The morning times., 1895-10-25

| lowed the policy of confining the estimated
expenditures within the estimated re-
ceipts.
While adhcring TO the precedent, the
Commissioners have supplemented these
estimates by a schedule of additional muDi'
cipaI works and services which they have
been compelled by the limited revenues
TO omit from their regular estimates and
whose postponement would seriously prcju'
dice the public interests.
1.-The Commissioners earnestly recon-
mend that provision he made therefor as
| soon as practicable"
The US innate is based upon the probable
balances and revenues shown in tue
following statement:
Balance on hand July !, lse5........ sie9, ,on 99
Estimated revenues Tor 1876, 3,O6i,6ss 70
Total amount available for 1926 ap-
preparations ,f9o,'1s 70
| Deduct appropriations , s-, oo
for 1879 .S,9oo,o'i ~
Deduct deficiencies, es-
timated -............... so'so' 70 o-
Estims ed balance July !, 1890 80. s. OOo,0Oo 90
Add estimated revenues for 1897. =. 3,s0,0Sl SO
Total amount available for 1897 ap-
propriations....-...-....- -.s5-V,osl 90
A supplemental and independent esti-
mate, showing work needed under several
acts of Congress. was also submitted, the
items in " hich are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1897.
Fer completing the execution OF the
system OF sewage disposal and protec-
ton against floods, recommended by the
Board of Sanitary Engineers, appointed
by the President OF the United States, pur-
suant to the provisions of an act of Con-
gress, approved March 2, 1889, and whose
report is published as House Executive
Document, No. 445, First Session, Fifty
first Congress, S3,i00,000.
For constructing trunk sewers outside of
Washington, 81 900 900.
For street lighting, S5s,700.
For grading ungraded streets in WASH
ington, $4,000
For storage yard for the Washington
Acqueduct, $4,000.
For underground conduits to he expended
in carrying out the general plans of the
electrical board. as reported to Congress De-
cember %, 1891; and the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia are authorized,
in their discretion, to purchase any or all
of the electrical conduits in the streets and
avenues of the city of Washington, now
belonging to private corpora tions, by
agreement or condemnation. as herein
a fter provided; to fix the annual rental Of
all conduits so purchased or constructed,
and to make such expenditures from this
appropriation for assistants, aud other
items and services as they shall deem
necessary TO carry this provision into
| effect, 100000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE ITEMS.
Among the additional items asked for a re:
For one clerk in executive department,
81, 200; engineer, watchman, and deck
hand on the harbor boat, 81 $50; inspector
! of fuel, ST 500; three members of the
plumbing examining board, ST 600 each a
deputy collector of taxes, $4,000.
Salaries of two secretaries TO Commits
sioners are increased TO 81, 200 each.
Tho salaries of the assessors clerical
force are advanced in accordance with
his rccomme ndations, heretofore pub
lished in The Times
The salary of the attorneys law clerk
is advanced TO 81 500.
Two eisht-room school buildings are In
cluded for construction, at cost OF
S7S, 900.
The recommendation of an sappro
priation of 100000 for a municipal
building and courthouse is renewed. There
are two new steam fire engine companies
provided for-one for Mt. Pleasant, one at
Anacostia-and recommendation for the
transfer of the chemical TO the Bright wood
location.
The health department gets an aggre-
gate of 1880 for the prevention of
minor conta gions.
There is an item also of $4,000 for
a new fire. ice and wreckiug boat, in ac-
cordance with the request of the harbor-
master.
The salary of the secretary to the board
of Commissioners is advanced to So 900,
q duplicate of last years estimate.
PROVISION FOR A MORGUE.
There is provision made for a modern
morgue, as suggested by Coroner Ham
nett, an item of $4,000.
The increase in pay of the Fire Depart
mcnt, as asked for is included in the es-
Inmates, the advance being at the rate
of 10 per cent.
The sum of S2l 800 is introduced for the
extension of the fire alarm and police
patrol telegraph.
There is also an item of $49, 900 for
the purchase of a site and constructing an
Isolation hospital for the treatment OF
minor contagious.
The militia force gets S33, 40, including
$4,000 for expenses of camp of instruc-
ton and S14,T20 for rent, fuel light, care
and repair of armories.
For assessment and permit work $685.
900 is provided; for curbing and repairing,
$4,000.
For improvements and repairs, the fol-
lowing items are given: Georgetown sched-
ule, $1s0,O00; Southwest schedule. $780,
900; Southeast schedule, $138 900;
Northeast schedule, S13S,000.
Repairs, renewal and resurfacing con-
crete ipavements, S15O,000.
The Washington aqueduct gets S32, $50
for engineering and maintenance and pro-
tecting inlet at Great Falls.
CLERICAL SALARIES.
The totals for clerical salaries and other
purposes in the several departments are:
ASSESSOR. $4,000; collector, $4,000;
division, S4S, $50; subsurface division,
division ,$4S.350; subsurface division,
S39,942. Contingencies, all told, $685.
675.
The salary of the deputy property clerk
is increased to $1,000 per arnum; two
operators for elevators, at $40 per month
each. are included; two assistant inspec-
tors of buildings. at 81 900 each, are
asked for; and also two additional Ia
borers at 1850 per annum each.
The salaries OF the two clerks in the
office of the sinking fund commission are
increased to 81 800 and 81, Loo, respect
lively.
The sum of $500 is asked for pay of
laborers under the market masters an
increase of $685.
The salaries in the offices of the sealcr