Evening star., 1895-10-10
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Estimates Made Of the Receipts for th'
Next Year.
The Basis of Appropriate ntion-What En-
gfneer Officers Ask for the
Sewer Department..

Next years estimates will be based upon
an aggregate of S3.2200S SO. This Is the
amount certified to the Commissioners Us
the probable receipts from all sources 1or
the next year. These estimated receipts
are shown in detail as follows: Tax on real
estate, at $780, S. 730. 90; on real estate at
81, S64, ,OG3.64; making a total of $2,24l, 44266.
Tax on personal property, at $1.5O. $l43,-
536 II: arrears on real estate taxes, S2l5,OOe;
taxes OIL gross railroad receipts $12,5O2.l9
arrears Of personal taxes. $1,000; penal
ties and interest on taxes, $4,000; advertis-
ing property for arrears of taxes, $4,ooo
licenses, $'40,0OO market rents, SlIOO0; hnes
from courts, $35, 900; building permits, 5000;
rents of wharves and District property,
5000, sale of fish wharf, 500; certificates Of
arrears of taxes, 5000; surveyors fees,
$1,000; sealer of weights and measures
fees. $500; water permits, 81 400; dog tags,
$4,000; pound fees, $500; hay scales, 81 600;
sale of old material, $500; miscellaneous
$500; new buildings, $4,000; total esti-
mated receipts. s., ,220.OS156.
The valuations on which the foregoing es-
Inmates are based are, Washington, taxable
on land, s90,942, $50; improvements, $74, 49,
2i:'; county, taxable on Land at $3.50, $1l,-
613, ,GG0; improvements, at $l.5O, $o,5o2,5oO
taxable ON land, at 81, $5,336, iG4; improve
mems, at 81, $, ,O09, 600; Washington, on per-
sonal property, s1O,oS5,36t; county, taxable
on personal property. $46!S5; railroads on
gross receipts, $}39, ,3SS; total taxable on real
and personal property, $l99,S94OSO.
Permit Granted.
After the case against the Georgetown
and Tenieytown Railroad Company for
stringing overhead wires in Georgetown was
dismissed yesterday in the Police
Court upon the testimony that the
1Uir uire
plication was at once made to the
Commissioners for permission to erect the
same. Today this permission was granted,
as the following order explains:
Permission is hereby granted the George
town ard Tenleytown Railway Company to
replace guard wires between and 32d
str eets and the power house of said company
OH 32d street extended, said wires to be fully
insulated. And this permit is issued on con-
dition that the wires shall not be used for
any other purpose than authorized by the
charter of the Georgetown and Tenleytown
Railway Company.
Sewer Estimates.
The Commissioners have before them the
estimates of the sewer department for next
year. They are as follows:
For cleaning and repairing sewers and
basins, $4,000; for replacing obstructed
sewers, $4,000; for main and pipe sewers
anu receiving basins, $4,000.
For completing the construction of the
following named sewers now under con-
tract: Rock creek and B street interceptlng
sewer, $l@,G0O; lexington valley sewer,
1900; keneSaW avenue sewer, $1,000;
Brookland sewer, $44, 764.
Tiber Creek Sewer.
For constructing in part the Tiber Creek
and New Jersey avenue high level inter-
cepting sewer, 100000; provided, that the
Commissioners are authorized to enter into
contract for the said work at a cost not to
exceed $lS3, 800 and provided, further, that
the Commissioners are authorized to con-
struct such sewers where necessary across
lands belonging to the United States; 1t be-
ing agreed that, after construction across
such lands, the excavated portion shall be
| restored to its original condition.
For suburban sewers, $3.50 269.
To commence the extension of boundary
sewer to Anacostia river, $4,000. provided
| that the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia are authorized to enter into con-
| tract for said work at cost not to exceed
| s31O, 500, to be paid for from time to time
| as appropriations may be made by law
and that said Commissioners are author
| lied to construct said sewer, where neces.
sary, across lands belonging to the United
| cons struction of said sewer, the excavated
portions of said lands shall be restored te
their original condition from the appropria'
| ton herein provided for.
l For condemnation VI liSHlS VI way 1oi
construction, maintenance and repairs OF
public sewers, 100000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary. For completing tht
| execution of the system of sewage, dis
nosai and protection against floods, s3,01S,
0O3.1e the same having been recommended
by the board of sanitary engineers, ap
| nointed by the President OF the Un1teC
States. pursuant to the provisions of an act
Of Congress approved March 2. 1889, an6
whose report is published in House Execu
| tive Document numbered AS, first session
| Fifty-first Congress.
For automatic flushing tanks, $500.
Results of PONce Trials.
| The Commissioners have fined Officer
Lewis of the police force s. for absence
from duty without leave, and dismissed the
| charges against Hall kcrsten.