The times., 1897-07-02
Large Increase in Appropriations
for the Ensuing Fiscal Year.
ONE ITEM ONLY DECREASED
Police. Fire, Health, and Street
Departments All to Benefit by the
Enlarged Budget Estimates for
the District Militia Alone Cut
Down-The Important Items.

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District, the appropriations for local use
during the fiscal year which began yes
terday have, for the most part. been sub
stantiaIIy increased
In the police and fire departments, the
public schools, and in all branches of
the public service, provision has been made
for the enlargement OF the popula ton and
the extension of the city and increased
capabilities supplied.
The first move IN this direction was
seen Tuesday, when the Commissioners ap-
pointed twenty new policemen, in order
to supply the outlying districts with the
protection to which their growing popuia-
tiol now entities them. To provide this
extra service, as well as 70 pay the In
creased salaries of the seven officers pro
nnted from the first to the second class,
the police appropriation has been increased
by $4,000.
The construction of four new school
buildings Will also mark the lncom ing
year.
To meet the expense incurred by this the
sum of s235 900 has been set aside by
Congress, an increase OF $4,000 over
that appropriated for the same purpose
last year. An extra staff OF teachers is,
OF course, necessitated, and to provide for
this $40 600 has been added to the appfo-
priaJion for the support OF schools Be
sides the new buildings the work On the
Western High School is to be pushed as
rapidly possible and 1T is hoped viii
soon be completed.
70 ant VII,
under the permit system has been sweiIed
by $4,000. This means that during the
ensuing fiscal year the wofS Of laying
grauolithie pavements, which has caused
81 rnaeh favorable comment, Will be pushed
even more rapidly titan before. This is,
perhaps, an improvement of witch the
need is felt more pTessingiy than any
other under tie control OF the Commission
ers. For many years the uneven brick
paverneuts which used To disfigure the
streets have been a constant source or
complaints but this hot has been grad
uafly removed and before long they Will
be things OF the past.
Three new fire engine companies are
also planned for the incoming fiscal year
with a corresponding increase In the force
OF fire gaddics These engines are to be
placed in the suburbs TO provide for the
extension OF the fire limits as GreeteJ j
III the new building regulations Two of
them, enc at se3unt Pleasant and anosheT
az BTigntw0sd, have already been or gan
lied, and twenty-eight firemen went into
active duty at these stations yesterday
To meet the extra expense thus entailed
Congress has literally tackled $40 900 to
the usual appropriation.
The health tlepaTtment has also come In
for its share Of the good things. Thirty
thousand dollars have been added to it's
porioa, To he used principally In paying
two new health inspectors, andin the con-
structiou Of TWO new is0latiug hospitals
for contagious diseases.
The appropriation for bridges has been
flttened to theextent OF sic. 900, the work
provided for being the widening OF the p
street bridge across Rock Greek, and the
drawing up of plans for new bridge
across the creek az Connecticut avenue
The street appropriation, including clean
ing, lighting and the like, reseei;es s19 200
| more than last year, and that for sewers
$23 ,00o
The only exception to this general
rule OF increase is the appropriation for the
use OF the District militia, which is cut
down 70 Sc, 300 This will bring about DO
| hardship TO the milltiamen, however, as
| all Of that sum and more viii he saved by
| the adjustment OF the yearly encampnent-
Commissioner Ross said that the Dis
! trict government managed to make out
| very Wen with all its appropria tions, ex-
| eept that FOR contingent expenses, which
was formerly S25, 900. but has been
| gradually cut down TO 500, 500, notwith-
| standing the fact that the city and It's
| expenses are growing
Two days after the close Of the fiscal
| year it is ordered that all the money left
/ over from The District appropriations shall
| be turned into the United States Treasury,
| one-half to go to the District fund and
| the other to the general Government.
| There is as rule very little left to be
| thus disposed OF, most Of the branches of
| the local government finding themselve.
| III a condition similar to Sanitary OFFICER
| Frank, who had exactly cents surplus
| ct the close of the fiscal year, last Tues
| day
| To provide for unexpected expenses there
| is the usual deficiency appropriation, for
/ which, this year an estimate of $4,000
| was sent to Congress.
There is another set of items to be
| added to the fiscal appropriations this
| year-that is the money required TO pa
[ for land Condemned under the highway
| extension act The first of these, fol
over ST 900, was sent in for Congress
| sionai action, and more viii follow as
( the land is Condemned by the jury oil
| appraisers.
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