Evening star., 1902-04-04
TO MEET DEFICIENCY
APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED BY
THE HoUS7E.
For Cleaning Streets $2O,24S is Given
to the District-Printing for
Departments.

The House today passed a deficiency ap-
preparation bill carrying s143. 139 80. Of
whlch S36,o4S goes TO the District of Column
pla. Ihe bill was reported from the ap-
preparations committee just before the
house adjourned yesterday, and was called
up and passed today, the only discussion
peins a criticism on the street cleaning
methods of the District, made by Mr. Nc
Dermott of New Jersey.
Local Items of Expense.
The local items in the bill are as follows:
To enable the collector of taxes to pre-
pare tax sale certificates with authority to
employ clerks of the collectors and other
District offices after office hours, $500
Fire Experimentation forage S5,oo0
Public schools-For fuel $40 900
Health Experimentation the enforcement
of the laws relating to the manufacture
and sale of drugs and foods including
candy and milk. and for the necessary ex-
penses of the chemical laboratory incident
thereto. under the direction of the health
department, for the service of the fiscal
year 1902 $500
Sprlnkling, sweeping and cleaning streets
-For sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning
streets, avenues alleys and suburban
streets, including necessary incidental ex-
penSeS, $20,24S.
meet deficiencies in the appropriations on
account of the District of Columbia shall
be paid from the revenues of the District
OF Columbia and one-half from any money
III the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Other Appropriations.
Other appropriations in the bill include
$4,000 for repair of military and naval
hospitals; So, 1S9 for the marine corps: 81 S39
for furnishing additional office room in the
geological survey; for printing and binding
for the Post Office Department. exclusive
Of the. e.money order office, $4,000; for print
ing and binding for the Department of
Agriculture, $4,000; for printing and bind
ing for the War Department, s75 200: for
printing and binding for the Library of
Congress, $4,000.
Mr.. McDermott's Criticism.
Mr.. McDermott, who is the president of
the Washington Traction Company of this
city, began his criticism of the street clean
ing department by asking Mr.. Cannon why
deficiency in this appropriation had been
caused, and what the original amount ap-
propriated was. Before receiving a reply
he went on to state that any one familiar
with the city would be aware of the almost
chronic bad condition of the streets here.
1t was impossible to alight from a train
and enter one of the hotels without wading
through the filth of the streets.
Mr.. Cannon replied that the original ap7
preparation for street cleaning for the pres
ent fiscal year had been $155,0OO, and that
there was something over 800 miles of
Stie eets to be cleaned.
Mr.. McDermott declared that the original
appropriation was higher here than in any
other city in the country. AT the same
time he continued, you could get bond
of 81 OOO, 900. from a private company to do
this work for 60 per cent of what it now
costs, and do better work"
Mr.. Cannon declined to discuss the uues-
ton of method, but said that when the
next appropriation was made he should en-
deavor to have it contain a provision that
not more than one-twelfth of the amount
provided could be used in any one month
Mr.. Richardson asked why so much was
needed for printing, after which the bill
was passed without objection.