Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-18
ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES.
The Commissioners Add . Postscript
Their Regular Eatimnfea.


The Commissioners Add q Postscript to
Their Regular Estimates.
In . letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting their annual estimates the Com
missioners write rs follows: 1.-THE Commission
ers have been compelled to omit from their
regular estimates several important items, which
they deem proper to submit in the form Of m
appendix. The sole reason for the omission
lies In the fact that the total estimated
Of the District for the fiscal year ending june
30, 1894, were not sufficient to provide for the
items In question. In the order of importance
these items - follows:
l. Main intercspting sewers, e57s, 500.
This item includes the estimated additional
appropriation necessary for completing the
main intercepting sewer from near Easily .
point TO near the Intersection Of 18th and E
streets northwest Under existing law the Com
missioners are authorized to enter into con-
tract for the whole Of this sewer at total cost
OF not to exceed e225, 900, to be paid for ap-
preparations are from time to time made by
law. The actual appropriation thus far made is
only SOC, 900. Since that appropriation was
made the enactment Of the compulsory eight
hour law has rendered 1t necessary to increase
the estimates for oil kinds Of work and the esti-
mated additional appropriation necessary for
the sewer in question is $l57 500. The second
main intercepting sewer 10 intended to rescue
and preserve Rock creek from pollution below
the P street bridge The estimated cost Of this
sewer 10 S25l 900. The third sewer of this class
is intended to intercept and carry to deep water
the dry weather flow Of the large east Boundary
sewer. This 10 necessary to avoid extremely
bad sanitary conditions In the near future. The
estimated cost of this sewer 10 S165, 900. II the
above-named main intercepting sewers are pro-
vided for by appropriations there will be needed
a special additional force to supervise their con-
struction.
THE AoUKDUCr.
q The second in importance Of the items Of
the appendix Is based upon the special needs Of
the Washington squeduct. In order to afford
suitable provision against water famine due
to possible accident TO the conduit between
Georgetown and Great Falls, the receiving
reservoir should be brought into use with the
least possible delay. The necessary e1pendi-
ture is estimated at $3.50, 625. The officer in
charge of the aqueduct believes this work to be
one Of great urgency. and the Commissioners
concur In his views Additional items recon-
mended by the same officer urgent are also
concurred In by the Commissioners as, follows:
Repairing, $4,000; reserving the accumulation
Of deposits, S1400
8. The third Item In the appendix relates to
the improvement Of streets. Very important
work Of street improvement and repair has
necessarily been omitted from the regular esti-
mdtcb ioT INC TcAsOu QeretOIoro stateQ. 10e
work referred TO embraces expenditures for re-
pairs to concrete pavements to cost e20, 900 and
work on sundry streets and avenues to cost
$3.50 900. The Commissioners are Of the opin-
Ion that tine improvement Of all the streets in
schedule A. submitted by the engineer depart
nent, are necessary to the best interests OF the
city and are demanded by the improvements
already made along said streets by the abutting
property owners.
report was submitted to Congress at its
last session showing the importance Of increas-
ing the appropriation for repairs to concrete
pavements to at least $500, 000a year. The Com
missioners concur in the opinions expressed in
said report.