Evening star., 1903-09-12
ROCK CREEK PARK.
Mr.. Garrison Reports on State Of Ap-
propriation.


preparation.
District Auditor John r. Garrison today
submitted a report to the Commissioners
stating that Mr.. Glenn Brown. to whom
the District is Indebted for designing GER
tain bridges in Rock Creek Park. will have
to wait for two items Of his account until
Congress shall have made a deficiency ap-
preparation therefor. Mr.. Browns claims
aggregate $780, one being for $+4.O4. one
for $2S.65 and one for $27.41.
Mr.. Garrison says there are funds avail
able for the item of $44.O4, but none for the
other two. He also calls attention to GER
tain changes that must be made In the
vouchers for the two smaller items. Mr..
Brown recently wrote to the Commissioners
requesting a settlement. He said he had
signed vouchers some time ago and they
were on file in the auditors ONCE.
Engineer Commissioner Biddle referred
the matter, through Commissioner West.
statement If there were any reasons why
the bill should not be paid
Mr.. Garrison has stated:
'The vouchers referred to in the accom-
panying communication Of Mr.. Brown are
chargeable to various appropriations for
the care and improvement Of Rock Creek
Park, D. c., the disbursement Of these ap-
preparations having been made by Mr.. J.
L.
bursting agent of Rock Creek Park
1.-The detail work connected with the
auditing and keeping Of these accounts was
intrusted to Mr.. Watson, and because of
the investigation Of the accounts in his
charge, both by this Office and the experts
designated by the Treasury Department,
which has been in progress for the past
three months, these vouchers, together
with a number OF others, were necessarily
delayed in settlement.
N ha n lot "a
May II. 1900. purports to be for work done
in August, 1901, amounting to $27.41. This
voucher Is made out under appropria-
tion for care and Improvement of Rock
Creek Park, 1900 (under board Of controD,
whereas there Is in fact no appropriation
for the care and improvement OF the park
for said fiscal year.
The voucher is perhaps intended as a
charge against the appropriation Rock
Creek Park District Of Columbia without
fiscal year. being the unexpended Balance
of $23, ,69S.43 Of the original appropriation
for purchase Of land for Rock Creek Park.
act Of March 3, 1899. This appropriation Is
now exhausted, the balance OF $46.67 hay-
ing been charged or to the surplus fund by
treasury warrant dated June 80. 1902.
Another voucher for $2855, chargeable to
the appropriation for care and improvement
of Rock Creek Park, 1901, cannot be paid
for the reason that the balance OF said Ap-
preparation amounting to $39.O5 was also
warrant dated June 80, 1903
THE two vouchers above referred to are
herewith returned. first, for the correction
of voucher erroneously stated as a charge
to Rock Creek Park. 1850, and for certif-
cate by competent authority Of the appro-
priation to which 1t Is properly chargeable
and second, for the approval of the Com
missioners District of Columbia, authoriz-
ing their inclusion in the next deficiency
estimates to be submitted to Congress
"A third voucher, amounting to $4iO4
chargeable to the appropriation for road
from Brightwood avenue across Rock Creel,
Park. Is In good form. and a requisition will
be made upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury to advance this amount to the treasurer
OF the United States for deposit to the
official credit OF c. c. Rogers. disbursins
agent. Rock Creek Park. On recent OF
notice to this effect check in payment OF
this voucher will be prepared and trans
mitted to Mr. Brown"
The Commissioners will notify Mr. Gar
rison to include the two items held up in
his deficiency estimates.