Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-10
THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES.
The Modified Street Schedule Brings
About Several Changes.
The Streets to he Dropped-EROrt ia
Be Pushed for a Munfcfpal
Building This Session.

There Is general satisfaction in the de-
partments of the District government over
the estimates of the Commissioners, which
were printed in yesterdays Star With few
exceptions. all important increases asked
were included in the estimates. and IL so per
cent or them are allowed, the work of the
ONCE Will be greatly expedited. Before
nnaliy deciding upon the estimates, the
Commissioners called the head of each de-
partment before them and carefully con-
sidered each item of their recommendations
When Ii was found necessary to cut the
original estimates 1t was done only after
the officer in charge of that branch of the
work in which the cut was made had been
consulted. In this way the Commissioners
were enabled to get at the necessary in
creases.
When at last it was found absolutely
necessary to make cut In the estimate
for street improvements the Engineer Com
missioner and his assistant, Capt, fiebeger.
were called in and the schedule as pre-
pared by Capt. Fiebeger and printed in The
Star under date of September 1 carefully
gone over. Every street recommended.
Capt. Fiebeger maintained, was absolutely
in need of Improvement and should not be
stricken from the list His schedule how
ever. was based on a $4,000 appropriation
and the Commissioners decided to appor-
ton but $4,000 for this important work.
p" hth thtS was oOnt the QOtStioh dftcts
how to make an equitable distribution.
Finally 1t was decided to give the north
western section SlS0,000 southwestern Sec
ton So. $50. northeastern section Sl02. LIS.
southeastern section 5000. Georgetown
1t was decided. however. to let the sched-
ule stand as originally submitted although
II Is absolutely known that with $4,000 a
number of the streets would have to be left
Off. According to a statement by Capt.
Fiebeger. IL Congress allows the $4,000 for
street improvements as asked, the following
streets will Of necessity be left on the
schedule:
T from 7th to Florida avenue, pave 200;
Rhode Island avenue from New Jersey ave-
nue. to Florida avenue. pave. 5000; Ohio
avenue from 18th street to 18th street
pave. 5000; D street from 14th to 18th
streets, pave. $4,000: K street from LIST to
North Capitol streets. pave. $1,000: 18th
street from NJ to n streets. pave. 5000.
Southwest.
F street from 18th street west pave.
$1,000.
Northeast.
b street from sth to 9Th streets. pave.
$500; ID street from Maryland avenue to 9Th
street. pave. $500: street from Sd street
east pave. $4,000.
Southeast.
L street from 4th to Sth ,tir .ts grade
and repair, $500: E street from 18th to 18th
streets, pave. 5000: 18th street from c street
southwark, pave, 5000.
Georgetown.
Dumbarton, 9th to 2Sth pave S. 900: 3otS
to c. and o. canal. pave. 5000.
With reference to the estimate Of 500, O0(
asked for the commencement of the new
Municipal building. the Commissioners say
they are going to make another try o get
the building started at least. When an op-
portunity presents itself they propose &c
go before the several committees of Con-
gress and urge this matter above every
thing else.
estimates that there are several new en-
CINE houses estimated for. as well add
tional facilities for the police department.