The evening times., 1898-10-14
TEE BUDGET IS COMPLETE
The District Commissioners
Announce Estimates.
EIGHT MILLIONS ASKED FOR
A Grand Total for the Support and
maintenance of the Local NUM-
cipaI Government AggIeEatinS
More Than Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars Over Inst Year.


District Commissioners yesterday finish
ed their budget of the expenditures which
will be required for the maintenance of
the District government during the fiscal
year 1900. They have intrusted their work
to Dr. William Tindall, the secretary
to the board.
For the coming fiscal year 1856, ,O92.7 is
asked, exclusive of the $129.141 asked for
water, making a total estimate of $8,7T,-
23S.77, as against SS.124,37o.SO asked for
last year, including s14O s51.71 for water.
Under the new estimates a salary of
ST. 200 is provided for the Office of veteri-
nary surgeon of the horses of all the de-
partments of the District government,
created by the last Congress, and $3.50 is
requested for an additional fireman for
duty at the District building. In the of
flee of the inspector of plumbing an in
crease of $500 is urged in the cases of two
inspectors of plumbing, thus raising
compensation to sl,200 each, and an esti-
mate is provided for five members of
plumbing board, at $500 each.
A request is made for 81 600 for the res
toration of the old portraits al the District
and City Hall buildings; an engineer at
$3.50, a watchman at $500 and a deckhand
at $3.50, for night crew for the police
boat At present there is only day crew.
AS a result there are fragrant violations
of the game and fish laws at night, rob-
berries of vessels and thefts of wharf coal,
and disorderly crowds congregate, fight
and gamble on the river flats. all of which,
ii IS claimed. would be obviated by night
police patrol.
In the auditors office an increase of $500
per annum is asked in the salary of the
chief clerk; an Increase of $500 for the
auditor. n new clerk is provided for in
the office of the sealer of weights and
measures at 5000 In the engineers office
an increase of $500 is requested for the
superintendent of sewers; 800 increase for
the craftsman and $500 increase for the
permit clerk. For the superintendent of
the street sweeping department an in
crease of l200 is recommended also an
inspector at Sl.2o0 and three additional in
spectors a 81 100 each.
An increase of 500 is asked for the trav-
cling expenses of the superintendent of
charities. For the free public library a
total amount of s16. $50 is asked. including
! 5000 for books and sl,200 for two assist
ant librarians. Provision is made for $40
coo for new mOrgue. $500 for the keeper
and $40 for an assistant. One OF the
largest items is that of S135, 900 for the
! Northern Liberty market house claims.
There Is an estimate for 5000 for the
! preparation of plats of subdivisions out
side of Washington and a like amount for
the completion of the permanent system
of highways.
An increase of s25. 900 is made for as
sessment and permit work. Only s35 600
was added 10 the estimate for street i'm
provementS last year. An increase of $40 =
| 600 is urged this year making a total es-
| innate OF $G(re GO: Il decrease of $4,000 in
| the amount for suburban sewers.
| For completing the Tiber Creek sewer
| SOS. OG0 is asked; SI90,OOA for completing the
| boundary sewer; S52 - for completing
the eastside intercepting sewer to Twelfth
| Street east and $S6 900 for completing il
! TO the foot of New Jersey Avenue: $3.50 00J
for completing the northerly portion OF
| the Tiber Creek sewer and the New Jer-
! sey Avenue high level interceptinS sewer.
! $500 coo for repairing streets. $4,000 for re-
pairing and replacing sidewalks around
| reservations and municipal buildings
! $4,000 for repairs to country roads, $685.
! 500 for the construction of county roads
! sprinkling cleaning and sweeping oil
streets. 500. 4s3: $4,000 for the removal OF
! ashes at public expense: parking com
mission, $40 900: street lighting. $.s5,Go
electric arc lighting, $63,0o0: bathing
| II. S4.Uj
ooO; Washington Aqueduct. AI 00o: one ad-
| ditionaI public school teacher at 2,5 0
! two at 81, 800. two at 81. 800. seven at 81 2O0
| seven at s1Ot0. FIVE at sS25. two at $50
| seven at 500 five at $3.50. seven at $500
| nine at $3.50. twenty-five at 500, six al
$3.50 six at S490, and $500 for night
| schools; kindergartens. $1,000; schoo
buildings and grounds. S506,OoO.
In the estimate for the police depart
| ment provision Is made for an increase
| of 5000 in the salary of the captain: three
| lieutenant inspectors, at 1880 each; four
| surgeons, at S720 each: an increase OF SlSC
! for each lieutenant; an addition OF Soo foI
| each sergeant and 200 additional pri-
Yates al s2l6. 600; an increase of Sf20 for
| each sta ton keeper and of $500 for the
| chief OF the fire department; sl20 for the
| fremen: $50 for the engineers; s26 fo- the
| fremen tillermen and hostlerS Sl2O for
| the privates. and 800 for the watchmeni
machinist at 81, ,150; three engines, at W.
| 600: three hose carriages. at S2.70O; one
| chemical engine at 81 200; two trucks al
s. 500: six new engine houses at Sl3o.0Oo
and a stable at 5000; electrical depart
| ment, s74 .220 including $4,000 for the eX-
| tension OF the police patrol system.
In the health department provision is
| made for an addition of $500 to the sala-
| nv of the health officer; one deputy
| health officer at 81, 800; increase for the
sanitary chemist to s., 400; chief clerk in
| crease of 5000; two clerks, at S1,0O0; one
| engineer for smallpox hospital, Sl20; one
sanitary food inspector, at $500; for en-
| forcement of act to prevent the spread
of scarlet fever and diphtheria; disinfect-
| ing service, S., 600; for a pound, $1,000;
gratuitous vaccination, $4,000; establish
| ment of a meteorological laboratory
S. 900.
| For the purchase of property adjoining
the Police Court $4,000 is asked: interest
| and sinking fund s1.213,s47.97; 900 for re-
formatories and prisons; the District Mi
| litia s35. .325 and water department S129, 141.
For charities the following amounts
| are requested: Relief of the poor. $4,000;
| support of the insane, sl22. .49i.S0; instruc-
| ton of the deaf and dumb 1880; HON.
| eopathic Hospital, $500; Washington
| Hospital for Foundings, $4,000;
German Orphan Asylum, 81, 500: Associa.
ton for Destitute Colored Women and
| Children S. 800: St Annes Infant Asylum
8. 400: House of the Good Shepherd. 81
700; ST. Josephs Male Orphan Asylum, ST.
500: Young Woman's Christian Home. 81
900; Newsboys' Home, $1,000: Eastern Dis,
pensary, 81. .OG0; Washington Home for In
curabies. 81, 600: Municipal Lodging House
$4,000; Columbia Lying In Hospital fol
Women, $4,000; Temporary Home for ex
| Union Soldiers and Sailors, $500; Wo
mans Christian Association Contra
Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, ST.
600; Childrens Hospital $4,000 Provis
ions are also made for the Washington
Asylum, the Industrial Home School. thu
Reform School for Girls, the Reform
School for Boys. making grand total fo
charitable purposes of s62S, ,259. so, including
s.. 900 for Freedmens Hospital, $4,000 70
isolating wards at the Garfield and Provf