The evening times., 1900-03-05
TIE DISTRICT EXPENSES
Mr.. GrOut Reports the ApprOpria-
ton Bill to the House.
The Total Amount Recommended for
the Fiscal Year 1901, Exclusive of
the Wnter Department., Is S6.GOS,-
3zS-2l-sums Allowed for the Pub
lie schools and other Purposes.

support OF the Government OF the District
Of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1901, was presented to the House
this afternoon by Representative Grout
from the Committee on Appropriations.
The estimates OF the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia, upon which the
bill is based, exclusive Of the Water De-
partment. aggregate s7,744, ,25O. As, one-haIf
Of which amount, or Of such sum as Con-
gress may appropriate is required 10 be
drawn from the revenues Of the General
Government and the remaining one-naf
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 a permanent
form Of government for the District Of Co
lumbia."
The total amount recommended 10 be
appropriated for the general expenses Of
the District OF Columbia for the fiscal year
1901 in the bill just submitted is, exclu-
siye Of the Water Department. Sc. .6es.-
1881, Of which sum the General Govern
being One-hah Of the whole, exclusive Of
the amount tS2,50O) recommended for ex-
penses under the Highway act. The first
named sum is SI,l35.S72.17 less than the
estimates submitted by the Commission
eTs.
The amount appropriated for the general
expenses Of the District Of Columbia for
the current fiscal year q90O) is S.. 6.707,-
394.77, or 500 Ol646 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 S134 141. being
an increase Of $1,000 over the appropria-
tons for the Water Department FOR the
current fiscal year.
II is estimated that the water revenues
available for the fiscal year 1901 Will
amount 20 S35S. zoe: but it is provided in
the bill as il was In the acts for the cur
rent and eight preceding fiscal years. that
any surplus Of these revenues over the
appropriations made specifically therefron
shall be applied 10 the work OF extending
the hlgh-servlce system Of water cistriDu-
ton. Under these indefinite approprIa-
uons Of the surplus water revenues there
has been expended up to December 3.
1899 for extending the high-service sys-
tenn Of water distribution, the sum OF
S7f7 1882.
The total general revenues OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia for the fiscal year 1901
10 is estimated by the Commissioners. viii
amount, exclusive Of any estimated sur
plus OF the revenues Of prior years. 70 So
6-N.4sl4s, o. a surplus Of 1923 1924 after
meeting the appropriations proposed -
the bill together with the obligations tes-
timated al SSs.6i0j imposed upon the Dis
trict by the act OF March .. 1883. cstab-
fishing the National Geological Park. and
for One-half the expenses or the Court OF
Appeals and supreme Court Of the Dis
Jrict. and OF amounts for the Garfield and
Providence Hospitals.
The Public Schools
The committee recommend provision for
the construction Of all school buildings es-
timajed for by the Commissioners in
Guiding 1 twelve-room building. 4 eight
room buildings. and four-room buildings.
and the completion of the manual train
ing school buildings and the 4 eight-room
buildings previously authorized, the con-
struCtiOn OF a fence around the Western
High School. and the furnishing and equip
meut IN part OF the manusl-trainin
school building for the first eight visions;
the whole involving a total expenditure OF
300, toward which the bill apprOp l.
ates S320.S00 and authorizes contracts to
the amount OF S2l9,5C0 for the remainder.
The number CT teachers Is increased. in
accordance with the estimates from l79
TO l.224, or A. in all. TO provide f-r the
natural growth OF the schools
The salaries OF the teachers Of The Cen
tral. Eastern, Western. Business. and Col
ored high schools are provided for at
$l6Oo each, making an increase Of 500
each in four and a reduction OF 5000 in
one OF these salaries. The apL-opriation
for kindergarten instruction is increa- ed
from $4,000 10 $500 For rent Of school
buildings the amount is increased from
$4,000 10 SiI eco
Limitations with reference 10 approDria-
uons made in the bill not heretofore fpl-
posed or changes in existing limitations
/ are recommended in the section o. m
provements and repairs. as follows:
And hereafter when as many s.,a.ts =
and entire books OF streets in any section
have been paved as the amount allotted 10
that section viii permit. and there stUl
remains balance insufficient 10 pave an
entire block Of the street provided for
pavement upon the schedule. such balance
shall remain available and be added to the
allotment for that section for the next
succeeding year
The amount Of the contract heretofore
authorized for the extension of the bound
airy sewer TO the vicinity OF Twenty-second
and A Streets northeast is increased from
$3.50, 600 10 $22O co.,
Cleaning the streets.
Under the head Of streets the bill pro
vides that the Commissioners of the Dis
trice OF Columbia are authorized to
invite bids and make contract FOR oper-
ating the District quarry for such term OF
years, not exceeding five, as may be de-
termined by them to be most advantageous
to the District
The Commissioners of the Districs shall
make specifications for the manner OF
sweeping and cleaning the streets by ma
chinery and by hand labor, and shall ad-
vertise to LET the work to the lowest re-
spOnsible bidder, according to such speci-
tcations- and il the same or any part car
not be procured to be done at a price not
exceeding 20 cents for hand work and 20
cents for machine work per thousand
square yards then they may do the work
under their immediate direction; but II
shall be done according TO the speci6ca-
tions provided that the specifications Tor
bids shall provide that the payment for la
Dor in the execution OF the contract SHAH
not be less than that now paid BY the
Commissioners Of the District Of Colum-
bia for cleaning the streets by hand, and
that of the amount appropriated 81. 600.
OF such part thereof as the Commissioners
may deem advisable, may be expended an
der the immediate direction Of the Com
missioners without contract.
In the matter Of bridges the Commits
sioners are authorized 10 purchase or con
denim so much of the land within the lines
of Massachusetts Avenue extended 10
which the District does not now possess
title. and such adjacent land for side
slopes, embankments, and so forth as nay
be necessary. and 10 use for such purpose
nos exceeding 5000 of the sum hereby al