The times., 1898-12-13
Appropriations for Conduct of
the Local Government.
ESTIMATES ARE CUT DOWN
Secretary Gare's Recommendation
as to Reductions Exceeded-TOtal
Water DeEartment-BiIl to BE Con-
sidered in the House Today.

day. and gave notice that he would call
up the bill for consideration today
No comment is mad upon the Iccom-
mendation of the Secretary of the Treas
ury for a reduction of 81 90 90 from the
amount recommended b. the Conm.s-
sioners, but the extent to which the Va
rious items We're shaved will be en- rom
the following totals, the first sum in eacl
instance being the amount asked by the
Commissioners in their estimate, and the
second Ihe amount allowed:
Salaries and miscellaneous $50, 10000, $685.
l55.O0.
Improvements and repairs 10000, sl6i,-
0G0.00.
s swers-s77s.o5O. $4,000.
streeis-sl 2I7 ,5y3, Ss99,g00.
Bridges-S29,o00, $1,000
Washington Aqueduct-Si1,Go coo, sse,cSo. oo.ooo
increasing water supp.y-SJOl, $3.50, szu1,VVo.
Public schools-sl. .625, ,l2d, sl,326,516
Metropolitan poliee-ssc2 ,925, Sos, ,ie5.
Fire department 9,5Gs, s25i,STo.
Electrical department-sT43 $40.
Health department-slJ3,l ,liO, sloO,2z0
Courts-sj6. .35s, So, ,s96.
Sinking fund-Sl, ,2lS,oiz.g7. Sl.2lS,oE97-
Emergency fund-Ss,0J0, $500.
Refolmatories and p.isons- s-s3S5 40, S2i3, ,665.
Support of insane-Sl22, $3.50, sl22, ,49i so.
Instruction of deaf and dumb-Slo. 500, $4,000.
Charities-S2e5,s25, S247,l
Miiitia-s35, ,32J, S23, SIS.
Naval miltia-s2, l50. s., $50.
Water department-Sl29, al, Sl2e, III
Grand total. including water department-S9,-
23g. So .07, g, $50, ,95077.
Amount payable from District revenues-Si,5Jt,-
SS3-03 s., 6,g0i-SS-
Amount payable from the United States Treas
u;y-si, $50, ,sSS.0s, 50, l13,9oi.ss.
The report reads:
''The estimates of the Commiss ssoners of
the District of Columbia, upon which the
bill is based, exclusive of the water de-
partment, aggregate 50 15l 666 07. one-half
of which amount, or of such sum as Con-
gress may appropriate is required to be
drawn from the revenues of the general
Government and the remaining onS-h IL
to be levied upon the taxabe prop y
and privileges in the District OF Colum-
bia other than the property of he
United States and the ret Of Co UNI
bia, pursuant to section OF the act sp-
proved June II, 1873, EMIT ed. An act pro
viding a permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia.
1.-The Secretary of the Treasury, on
page 3l7 of the Book of Estimates for
1900. submitted the following rec1mmel-
dation:
1.-The Secretary of the Treasury, being
unable to indicate the several items of
the estimates for the expense of the gov
which changes should be made, disap-
proves of the total amount as submitted
by the Commissioners and recommends
a reduction therein of s.. 000.G00.'
''The total amount recommended to be
appropriated for the general expenses of
the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1900 in the bill submitted herewith
is. exclusive of the water department,
s., go So9.17, of which sum the general
Government is required to pay S. ll3. iSs
that being one-half of the whole, exclu-
sive of the amount fS3, 000) recommended
for expenses under the highway act. The
first-named sum is s., ,S70, $500 less than
the estimates submitted by the Commits
sioners
1.-The amount appropriated for the gen.
eral expenses of the District of Columbia
for the current fiscal year GS9O is SC. .i0S,-
029G7, or sI17,2l9.30 more than is recon-
mended in the accompanying bill for 1900.
The whole amount recommended in the
bill. including the sums for the water de-
partment, payable wholly-from the water
revenues. is s6,359 .S50.77, being sl16,629. 30
less than the like appropriations for the
current fiscal year.
1.-The amount recommended for the wa
ter department, all of which is payable
from the water revenues, is Sl29 al, being
an increase of $3.50 over the appropria-
tons for the water department for the
current fiscal year. II is estimated that
the water revenues available for the fiscal
year 1850 will amount to s3i5 200; but it
is provided in the accompanying bill, as
ii was in the acts for the current and
seven preceding fiscal years. that any
surplus of these revenue over the appro-
priations made specially therefrom shall
be applied to the work of extending the
high-service system of water distribution.
This Improvement, it was estimated by
the engineer officer in charge at the lime,
would cost, when completed, about
$500 600
'-Ihe total general revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year 1900.
it is estimated by the Commissioners.
Will amount, exclusive of any estimated
surplus of the revenues of prior years, to
3d. ,3s0.76, or surplus of sS72, ,355.Ss after
meeting the appropriations proposed by
the accompanying bill, together with the
obligations ESTIMATED at SIS 110) imposed
upon the District by the act of March 2,
1889 establishing the National Geological
Park, and for one-half the expenses of
the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
of the District"
Limitations with reference to appropri-
ations made in the bill not heretofore
imposed, or changes in existing limita-
tions. are recommended as follows:
Provided, that the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia shall not let a
contract hereunder for sweeping streets
at a price exceeding % cents per thou
sand square yards, and, in the event OF
failure, after due advertisement, to pro-
cure a contract at said rate or less they
are authorized to expend this sum under
their immediate direction and without
contract
Also the following:
THAT hereafter pupils shall not be ad.
mitted to or taught free of charge ir
the public schools of the District of Co
lumbia who do not reside in said District
or whose parents do not reside or are moi
engaged in business or public duties
therein; provided, that such pupils may be
admitted TO and taught in said public
schools on payment of such amount, tc
be fixed by the board of school trustees
with the approval of the Commissioners
of the District, as viii cover the expens,
Of their tuition and cost of text book.
and school supplies used by them; ans
all payments hereunder shall be paid into
the treasury. one-half TO the credit OF
the United States and one-half to tn.
credit of the District of Columbia"
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