Evening star., 1895-10-25

the institution 1for incorrigibility. In this
case. however, as in others, 1t was found
necessary by he Commissioners to scale
the estimates at the last moment, In order
to bring the budget for the District within
probable feso4rces as calculated from ex-
pected District revenues. The$nex largest
itemof increase!is 10000 for the purchase
OF ns
the title to tAe1 property to be held by
the District ! columbia Hospital, In
addition to $S0Q0 for repairs, the same
amount being appropriated last year ear for
furnishing, .gets@n increase of $4,000 for
maintenance, amt the Washington Asylum
Hospital is to 'h4ve a new steam heating
plant. at coSt 3f A.O0O
Several items :stro Ugly recommended by
the superintendent Of charities and favored
by the Commissioners were reluctantly de-
ferred for congressional consideration, In
view of financial necessities: Among tnem
were $12.OOO for new chapel al the REFORM
school of the District of Columbia for boys;
$4,000 for building a new municipal lodg-
Ing house, and 5000 to assist the Home
for Friendless Colored Girls In buildlns on
donated property. The request OF the As AS
to purchase ground and erect new home,
was also laid oyer, pending the presenta-
ton of definite plans.
In maintenance APPROXIMATIONS the ne"
items are $1,000 for the Washington Home
for Incurables, $1,000 for the NeWsboys
and Children's Aid Society. $1,000 for the
Eastern Dispensary and 81 .Wn Tor the nope
and Help Mission, the last three mentloned
being each now. in receipt of $500 as ailot-
ment from the "poor fund. For @ the
Board of Children's Guardians $4,000 was
the figure first fixed, on Recommendation
of the superintendent OF cnarltles. aha the e
reduction was made finally as part OF the
general cut in the estimates which applied
to all child-caring institutions, as well as
others for which advances had been asked.
Garfield and Providence hospitals are not
ha estimates.
priations are made through the sundry
civil bill. and the proposed home for inebrl-
ates Is necessarily omitted. because OF the
failure of Congress to pass the Dill Tor the
foundation of such an establishment.
The Supplemental Estimates.
After the Commissioners had completed
their estimates there were SO many i'm
portant matters that needed attention they
decided to submit supplemental list, en-
bodying what they considered OF the ut
most Importance to the city.
OF course. there Is no revenue to meet
the expense incident to these items. or the
Commissioners would have included tnem
IT. their regular estimates. IRIS supple
mental list includes an appropriation OF
S., 100000 for completing the system OF
sewage disposal recommended by the poaro
cf sanitary engineers; an appropriation OF
81, 100000 for constructing trunk sewers
outside of Washington; for street lighting
$5s, 100; for grading ungraded streets in
Washington, $50O0OO: for the purchase OF
| the underground conduits at $'Uo, for
| storage yard for the Washington aqueduct
| $10OUl and 5000 for adapting the inner
| basin of the Potomac flats for a bathing
pool.
| The question at once arises: Since the
Commissioners are evidently anxious te
have these matters provided for by appro
| priatien, how do they hope to accomplish
it? That appears to be secondary con
| sideration with them. They believe the ap
preparations should be made, even thougi
| it be found necessary to issue bonds SUI
J ficient to cover the expense thereof.