewers 5000; the provso for
payment into the treasury of fees collected by
and axemen each Increased one; the ianiiors salary
increased $50 and contingent expenses $500. The
important provs9 isr me payment 60 OF oSeTseefs 81
sewer, street, or road work, OF the construction or
repair OF buildings done under contracts authorized
by appropriations shall be paid out OF the sums ap-
proprlated for the work and for time actually en-
gagged thereon Is to be repealed, as u the proviso
that the Commissioners shall annually report the
work, and the sums paid to each and out of what
appropriation The proviso that the records
OF the surveyor OF the District shall be part of the
public property OF the District is TO be repealed I'm
provemens and repairs: Repairs to concrete pave
ments increased from $4,000 TO $4,000. AS TO ap-
preparation for permit work the commissioners
may use the same for labor as well as materials
Amount for sewers Increased from $4,000 to $4,000
aud for work on avenues and streets and replace
Inent of payements reduced ss,e+3. drawkeeper
is added at Bennlngs Bridge at $3.50. For charities.
bakers salary increased 500; two more watchmen
at 1866 each, one female keeper at the work-house
an additional cook at $50, and teacher at $500
added; contingent expenses Increased SLIGO, and
for the. erection aud furnishing two hospital
Of $500 is appropriated. Reform SCHOOL,. The
salary OF the superintendent OF chair shop reduced
creased 500. For streets: The sweeping, cleaning,
and sprnkng streets and Jumped at 10000
instead Of s5oDo to streets aud $4,000 to alleys as
heretofore. The following increases are also made:
Current repairs Of Streets ETC. from s25 900 to $4,000
work country roads, from $4,000 to si5 900. and
cleaning sewers and basins, from $4,000 to ssoood
The parking commission are to get $4,000 increase.
The proviso prohibiting any contract for gas or
other Illuminating material to extend beyond
Police surgeons salaries to be increased $50 each,
police prvates Of class to be Increased in number
1t also provides for twenty-five mounted men,
instead of twenty, for two drivers of patrol
wagons ut 1850 each, aud for the rent Of substa-
ton at Cnontown; repairs to stations Increased
from 81 500 to s., 900; also tue following new items:
Improvement at Sixth and Seventh Precinct sta
tons, s5,00o police signal and telephone system,
First Precinct including patrol wagon, si,5O0 re-
modelling Fourth Precinct station, $4,000; recon-
structng cells In Third Precinct, 5000. In the fire
department clerk to be styled secretary and get
500 increase. The veterinary surgeon Ia TO act for
the other District departments with salary in
a "a
follows: Repairs Of engine houses, $4,000; repairs
and purchase of apparatus, 1920; contingent ex-
penses, $780, and an item is added for new engine
at $4,000. In the telegraph and telephone service
there is to be one more laborer at
Justice of tho peace, while acting as Judge of the
Police Court during the absence Of the regular
Judge $500. The estimate for schools, as exhibited
in the new BILL Is some 500 600 less than for the cur
rent year. The pay Of teachers is to be 900, in
stead of $4,000; the care OF school buildings,
ssl.s4s, instead Of s3o6so: rent $4,000, instead OF
sI0O0 repairs and improvements, $4,000, instead of
$4,000; contingent expenses. s25,000 instead Of
$4,000; AMI new Sites new buildings, and furniture
for new buildings, S20, 600. instead OF 100000. The
appropriations for the health department drop out
two food inspectors, one Inspector OF marine prod
ucts, one messenger, one poundmaster, and several
laborers, and reduces contingent expenses 1850,
while the amount for the removal of garbage Is in
creased to $4,000, and horse provided for the
pound service at 1900.
The total Of the new bill as prepared is estimated
at So 81 while the appropriations for the cur
rent year were but ss,432,2s6 %, thus showing an
excess over the current Law of 1928 099 The esti-
mated revenues, however, OF the District OF Column
bia for 1857 are more than sufficient to pay the Dis
trcts share of the proposed increased expenditures