Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
MONEY FOR DISTRICT
Appropriation Bill Reported
in the House.
THE AMOUNT CARRIED
OVER 4 MILLION MORE THAN
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
Increase Represented in Filtration
Plant and Union Station Work
Fire Department Reorganized.

1AduC ana UNION Stat1On work.
Fire Department Reorganized.
The District Of Columbia appropriation
bill for the fiscal year beginning July
next was reported in the House today by
Representative McCleary, from the COM
mlttee on appropriations. The measure
| carries total of $1o,O59,071, as against
$S. ,601. appropriated for the current
year. This increase of 81, 800, $50 is nearly
all represented in the increased amount of
$S6S,155. recommended in the appropriation
for the filtration plant and the sum of
100000 for the change of street grades and
construction of plaza in connection with
the union depot work.
The House committee has again ignored
the urgent appeal of the Commissioners to
separate the items Of current needs and
those Of extraordinary projects of improve
| ment, and to provide for the latter through
a definite federal loan to be repaid in an
nual installments extending over a period
of twenty years. Realizing that under the
system of carrying out these vast works
of Improvement without loan, deficiency
Is unavoidable the committee has simply
the bill at the last session for advances to
the amount of the actual deficiencies dur
Ing the year. The amounts advanced are
to be repaid within period of five years
from July l, 1905.
Reorganization Of Fire Department
One of the most important provisions Of
the new bill is a complete reorganization
Of the fire department. This reorganiza-
tion Of the department is not along the
line recommended by the Commissioners,
but is in accordance with the ideas Of the
members OF the subcommittee which
framed the bfll-Messrs. McCleary of Min
nesota, Burkett of Nebraska, Gardner of
michigan, Benton of Missouri and Pierce
or tennessee
commisioner MscfsrIaud the ursaS suScomm,a.ee
opportunity the appointment of an execu-
i've. i've omcer IN the department. The com
ter -o ~ 'eAo 'nis we" VI 'iie mat
Instead, the current bill, first of all. re-
tains the chief engineer as the first officer,
anu raises ms saiary from $z,oOo TO $2,ooo
danuty cbiop sn.i,,ax, =, ,,,,,.,zosz o.,
ar a saIary of 81 soo ;, rrhis is not - ha :,
executive or eierica, affica hut ,s 10 be ha
filled by the present first assistant chief
engineer now Maid e. 900 Tbare orc tn he
three battalion CHIEFS, at 81 900 each
These take the place of assistant chiefs
under the current system. One new Office
of the foreman, who has been DESIGNATED
oso oStAhS oSSiSedit SiiiCI.
foremen Oh nre companies are herealter
eantains are n1oysdad fo- .+ a oon a year
each instead of twenty-six foremen at the
same figure.
In the past the department omclais nave
ossistant fnrroen u,;th ne increasa in com.
pensation. The new bill. in lieu of twenty
privates at $40 each and seven tillermen
at Noo eacn' acung as ASSISTANT 1oremen,
titles changed to assistant engineers. All
privates In the department receive an in
crease from $40 to $500 year. Watch
men go up from 5000 to ST2O year.
c.1
increase IN salaries.
1t may be stated in general that the new
bill Is quite notable in the number of SAL
or;as ,noraosoa Ou+s;da tho fro denart-
-. - ..u. .,,..,o 80 ,roroasa. ~
lhen' 'he siea'eS' huino.i Vi ino' eases
In the teaching corps or the pupilc schoois.
The forty privates of the police force pro-
vided for las wear at 500 each year are
placed In the higher grades. twenty at 500
each and a like number at 81 OS0 each
In the report accompanying the District
bill. presented by Chairman McCleary Of
the subcommittee, the following statement
is made In explanation of the measure:
Inc oonllnhe'ees o'a'einen''
''Fhe estimates of the Commissioners of
tho Dstr,c+ of Columbia unon which tho
~, =. - - -.
piii is paseo' eAciusive VI .ne n water uepar'-
ment, aggregate $l2,sS4,s2o, one-half OF
which amount, exclusive of expenses under
the highway act. or of sucn sum AS Con-
gress may appropriate is required to be
drawn from the revenues of the general
government and the remaining one-haif to
be levied upon the taxable property and
privileges In the District of Columbia other
than the property of the United States and
the District OF Columbia. pursuant to sec
ai., aion VI .ne az approneu s June II, 100,
farr, of rovarnr,ant for ,he nis.r;nt nf S,
inmhis -
.1rra total auourt raoo,,r,a,aaa 20 b.
onnrnn,,atad Snr tha yen,ra1 axrea,sa. .o 20 20
tha District of Co,nnohio fo, The isnaI go, o.
100, in the h;,, snhnitted heray,ith ;s o. 81
o,,,s,;,,a of +ba ,a.oa aa,,art.,ort 90 oso-
az of h,oh ,,,, ~ ra,,ar,I
i ae,,,,'aa - a' ss oes ,es "a ~. hn
80 hs,If 30 az @ |o,a a.',,;'- ia. .r
o,,,,,,t fso ,oa, renar,,,,o,daa fnr ua els
,,naar thS hsabvav an. Tpo h4I e..
s,,, 4, 60 coz ~ yasa 49,, n1 t. ~ '..;.s
suhn,ittaT hv ths co7or,,ssio,are ns eS'iia'es