Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-29
MONEY FOR THE CITY
Consideration Of the District
Bill Begun.
M'CLEARY EXPLAINS
EXPENDITURES AND
HOW THEY WILL BE MET.
Proposed Advances From the United
States Treasury to Overcome
the Deficit.

The House Of Representatives today, at
Of the whole for the consideration of the
District appropriation bill QI. R. 12S33) for
tho fiscal year beginning July / next. This
action was taken on motion Of Represent
ative McCleary Of Minnesota, chairman of
the subcommittee Of the House committee
on appropriations which framed the meas
ure. Speaker Cannon called upon Repre-
sentative Lawrence of Massachusetts, to
take the chair
It was agreed between Mr.. McCleary and
Representative Pierce of Tennessee, the
ranking minority member Of the subcom-
mittee. that the time for general debate
should not be limited today, but will be
fixed upon after general debate has run
on for some time. AS Is customary with
appropriation bills under consideration in
committee Of the whole debate on the Dis
trict bill is expected to take in wide
range Of subjects, mostly political
Mr. McCleary's Explanation.
The first reading of the bill was dis
pensed with Mr.. McCleary in presenting
the measure said 1t had been drawn up by
the committee with two ideas in view The
first of these was the recognition of the
fact that the District Of Columbia is the
capital of the United States In which all
tho people are interested and In which they
take a proper pride.
The second was the fact that reasonable
prudence should be exercised in the ex-
penditure of public money. Mr.. McCleary
stated that the bill Is based upon estf-
mates aggregating $12, 1854 1926, one-half
or which amount Is required to be drawn
from the revenues Of the general govern
ment and the remaining one-han to be
Ievled upon the taxable property and
privileges in the District Of Columbia,
ether o than the property Of the United
states and the District. The bill carries q
total Of $10.059.O71 exclusive OF the wa
Yer department, which Is self-sustainfng
or the total supposed to be appropriated
oy the bill the general government is re-
one-haIf of the whole, excIusavf Of ~ 501,
recommended FOR expenses under the
nlghway act. The sum carried by the bill
Is S25,7b4 less than the estimates sub
mitted by the Commissioners
The amount appropriated for the gen.
erai expenses of the District for the cur
rent hscal year Is $8,753 691. or 1896, $50
less , than Is recommended in the bill for
!9oo: Mr.. McCleary stated that nearly all
the increase Is due to the amount recon-
mended for the filtration plant-Se68 1855
and the sum Of $500, 900 for work In
connection with the elimination of grade
crossings and the construction of the new
railroad terminals.
To Meet the Deficit.
The total general revenues Of the District
for the fiscal year 1905 1t Is estimated. will
amount 10 "a, 10. The appropriations
recommended IN the bill and payable from
.he revenue OF the District amount to $5,-
033, 1880
In addition to the foregoing sum appro-
prlations nave already been passed by the
House In the executive, legislative and i'll
dtCidl act nd Ofb bor
included In the sundry civil bill chareeable
next year to the revenues of the Dis,r,ct
aggregat1ng $90043. The commtttee es-
Inmates that the total to be paid In excess
OF OIL the estimated revenues next year will be
$S29. 5000. 80. F" - w
CIT In District revenues, Mr. McClearv said
VI Is recommended in section 3 OF the hill
Ihat advances be made from the United
states treasury during the next fiscal year
IN the same terms as have been provided
by legislation for the current and last few
fiscal years. 4@''e ~"
MI McCleary stated that few additional
ofices os t nave neen provided for In the bill all
VI the7n oeing considered absolutely neces-
sary. In the school system he stated the
employment of forty-five new teachers has
oeen authorized The force OF the FIRE de-
have ena eiso mas as aaso been added to. There
nave aiso peen some increases in salary.
principally among the poorIvnaid .Iassas
In the public school system Mr MeCiaarv
soaeeo tasoeo ene minimum @ for teachers has here
raised this in the bill to $500 : r.. - ea,i ,;e
department the minimum has been zoo a
year and this has been raised hv The - co,,,- ~ "
mite, n,l..ee TO s9oo year. In the fire depart
ment the minimum for privEttas bas haa,,
raised from $40 to $500 a vsa ms a,a oeon son
watchmen from $500 to S72O year Mr.
NcCieary said that in brief these Items ac
os coult ior all the extensions of salaries and
oinces recommended by the eomnaIttee
"A HuINDGr OF Items in he
Mr. McCleary, may be constrnad o luz
laton ana therefore subject to q no,nt of
otuer. @ ! want TO state, however, that every
one or these items has nurnosa. ro1nt;
TO the BILL If any points ara to - e.aa.s9 no;s
nope the members will reserve tI,er, nm
III an epianatfon can be offered Inv. tysa COM
n.-s's ais.ee Eacn Item can be explained thor
oughly, and think that when ~ = s,,s,,,t,or,
hear the reasons for insertins ~ IN a. IS
Dill they viii withhold any point Of order
Disposition of Sewara
Representative Payne OF No, vu, 49,
republican floor leader, asked M xfcf-,aa -,
what provision was made in az IN, g..
sewers in the neighborhood af wooalav
lane
Mr.. McCleary replied that tho. annronria-
ton for carrying forward the work of the
general sewage disposal system Iaa been
SO heavy that the committee had not taken
up the subject of special seynrs IN anv
section OF the District. He esn,afred In
brief, the new disposal proteet vtach is
now well advanced. He said ttaf at the
present time considerable sewage Is enptied
into the river above the city. and that this
condition IS not deemed sanitary. Through
the system of sewers now being constructed
all all sewage We Nina matter win be conveyed to the
FOOT or New Jersey avenue southeast.
siphoned across the Eastern branch and
discharged into to the Potomac at a point two
water is so large as to diffuse the matter
Immediately.
Mr.. Payne wanted to know when the
committee could do Something for the
Woodley lane neighborhood.
Mr.. McCieary said that he was not a
prophet nor the son of a prophet. and he
could not venture to say When the cora
mittee became convinced that the construc-
tion Of sewer in that section was 4 wise
expenditures of public money they would
authorize it.
I'm the meantime. then." rejoined Mr.
Payne, these people must i've In I'm
definite hope?"
That's the best / can promise now" re-
piled Mr.. McCleary. These snaopla must
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