Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
Measure Reported to the House Of
Representatives.
MANY LOCAL APPROPRIATION
Items Relating to Public Grounds
and the Capitol.
REPRESENTATIVES WIDOWS

REPRESEN IAIlV ES NlDOW =
The deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House today. The total
amount carried by the bill rs s:'. 7t5 s;'0e As
follows:
Department of State. ss6. S44.59: Treasury
Department. s62S. 4S46S; fish commission.
s.. 1000; District of Columbia, $!5. 50: War
Department. s99.47o.97: Navy Department.
s1SI .321.71: Interior Department. $50, 's' ~
Department of Justice. SIS, 40: United
States courts, s1u9.6;4.7' Post Office De-
par,ment. s12. 1920: out of postal revenues,
81 .S73913.79: House of Representatives.
$40 367.9S: index to government publica-
tons $1,000; government printing office.
81 $50: judgments. Indian depreciation
claims. s267 65I: judgments, United States
courts. s25.a51.7o: judgments. Court of
Claims. s94 65S.59 section 2, audited claims.
49,, SO1..#
Items of Local Interest.
The following appropriations Of local in
terest are carried by the bill: For reim-
bursement of W. s. Cox for the installation
of the ational pneumatic water works sys-
TEN in house numbered 1903 New York ave-
nue.. Washington. District of Columbia
s427; to pay the deputy coroner of the Dis
trict of Columbia for services during the
absence of the coroner. fiscal year lSs
S1:Io; for general advertising. on account of
fiscal year. as follows: For the fiscal year
1899. s7T2.12. 1897. S16.S0: for judicial ex-
penSeS, fiscal year 1893, $25. The secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized
to reimburse in the amount of s207.1I3. from
the appropriation National Geological
Park, 1890" the official account of John w.
Morse. assistant paymaster. United States
for eypepIitlIres incurred in the
chase. care and forwarding of a collection
of live animals for the National Geological
Park. To pay for two down-draught fur
naces installed in the municipal building.
s1.T1. For amount required to pay out
standing bills for the service of the fiscal
year 1899. follows: For coroner's office
$50; for Free Public Library, s27.aS; for con-
tingent expenses s3J4.50 The sum of
s913 II, paid the Crawford Paving Company
for work on 18th street between E and G
streets northwest, is allowed, and the &C
counting officers of the United States treas
ury are authorized and directed to credit
the same in the settlements of the accounts
or ii. II. Darneiile. late disburSing officer
District of Columbia.
For main and pipe sewers. to pay retent
under contract 1896 (being for service of
fiscal year 1s9I). principal S7S52. and in
terest, $tS.0S; in all, S416O.
Public Schools.
For fuel. 5000; for text books and sup
plies, fiscal year 1899. s2e3a.4e; for manual
training, fiscal year 1899. s213.26: for repairs
&c school buildings. fiscal year 1899. s4l3.255
for contingent expenses, fiscal years 1892
sJ11: for text books and supplies, fiscal year
1888. s64 for manual training, fiscal year
1888, $3.50.
Militia.
Authority is hereby given to pay the claim
Of S S. Daish & Sons for S'3 40 for coal fur
nished to the Naval Battalion of the Dis
~ tot nff
Metropolitan Police.
For contingent expenses of the metro
politan police for the fiscal years as follows :;
For the fiscal year 1900, $500: for the fiscal
year 1899, s1a3.sG; for repairs to stations.
1000.
Fire Department..
For contingent expenses for the fiscal
years as follows: For the fiscal year 1900
500; for the fiscal year 1899, s127.Sl; for
forage fiscal year 1889 s9i.13; for repairs
to engine houses fiscal year 1899, S2s12.
Telegraph and Telephone Service.
For general expenses. $2,:9G.G5
Health Department.
For disinfecting service. 500.
The sum of So, paid ]. Sprigg Poole,
agent. being cos. of the bond Of the acting
disbursing officer, District Of Columbia, is
allowed and the accounting officers of the
United States treasury authorized and
directed to credit it in the settlement of the
accounts of A. Mckenzie, acting disbursing
officer District of Columbia.
To pay A. S. Taylor for services as judge,
fiscal year 1889. $50.
For the payments Of judgments. including
costs, against the District of Columbia. set
forth on page .. House document numbered
$40 of this session $10jI2. 80 together with
a further sum to pay the interest on those
judgments, as provided by law, from the
date they became due until the date Of
payment
Northern Liberty Market Claims.
To pay John A. Frey the amount found due
by the auditor of the Supreme Court of the
ly from the revenues of the District Of Co
lumbia.
Support of Prisoners.
For expenses for maintenance of the Jail
of the District OF Columbia and for support
of prisoners therein, TO be expended under
the direction of the Attorney General
81 900.
For defending suits In the United States
Court of Claims. $1,000.
To pay Frank W. Hackett for services as
referee in sundry cases in Court of Claims,
$500.
Reform school for Girls.
For amount required to complete building
and inclose the grounds, 81, 2s6.24
Washington Asylum.
For contingent expenses fiscal year 1899.
s2,s55G5.
Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum.
For contingent expenses fiscal year 1897,
s15.3S.
Board of Children's Guardian.
For amount required by the board of
childrens guardians for the service of the
fiscal year 1900 5000; and authority to
pay from this amount $1,000, or so much