Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-08
CITY AND DISTRICT.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
Amounts Expended In the District Dur
ing the Past Eight Years.

Col. Ludlow, the Engineer Commissioner,
speaking of the appropriations made for the
District year after year for several years, said
to q STAR reporter that the appropriations had
not kept pace with the growth of the city, and
the growing demand for improvements Of va
rious kinds, as we'll as for increased expendi-
lures in other branches Of the public service.
| A tabulated statement has been prepared In
Col. Ludlow's Office, showing both estimates
and appropriations for the past eight years for
the maintenance and support of the District
government. This table will be appended to
| the Commissioners annual report. The ex-
penses OF the District government have been
United States and the taxpayers Of the District.
According 10 the statement referred to, the
governments share of the expenses of the Dis
has been as follows: 1880, 81, iii, SIS; 1881,
q ,7s5 1885; $50, 1925, 1854; 1883, 81 :
1856 1856 9o2s7 1892 1892
s43,577.9 81. Halt Of the estimated expendi-
lures for the next fiscal year is $2,O32. e4B.9s.
| the amounts appropriated for the principal
objects of expenditure during the eight years,
with the estimate under each head for the
next fiscal year. In each case the estimate is
placed first and the amount appropriated
second.
s sa %ss and .eontingens espsnsss!sso-
S Sss q i 5s i s,aS IA
C11O dOosco. 1OOD-S1O4,O6oCO. S1OZ,O4J
si57 1854. isss-Estimate s15s,s54.
I mi ROY and repairs ssoa$71o 900,
s9so'Soo. 1ss44s $685. ,es5.ai. s sso,ooo
SoSs4 1880
$613, 500.
cd Hs s%s and and, Prisons 1880
i issssS@Sos $500, sss,osA; 1855 siSs'S I,
$l05,335, $1O2,5 1ss6-S125,62 O. SPA
sS5 s!Ess,s s ss9s 4Eas1ns
ssS 90 900 sss ssS sss
H 1sssx sssSo 600 1Ss7-s2ssooo. s2eeooo
iss1ssoSe oo 1852
$50 iss4SssS4 go, 500 $50. isss. sss
600. $685.. 100. lss6-s351 $50, 1898. 720.
1ss7.ss57 500. $s44, 80: lsss.s4l7 $50:
s1o5, 24o. 1ssssIol, 90, sey,I46: 1854
sso 9i SsS $1s
800, 81 1920. 1sss-$114,42O.
Public schools.-1ssoaS4oO S475, 900.
5ss 1888 1850 500 S.
asssssiss5a9,s99 sS4Ss7S Iltss5aso4A go
Health department.-1ssU-S32 1885, S34,
100. 1SS1-S36, 54S.34. $50, 500. 1SS2-$44.-
200, Sal, lao. 1SS3-$41, lao, $42, $50. 1854
$4,000, S42,7so. lss5-S42,9sO, s44, $50.
1ss6.S36, 400, so. 13O. 1SS7-S46, 400, $40, :
2SO. 1SSS-S44,57U.
The sums appropriated for Improvements
and repairs Included work on streets and
avenues. the separate estimates and apprnpria.
lions ior which were as follows: 1ssO-S56O,-
900, $25O,OOO. JSS1-$431, 6OO, $3OU,OUO.
lSS2-s32O, 364.O3, $3UO,UUO. 1SS3-$273,-
OuO $500, UuO. 1oS4-$316,6S5.61 81. $35O.OUO.
1SS5-$3OO.OOO SZD3,OoO. 1Ss6-$315,OU
$500, 900. les $500 OUU, $3.50, zoo. 1855
S4O5,OOO. During Tie year lSo4-5 $5UU,OOO
Was appropriated toward, completing the
sewerage system of the District, but was not ill.,
cluded III the regular appropriation bill. For
several yeals the appropriation tor interest aud
sinking fund has been annually S1,213.94797.
The waller department Is not Included in the
totals given auOve AS it il sustained out OF the
water fund, but since 1883 1t has been reg
uiariy estimated anu appropriated for the es IL
mates aud appropriations being follows:
Water department. - 1883 - $1I 1,O5O.5O,
gill, 450.5O. 1SS4-$1U6,452. $1U7 SOS. 6O
1eoo-Sls6.352, SIS6,349. IsS6-$l 30, $685.
~, S1SS, 39i27. 1So7-SlS3,4S3.U2,S $685.
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