Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31
THE MONEY WANTED.
Estimates Of Appropriations Required Su
mitted by the District Commissioners

ESTIMATES OF Appropriations Required SuO-
mitted by the District Commissioners
After two weeks Of constant work the Com
missioners have about completed for the Sec
rotary of the Treasury their estimates for the
expenses OF the District government for the fis-
col year ending June &c. 1893. They are as fol-
| lows:
For salaries Of executive Office, $46.s53. This
amount is 81 276 more than that asked for last
year, which is explained by several slight in
creases in salaries. Contingent expenses for
District, 26O0O, an increase of 1000 over last
year. Contingent expenses OF engi-
neer department, $500, an increase
Of $500 over last year. Contingent and
miscellaneous expenses for the executive offices
OF the District: For rent of property yards,
Sl.0O0; for collection of overdue personal taxes.
$1,000; rent Of attorneys office. 500; judicial
expenses, $1,000; fer coroner 8 fees, DC, $500;
care OF morgue. $500: file holders for register
Of wills. $3.50; rent of District Offices 81 500.
increase Of ) 900; general advertising So 500, an
increase OF $500; advertising tax arrears, 600.
an increase OF $500; incidental expenses tor
superintendent of charities. SOD; market mas
tiers, $1,000; contingent expenses of markets,
$1,000, an increase of 500; assessors Office,
S53, 800. decrease of $3.50; collectors office,
slI.OO0, an increase OF 500; auditors oihce,
$3.50, All increase or 81, 200 over last year;
attorneys office. $40 900, an increase of 81 800;
penses, 50 Zoo an increase OF $780,
THE ENGINEERs OFFICE.
The total appropriation for the engineers
Office is S9s, or, including salary for superin-
tendent OF charities. This is a large increase
over last years estimates, when the amount
asked for was but $40, iC0, the increase being
divided as follows: Laborers for cleaning
markets, 500; seven clerks 49, SO; two stenoSra-
piers. $1,000 superintendent of roads, 500;
N M. l.rk nf
lamps. 900; two INSPECTORS of lamps 1900;
four assistant engineers, -, 400; one Inspector
OF property, y .450; general inspector of
streets, $1,000; five rodmen. 81 $50: five aXmen,
81 800; one general inspector of sewers, ECO;
one assistant engineer, 100: one levcler,
S2O0; four rCdmen. $50; four aXmen, 500;
one surveyor, 5000.
E,SLty-iour thousand four hundred and sixty
dollar is asked for the Washington Asylum. |
One additional overseer at 5000 is asked; one
Waterman at 1896: ore cook at $40 and an
increase OF $3.50 for pay of the live nurses. For
addition to kitchen, lavatory. male work house,
new barn, and repairs, 9l9350, included i'll the
total amount asked. is designated.
For the reform school, $40. 752 il estimated.
Hospital for the Insane, including transports TIA
hon OF paupers and prisoners. .9s, 100. support
OF convlcts and transportation. $40, COO.
p Fifty thousand dollars is the am cunt asked for
the representation Of the District at the worlds
Columbian exposition Mt Chicago and for a
For charities 5000 $50 ID asked.
For the courts of the District S37 466 is
asked. This includes pay of two judges Of
Police Court, two justices of the peace acting
or Judge OF the same, clerks, bailifs, United
states marshals fees. witnesses, rent &c. being
an increase of 20. 542. For an additional story
to the Police Court Sl4,OO is asked, which
amount is included in the above total.
For defending claims against the District and
Tor expense OF attorney attending lunacy cases
"a. 500 is asked.
One million two hundred and thirteen thou
sand nine hundred and forty seven dollars and
nlnety-sercn cents Is named the sinking
fund OF the District and the interest thereon.
S5,0oo Is asked for what is termed the cmer
gency fund of the District.
For piats of subdivisions, SURVEYS, &c.
$1,000. Permit work, SlyO.00G Improvement
and repair OF streets, Sj65, 900. Grading-not
to exceed III cents per cubic yard--S20, 900. Re-
pairs to concrete pavements, $3.50. 900. The
total estimate for sewers is S646.500. For
current work Of repairs of streets, avenues and
alleys, $4,000. Repairs to county roads and
suburban streets. so, 200. Condemnation of
streets, &C., $1,000. Making total estimate
for this class of work of s1,e96, 500.
For the parking commission ga 600 is asked
For lighting Sz27, 900 is estimated of which
total s70,OOO Is designated for electric
lighting.
For harbor and river front, enforcement of
laws and regulations appertaining to. $26, 900;
PuDIic scales, SZoU puDlc pumps, S5.OOO.
A.. For Construction of county roads and subur.
ban streets, s92 900. For care and lighting of
bridges, gas 800; Washington aqueduct.
COCO.
FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
For the water department. including salaries,
interest DO, sS03. 500. 46 is estimated or this
amount. $50. 422 is for salaries. 800. 600 for
fuel, repairs, laying new mains and similar ex-
penses Of the remaining sum S44,6l0 is for
interest and sinking fund on water
stock bonds; S29,17l.77 for interest
on account Of increasing water supply:
S54 80 for sinking fund for increasing
water supply: SS,S77.3S for first years interest
on haH the cost of the 48-inch and l4th street
mains, and ell, S365I for first lnstalment in
repayment of half the cost of the same
Among the additional appropriations asked for
IN salaries under this department are the fol-
lowing: Chief clerk. $500 increase: one clerk at
81 200: !26i for chief inspector; one inspector
at $780, all in the revenue and inspection
branch. In the distribution branch: Superin-
tendent. S4OO increase; one assistant engineer
81 500: one rOdman, $50; one axman $3.50:
foreman, 300 incr ease; one assistant foreman,
at 1880; one clerk at Sl.400; clerk. 500 in
crease: timekeeper. 800 increase; one in
spector 1T 300; one property keeper at 1900:
property keeper. 1886 increase; two inspectors
on manufacture Of cast-iron pipe. at "A. so per
diem. $500; contlnGt mt expenses. $500.
The estimates for the police, fire. school
and other departments have not yet been
fully approved.