Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
Secretary Carlisle's Estimates Of
Appropriations Required.
ANNUAL INCREASES AND DECREASES
Items Of interest to People Of the
District.
FOR LOCAL EXPEN S ES

The Secretary Of the Treasury today
transmitted to Congress the estimates Of
appropriations required for the fiscal year
Gliding June &c. 1897, as furnished by the
several executive departments which ag-
gregates s4lS.O91.O73. The appropriations
for the present fiscal year amounted TO
$412 1913, 264. The estimates for the fiscal
year 1897 are recapitulated by titles as fol-
lows:
Legislative establishment, $3.50, ISL; ex-
ecutive establishment. SIC, 1O3,242; judicial
cstablishm mt. $923, $40; foreign intercourse,
81 ,649,O5S; military establishment, $2i,526,-
96S; naval establishment, $27.5S3.61o; Indian
affairs, ss.759.45 pensions. $l41, 3si.57o:
public works, SIS, 574,02S; postal service,
IS O24, 10; miscellaneous, S36 6S5 631; perma-
nent annual appropriations, $ll9,o54,l6o;
grand total $41S,GJ1,O13.
increases and Decreases.
There is an increase in the estimates for
the Treasury, Post Office and Interior De-
partments and decrease in the estimates
for all the other departments. The natural
growth of the customs service and other
branches of the Treasury Department has
increased the estimates for that depart
ment from S13S. 4S7, 2S1 appropriated for the
current fiscal year to $f43,2l22IS for the
ensuing fiscal year. The estimates for the
War Department are about half million
dollars less than the expenses for the pres
ent year, and the estimates for the naval
establishments are less by a million and
half.
Pensions and new public works have in
creased the estimates of the Interior Depart
ment to $l61 1916, as against s15S,929,S73
of last year. The growth of the postal sys-
tenn and the extension of the free delivery
service has added 81 100000 to the probable
expenses of the post office. The expendi-
lures of the Agricultural Department are
reduced 100000 in the estimates, and the
cost of running the judicial branch of the
government is fixed at $1,1OO,0OO more than
the current year.
District Estimates.
The estimates of the appropria lions that
will be needed for the support of the Dis
trict government amount to 81, 491, 1857, pay
able cut of the general revenues and S215,
047 payable out of the revenues of the water
department of the District. The estimated
receipts of the District embrace an esti-
mate of the assessor Of receipts from taxes
and other miscellaneous private sources,ag-
gregating SS225,oSl; an estimate of the au-
ditor of probable surplus of $JOO,UOO of the
revenues of the prior fiscal years, which
will be applicable to the appropriations for
1897 and the estimated uneXpended balances
of appropriations for the fiscal year 1875,
amounting to 2S,149, which will be avail
able to meet the 1897 appropriation.
OF Local Interest.
The general estimates include many of
items for public buildings and grounds are
$1,000 for the improvement of the monu-
ment grounds, 81, 800 for removing snow and
ice from the public sidewalks-an increase Of
$500 over the appropriation, which has
been found insufficient; $4,000 for the i'm
provement of the various reservations, So
go for a granite curbing about Franklin
Park similar to those used around parks of
the same style in other large cities, 5000
for improvement of Henry (Armory) and
Seaton parks
The appropriation requested for lighting
the Executive Mansion and public grounds,
and which Is in excess OF that made last
year, is deemed very necessary in order to
change the system in Franklin and Lafay-
cite parks from gas to electric lights.
Rent of Buildings.
Estimates are submitted for rent of build
ir gs in the city of Washington used by the
various departments.
An estimate of s65, 900 is submitted for the
opera ton of the gun plant at the Washing
ten navy yard. For the library of Congress
S'Oo. 900 is asked for the ensuing fiscal year.
The sum of 5000 is asked for the repair
of the court house. Washington. d. c.
The following estimates are submitted for
the Washington post office: Sa aries Of en-
ployes, $1,000; fuel, lights, etc. 10000;
furniture, 5000 and for construction, $780,,
900.
An estimate of $4,000 is submitted for the
maintenance Of Garfield Hospital
Potomac River Improvement.
The amount which 1t is stated can be
profitably expended in continuing the i'm
provement of the Potomac river at Wash
ington is $l5O0OO. The sum of $4,000 is
asked for the construction of roads, walks,
bridges, water supply, sewage, drainage
etc. at the National Geological Park.
This amount includes the expense Of the
purchase and care of animals, the repair
buildings
etc. An estimate of StS0.O00 is made for
the preservation of collections at the Ma
tional Museum. An estimate of S575, 600
is submitted for artificial limbs and ap-
paratus. The surgeon general of the army
explains that there are on file in his office
$3.50 cases entitled to artificial limbs I'M
der the law. These will require the ex-
penditure of the amount stated.
An estimate of $1,000 is made for the
current expenses of the Columbia Institu-
ton for the Deaf and DUMB. and s34, 5OO
for the maintenance of Howard University