The Washington times., 1894-11-24
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT
Commissioners Expense Estimates
Approved by Secretary Carlisle.
AUDITOR PETTY FILES REPORT
Commissioner Ross Talks About the Con-
tagious Hospital Site = Electric Light
Question Revived - Prominent Citizens
Congratulate Building Inspector Brady.

TIL District Commissioners are greatly
grGt.ied at the action of Secretary Carlisle IN
approving their expense estimate without
modification or change.
| Subsequent to the filing of the estimates the
| Commissioners and Auditor Petty had a con-
ference with the Secretary when the items
were carefully gone over and explained, the
/ District officers impressing upon Mr.. Carlisle
/ the importance of maintaining the report as
made.
They received the assurance then that the
/ estimates should not be scaled without due
notice to them, and yesterday the report
emaaated from the Treasury Department that
there would be no reductions made. The
| Commissioners have cause TO shake hands
with each other.
The annual report of J. T. Petty, auditor OF
the District, Was handed to the Commission
ers yesterday.
lie shows by tabular statements tho reve-
/ nue. account, with the balance remaining 10
the credit OF the District at the close of the
! last year, which was S625. .z07.74. He makes
! a general statement of appropriations, with
] the total balance uneXpended July !. 1894,
/ WHICH Was 4bDs gO.0Os SlNtS a NlSloo4AiCh
| statement Of expenditures; siates the account
| which the Commissioners. as disbursing Of
/ lceps, keep with the Treasurer oil the United
States; makes a showing OF water fund reve-
nue. account, with the balance on hand June
! so 1894, of S2l2, ,769.03; also statement OF
/ the water fund appropriation account, with
the balance June 80 1884, Of S74.023.3l and
/ presents summarized account OF the various
trust funds.
The bond reserve Of the police relief fund
| is exhausted, no payments having been made
! since September 30, 1894. The auditor calls
| especial attention to this deficit. and urges
that steps be taken TO place the fund upon
| stacle basis.
The constant growth of official business,
and the changes which occur from time to
time in the personnel OF the board. the
| auditor suggests render il exceedingly diff
/ cult for the Commissioners 10 exercise the
| functions OF disbUrsing officers The sItua-
/ ton is so fraught with difficulty that the
| auditor feels obliged to suggest that the
| organic act be amended by transferring TO
! him the duties incident to the disbursement
| OF the revenues which are now imposed upon
| the Commissioners.
Commissioner Ross said Yesterday that he
could nor see i'll what sense the location OF the
contagious hospital, such as was intended to
be made of the one in prospect could be con-
! sidered as Objectionable TO the residents Of
any community.
1t is not the intention, he said. TO place a
! pest house on the site chosen, put, on the con
lrary, il was merely to provide for minor dis
eases, such as are commonly treated in the
| center OF the city. or wherever found, without
| protest from next-door neighbors. The locR-
tion was made partly because ali authorities
coincide in the belief that the hospital should
| be centrally placed.
The controversy. if such it may be called,
| between the District Commissioners and the
| United States Electric Light Company over
the question OF street lighting has reached a
climax so far as the companyis concerned.
| Congress not long ago reduced the price
| Te- lamp for electric light service from so
cents TO 40 cents, and in order to increase the
| service within the appropriation the Commis-
sioners sought to make a change in the
schedule
Pres. dent A. A. Thomas, of the company.
| yesterday sent a letter 10 the board, in which
be states in emphatic language that his COM
pauy denies TIE right Of the Commissioners
/ 10 dictate the terms upon which it shall fur
/ nish electric lightning. No power exists III
/ the Commissioners, he says, to shorten the
] hours; nor can the company be obliged to
/ render a service at a financial loss.
The company is willing. Mr. Thomas says,
/ 10 contract for service at the rate OF 80 cents
per lamp per hour. but the Commissioners
must assume the responsibility for the reduc-
! ton il hours.
II was upon Commissioner Powell's motion
| thatthe change in he schedule was proposed.
and when asked last night for his opinion of
/ the position assumed by the company. he said
he had not yet read the letter.
The popularity Of the new building inspec-
tor was well attested yesterday by the low OF
congratuatory letters upon his desk, and by
other evidence of popular approval of the
! Commissioners choice. I. Cogan contri-
| buted a handsome collection Of flowers, and
i 4 E-T-- n
/ appointment came from J. Maury Dove. J. A.
| Burkart. of Carroll Institute. Dr.. Lane. of the
! Central High School. James G. Hill. Thomas
| w. Scott James NJ. Ewing, John Quinn, Mrs
| p. c. King, r. Z. Crump. B. T. Oliphant
| l.. j. StulwRgen, George I. Cox, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Dove, Ion" John Z. Walker,
| Samuel Herman. John Finn, James F. Den
son. Richard Egdorf. John Henderson. ir,
United States Marshal A. A. Wilson, Fred w.
| Pilling. w. Il. Dyer. J. J. Dermody, Cor
EeIjus Eckhardt, George N. Barker, Meyer
| Loeb William Hahn. L. z. Stultz. Charles W.
Handy, J. Harrison, Johnson & Son, Otto G.
! Simonson. james Z. Shea, z. Yoigt. Barr 4
Sauner, Charles Kennedy, A. 7. Stuart. super
! vislng principal of the public schools Henry
4. Getz. and other weil-known citizens.
! Permits were Issued yesterday as follows:
/ J. A. Nynkoop, three dwellings, Nos 124 to
! lZS ID street southeast e6,010: Catharine
Hurley, private stable, No. 1900 Florida ave-
nue.. $500: Mortimer L. Price, Office building
! and fuel shed on James Creek southeast, $500.
Public begging is complained Of by large
! number Of business men and others on Louis
Iana avenue, near Seventh street, and the
/ Commissioners are requested TO abate the
nuisance. Disorderly persons, it is alleged.
| congregate in front of the Union Mission and
accOsU passers with a demand for money.
! When refused they become insulting. II is an
annoyance to the mission as well as others.
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