Evening star., 1894-02-16
SEVERAL LOCAL NEEDS
Cared for in the Estimates for the De-
fciency Bill
The Specific Items, Although Small,
Have "a Good Deal of Interest
to Many.

The appropriations committee of the
House has received from the Secretary Of
the Treasury estimates Of deficiency ap-
preparations amounting to S2367 $3.50.
The following estimates of local interest
are noted:
For expenses OF heating the United
States National Museum for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1884, $1,000.
National Geological Park: For repairs
to the Holt mansion to make the same
suitable for occupancy and for office furni-
ture, Si20.5T.
To reimburse the Smithsonian fund for
assuming the expenses of labor and mate
rials for repairs urgently necessary for
the preservation OF the Holt mansion
$49D.5J
For payment of, contract liabilities on
Maltby building and Richards property,
$3.50. District of Columbia: Rent Of Of
lces superintendent OF charities, $780, for
advertising, sl3. Szo.26. Expenses OF assess
ing real property-1 hat the sum of s-JI5 for
clerical services be allowed, and that the
accounting officers OF the United States
treasury be authorized and directed to
credit the same In the settlement OF the ac-
counts OF Commissioners j. w. Douglass
j. W. Ross and Capt VIM. T. Rossell, be-
ing for the service OF the fiscal year 1882
Improvements and repairs-Grading streets,
alleys and roads: To pay d. Knowlton the
balance due on contract No. l2Sl for grad
ing Half street southwest between NJ and
n streets, being for the service of the fiscal
year lS9U, $a69. Permit work-That the
sum Oh s69.2l be appropriated TO meet the
retain OF 10 per cent on the cost OF work
done under contract No. 1910. with George
Drew q Sons, being for the service of the
fiscal year 1891. Streets-Sprinkling, sweep
ing and cleaning. Rent of Offices and store
room, being for the service of the fiscal
year 1894, $500 To pay Edward Harpur ~
raa1N
30, 1898, 2S2 days, sli1. To pay Edward
Harpur so cents per diem from November
/, 1891. to June 80. lS92. 20I days, slO2.
Fire department-Forage: Amount re-
quired for the balance Of the current year,
being for the service of the fiscal year 1884.
81 i00; forage, to pay S. s. DaiSh & Son
repairs TO apparatus and new appli-
ances, to pay lohu McDermott & Bro, both
being for the fiscal year 1888, 81. .46I .3s: con-
tingent expenses, that the sum OF $40 for
papering engine house be allowed. and that
the accounting officers Of the United States
treasury be authorized and directed TO
credit the same in the settlement Of the
accounts of Commissioners j. w. Ross. NJ.
NJ. Parker and Capt. Charles F. Powell. be-
ing for the service of the fiscal year 1873.
Public schools-Pay of superintendents.
teachers and janitors, to pay Z. Z. King,
Janitor Of Fillmore School from July y. 10
September 30, 1898. TO make his pay 500
per annum, s20.Ss; to pay the janitor OF
Pierce School from February ! to June So
1894, at 500 per annum, S1fS.33. to pay 10
the janitor of Patterson School from May !
to June 30, 1894, at 500 per annum, SSS 80
fuel, amount required for the balance OF
the current year, all being for the service
of the fiscal year 1894, slo,cOo; fuel, TO bay
j. Edward Chapman, sS24.95; to pay Il. J.
Kennedy. S3oI.Ss; to pay Mayfeld & Heis.
ton, $45sn. Contingent expenses: To pay
the Washington Gas Light Company. gas,
Sl2o.25: to pay r. V. Rusk, cleaning out
houses, county schools, 80: all being for
the service of the fiscal year 1893. Con-
tinSent expenses: To pay the Prang Edu-
cational Company, paper. being for the SER
vice OF the fiscal year 1892. s.,l9 aa3.
CoIrts-Police Court: To pay William
Gale. engineer, from March 1, 1893, TO June
30. lS.S at the rate of 500 per annum, be-
ing for the service of the fiscal year 1s9a
S3o2 80 Militia-Relt. fuel. light. care and
repair of armories: To pay the Washington
vice Of the fiscal year 1898, s2l 80. Suppor,
the accounting officers of the treasury on
Columbia. for the fiscal year lS.3, sl3 5,0 ~
Municipal lodging house. sI211g For paw
ment of judgments against the District OF
Columbia follows: Charles H. Anderson
by his next friend, Mary Alice Anderson
Sioo: John l.. Bartlett, 500: the Anglo
American Insurance Company. use of WiIl.
lam A. Meoy. sl.215; William A. Heirick
sSl: David Murphy. SSS.34: Industrial Home
School, S2,W1; National Association for Col
ored Women and Children, $1,000: Associa.
ton for Works Of Mercy, 500; st Johns
Church Orphanage, ssl9: ST. AIMS Infan,
Asylun soED