The evening times., 1895-10-25
Items Which Were cut Down in
. Commissioners Estimates.
REDUCTION WAS GENERAL
ReformatOries and Charitable Insti-
tutiOns Suffered-InfOrmat From
Mayors of Many Cities as 10 the
Sideof Streets Upon which Cars Are
Required TO StOp-MinOr Affirs.

appropriations the commissioners IOunu
10 necessary to scale the amounts as origi
| nally specified in order tu bring the sum
of the demands within the probable reve
| nues and balances. This reduction was
| general and was applied to each depart
mert without distinction.
| On this account there was an aggregat,
of 500, $50 taken off the estimates for tn.
| reforInat.,res and charitable Institutions
| reducing them by that amount below the
| recommendations of the superintendent oi
charities.
| The Eastern Dispensary received an al
dition OF $500 for maintenance, and was
also given $4,000 for the purchase of the
| site, the title to b. vested in the District
upon which the dispensary is now located
| Other Institutions had their estimates
reduced, as follows: Columbia hospital
| $1,000; Childrcns Hospital, $1,000; Ma
| tional Homeopathic Hospital, $3.50: Freed
mans Hospital, 81 300; reform school fol
I girls, construction, $4,000; St johns Or
phanage, German Orphan Asylum, ana A $50
! citation for works of mercy, 500 each
National Colored Home, $770; House ol
| Good shepherd, Sl5U; st. Rose indL 81 ria
| School, $3.50; st. Joscph's, 500; Indus
| trial Home School, 81 600: board of chill
dren's guardians, $500, but the total is
$4,000 In excess of last years appro
priation; Ncwsboys' and Children's Home
| $500, and Home for Incurables, $1,000
OMITTED ALTOGETHER.
| The Woman's Union Christian AssOcia
ton was omitted altogether. but there is
! chance that in future allotment there
may be some provision made for its benefit.
The item of S45,0OO recommended fol
the reform school for girls Is urgently
needed for the purpose of increasing The
capacity OF the institution and placing
1t on an equality with the boys school Ii
is intended TO increase the number of
cells to ninety ana Ia equip 1t with all the
needed appliances, besides providing for
subsistence.
All the institutions for the care of chill
Iren get slight increases over the previous
appropriations.
Hope and Help mission gets $1,000. a
restoration of its original appropriation
and the Newsboys' Home gets a regular ap
preparation of 81 900. instead OF $500
heretofore donated by allotment. Its ca
pacity is TO be enlarged TO accommodate
sixty inmates. The Washington Home for
Incurabes for the first timc presented an
estimate. 1t gets $4,000. one-haif the
amount asked for.
The Woman's Dispcnsary is not dropped
though not in the enumeration. 1t VIII
get its allotment. The same can be said
Ul the aged women Home.
The Washington Asylum had its appro-
priation Increased by 81. GOO. Il special item
10 provide "a stsarn-fy.itinE plant.
POTTEIs' FIELD VAULT.
There was also introduced, as a repetition
OF forIner estimates, an item for construc-
ton of vault IN offers Field. Also, an
item of $4,000 for chapel building at
the Boys Reform School, and a rccommen-
dation of $1,000 for a bake oven at the
reform school, both being strongly urged
by the superintendent of charities.
The superintendent also recommended,
but subsequently withdrew, with reluct-
ance, recommendation for construction of
a municipal lodging house.
An item of 100000 10 lquidate debt
of the Central Dispensary, was omitted. but
will be considered later. Another deferred
item Is that of $35, 900 in favor of associa-
ton OF works of mercy. ltwas not pressed.
but Will be eventually, with the view of
purchasing Il site and erecting a building
for its use.
The item of s., ZOO for work Of construc-
ton al Indus strial Home School was omit
ted, and the item of $1,000 for repairs was
included in the general estimate of $4,000
for maintenance and repairs.
WHERE CARS SHOULD STOP.
The Commissioners have written to the
cities of the country asking them on which
side of the street the cars stop in their re-
spective cities. In this City some of the
lines have their cars stop or one side nf
the street and on other lines they stop on
the opposite side of the street. II was with
a view of determining which side was the
better that the Commissioners entered into
the correspondence.
Rein.vs were received from the ayers OF
baltimore Philadelphia. Brooklyn and Pitts
burg that the cars stop on the near side of
the street.
The mayors of New York. Chicago, st.
Louis and Cleveland replied that the cars
stop on the opposite side.
The opinions vary in rega rd to the relative
81 fcty ri stoppin. on the different sides.
Mavnr Lairuhe. of baltimore. said that
the near side is the better. and that there
hav. been no accidenis sincc the plan was
adopted. The Commissioners still have
the matter undcr consideration.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Rev. James Mcmahon, the owner of a
condemned dwelling on Washington Circle,
has notified the building Inspector that he
will at once obtain possession of the prem
iscs, and have the house taken down.
Theproperty y has been under ercondemnation
as dangerous to life and limb for nearly two
years, and In order to secure compliance
with the order for its removal suit was
brought under the building regulations in
the police court. Proceedings were stop
ped by the owners notification of assent.
Notice was issued today by the building
inspector to the owners of premises on lot
80, square 375, on Ninth street northwest.
between g and Fl streets, for the removal
of fseveral frame structures at the rear which
are found to be old, dilapidated, and
unfit Tor occupancy
The property is located In the vicinity
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. The
order requires the structures to be removed
within thirty days.
The excise board authorized two trans
fers of license to-day, as follows: To John
NJ. Perreard, No. 1906 street northwest,
and to Bridget Finley, No. 2029 X street
north west
FOR STREET PAVING.
The schedule prepared by the Commits.
sioners for street paving. which Congress
will be asked to provide for in the next
appropriation bill, calls for an expenditure
of 5000, 900. This is in excess OF the avail
able current appropriation by $3.50, 900.
This increase is caused not by the advance
in the demand for pavements. but by the
Topping Off of nearly two-thirds of last
years estimates. and a like reduction
in those of the year prior.
As heretofore stated in The Times, Com
missioner Powell has sought this year to
strike q fair average by increasing the esti-
mate for 1897 so as to include nearly one
half of the aggregate of previous scalings.
If Congress shall give its assent. the street
work will have boom under the next ap-
preparation bill.
Board of Trade Meeting.
The hoard of trade will meet in Will
lard Hall at 7:30 D. m. to-day to discuss
the questions of grade crossings, steam and
street railroads and freight and terminal