Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-15
The Estimates for the Needed Dis
trict Appropriations.
INCREASES ASKED FROM CONGRESS
Tracks on the Aqueduct Bridge and
Police Expenses.
THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS

al ufIi[ Afternoon. 1neN eSts-ntttei li'tt
>'iNo.'"i'.97 viii lie required to properly con-
duct ,he a0als OF the District during the
year beginning July l. 1885.
The estimates include a nun ber of i'm
IOrtInt recommend atoms. Owing to an APP
parent dehcit, however in the revenues,
some exceedingly important recommended
tons for improvements had to be LETT out.
For instance, the street schedule hereto
fore published in The star was made upon
a basis Of an expenditure OF $4,000 tor this
work. The Commissioners were compelled
to make horizontal cut, ami but $50 1853
was asked for this important work. 1t VIII
now be necessary Tor the engineer depart
ment 10 MAKE 4 new schedule ON the basis
OF a reduced estimate.
In treating the subject of the Aqueduct
prIdSe Ine Commissioners say:
or cJnatr"tJ,I.e s4u=ie street railway
track upon the Aqurduct BRIDE and its ap-
pruacnes, outside Of the present roadway,
and IL the union statIon near VI and I,,Ih
streets west, and makinL necessary alterd-
ton therefor in the superstrLCture vi the
DrrtEe, $-1,WO. The Commissioners Of the
District OF Columbia are authorized and dl-
lected To permit the use uT said railway
track by street railway companies, charter
Ell under the laws of Virginia. and Cperdt-
lns good road or roads teTmiuatlnc, at
R"SNn, Va, unaer regulations adopted by
sad Commissioners, and upun the payment
ri Il toll, to be iINeG 10y them, which shall
not he less ;han one cent per passenger car
RED in cars over the briLge. Provided, That
10 cars operated 10y steam power snail pass
over this bridge and that all moneys receiV-
cd as tolls shall bc deposited with the col
lectUr of taxes OF the District of Columbia
and shall be available for the expense, OF
the ordinary care and repair Of the bridge
and railway track.
school Buildings.
1t is interesting to note that the Com
ofgysi
schools and asked for the following rev
buildings:
New buildinss-S-room building. ALP
street between NJ and y southwest SO, coo;
S-roOm building, eighth division, colored
southeast, &.t'1D; BUSINESS High School
building and site, 100000; Western high
School building and site. SIOD,vU, 4-room
buildlnS ana ste, Congress Heights, 49,
VO'; Groom building and site, Conduit road
$1,000; 2-rOOm building and site Ivy city
4tD; 4-room addition, Tenleytown, $4,000;
I-ToOm addition. BrlEnIwuui S14utU: l.
room addition, BrookIand, Siftuu; broom
addition, Garfield, $3.50; addition to Wal
lach building, Sl:pD; recvnstructiag Ste
Veiis building, CoiOred, $1,000.
Important Items.
large Increase is made over last :.ear
In the estimate for collecting garbage, the
Commissioners asking for $4,000 which in
Cludes the collection and destruction Of
SsilIiS -AllJJHCE feature OF the estimates is
that item of $1Uo.UuU Tor new mum .IpaI
buiIjing. Then there Is AN item of S4.,spp
for the erection OF a contagious disease
hospital, and $1,000 is asked for the bathing
beach. The Commissioners estimate SIoGsy
Tor an extension OF the nre alarm and tela-
graph service, and Si5,tsU Tor the main
tva.tace of the L. ). jail and inmates. The
board Of ChI!tren'S guardians Is given So
~" ANA the police department gets TWO
dG'ltyn2i IcUJeHantS, seven new yriyaIrs
OF class one. tistt al. ,.l..
TWO ami $i",pJU for an extension Of the
iatrp! service. number Of increases IN
the pay of old and faithful employees are
estimated. The following are the important
CEanZ,-s in the estimates.
Executive objective assistant secretaries
10 the board " Commissioners each $itry:
one property Clerh, ~ ,2uI, one genera. n
sl'rctor, SOD, four assistant inspectors OF
buildings. cacn SI."t1 ami one architect and
drdu-hJ-IHdu, $i.>Up
Assessors oncc-OEo assistant assessor.
sl.N'r, license clerk, salary increased from
Si.@uo 10 $l,I"o. and one clerk, 81 z,u
oiliCe OF collector Of taXgs-Onc deputy
collector, 5000.
Attorneys Oiicc-Law clerk, salary tn
creased from Sl,-iu TO $I,luu
SlIhIn@ fund O.Hcy-Ivo clerks. salaries
InSryasea 70 Il ,pp ana 800 respectively.
Market masters lab"rers - salaries in
creased from 500 u $500.
Grazing streets, alleys and roads in
creased iTOm $1,000 to $1,000. Condemnation
OF streets. $3.50. repairs to payements,
vi'''F'''s N4's'4t4449 anu repair 81 sewers
basins, increased from 445.GDD to S.1U,U
Relief sewers and replacing obstrucled
sewers, $4,000 Main pipe sewers, $iJA,rL
FOR part construction Of RJch Creek and
Il street iuJcrccrtIug sewers. increased frrfn
SlEr,uGD 10 80 UtU.
Suburban sewers. increased from $4,000 to
:lit3'H.
Rock cron,; int"rceptin- sewer. increased
Ii"tH <-H'rh 10 s1p-EHL flights Of way TO-.
."" RS, SI,'T". AgJOm&tic SyIhDns - .,u
Itei us - streets, avenues and alleys, in
creased from $.,,UiJ to $4Duuu. Rroai- Of
So. walks and Curbs OF reservations s,tast
Repairs 10 county roads, increased from
Et'"p 10 s'"Pr. Construction Of county
roads, Increased from SLID to Iiutspl
s-p!llEllNS. sweeping and cleaning streets.
increased from Si3f,.,;p 20 $ltJtOuD. Parking
commission, increased from SiJ,UrO 10 SIS
'''. Lighting streets, SIG4.,;.rj HIrb9r and
rIE'T front. including 2-rUisp for new h4rpor
boat. S2',trt E,tUins beach. SI.p.bJ. Public
pumps $L"n Care Of brI4-rS. increased
from $l',Vup 70 $4,000, Of which $IG5aD il,
iOT construction and repair.