Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-01
MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR
The District Appropriations Reported
to the House Today.
GREAT REDUCTIONS MADE.
More Than a Million and Q Half Reduction
From the Commissioner Estimates, and
Over Half a Million Less Than Secretary
Foster Recommended.

| Inc Dstrlct appropriation Dill was COM
pleted by the committee on appropriations this
morning. The total appropriation carried by
the bill including water department, is "a. 9S7,-
555.27. This sum Ia 81, 5s7. 599 less than the
estimates and s609. 569 80 less than the appro-
priation for the current year. The committee
in presenting the bill give the following expla-
nation:
The itemize6 estimates upon which the bill
is based will be found on pages 236 to 24S Of the
book Of estimates and, exclusive of the water
department. aggregate s6.313. s25.g7. One-half
of which amount, or much thereof as Con-
gross may appropriate, is required to
be drawn from the revenues of the gen.
| eral government, and the remaining one
| half to be levied upon the taxable property
and privileges in the District of Columbia other
than the property of the United States and the
| District Of Columbia pursuant to section of
the act approved June IL, 1878. entitled IAN
act providing permanent form Of govern
ment for the District of Columbia" Statutes
at Large, vol 20. p. 1922
The Secretary of the Treasury. in the Book
of Estimates, page 24S, states that he ''disGp-
proves of the total amount as submitted by the
| Commissioners and recommends that the total
| appropriation for said expenses for the next
| fiscal year be limited to the amount ap-
propriated for the current year,; there
| fore the sum which he recommends and in
| cludes in the sum total of estimates Of appro-
priatons for 1893 is. after deducting $500. 99S 20
appropriated for 1892 from the water revenues
| for the water department, IS, 299, 1868 which
| is, in fact, IS, 900 more than was appropriated
for the fiscal year 1892.
THE AMOUNT RECOMMENDED.
In the light Of this recommendation the COM
mittee would not have felt warranted under
any circumstances in exceeding the sum named.
notwithstanding the probable revenue of the
! District might justify a larger sum. Accord
| ingly, the total amount recommended to be
appropriated for the general expenses of
the District of Columbia for the
fiscal year 1898 in the bill submitted herewith
is, exclusive Of the water department, 81, 726,-
| SIC. 81. of which sum the general government
is required to pay :2963 263 4s. that being the
| one-half of the whole am cunt The whole sum
| recommended is s1.5S7, 399 less than the
| itemized estimates and 9572, COO less than
the Secretary of the Treasury recommends.
| The amount appropriated for the general ex-
| pensos of the District of Columbia for the cur
rent fiscal year is 1924 81, being 1851, 600
| more than is recommended in the accompany
ing bill for 1898, and the whole amount recon-
mended in the bill, including the water depart
mcnt is 1909, 500 80 less than was appropriated
for the current fiscal year.
The amount recommended for the water de-
partment aud payable from the water reve-
nues is S26l O2s.30. The amount appropriated
for the same purposes for the current fiscal
year is S302, y9S 20, showing q reduction of
81. $3.50.
REVENUES OF The DISTRICT.
The total revenues of the District of Column
bia for the fiscal year 1898 will be, as esti-
mated by the Commissioners, s., leo 645 81, and
without reference to the obligations imposed
upon the District by the acts OF March 2, 1884,
and September % 1890. esta blishinS the national
Geological Park and the Rock Creek Park. the
measure of which is not now ascertainable.
for the fiscal year 1898. is 5797 ,3S2. 03 more than
the oHe-half of the appropriations made in the
accompanying bills for general expenses OF the
District of Columbia, and on account Of water
revenues il is estimated there will be surplus
of @S6342 &c. In order that so large a sum
7 this. drawn from the taxpayers of the District
may not lie idle in the treasury, the following
provision FOR the disposition thereof is recon-
mended:
That the Treasurer of the United States is
hereby directed and authorized to apply such
portion may be deemed expedient of any
surplus which may remain at the close of the
fiscal year 1893, and of each fiscal year
thereafter. of the general revenues
of the District Of Columbia IL excess of one
half Of those appropriations payable equally
out Of the revenues of the District and the
United States. together with any surplus
revenues of the water department,
to the payment of the balances yet re-
naming unpaid Of the debts of the District of
Columbia created by the act approved July
Is, 1882, entitled IAN act to increase
wafer supply OI CITY VI WASH
ington, and for other purposes" and of
section 2 of the District OF Columbia ap
preparation act approved March 3. 1891: Pro-
vided, That the amount OF said surplus shall
be first reported to the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia and the treasurer Of the
United States by the first controller of the
treasury when called upon to do SO.
SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERMANENT EN-
PLoYEs.
Under a general clause which has been in
cluded Ia the District OF Columbia appropria-
ton acts for many years the Commissioners
are authorized to employ and pay
from general appropriations many per-
sons and at various rates of compensation.
With view to hereafter making specific pro-
vision for all permanent employees OF the Dis
trict the following provision Is recommended
in the bill:
That the Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia shall! embrace in the estimates of APP
preparations for the support of the government
of the District Of Columbia for the fiscal year
1884 estimates for all officers, overseers, in
spectors, clerks and other employees. except day
laborers other than those now specifically ap-
propriated for, whom they deem TO be necessary
to an efficient and economical execution of the
appropriations for which they may submit esti-
mates for sewer, street or road work, or the
construction and repair Of buildings and
bridges or any other work, specifying the num-
Der OF persons TO be SO employed. the office in
which they would be employed. the period of
| employment and the rate Of compensation to
each.
THE POLICE COURT.
By the act of March 8, 1891, an additional
| judge at 5000, deputy clerk at 81, 500, and
deputy marshal and baiiff at 50 per day each
| were authorized to be appointed for the Police
Court, and their salaries, except for
! the deputy marshals, for the balance
| of the fiscal year 1891, we're
provided for in the deficiency act OF the last
session. but nothing was appropriated therefor
or for the expenses OF the jury authorized by
said act for the Police Court for 1892. The
Police Court thus augmented has been in
| operation during the current fiscal year, and
estimates to meet the deficiency occasioned by
| the failure OF the last Congress to provide
| for it's expenses are now before the committee
on appropriations. Therefore it will be seen
| that the increase in the accompanying bill On
account of Police Court salaries and expenses
az compared with the appropriations for 1892,
/ Is an apparent increase only and not actual
one.
| CHANGES IN THE BILL
The total for salaries and miscellaneous ex-
penses carried by this bill is s2Ss ,029, q reduc-
ton from s245. $50 for the current year. The
appropriation for permit work on sidewalks,
alleys and sewers Is sl65, 900, the same ~ cur
| rent year.
The current bill carries an item Of $50. 900
| for permit work on roadways and streets This
is omitted from the new bill. The total appro-