The morning times., 1895-12-03
WANTS OF THE DISTRICT.
Estimates for the Next Year Sent Ia
Congress-.

Est imatcs for the Next ear Sent To
Congress
The Secretary o; the Treasury trans
mtted Yesterday to Congress the estimates
of appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1897. The figures asked for the
District follow. They do not nia;eria llydliter
from the estimates OF the Commissioners
For salaries S262 .a25.5o is asked against
S2l5 $50 grarted this year.
For contingent and miscellaneous cN-
Denses. STS.T95. against So, 400 this
year.
Fer plats of subdivisions outside OF WASH
incton. $500, same as appropriated this
year.
For extension OF highways. S26.5Oo.
against Sl2.5CO this year
Assessment and permit work. S2lO.oOO.
against Sl5D 900 t;iis year.
improvements and repairs. STTl 600.
against S:9s 300 tins year. This includes
Georgetown schedule. $4,000; northwes
SlsU.uOO: southwest. Sau,uuU: sonlnrtsi.
Si3S 900. and northeast. Sl3s 600. Ii
also includes 81 80 900 for repairs 10 pave
ments.
this wear. OF this amount Sc .1bi II
wanted to complete these sewers: Rock
,reek and Is st'-et inisrsecting. Ecking-
| ton valley sewer. Kencsaw avenue sewer
| and Brookland sewer.
| For s,ree,s. Ss46.G3o. against S5U5,-
900 this year. The largest item under this
| head is that of lighting the streets. fnr
largest amount is SI65. 400 for sprInkhur
| sweeping. and cleaning the streets.
For the care "f bridges. $50 900, against
Si3. 5uU this year.
For Rock Greek Park. s., 900. Two
thousand dollars or TINS may be cNpeDGed
| Tor plans III improvement by landscape
architects.
For Washington aaucduct. s32 ,25o.
| against $4,000 this wear.
For public schools. SSJS .Sol, against
| S92l IL Is this year.
For Buildings anu grounds. public schools.
| S3ns. 900, against sos 300 tnls year.
| This dmount is la be used as follows:
demonstrating and adding Ia the Wal
| ll,n School Building. ~ 100. two eight
/ room Buildings and sites IN the second
| and site. northeast. S33.G00: one To4r-
| room D.iiding and site. Langdon, Sl..ubO:
one frur-Goom addition TO benning school
| BOWEN School. so 900; recOnstruutIng
stevens Building. $4,000; one new building
| ana Site for Western High School. 500 600:
modification OF Henry School Building. TO
| fit IL for n manual ira ining school. S12 900.
For militia S33,470, against S1g,T50
this wear. This jHciuCcs an M or SIG, 1000
for Il camp of instruction.
For the metropolitan police S1OS,4iS.
against S55S. 145 this year. Tins includes
| an Increase OF 62 privates class one: 63
Driyates. class two. and three drivers.
For fire department S34l ,i46, against
S22s. 22O this year.
For telegraph and telephone service SOL
10, against S2g. $50 this year.
For health department Sl61 ,i2O, again..
Slo0,170 this year.
For courts S42,i96, against S35, los this
wear.
For writs of lunacy $1,000, an increase
OF $500. For interest on sinking fund
s1.213.3iT.9T. ForeHicrgcncy Iunu - 900
same as this wear, and tor municipal build
ing and court house 100000.
For reiorniatories and prisons 81 ,4g1.-
357.4T. against S5,ISS. .3T3.97 last wear.
For the water department S2l5,04T.T5.
against S202,119.2s this year.
The total amount OF estimates for Dis
trict or Columbia as submitted hy tie ON
missioners is S7,1G6. 4o5.22, as against
$3.50, ,493.25 apnDropriaIed this year.
To the Dictrici estimates may he added
the following of local interest:
For tue Coast and Geouelic survey. S400.-
800, as against SiO9,OT0 Tor 1896.
For the various bureaus embraced in the
smithsonian Institution. S401 500, as
against S300.I25 for 1896.
For tue Fish Commission, S335, ,740, he
ing the same as last year
For the employees of the new city post
office, $50 900.
For fuel, lights. miscellaneous items. and
repair for new Dostoffice building, $50
900.
For furniture. carpets, gas fixtures, win
dow shades. awnings. etc. for local post
office. new post-office building, SIS 900.
For current expenses. Government Hos
initial fer III" Ins"nc, S26i.451 as against
S260. 74O in 1896.
Columbia Ins,ltut ion for Deaf and Dumb.
S57 500. as aga inst $50. 500 last year.
Howard University, $3I 500, being un-
changed.