Evening star., 1899-02-03
DEFICIENCY ESTIMATES
House Appropriations Committee Has Re
ceived Them From Secretary Gage.
Many Items of Local Interest Are
Included and the More I'M
pOrtnnt Are Given.

The House committee on appropriations
has received deficiency estimates from the
Secretary of the Treasury amounting TO
S2,oS6,974.o3, with the following local es-
Inmates, together with a number of less
important ones:
To pay the deputy coroner for services
during the absence OF the coroner for the
fiscal year 1899, $3.50; for compensation of
the members of the plumbing board for
the fiscal year 1899. s1.459.24. To pay out
standing accounts for general advertising
as follows: For fiscal year 1898, S19l 10;
for fiscal year 1897. s16.05: to pay Ma
uonal Capital Investment Company def
ciencies in rent of District offices. $4,000.
For amount required for the extension of
sidewalks adjacent to the Georgetown mar
ket, $500; for public schools. se36S5.
Mllltla, District of Columbia-To paw for
rent OF rife range, for service of the fiscal
year 1888, $50; to reimburse the Washing
ton Market Company for furnishing md
putting in place 1912 lockers in the new
aThory quarters over Center market for
the service of the fiscal year 1898 s2547 -:
10 reimburse the Washington Market Com
pany for extraordinary repairs to quarters
vacated by the National Guard of the Dis
trlct of Columbia, after being used for ar
mory purposes, for the service of the fiscal
year 1875. $3.50
Metropolitan police. District Of Columbia
Contingent expenses: For amount re-
qulIed for the service of the fiscal wear
1899 $500
New Central Police Station.
buildings. metropolitan police, District Of
Columbia-For a central police station and
a site for the same to be located in the
first police precinct between 9TH and 18th
streets west ana b and streets north. as
per plans submitted, 10 take the place of
present station No. l, $4,000.
'i,.a
that precinct are not suited for the purpose
The bottom of the cellar is on a level with
the sewer outlets. so that the only means
Of draining the cellar is hv siphon and
when a heavy rain occurs or the water
lacks up from the sewer the fire in the fur
mace Is frequently eNtinguished. causing
damp and unhealthful condition throughout
he entire building. In addition 10 ,hl> Inc
erection of the new city post office has
oNefshaiowed the station house 50 as 10
make Ii dark and additionally uninha bita BILE
While the present building is not adapt
ed Tor the purposes Of a police station. Il
Is valuable for other purposes. and pro-
vision for its sale should be made. the pro-
ceeds of such sale TO be deposited in the
treasury to the credit of the United States
and the District of Columbia in equal
parts"
Fire department. District of Columbia
Contingent expense s. For amount required
for the service of fiscal year 1899. 81 500.
Telegraph and telephone service. District
OF Acknowledgement expenses: For amount
required for the service of the fiscal year
1899, s., ,l30S1.
For the Health Department..
Health department. District of Columbia
For amount required to prevent the spread
of contagious disease, for service of the
fiscal year 1899, SiI.9aa.
Support of convicts-Support mainten-
ance and transportation of convicts trans
ferred from the District of Columbia. to
be expended under the direction of the
Attorney General, for the fiscal year 1899
s.. 600
To pay amounts due by the accounting
officers Of the treasury on account of the
appropriation Support of convicts, Dis
trlct OF Columbia, for the fiscal year 1898,
S91476.
Support Of prisoners-Expenses for main
tenance of the Jail of the District of Co.
iumbia, and for support of prisoners there
In, to be expended under the direction Of
the Attorney General, for the fiscal year
Judgments, District of Columbia-For
the payment of judgments against the Dis
trict of Columbia. S3,5-9.lj.
For defending suits in Court of Claims,
81 600.
Northern Liberty market claims. District
OF Columbia-For amount required to pay
the allowances reported by the auditor of
the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia. in settlement of Gains arising by
reason of the destruction of the Northern
Liberty market, to be paid wholly from
the revenues of the District of Columbia
provided that in the payment of these
claims the provisions of section 3417 Re
Vised Statutes United States. shall be OBJ
served, and for that purpose the section
aforesaid Is hereby declared to be apDli-
cable in its requirements to the District
OF Columbia. Sl2S,57S.j0; to pay James G.
Payne for services rendered examining and
auditing for settlement the Northern Lib
fn hp aail
the revenues of the District of Columbia
$1,000.