The times., 1898-09-20
ESTIMATING EXPENSES.
district Commissioners Have Their
Busy-DRy Sign Out.

Busy-Day Sign Ont.
Beginning at noon today, the District
Commissioners will be engaged for about
two weeks in preparing their estimates
for the support and maintenance of the
various branches of the District govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1900
Inc annual budget of local expenses
must be in the hands of the Secretary of
the Treasury by the 1st of October 1t
VIII become his duty when he has re-
ceived the estimates to approve or disap-
prove and forward them to the coming
Congress for action.
Inc heads of the various bureaus of the
District government have handed in their
estimates, and upon these the Commis-
sioners will base their estimates for ap-
propriations. The task will be tedious
and will require their undivided attention
every afternoon during the balance of the
present month.
1oday the estimate OF general expenses
Will be taken up. This includes the sal
aries of the Commissioners, their secre-
tar1es, assistants and messengers, and the
salaries of the various officers of the
present government of the District and
their assistants
Foliowing the preparation of and esti-
mate for the general expenses the Com
missioners will consider the estimates for
the support of the various branches of the
government of the District In the follow
ing order:
The assessors Office the tax collectors
office, the auditors Office the attorneys 8
office ia n off fnh 10
under the control of the Treasurer of the
United States; the coroner's office, the
market masters Office, the office of the
sealer OF weights and measures, the en-
gineers office, the special assessment Of
flee, the street sweeping office. the board
of examiners, steam engineers, the SUI
perintendent of charities the surveyor s
, office, the free public library, the con-
tingent expenses of the District, including
rent, general advertising, repairs and
equipment, repairs to the market houses,
and other items, the expenses of surveys
of subdivisions outside of Washington, 10
pay the expenses of completing a plan
for the extension of a permanent system
OF highways, for assessment and permit
work. for improvement and repairs grad
ing and condemning streets, roads and
alleys, for the sewer department. for the
street department. including the con-
struction of county roads, the establish
ing of grades. sprinkling. sweeping and
| cleaning. for the parking commission. the
harbor and river front, the free bathing
beach and the support of the public
scales.
Among the larger items of expense TO
be included in the budget will be the estl-
mates for the maintenance of the public
school system of the city, the Meropoli-
tan Police force, the District Fire De-
| partment, the telegraph and telephone
service. the health department, the po-
| lice courts, the water department and
| the militia of the District.
The Commissioners yesterday promul-
gated the following order:
LAS the Commissioners are engaged in
| the preparation of their annual estimates,
| which they are required by law TO submit
| TO the Secretary of the Treasury. on or
| before the 1st OF October, they Will be
compelled to discontinue public hearings
and to deny themselves to visitors after
| ! o'clock until further notice"