The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-17
BILL PROVIDING
FUNDS FOR LOCAL
NEEDS REPORTED
Measure Carries $7,617,O49
for Local Purposes.
VIEWS OF THE COMMITTEE
Present Chief of Fire Department Leg
islated Out of Office Unless Amend
ment is Agreed to.

Representative McCleary, the chair
man of the subcommittee Of the
Committee on Appropriations, to-
day reported TO the House the Dis
trict appropriation bill for the com
ing fiscal year. The measure carries
an appropriation, exclusive of the water
debt OF $751;, ,O49 of which the Dis
trict share on the haIf-and-haIf plan is
50, ,807. .274, 90. The first named sum is
50, ,255, 1923 less than the estimates OF the
Commissioners, who asked for S10,S72,372.
The amount appropriated for the gen
eraI expenses of the District Of Colum-
bia for the current fiscal year is 8,462.-
923.27. OF S74S7 more than is recon-
mended in the appropriation bill for
1904
The amount recommended for the
water department., all of which is pay
able from the water revenues. is $132.
206, being an increase of 5000 over the
appropriations for the water department.
for the current fiscal year
Water Revenues Available.
The report of the committee says:
1T is estimated that the water reve-
nues available for the fiscal year 1904
viii amount TO s402 000; but it is pro-
yided in the accompanying bill, as it
was in the acts for the current and eleven
preceding fiscal years, that any sur
plus Of these revenues over the appro-
priations made specifically -herefrom
shall be applied TO the work of extend
ing the high-service system Of water
distribution. Under these indefinite ap-
preparations OF the surplus water reve-
nues there has been expended TO date,
for extending the high-seTvfce system
OF water distribution, about 81. 500 600.
The estimated ultimate cost is SASH
1861
The total general revenues of the
District Of Columbia for the escaI year
1904 it is estimated. viii amount to
s.. .9g0
The appropriations recommended in
the accompanying bin and payable from
the revenues Of the District amount TO
s., sos. .774.5O.
IN addition TO the foregoing sum, ap-
propriations have already been passed
by the House in the legislative. execu-
tive. and judicial act, and are estimated
Kinder the sundry civil bill. chargeabIe
next year to the revenues of the District.
aggregating Ss0.043-
Advances From Treasury.
Under the provisions of section 3 Of the
last District of Columbia appropriation
act. authorizing advances from the
Treasury of the United States for the
support Of the government OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia, 1t is estimated ly the
Secretary of the Treasury that advances
will have been made by June 80, 1903.
amounting to 81. .901, ,72G.15, which ad-
vances. il is required. shall be reimburs-
ed 70 the Treasury from time TO time,
out Of the surplus revenues Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. beginning July /, 1903,
together with interest thereon at the
rate Of 2 per cent per annum until so re
5mbursed. which reimbursement shall be
made within three years from said last
named date
By section Y Of the act Of February
-, 1901. as amended by the last District
Of Columbia appropriation act. q highway
bridge is required to be constructed
within four years from said date across
the Potomac River. above the site Of the
present Long Bridge. at an authorized
cost Of S996. 600 OF which sum 1868, COO
has been appropriated. payable one-haIl
out OF the revenues Of the District Of
Columbia. Proposals are about 10 be in
yited. and contracts VIII soon be enter
ed into for this work, requiring the pay
ment. probably. Of all OF the whole sum
which has been appropriated. OF $2S4.-
600, out of the District revenues. before
the close Of the fiscal year 1904.
THE act 20 provide for a union rail-
road station IN the District Of Colum-
bia, now pending in conference, as
amended BY the House, provides for ex-
penditures aggregatiug at least 50. .770 ,00O
payable one-half, or 81 ,S55. 600, out OF
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