Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-22
DISTRICT DEFICIENCIES.
Claims Against the District which
Congress 10 Asked 90 Provide For.

The statement OF supplemental estimates OF
various departments 20 supply deficiencies.
which has been printed for the information Of
the House committee on appropriations shows
that the aggregate amount required 20 meet
these deficiencies is $6,711, sO7.4o, OF this
amount S6o.114.39 il asked for the District Of
Columbia The principal items included in the
S60, 1l4.39 which It is desired shall be pro
vided for In the bin or bills now in courss of
preparation by committees, are (aa heretofore
stated In The STAR - follows
For saiariss and contingent expenses,
e476.42.
For improvements and repairs, $40. o4b. 40 on
which $4,000 u for the completion OF the
For streets-current work OF streets. aven ues,
snS aes and lateral
o the &c
For the IRE department, general repairs 10 en-
CINE houses, being for the service OF the fiscal
year, $2oo nosrsesnoeing; ~ 1892; gas, e137.4b.
1ssO'si-' s2jsa-'s5,S 81. 500 90. ''"''
For public schools, for salaries for teachers
officially. that this deficiency arises from the
fact that under decision OF the Commission
ers OF the District OF Columbia, dated january
20, 1882, shat the Commissioners cannot are
prove OF any scale OF teachers salaries In excess
Of appropriation by Congress, and that within
to be the exclusive function OF the board of
school trustees TO arrange and q x the scale Of
the appropriation for the current fiscal year Sy
reason whereof the salaries OF the teachers
were reduced per cent. This wss done with
they contracted for the salaries offered Them if
Is equitable that they should be paid.
CURED In the fiscal year 1850. 5000. Official
explanation OF this item Is made rs follows:
Early last fall some benevolent people In
gtituted night schools, and with the consent of
the trustees OF the public schools were Der
mitted 70 use the public school buildings there
Tor. They applied TO the Commissioners for as
sistance, and were informed that there was no
appropriation or fund out OF which the ex-
penses attending these night schools could he
paid, but that the experiment proved sue
cessful, they would under any existing law
authorizing night schools. estimate for them
ssThe parties mentioned have in good faith
incurred during the past season a liability OF
about $500 Ia the support of these schools, and
have accomplished, the Commissioners believe.
an excellent work In the education of a num-
Der OF persons who would otherwise have been
oommend that PrOvisiOn be made for payment
Buildings for schools, purchase OF sites, and
erection and completion OF new school build
ings, $ssO.l3, that being in addition 70 100000
previously appropriated.
70 pay +. Ii. Bates for services as military in
structor at the High school from November
1853, TO June 49, 1854, $500.
For courts-Polics Court, marshal's fees 1889,
1895. United States marshal's fees, June, 1854,
$ll9.5o; judicial expenses, fee Tor William For.
syth for survey for use in suit OF Gregory agt.
school trustees, 1883, SIS.
For miscellaneous expenses-to nay general
advertising bills, S1,O09. 80 in addition TO
$4,000 already appropriated. All OF which are
deficiencies OF the fiscal year 1856. To pay
William Forsyth fees for surveying SlS05o
being deficiencies In fiscal years iss3-'S4.
For payment OF judgments against the Dis
trtct Of Columbia, $16,6O6.0S AS follows: Ie-
natius Nall, S1o5.9O; Alexander 7. Augusta,
S34.O5; William L. Bramhau and Frank r.
Boxer, S1O6.9S, Nathaniel c. Bateman, S54.33:
William L. Hayes, 5000; Samuel II. Shers
wood, 5000; Samuel DALEY, $2,6I5.5O; Alice
v. Boone, by Sarah e. Boone, 81, 102.90; Will
liam G. McGill use OF John Sherman q Co,
S3,415.6O; Edward Clark, $2,09345; William
IL. Lee, 81, 323.91; Georgetown Gas Light COM
pany, $70O.66; Washington Gas Light company;