The evening times., 1896-07-01

fiscal year for the District government,
aud with it came TO the officials the priyi-
things, the funds to meet the requirements
favors bequeathed by the recent Congress
through the medium Of the annual appro-
prlation bill, Dcluding, among othet
things. the funds 10 meet the requirements
OF an enlarged police force, additional
fire service equipment, prospective new
school buildings, and the provision OF "the
needful,' by ordinary and extraordinary
enactment, for the municipal expenses
for another twelve months.
Prominent in next years disbursements
will be the liquidation OF the debt incur
red by the construction of the forty-cight
inch and Fourteenth street water mains,
and the material curtailmeDt, if not the
total extinguishmeDt, of the debt created
by the construction OF the Lydecker tunnel.
The item covering these obligations is
found uD the last page of the appropriation
act, and is TO the effect that mot exceed
ing $500 COO OF the surplus general rev.
enues of the District, remaining ON the
LIST dag OF July, S96, shall be transferred
to the water fund, to be applied To the pay
ment n full OF the balance Of the principal
OF the debt incurred for the forty-eight
inch and Fourteenth street water mains,
and in part OF the principal OF the debt in
CURED for increasing the water supply as
provided in the act of July 3, 1882"
In the sewer department the appropria-
ton was not as large as the Commissioners
desired ii to be. yet there Is an item Of S25,-
900 for constructing the Fifteenth and
streets sec tions of the street and Easby's
Point interceItiAg sewer. with authority
given TO put the same under continuous
| contract at an aggregate cost not exceed
ing SS.,0U0. The sum of 81 900 is up
| propriated, also, for a sewer In FifteeLth
street, bet ween Columbia road and Kene
| saw avenue. and authority is given the Com
| missioners tolay a water ma ininthat street.
between the points named. II found to lie
necessary.
A GRATUITY.
This item was in the form of a gratuity,
SO far as the Commissioners are concerned
since ii was not asked for by them.
The appropriation for main and pipe
| sewers was $4,000 less than the amount
| finally estimated for by the Com missioners
the sum given being $4,000. For suburb
an sewers the department receives $4,000
also, which was $4,000 less than asked
| for.
originally the Commissioners requested
| $3.50. 900 for the Rock Greek and B street
| intcreepting sewer. but this was finally
scaled 10 &l3U o00, the amount deemed
to be necessary for taking sewage out of
| Rock Greek Congress md the rest. by
scaling the amount more than one-half,
appropriaiing but 100000.
The public school system is to be ex-
tended and benefited quite as much this
year as for any previous year perhaps.
At any rate. the appropriation avera ges
well. and among the most important inter
ests in that department to be served is i'll
the added facilities for higl school work.
The sum OF $780, 900 is appropriated for the
! purpose of site for and toward the con-
slruction of "A new building for the West
ern Higd School, the total cost of which
is limited TO 100000. The Commission.
ers are empowered TO place the construc.
ton under continuous contract, and this
is n guarantee OF a future appropriation
to complete the structure. The Commits
sioners have already advertised for site.
Other school buildings for which provi
sion Is maize, and which will be constructed
during the fiscal year, are; One new struc
|
building on the site of the Wallach school
$4,000 being appropriated; one eight
room building and site in the northeast
section, $50 900; for purchase of additiona
ground and reconsiructing the Anthon,
Bowen school building, $50 900; one four
room building in Langdon, So 600; on,
eight-rOom building, Giesboro, $21 900;
two-room building and site on or nea
the line of Connecticut avenue extended
$4,000, and four-room building and site
Conduit road Six thousand dollars ar,
also allotted for reconstructing the Steven
building.
In preparation Of the plans for tbes
and other new structures provided fol
. the building inspector has been obliged t
secure an addition TO his force of draughts
men. the names of the persons Designate
: for this temporary service having bee
printed in The Times of several days age
Three new appointments were authorized