Evening star., 1899-03-07
GOOD TIMES COMING
Money Appropriated by Congress to
Be Spent Here.
TIE DISTRICT TO Be BENEFITED
Public Buildings and Improvements
Authorized
OTHER PUBLIC ORKS

The legislation of the last session OF Con-
gress is destined to stimulate prosperity
aud industry in many sections of the coun-
try as Well as the District OF Columbia.
The greater portion of the 81. SOC, ,o00, 900 ap-
proprated during the entire Congress, and
of the S611 900 coo of the last session alone,
will return directly into the pockets OF the
people through the ordinary channels OF
business and labor. Not alone will the sal
aried classes under the government receive
their usual benefit from the governmental
expenditure. but the outlay will go into
directions where Uncle Sans money has
not Travelled for some years past.
The vast amount of public works to pe
undertaken under the provisions OF recent
years viii give employment to laborers in
widely separated sections OF the country.
The public buildings authorized at the last
session and the river and harbor improve
ments Will call for labor in their carrying
out, as wei as furnishing employment for
those engaged in furnishing The various
materials for the work.
The Increased expenditures for the army
and navy will benefit projacs icalers. man
ufacturerS of clio hing and c.ldIpage manu-
facturers of iron and eel, the transpurta-
ton companies, SO going through all the
remote raTifications of IN" allied and col
lateral industries. The 81 iEslo oi0 in pen
sions vii! be no small sum ard The pay
mcnt of long-stanLinS claims provided by
TIE omnibus bill Will distribute many snug
little sums among worthy people.
Distric; VIII Bc Benefited.
The District of Columbia Will profit along
with the remainder of tire country, and
not out of proportion. by any means. Refer
ence has heretofore been made in The Star
to the impetus which will be given the
building trade 10y the construction OF the
s2.oO1."0o addition to the government print
~ fr,sT
tica LuilGirg. the S2Il3ts;9 public library
building and the numerous smaller struc-
lures. The weather bureau. on III street
near 2Jth. is to have a $25,ou0 addition.
Nearly s2J0gDa will be spent in the con-
struction of law school buildings within a
year. I'm commencement and partial COM
pletement of contracts still larger. over
S10.go Will be spent in buildings for the fire
department The work on the Washington
aqueduct will distribute s291.nn among the
laborers and mechanics of the District.
East Washington Will receive a large pro-
portion of improvements under the new
law. The boundary sewer near I'D and \
streets northeast will call for the eNpcndi-
tuTe of SD 600 the FIRST year. the final cost
to be nearly Sa0)ts3a The continuation Of
the sewer from that point to 18th street
southeast will take S20o0o the first year,
the total cost to be Sl52 900, and the con-
tinuation of il to the Now Jersey avenue
pumping station another $2l.o@, with a
total expenditure of SSG 90. Two buildings
are to be put up at ihe Washington Asylum
to cost Si5,OND. The northeast and sou-h-
east sections will get $1,000 for street i'm
provements.
Other sections of the city will not be
neglected in the distribution of expenditures
for the public good ard there will be many
projects of Importance set under way with
in the year. Detailed reference to them
was made I'm tho review of congressional
legislation published in The Star last Sat
urday.
street Extensions.
The street extensions authorized by Con-
gress at the last session. and which have
been published from time TO time in The
Star will give employment to many labor
ers. One of the most important bills of
this kind was the senarate act providing
for G. roadway across Rock Creek Park and
for the construction of bridges and by
roads. a cost Of $4,000. This will he an
Improvement which has lon" beer demand
ed. The authorization hy Congress in its
closing hours of the extension of electric
light conduits viii afford an opportunity
for the expenditure Of money and the en-
ployment of labor under corporation con-
troll
Under the naval a-nronriation hill the
sum of s2n5.nno WIN he evnended for i'm
provements at the WashinPton navy yard. p
These Will consist &C = rew steel roof and
repairs to copper rolling mill: same for
pattern shop; extension Of north gun shop;
o~-.aneion 90 ~,-I ~onstruction
of shops. office hr,i,dincs and office quarters
The foregoing a-e h"t 2 few of the nrin-
ciDal improvements to he commenced with
in the next fiscal wear within the District
of Columbia. TNn total axnenditures win
run into the r'i''iens. and. stated. the
money will go n direr'rons where Il is
most needed an1 VIII benefit the greatest
number of peonle.
All this means good times in the District.
With money and work the wheels of in
dustry will be set in motion all along the
lire The oitv's -r~'''atioo win be increas-
ed by a mOney-snending class by the
rival of the cens'rs emp'oves and the con-
stant soiournirg and visiting of the mil
itary and civil emrloyes Of the government
under the EXPANSION Of governmental af-
fairs provided by the liberal appropriation
bills of the last Congress.