Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-13

For street sweeping, sl32, 600 This is an in
crease OF s22, 500 over the current appropria-
ton.
For support of deaf and dumb, slO, 500, same
as last year.
For the support of the District militia $50, 200
is asked. This is increase Of S16,650 and is
due to an increase Of 50, 100 for fuel, rent
light, &c, OF armories; an increase of $3.50
for printing and stationery; an increase
Of $3.50. for cleaning and repairing
uniforms, &C.; an increase of : 100 in salary of
Custodian; one clerk in Office Of adjutant gen
eral. 5000; for expenses of rifle practice and
matches, $500; for expenses Of annual camp OF
instruction. $4,000. An increase Of $3.50 for
general incidental expenses is also asked and
for emergency fund $1,000
For salaries in executive Office, S49,6O3; an
increase OF 81 1862
For salaries in assessors' office, S33, 265; an
increase of S5.015.
For salaries in collector of taxes office,
S17, 800; an increase of "a 700 This increase
is due to the estimate for new deputy col
messenger, 81 200.
Auditors office-salaries, 1880, an in
crease of SLIGO.
Attorneys ofice-For salaries, So 100, an in
crease Of $500
Coroner, 81 800.
Markets, 81 200. an increase Of 5000.
For interest and sinking fund, 81, 213, 947.97.
This Is the same as last year
FOR salaries in the above Office, 20, 400.
For contingent and miscellaneous expenses
OF the District Offices, $4,000 increase Of
S6,0
Contingent expenses, stables of the engineer
department, $1,000.
Rent of property yards, including construc-
ton OF platform scale, $1,000.
Repairs to harbor boat, $4,000.
Judicial EXPENSES. 81 900.
superintendent of charities. $4,000.
Rent of District Offices : O00. an increase of
$780,
Advertising (genera), $4,000
Advertising notices of taxes in arrears, &c.
OOO; an increase of $4,000.
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.
The following are the items embraced in the
estimates for the engineer department.:
Subdivions of land, $4,000.
PERMIT WORK.
For the paving and curbing of roadways
under the provisions of the voluntary permit
system, $4,000. This appropriation to be
available for removing parking on New York
avenue between 9th and 10th streets.
For repairs to alleys and sidewalks and con-
struction Of sewers and sidewalks, a165, 900.
IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS.
Work on sundry streets and avenues as per
schedule: Georgetown, S42.500; northwest,
$4,000; southwest, S65,OOO; southeast,
1000; northeast. Sl07 500; grading
at Elts Of 10 cents per cubic var .
800 900; repairs to concrete pavements, $50 ,O0O
cleaning and repairing sewers and basins,
$4,000; replacing INSTRUCTED and INSULT
cient sewers. S27.500; main and pipe
sewers, S151, 457; suburban sewers, S221 ,315,
relief sewers. S117.542; gauging sewers and
rainfall. 90, 500; condemnation of rights of way
for sewers. SIC, 900; machine for testing ma
teria. S., 900; fencing James creek Canal, Zoo;
flushing syphon. $40 600.
For current repairs of streets. $50 900; con-
struction of county roads, 100000 parking
commission, SOS, 900. Lighting-For gas. poles,
&c, S155, 665: for electric lighting, $4,000;
for miscellaneous expenses, Sl.45O;
for pumps, IS 900; construction of suburban
streets on schedule, Sl15,000 repairs to su-
burban streets, $4,000; condemning street
beween 7th and Florida avenue, Huron
and Grant street, $4,000; bridges,
SIS, 600; Washington aqueduct, $4,000;
water department contingent expenses, $4,000;
MAINS 800 900; interest and sinking fund on
water stock, $44.6l0; interest on the tunnel
debt, s2S, 1855; sinking fund on same, $685.,
1S8 oil; interest on debt for forty-eight inch
main and l4th street mains. So, 522 30; principal
of same (second installment), Sl1 1861.
STREETS AND AVENUES.
The most important item of the estimates are
the recommendations Of the Commissioners for
the improvements of streets and avenues. The
following is the schedule adopted: