The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-26
ESTIMATES OF DEFICIENCIES.
Secretary Gage submits n Statement
to the Appropriations Committee

to the Appropriations Committee.
The House Committee on Appropriations
has received from the Secretary OF tbe
Treasury list of estimates of deficiencies
in the appropriations for the fiscal wear
ending June 80. 1901 These estimates will
be included in the General Deficiency bill.
when VIII be reported to the House early
In February.
The deficiencies in the APPROXIMATIONS
for the District of Columbia include the
| following items:
Coroner's Office, SEQ; Board of Chart
Ties, 1890; Surveyors Office. $4,000; for
general advertising. s1.3S0.9S: to reim-
purse the Surveyor Of the District of Co
iuhlDla Tor damages incurred by incorrect
survey made in the fiscal year. 1900. based
ON defective record, s2O5; to purchase
from the estate of H. w. Brewer formerly
1 surveyor of Georgetown, his collection of
maps field notes. records and other sur
veyfng data, $4,000; to pay deficiencies in
rent of District offices, $4,000; the sum
OF 1854 paid for plumbing from the appro-
| priation for special repairs to market
houses is allowed: to pay claim for dam
ages of Edward Lander $467: to paw the
Recorder of Deeds for reporting real es-
tate transfers. etc, for the fiscal years 1895
10 1899. inclusive $I,315.53: for disposal of
city refuse, $4,000; damages for right-of-
way for the Rock Creek and Street in
| tercepting sewer, s345: TO pay H. H.
| Twombly. Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation, $3.50. and W. w Connor clerk.
s2lH, salary between July l. 1900 the
date of their appointment and the date
they entered upon their duties; for fuel,
Si,OOO; contingent expenses, 81 500; contin-
gent expenses TO pay outstanding bills for
photographs, etc, sent to the Paris Ex-
position. sl.l73: for printing. photograph
&c material, etc, for the Paris Exposition.
$S0.I5 for contingent expenses of the Po-
lice Department for the fiscal years 1899.
1900, and 1901, g, 175.O4; for contingent ex-
penses for the Fire Department, sS64.12; for
forage, $500; for general expenses, tele-
graph and telephone service Sf.47S13; for
disinfecting service. health department
Sl.OOO; for preventing the spread of con-
tagious diseases, $25. geo: maintenance of |
District jail and support of prisoners |
$1,000; witness fees, 1858. s3.75; for pay |
ment of judgments against the District, |
including costs and interests, $11,S17.30; |
Tor defending suits in the United States |
Court OF Claims. 1000: to pay the clerk |
of the Supreme Court of the District fees
in lunacy cases, $500; witness fees, So
1850; Washington Asylum contingent ex-
penses for fiscal year 1900, s41S6; Freed
mans Hospital and Asylum contingent ex-
penses for fiscal year 1900. 1904. 50; NUM-
cipal lodging house, fiscal year 1900
s4O.76; Board of Children's Guardians
So, S35.f6; to pay the jury in condemnation
for the widening of Columbia
Road and Sixteenth Street, s725. The total
Of these amounts is s107, 41155
Rufus B. Merchant Disbursing Clerk
and Superintendent of the Postofice De-
partment, has written the following let
ter to Postmaster General Smith, which is
included in Secretary Cages letter:
The conditions of the windows in this
building are such that / feel constrained
% recommend for your consideration the
of asking Congress for an ap-
that will remedy the trouble
Il is impossible to keep the rooms COM
ortable in cold weather while the present
conditions exist. The trimmings. both on
he inside and the outside of window
rames. have shrunk away from the ma
onry from one-eighth to one fourth inch.
which admit cold air. There is a ventIla-
or under each window sill three inches
vide by four feet long on an average;
hese ventilators also admit cold air re-
ween the inner and outer walls. The
pockets in the window frames are too
mall to allow the square weights 10 safe
Y pass each other. consequently they CT
en- jam on the sheet iron divisions and
rames. The hinged sash have a small
lush bolt and some have small catches.
20 secure these windows properly there
hould be a mortise thumb bolt as the .
ash is of white pine and the small one .
alf inch by three-inch flush bolt will not
storms. There are 1920 sliding :
nd 1879 hinged sash In the building. Al .
er a careful examination of the defects .
tated, the cost of making necessary .
hanges in order to make the building q.
omfortable will be about 81, 300." :