The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
BELOW TEE ESTIMATES
ApprOpI ations for the District for
the Next Fiscal Year.
The Bill Reported to the House-Ad-
Authorized - Provisions Made for
Various Departments of the Mu-
nicipaI Government Synopsis.

The bill making appropriations for the
support of the Government of the Distric
of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1901, was reported to the Hous;
yesterday by Chairman Grout, of the Sub.
Committee on Appropriations, having the
matter in charge. to the full committee
and later in the week will be called up fol
passage by Chairman Cannon.
a synopsis OF the bill is as follows:
The estimates of the Commissioners oil
the District OF Columbia, upon which the
bill is based, exclusive of the Water De-
partment, aggregate STA, 25O.4S, one half
OF which amount. or of such sum as Con-
gress may appropriate, is required to be
drawn from the revenues of the General
Government, and the remaining half
to be levied upon the taxable property and
privileges in the District of Columbia 9TH
er than the property of the United States
and the District Of Columbia, pursuant to
section of the act approved June II, 1878,
entitled An act providing permanent
form of government for the District OF CO.
lumbia."
The total amount recommended to be
appropriated for the general expenses of
the District of Columbia for the fiscal year
1901 in the bill just submitted is, exclu-
sive of the Water Department, $685.
1881, of which sum the General Govern
ment is required to pay $780,, 1915, that
being one-half of the whole, exclusive of
the fSo E00l cd for ox
penses under the Highway act The first
named sum is 81, 135. S72.17 less than the
estimates submitted by the Commission
ers.
The General Expenses.
The amount appropriated for the general
expenses of the District of Columbia for
the current fiscal year Q9Oo) is s6.7O7,-
394.77, or s99,01646 more than is recon-
mended in the bill for 1901.
The amount recommended for the Wa
ter Department. all of which is payable
from the water revenues, is 1884. III, being
an increase of $1,000 over the appropria-
tons for the Water Department for the
current fiscal year.
1t is estimated that the water revenues
available for the fiscal year 1901 will
amount to $35S,200: but it is provided in
the bill, as it was in the acts for the cur
rent and eight preceding fiscal years. that
any surplus of these revenues over the
appropriations made specifically therefrom
shall be applied to the work of extending
the high service system of water distri5u-
ton. Under these indefinite appropria-
tons of the surplus water revenues there
has been expended up to December 81.
1899, for extending the high-service sys-
tenn of water distribution. the sum OF
s747, 1861
The total general revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year 1901,
it is estimated by the Commissioners, will
amount, exclusive of any estimated sur
plus Of the revenues of prior years, 10 So
62s. 451.i9 or surplus OF 1929, 402. "a after
meeting the appropriations proposed -
the bill, together with the obligations les
timated at 800 imposed upon the Dis
trict by the act Of March 2, 1889, estab-
fishing the National Geological Park, and
for one-half the expenses of the Court of
Appeals and Supreme Court of the Dis
triet. and Of amounts for the Garfield and
Providence Hospitals.
The Public Schools.
The committee recommend provision for
the construction of all school buildings es-
timated for by the Commissioners, in
cludiag / twelve-room building, eight
room buildings, and 3 four-room buildings,
and the completion of the manual-train-
ing school buildings and the 4 eight-room
previously authorized, the con-
struction of a fence around the Western
High School, and the furnishing and equip
ment in part OF the Misunderstanding
school building for the first eight divisions;
the whole involving a total expenditure of
$3.50 300, toward which the bill approp j.
ates $320,S and authorizes contracts to
the amount OF s219,50 for the remainder.
The number OF teachers is increased in
accordance with the estimates, from 1.l79
10 1924, or As in all, to provide for the
natural growth of the schools.
The salaries of the teachers of the Cen
raj, Eastern, Western, Business, and Col
pred high schools are provided for at
i, 600 each, making an increase of 800
each in four and reduction of $500 in
me OF these salaries. The appropriation
Tor kindergarten instruction is inereas ed
rom $4,000 to s25, 600. For rent of school
the amount is increased from
u. 900 to $4,000.
Under the section relating to public
schools it is provided that it shall not be
awful to pay, or authorize or require to
'e paid, from any OF the salaries of teach
RS herein provided. any portion or per-
entage thereof for the purpose of adding
o salaries of higher or lover grades.
Authority is given to enter into con-
racts for the construction of certain |
chool buildings within the stipulated |
mounts of estimated cost, respectively, |
nd in the aggregate for s219, 500 in excess |
# the sums appropriated.
Limitations with reference to appropria- |
ions made in the bill not heretofore I'M |
'osed, or changes in existing limitations, |
re recommended in the section on i'm |
'rovements and repairs. as follows:
And hereafter, when as many streets |
nd entire blocks of streets in any section /
ave been paved as the amount allotted To |
hat section will permit, and there still |
emains balance insufficient TO pave an |
ntire block of the street provided for
avement upon the schedule, such balance
hall remain available and be added to the
llotment for that section for the next |
ucceeding year"
authorized for the extension of the bound
ry sewer TO the vicinity of Twenty-second
nd A Streets northeast is increased from
100. GOO 10 100000.
Cleaning the Streets.
Under the head of streets the bill pro
ides that the Commissioners of the Dis
rice of Columbia are authorized to
invite bids and make contract for oper-
ting the District quarry for such term of
ears. not exceeding five, as may be de-
ermined by them to be most advantageous
0 the District
The Commissioners of the District shall
cake specifications for the manner of |
weeping and cleaning the streets by ma
hinery and by hand labor, and shall ad-
ertise to let the work to the lowest re-
ponsible bidder, according TO such speci-
cations. and il the same or any part car
ot be procured 10 be done at a price not
Exceeding 20 cents for hand work and 20
ents for machine work per. thousand
Quare yards. then they may do the work
nder their immediate direction. hui IL |