The times., 1899-09-30

urban streets, whtewashing, care of parks.
and miscellaneous items, $40.o 900.
Court Estimates.
For the Police Court-For two judges, at
$4,000 each. $4,000; compensation of two
justices of the peace, acting as judges of
the Police Court during the absence of
said judges, not exceeding $500 each: clerk,
$1,000; two deputy clerks, at s1,500 each:
two deputy clerks at $1,000 each: three
| baiiiffs at 1899 each; one deputy marshal
al 1888; one doorkeeper, $40; one engineer
5000: one janitor tnew), $3.50.
Miscellaneous-For witness fees, $4,000:
repairs to Police Court building. $500; re-
pairs to Police Court furniture and replac-
ing same. 5000; feeding jurors. 5000; rent
Of property adjoining Police Court build
ing. for Police Court and other purposes.
$500; for compensation of jury, $S 900;
United States marshal's fees $1.S00
Writs of lunacy-To defray the expenses
attending the execution of writs de luna
tico inquirendo and commitments thereun-
der in all cases of INDECENT insane persons
committed or sought to be committed to
the Government Hospital for the Insane
by order of the executive authority of the
District of Columbia, under the provisions
of the act approved March 8, 1877, $500.
Interest and sinking. fund-For interest
and sinking fund on the funded debt ex
elusive of water bonds, s1,2ls,94f97.
Emergency fund-To be expended only in
case of emergency, such as riot. pestilence,
public unsanitary conditions, calamity by
flood or fire, and of like character. and in
all cases of emergency not otherwise suh-
GENTLY provided for, $4,000.
Rock Creek Park-For the care and i'm
provement of Rock Creek Park, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the board of
control of said park. the unexpended bal
ance, amounting to s23 1893. 45, of the appro
priation made by the act approved Septem-
ber 81, 1890. for expenses of acquiring said
park, is hereby appropriated $4,000.
For reformatories and, prisons tsupport of
convicts)-For support maintenance, and
transportation Of convicts transferred from
the District of Columbia, to be expended
under the direction of the Attorney General,
$4s, 900.
Lighting the Streets.
For Illuminating material. lighting, ex-
tinguishing, repairing and cleaning public
lamps on avenues, streets, roads, and al
leys; purchasing and expense of erecting
and maintaining new lamp posts, street
designations, lanterns. and fixtures; moving
lamp posts, painting lamp posts and Ian
terms, replacing and repairing lamp posts
and lanterns damaged or unfit for service;
for storage and carriage of material, S173,-
600; for electric arc lighting, including nee
essary inspection in those streets now
| lighted by electric arc lights in the City
Of Washington, and for the extension OF
such service along the lines of lawful con-
duits now existing, $4,000 Harbor and
river front-For the Improvement and pro-
lection of the harbor and river front, the
enforcement of laws and regulations, con-
struction and maintenance of wharyes and
| L tfnvo-
and services, $4,000. Bathing beach-For
improvement, care, and repair Of the public
bathing beach in the Potomac river in the
District of Columbia, $4,000. Public scales
For repair and replacement of public
scales, $780, Public pumps-For the pur-
chase replacement, and repair OF public
pumps, cleaning and protecting public
wells. filling abandoned or condemned pub
lie wells, and drilling deep wells, $4,000.
For Contingent Expenses.
Contingent expenses of the government
OF the District of Columbia, s25. 600; con-
tingent expenses of stables of the Engineer
Department, s., 900; rent Of District Of
fees. SO, 600: rent of old record vault, $500,
rent of property yards, $500; necessary ex-
penses in collection of overdue personal
taxes, 81, 500; judicial expenses, 1000; cor
oner's office, 81. 400; furniture for municipal
! building, $l,00U, Senerai advertising, S1foUui
advertising notice of taxes in arrears,
| 81, 600; for assessor. account of arrears Of
/ taxes including material for card index
| of said account $500; special repairs to
market houses, s2,250; enforcement of game
and fish law, $500; portraits, retouching
| (new,) $500.
| Plats of subdivisions outside Of Washing
! ton-To pay the expenses of such survey as
| may be necessary to enable the Comnis-
sioners of the District to determine whether
| plats of subdivisions of land within said
District offered for record have been made
| in conformity to the Act to regulate sub
| division of land within the District Of CO.
| Iumbia'' approved August 81 1888. 81, ,000-
| Permanent system of highways-To pay
| the expenses of carrying out plan for the
extension of permanent system of high
ways in conformity with the Act to pro-
| vide a permanent system of highways in
that part of the District of Columbia lying
outside of cities,'' approved March 2, 1893,
| 81 500.
For assessment and permit work, S150, 900;
for paving roadways under assessment sys-
! TEN new, $4,000.