The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
wHIrE HOUSE ExpENsEs.

Figures of Interest to the Domestic Minded
What 1t Costs to Run the Establishment
Washington Special.
Now that the White House has new mistress,
there is naturally good deal Of curiosity about
the management of its details. OF course the
people who have read the papers in the past few
weeks are aware that there is French cook, q
French maid, lots of door-keepers and attendants
of this Sort but few of them know whether they
are paid out Of the public funds or out Of Mr..
Cleveland's private purse. To put 1t into nut
she'll it may be said that all those who attend to
the public part of the house are paid out of the
public fund, while those who are employed for
duty in the residence portion of the building are
paid out of the Presidents private funds One
Of the secretaries at the White House, Mr..
Crock, has charge Of the disbursement of the
necessary funds for the private part of the
house, but he allows checks against the Presi
dents private account for this purpose. and I'M
der the supervision Of the President on any
question Of special expenditures. Servants en-
ployed In the private part Of the house are paid
<Sout of the Presidents own money, including the
cook and his assistants, the Presidents valet,
when he has one. the French maid, the servants
who take care of the rooms, and all that sort of
thing. OF course the new furniture for the
residence part, as well as the Office. is paid for
out Of the public fund. So is the cost of heating
and lighting the entire building. In fact, it
costs just round 1000 year to run the
White House aside from the salary of the
President. Here are the items appropriated
for in the appropriation bills just pending in
Congress-
For compensation Of the President of the
United States $50 090
For compensation to the following In the Office
of the President of the United States: Private
secretary, So ESQ., assistant secretary g ESQ.,
fhRca aasafr anla H.. o1o~I,n
Of class four, one clerk of class three, one clerk
Of class two, who shall be telegraph operator:
steward, at 81 800 one usher, at S., 400; four
messengers, at 81, 200 each five door-keepers, at
81. 200 each; one watchman 5000, and one fire.
man, $864-in all, $33, 1854.
The contingent expenses of the executive
Office, including stationery therefor, as well as
record books, books for library miscellaneous
itenis and furniture and carpets for Offices care
If Office, carriage, horses and harness, Sc, 900.
For Improvement and maintenance of grounds
south of the executive mansion, Sc, 900.
For ordinary care Of greenhouses and nursery,
$1,000.
For repairs and fuel of the executive mansion
as follows:
For care, repair and furnishing executive
mansion, GIG, 600, to be expended under the di
Fection Of the officer in charge of public build
Sngs and grounds by contract or otherwise, as
may be most economical and advantageous to
the government
For fuel for the executive mansion and green
houses. So. 000
For care and necessary repair of greenhouses,
q, 0O0
For repair of conservatory Of executive man
sion, So 000
lighting the executive mansion and public
erounds-for gas, pay of lamp-lighters, gas-ftters
and plumbers, sas-ftting and plumbing PUP
chase and erection of lamps and lamp posts; pur-
chase Of matches and for repairs of all kinds;
fne. and lights for Office stables, watchmen's
lodges and for the greenhouse at the nursery,
$4,000 provided, that for each six foot burner
not connected with meter 10 the lamps on the
pnblic grounds. more than $40 shall be paid
per lamp for gas, including lighting cleaning
and keeping in repair the lamps, under the ex-
Penditpfe provided for in this act; and authority
as hereby given to substitute other illuminating
material for the same or less price, and use so
much of the sum hereby appropriated as may be
necessary for that purpose.
Repair Of Water-pipes and Fire-plugs-For
repairing and extending water-pipes. purchase
Of apparatus to clean them, and cleaning the
springs and repairing and renewing the pipes of
the same that supply the Capitol, the executive
fpansfcn and the building for the State War and
Navy Departments 81, 800.