The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-19

The District appropriation bin was re-
ported TO tue House this afternoon.
Tho total amount recommended to be APP
propriated for the general expenses of the
District fcr the fiscal year 1 eS9 in the bill
submitted is. exclusive of the water depart
meut. So, 500, 1861. OF wni STUNT ne zen
eral Government is required TO pay 81 14o, ;
s532s, that being one half OF the whole,
exclusive of the amount (Sl6 ,OOo) recon-
mendeC for expenses under the highways act
The first-named sum is 81 ,474 HIVE less
than the estimates submitted by the Com
missioners.
The amount appropriated for the gen
eral expenses for the current lis0ai !eai
usest is so,u67 ,D6O.9o, or o.,Soa'oo
4 mare than is recommended an the bill Tor
1899.
The whole amount recommended, in
CIuding the SUMS FOR the wa tel depart
ment, payable wholly from the water
revenues, is S6,637 ,657.57, being $685.
357 40 less than the like, appropIia tions
for the current fiscal year.
Ii is eStiua6trd rtnt uiR- water revenues
available for the fiscal year 1899 will
amount 10 SS33.2oo; bat il IL provided that
any surplus Of these revenues over the ap-
propriations made specifically therefronl
stall ne applied to the WORK OF extending
the high service system OF water disiribu-
ton. TITUS Improvement, IL was estimated
blythe engineer officer in charee at the iiine'
would cost. when completed, about Soou'-
600. TIE surplus water revenues devoted
TO ttis object ON account OF expenditures
made and Obligations incurred since the
authority was granted amount at this time
to Sol 2.58e.5s.
In addition TO tie work of extending
the high service system or water distrl-
button. the surplus water revenues are also
authorized 10y the bill to be used for the
purchase, erection, maintenance, and in
spectionof water meters and for the gradual
extension Of the water meter system to
all rIasSes oil C5RSum-rs.
Among the items OF new legislation or
Limitations imposed, are the follow
ing:
That the Commissioners shall hereafter
have the power and authority to change
the name OF any street, road, avenue. or
other hig AWAY whenever any two OF
such highways have the same name"
That hereafter the Commissioners may
change the location of any public scale in
said District whenever they may deem
such change ia the public interest
The Commissioners also are authorized
to furnish Potomac water. without charge.
TO orphan asylums and charity schools,
and such institutions as receive annual
60 he fixed in each case by said Commits
Sioners, not to exceed the rate OF 100 gal
ions per average capita OF inmate per diem;
and for all water used heyOnd such an
amount the institution shall toe charged at
the prevailing rate for the use of water in
the District. They are further author
ized 10 Furnish Potomac water, without
charge. TO churches to an amount to Toe
fixed i'm each case by the Commissioners
any amount used in excess TO be charged
at the prevailing rate for use of water in
the District.
In lieu OF specific appropriations aGgre
eating SOS, 700 made for the current fis-
cal year to certain charitable institutions
in the District, the following general ap-
propriatiOn is recOmme nded:
For the relief and care OF the poor
anddestitute, and for such charitable and
refurnatory work, and such care and med
ical and surgical treatment OF psor and
destitute patients in the District of Column
bia as have been heretofore usually pro-
vided for 10y direct appropriations TO pri-
waite institutions, and as the District
Commissioners may deem necessary, the
sum OF S9S,To0. to be expended under the
under contract with responsible and com,
petent persons or institutions or 10y EN-
ploying for the purpose Of public institu-
lions or q gencies of said District, where
praCtiCabIe. Provided. That no such CON
tract shall extend beyond the thirtieth
day Of June. 1899, and that no pay
ment shall be made under any suchcontIact
except for service actually rendered for
which compensation shall he provided in
said contract: and that said Commissioners
shall report to Congress, on or before the
first Monday OF December in each wear, a
detailed statement of their expenditures
heretofore made under this appropriation,
and of all contracts made by them there
under. giving the names of the persons and
institutions contracted with, and stating
what further expenditures will be requiedr
hereunder Provided, That institutions
that may be contracted with hereunder shall
have the privilege of purchasing supplies
necessary TO the fulfiIlment of their CON
tracts from District government contractors
at contract rates; and the Commissioners
OF the District are hereby directed to insert
In future lettings, such stxpulations in CON
tracts as VIII secure this privilege To said
institutions"
The following is the comparison or
amounts IN the law for the current wear.
the amount estimated and the amount
recommended to the House:
Salaries and miscellaneous expenses or
the Commissioners office-Curreut law
S3l3.35l: asked for, S357, 23I: sIIowed
S3l6,0I5.
improvements and repairs-Present law