National Republican., 1886-12-08
THE DISTRICT AND CONGRESS.
Estimates OF Money Wanted and now
1t VIII he Applied.

III VIII BE Applied.
Secretary Manning has sent TO Congress
the following estimates pertaining TO the
District: $145,0O0 for the Washington aque-
duct, principally for the improvement Of
the receiving reservoir; 81, 500 for an annex
to the army medical museum; Sl50,0OO for
the purchase Of new building for the sig
nal seryice-the cite designated is the
property OF Mr.. David Ferguson, and Is
located on the corner OF Twentyfourth
and NJ streets; $l0S,0O0 Of the amount is
desired to purchase the property and
building thereon, aud S42,oOO ,,o 70
estimate Gis recommended by Gen.
Hazcn and Secretary Endicott. II the
purchase is ordered by Congress the 1880
rent for the old buildings will
be saved; 100000 for the com
pletion Of the Washington monument;
S6,0S0 for telegraph connection OF the
capitol with the principal department
buildings-this estimate Is the request Of
the commissioner OF public buildings and
grounds $400 for a new map OF Washing
ton; 100000 for the improvement and care
Of public buildings and grounds, $4,000 OF
which is to be, expended on the grounds
north Of the white house, to remove the
wall and flag pavement on the Pennsylvania
avenue front Of the executive grounds,
substitute a substantial dressed North
river blue tagged stone pavement, and to
erect an ornamental wall, with piers, cop
ing stone, and low iron railing; also to Port
land cement the interior walks.
The total estimate OF public buildings
and grounds is 1858, 900; $lS,200 for reform
school buildings ie requested; LOO for
buildings and grounds Of the Columbia
Deaf and Dumb Asylum; $500 to i'm
prove the sanitary condition Of the treas
ury buildings, to be expended under the
direction Of Secretary Manning; $250,000
for the new naval observatory buildings,
$4,000 OF which Is 10 be for the purchase Of
meridian circle 100000 TO improve the
Potomac fats; 1895, ,49568 being the Dis
trict commissioners' estimate OF expendi-
lures during the next fiscal year.
PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF AUDIT.
One Of the most important bills before
Congress relating to District Of Columbia
matters, one in which large portion Of
our citizens are interested, and to whom
justice has been denied for years, is the
bill, Senate No. 2153, providing for board
OF audit to adjust the claims for damage
to real estate by reason or the changes In
the grade OF streets.
While many have had their claims ad-
justed and paid, others OF the same class
and equally as merltorlous have no redress,
and are, through this bill, seeking a remedy.
Justice alone requires that some tribunal
be created giving TO these claimants an op-
portunlty OF being heard on the merits OF
their claims, and we see NJ -ay II eau be
more satisfactorily done than under this
bill. These claims against the district are
just and ought TO be paid. Miny-yery
many-citizens lost their homes by reason
OF excessive and erroneous special assess.
ments on account OF public improvements,
and II is eminently right and proper that
where damages have been done to or exces.
sive taxes imposed upon private property
The owners should be indemnifed.
AN EXPLANATION WANTED.
Senator Ingalls, has written to the COM
missioners asking for an explanation why
corporation said not to be taxable In the
District and with its main office in New
York, should be allowed to cut up the
streets while the new Washington Gas Com.
pany has to 60 to Congress for the same
permission.
TEEALLYTowN GABLE ROAD.
In the Senate yesterday Senator Ingallt
presented bill TO incorporate the George
town and Tenallytown Gable Railroad Com
pany. The bill names j. w. THOMPSON, Ii
II. Dodge, o. G. Green, N. w. Burchell, A.
Z. Bateman, T. w. Pearsall, and Harvey
Dubant as incorporators, and authorizes the
construction Of o single or double track
railway, operated by cable or other power
from the Potomac river to and along Higf
kUeeJ 10 leDallytOWn rOau, tnenCe 10 len-
allytown. The capital stockssshall be $400,
eco, in shares OF $50. This is the road
referred to in the REPUBLICAN q short tint
aimee, and which is to make easy o
access the suburban property above George
town.
A CABLE FOR THE BELT LINE.
Hon. John S. Barbour, of the House Dis
trlct committee, yesterday introduced IL
the House the same bill presented In thu
Senate the day prevlous-to amend tn
charter Of the Belt Line road, authorizing
that company to employ cable or o!he
motive power.
THE DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
The first meeting of the House Distric
committee will take place tomorrow morn
ing. 1t is not expected that much will b
done but business gotten into shape to re
C, i've attention. The Senate District com
mittee will meet next Friday morning.
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