The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-25
ESTIMATE OF DEFICIENCIES
Shortages in Current Appropria-
tons for the District.
Secretary Cages Letter TO the
Speaker EnumeratinG the Ad-
ditionaI sums Needed.

Secretary Gage has submitted TO the
Speaker Of the House letter containing
list Of estimates of deficiencies in The
appropriation for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1901 The following are the de-
feisneies in the appropriations for the
District Of Columbia
Coroner-s Office. $50. Board of Chart
ties, S3G9; Surveyors Office, g, coo: fer
general advertising, 81 380.SS; 20 REIN
burse the Surveyor of the District of Co
iumbia for damages incurred By incorrect
survey made n the fiscal year. 1860. based
or detective record, $205; to pur shase
from the estate Of H ". Brewer. formerly
Surveyor Of Georgetown. his collection of
maps. field notes. records, and other sur
Veylng data. Sl5,GG0; 10 pay deficiencies IN
rent Of District Offices Sc. Goo the sum
Of 1854 paid for plumbing from the apprc-
prtatiOn for special repairs TO market
houses is allowed; 70 pay claim for dam
ages Of Edward Lander, S4eT; TO pay the
Recorder o. Deeds for reporting real es-
tate transfers. etc. for the fiscal years 1888
20 1899. inclusive. $l,515-53; for disposal OF
city refuse. 50 coo: damages for right-of-
y ay for the Rock Creek and b Street in
terceptjng sewer S345; 10 pay H H
Twombly, Secretary Of the Board OF Edu-
cation, $3.50, and W W Conner. clerk
S2LT4, salary between July l. 1890 the
I'd - u iLE4I dppJkl LIlElL ana IUR QdEE
they entered upon their duties; for fuel
$1,000; contingent expenses. q. SEE; cortin-
gent expenses to pay outstanding bills for
photographs, etc, sent 20 the Paris Elk
position, S1,173. for printing. photograph
ic material, etc, fer the Paris Exposition
$50 10, for contingent expenses OF the Po-
lice Department for the fiscal years 1893
1900 and 1891 S2.176. 04: for. contingent ex-
penses for the Fire Department, $50. ;sfor
forage, 81, soc; for general expenses teIe-
graph and telephone service, SI.4TS-13: for
| disinfecting service health department
$1,000; Cor preventing the spread Of con
tagioUS diseases, SIS. eco; maintenance OF
District jail and support of prisoners.
S2Ge15 witness fees. 1888. $50; fOT pay
ment OF judgments against the District
including costs and interests, SIIS17.30;
for defending suits in the United States
Court of Claims, $1,000; to pay the clerk
Of the Supreme Court Of the District fees
in Iunacy cases. $500; witness fees. Sc
1870, Washington Asylum contingent ex-
penses for fiscal year 1909. s41S6; Freed
mans Hospital and Asylum contingent ex-
penses for fiscal year 1900, $500 50; NUM-
cipal lodging house. fiscal year 1900
S40.76; Board of Chiidren's Guardians.
So, 1875: to pay the jury n condemnation
proceedings for the widening of Columbia
Road and Sixteenth Street, $725. The total
/ Of these amounts is SlGT ,4l1-55.
and Superintendent Of the Postoffice De
partment has written the following let
ter 10 Postmaster General Smith. which 3
included in Secretary Cages letter:
The conditions of the windows in this
building are such that I feel constrained
to recommend for your consideration the
propriety of asking Congress for IN ap-
preparation that will remedy the tTOg5Ie-
II is Impossible to keep the rooms com
Portable in cold weather while the present
conditions exist. The trimmings, both on
the inside AID the outside of window
frames, have shrunk away from the ma
sorry from One-eighth to One-fourth inch,
which admit cold air There is a ventila-
tor under each window sill three inches
wide by four feet long on an average;
these ventilators also admit cold air he
tween the inner and outer walls. The
pockets in the window frames are too
small TO allow the square weights TO safe
~ pass each other. consequently they CT
Ten Jam on the sheet iron divisions and
frames The hinged sash have small
flush bolt and some have small catches
To secure these windows properly there
should be a mOrtise thumb bolt. as the
sash is Of white pine and the small one
half inch by three-inch flush bolt viii not
withstand storms. There are >. 220 sliding
and 199 hinged sash in the building. AZ
ter careful examination Of the defects
stated, the cost Of making necessary
changes in order to make the building
comfortable will be about 81, 300"