Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-13
GENERAL DEFICIENCY
Last of the Appropriation
Bills Reported.
III AN 7 LOCAL ITEMS
MEASURE CARRIES $4e, ,4e4. 90 FOR
THE DISTRICT.
commissioners Request for Appropria-
ton to Make Up the Watson
Defalcation Ignored.

representative Hemenway. from the oo,,-
lnittee on appropriations, reported I'm the
'io"se TO-DAY the general deficiency tsu m
supply deficiencies in the yarious broroho.
vi the general government and the D,s,r,o,
W W Noiuhpia during the current fiscal vear
nc es'imates on which the bill was ha saa
amounted to S11 .615, ,s47 30 The Who'll.
annouht recommended In the bilI as renortea
.eoas aggregates $1o.3sS 74476. This "a the
ias. OF the appropriation bills to be reportea
ii the House, and will be called up for con-
sideration tomorrow
Local Appropriations.
For the District of Columbia tba b,,, oo
.'es total of s49. 9.464.g2 The committee
ca the request of the District Comuis
ioheis LOT an appropriat ton to make nm tho
"ehciehcy In the whole cost ana trust funds
.""seo ny the alleged defalcation of I NJ
"a "atson formerly of the auditors oeico
S Gnu now on trial in the District Sunran,.
ouuIt o,,'II ior the alleged offenses The amounts
approprlated for the District of CoI,,r,h;
are as follows: VI ~oiuihpia
pay deputy coroner for services rem
60 G,i IN the absence of the coroner. Sof,o
S1.13S.3S oi"her Office,
penses. 1893 SSt; or i'i Juoieiai ek-
For general advertising S623G4
Bathing beach $50. So
Electrical department 60 900 :,
hshune. In this connection the hin oon
talns the following Limitation.
,e ne Heau OF each of the several executive
uepaf .mehts at Washington wherein elsc
tflc plants are owned by the poy-ernr,art a.
neiepy authorized and directed to report to
Congress at its net session the cost az eIeco
plants. "' sue"
Public Schools
Nentilatinpr appo at,,.
s2'Coo; repairs and improvements to school
buildings and grounds. $500. for fuoI
$io'ooo; for additional compensation of ian
1tor, Takoma Park school sl2440 The
Following provisions are contained In the
bill at this point:
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia are hereby authorized to transfer
and repair of TOOLS machinery material
and apparatus to be used in connection
with instruction in manual training and for
incidental expenses connected herewith,
fiscal year 1904. and 500 from the appropri.
alton for kindergarten instruction. fiscal
year 1904, to the appropria tfon for eontin-
gent expenses, fiscal year 1904
That the appropriation of $4,000 for
kindergarten instruction provided in the
act making appropriations for the expenses
of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 90 1904, is hereby made
available for the payment of pianos and
other supplies heretofore purchased and
which may hereafter be purchased during
said fiscal year, for use in the kindergarten
schools
Contingent expenses, police department,
1902, $50
Contingent expenses. fire department.
1903, $365. 90; 1904, SO. 800. For forage, $500.
House and furniture for new truck COM
pany in southeast, $500
Health department, for additional amount
required for enforcement of act to prevent
spread of scarlet fever, etc. 81. To pre-
vent aduiteration of foods, S20G2. Ma n
tenance isolating wards of Garfield Hos
pital. S1,0C0.
To pay judgments against the District of
Columbia, S5.335.40
Contingent expenses Washington Asy-
lum, SS,5T.46 Contingent expenses, Freed
mems Hospital SI110.
For maintenance of feeble-minded chill
dren. 81 eco
Industrial Home School, for maintenance,
81 900; enlargement of industrial training
plant S3302.
Municipal lodging house, SIo0.
To pay Joseph a. Nash for services as
additional private of police In the dog
pound service, SS.
Contingent expenses, water department.
$151 &C.
The Commissioners are authorized to re-
fund to Oscar w. White S12 and H. r.
Howenstein S1.05. paid by them for the use
of water for building purposes.