Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-06
Government Budget Sent to
Congress.
NEW ITEMS ALLOWED
DISTRICT ESTIMATES REDUCED
- ONLY 1929, 42215.
Total Amount Recommended by the
Secretary of Treasury $11,625,
6S615.

The government budget was sent to Con-
gress today by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. The reduction of the District Of Co
lumbia estimates was only $326 Az 10, MAX
ing the amount recommended for the Dis
trict by the Secretary, including the water
department, sl1 625, 6s6.15 compared
with 50 1862 for the fiscal year ending
June So 1905.
The ne witems estimated for in the Dis
trict budget are as follows:
Executive office-Additional compensation
Assistants to the Engineer Commissioner,
1000; permit clerk. $500; inspector. $3.50:
temporary additional inspectors of plumb
ing, s1.5oo: stenographer, 5000 Discussing
ice-Messenger, $3.50 Coroners office
Laborer 1865. Wholesale marketmaster.
5000 Engineers office-Skilled laborer,
S625; janitor, sT2O; six oilers, $3.50. Street
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SI2o. insurance
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500; appraiser,
81 600; assistant computist, $S25; rent of Of
flee rooms, $500
Public Library: Chief of circulating de-
partment 81 oO0; chief of order department,
$500: two assistants. $500; assistants. $3.50;
cloak room attendants, sT20; special officer
for police duty, SI20
Corporations office Rent. 81 600
Repair of buildings of the District when
injured by fire, SO. coo: purchase of site for
property yard and erection of buildings,
$50 coo
Testing materials for fireproof buildings,
$1,000.
Work of streets: First street between B
and streets, $500; I'd street between b
and c. $3.50; 10th street between l and l.,
s.. 100; 10th street between f and G, 81, 500:
repairing wall along Canal road. 81 0G0;
bridge across Anacostia river, $275, 900; re-
constructing X street bridge over Rock
creek, S3S 600; sewage disposal system, $751;
600; furniture for sewage pumping station,
$1,000; sewer in Falls Branch valley. SAL.
0G0. Street cleaning department: Purchases,
of
floating baths, $4,000; model playground
site. $4,000; two public baths, $3.50; re-
construction of sea wall. $500; electrical de-
paTtment, $4,000.
Washington aqueduct. SO 900; for building
storehouse at Great Falls.
Public schools: Cabinet makers, $1,000:
for repair of school furniture. Furniture,
81 25c Purchase of plants, etc, for school
gardens. S1,CO. Contingent expenses, etc.
al, told. 81 ,6S0.91o. compared with ST.
$50, 1874 last year. School site to relieve Me
Cormick school. $4,000. Brightwood Park
school, S35 GOO. Anacostia school site, $40,
600. Deanwood school site. $4,000
Police and Fire Departments.
Police department: Anacostia station
house site S2.4c0; repair of Old morgue,
81 600: repairs to seventh precinct station
house, 81, 600
Fire MISUNDERSTANDING Chemical Com
pany, $1,000; Southeast Washington Truck
Company, 10000; house for No. "a Engine
Company, $40, 600: new hose wagon S2,G0};
aerial truck, 500; one fire engine, $500;
one fire engine s4.SO0; one fire engine, S4,-
900; for high-pressure fire service sys-
TEN, $780, 600.
Health department-Four sanitary inspec-
tors, $4,000; clerk, $500; medical inspector,
$1,000: maintenance of additional pound
wagon, $500; work around smallpox hospi-
tai, $500; enforcement of weed-removal act
s., 900; purchase of pound site. 5000; equip
ment OF pound, 5000; smallpox hospital
stable. 50 0G0
Courts: Five bailiffs, at $500, 81 500: addi-
tional compensation for two justices of the
lice Court building, $500; furnishings, new
Police Court building, $500; expense of re-
moYal, $500.
Charities
Home for the Aged and Infirm superin-
tendent 81 300, and thirty assistants, from
$500 to $40; contingent expenses for home,
$4,000; furniture and equipment, $4,000;
miscellaneous, 5000. Municipal almshouse
site, $4,000. Plans for new building for CO.
lumbia Hospital, 100000. Beginning cree
ton of municipal hospital, S1J9,000 Free
ton of fire escape at st. AIMS Asylum,
$500.
The Secretary OF the Treasury in for
wardiEg the estimates for the District TO
Congress says in a note: Being unable to
indicate the several items of the estimates
for the expenses of the government of the
District of Columbia in which changes
should be made disapproves OF the total
amount as submitted by the Commissioners
and recommends a reduction therein OF
S32b, Il. TO- to bring the total to the esti-
mated revenues