Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-21
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
Increased Expenditure. Ruthertsed-A
Companion with f-ast Nearss Law.

Comparison win i-ast Near's Law.
The District appropriation btu for the nscAi
year, which has Just become a law Is the largest
annual appropriation bfl for the expenses Of the
District ever passed by Congress The original
draft was the result of long and careful considera
ton and Investigation by the subcommttee q the
House appropriations committed, OF which Mt.
Clements OF Georgia, Is chairman, and it was
adopted In It's PRESENT form after long conference
between committees ~ the two houses The
aggregate amount of tn items as has been stated
In The STAR Is $50, loso5 less than passed by
the Senate, but IL exceeds the bin OF last year by
too13ooS. The appropriation for salaries and
contingent expenses OF the Commissioner once l.
increased from e.. go 20 ss2 s54. THIS Increase
Il Is que mainly % The transfer 60 that heading q
Wv appropriations FOR the Offices OF building In
slcctor, property clerk. inspector of PLUMBING,
anu harbur master The act taking the contin-
gent tund from the supervision Of the Treasury 40
.1Hhuhg Officers Is repealed. An additional
tlSeOO Is given the assessors once 10 pay the ex-
prhses OF me next triennial assessment OF real
property. The appropriation for the assessors
ONCE i Increased over last year from $4,000 10
$4,000 Three additional clerks at 81. 200 each
are provided FOR, and the contingent mnd l. ln-
creased rom 500 20 s2.700. In addition 10
THIS an appropriation OF s2OoO l. MAI
ior necessary expenses In the collection
by distralnt and sale OF overdue personal
taxes, ana for other necessary Items Tae
contingent fund FOR the attorneys once u
Increased from $500 20 s4eo. aud s2.5oO l. g-lyea
for Judicial expenses iacreaSins The aupronrIatt.n
for that o1ice 70 81 600 10 the appropriation
Tor the coroners U1lce 500 Is added Tor care ~
MorSue The approPrla Ion for marketlnastcrs'
salaries and expenses 81 care uf markets II in-
creased IRON s4.lOO 10 5000. The appropriation
Tor the engineers oce = reduced from stl 100 20
sf0o5o lhis l. due chiefly TO The TRANSFER Oi the
Office Of building inspector aud other Offices from tie
engineer department In addition 60 TINS the con-
uhseht apprl pnat on Tor the engineers ufllOe II
cut from s5.4oo 70 s4.GO0. The appropriation Ia
last year hlll Tor work on sunurN streets aud
avenues and replacement of Woodrn pay,IueIts"
lat ftF s.Fssr
der THIS head Is sil5.UUO. This sum IN apportouea
between the yanuus sections % the city. a. pul-
llshed In Tue STAR ~ "Wednesday. Certain thor
oughiareS are not charged 10 any partlCnlar SC
lion. For these s4I.tSO Is provided The West
Mashlngton streets set an appropriation of
$4,000, against s41.ooO last year. Fur streets IN
the northwest slyl,4oO Is given, against $4,000
last year. For the southwest section s52,suO Is
given, against s5O,OOO last year. For the SOUTH
east secuOn sd. 400 given, against $4,000 last
year. The greatest Increase Is In the uurt ueast
section, where against $4,000 appropriation last
year Sl.., 200 l. given by the new law.
The appropriation for grading streets alleys.
and roads Is increased from slu. 90 10 slaOOO lOr
repairs 70 concrete payements, saa.oO0is giyea,
against ss0,oO last year. tNe thousand dollars
above last year pIrupnation II given Tor current
repairs For repairs 10 county roads $4,000 lie ap-
prOpriated, against S25, 900 last year. F0T n
structing county reads last years bin appropu-
ated $50, 600; this bll apprupriatcs sSseid he
appropriation for surveys l. cut from $4,000 20
$1,000. The appropriation Tor replacing ub,truc-
ell sewers Is Increased IRON $500 o. slGOoO. that
Tor main and pipe savers from sJooOO last year 10
sweeping Is raised from $4,000 To a. 600 win a
provision that not more than q cents per lNrO
yards shall be paid. The appropriate iur strctt
gas lamps Is reduced from 100000 slO, CO.. aud
an additional appropriation OF $4,000 = made for
electric lighting For public pumps $4,000 Instead
OF $1,000 Is gwen.
Appropriations for public schools for salaries Of
superlntendents, Teachers and Ianiturs and serrc-
tary Of board, ana clerk Including additional teach
ers rents repairs, fuel, furniture. books station
cry, new school buildings furniture for new school
buildings, ana other necessary Items H. Increased
from s710970 20 ss.5s g7l, namely: The appropri-
atlon Tor officers oI public schools Il g. ,4o, against
$3.50 last year The number OF Teachers il In
creased from 05i 20 oi3, ana tue appropriation Tor
salaries OF teachers, from s4Ss2'o 20 s4d slO: for
JaniJots, &c, from So. 400 10 sSssll; repairs
andlmproVementst 10 school buildings, IRON $40 go
10 $4,000: for sanitary improvement, reduced
from $4,000 TO $1,000; for contingent expenses.
from 100000 20 s2a,OoO, ana for purchasing tools
&C, Tor Misunderstanding school, Increased from
$1,000 10 $1,000, &C. The appropriation Tor new
school buildings Is $4,000, against sss0OO last
year.
A hundred dollars is added 20 the salary OF the
major OF police. An additional Lieutenant Oi police
Is provided for al 81 $50; two additional sergeant
at a, lao each; 10 additional prigates nj 500
each t@o additional station keepers AT 500 each;
one additional labUrer at s4SO, and one addl-
tional driver Of patrol wagon az $3.50. The police
contingent fund Is Increased from Sll 100 60
$4,000. For the purchase UI site aud erection Of
station house IN northeast sectlun $1,000 Il ap-
prOprlated. The aggregate appropriation for tie
police Is s4Od.J4O. against s:I44, zoo last year
tn. appropriation Tor the Dire department Is
liner -ased from SlUy,g2l Ia slsl,2OO A new en-
CINE house Ia the southeast section. new engine,
hose carriage &c., and an additional crew pro-
yided Tor.
The appropriation for the health ONCE Is In
creased Dy 1000.
Tue appropriation for the courts is reduced from
$1,000 ~ sl4,5ls.
new provision Is made approprtating s. 100
''tO deIray the expenses allen1lng the execution
OF wriJs de lunatlcO lAquirendo and commitments
made Jhegeunder, ia all case, Of INDECENT insane
persons coEnIniIted TO the Government Hospital
lor The Insane Dy order OF the executive authority
OF the Distract OF Columbia under the PROVISIONS
or the act approved March q, 49,"
The apprOi rialiOn Tor the supp n Of INDECENT In
sane Is Increased from 5,l:I2 10 s7s, ls5