Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-20
Contracts Authorized.

In addition to the specific appropriations
made contracts are authorized to be en-
tered into for public works requiring fu-
ture appropriations by Congress in the ag-
gregate sum of s205S7. 200. These contracts
cover the following objects and amounts,
West Point Military Academy, 81 zoe, 600;
torpedo boat destroyers and submarine tor
pedo boats, $2,750. 900: public building in
Baltimore. for light vessels, light houses.
ltfe-saving tug, derelict destroyer, heat
light and power plant and subway system
for Capitol and other buildings and for
school bu II in the District of Column
throughout the country. 1855. 500.
comparison of these contract liabilities
With those Of the last session Of the last
reduction Of s6,1s2.S57.
New Offices Created.
The new offices specifically authorized
are 1894 in number. at an annual COM
pensation of s6,615.s7o and those abol-
ished are 5,2S5 in number, at an annual
compensation Of s4010,10S, a net increase
Of 1.649 in number and s2.SO5, 7e1.51 in
amount. OF this net increase in number s
are for the Library of Congress- 26 for the
Department of State, SO for the Treasury
Department Gncluding 4S for the office Of
the independent treasury, for the War
Department, for the Navy Department,
10 for the Department mt, of. OF Justice a.. 4s for
government Of the District Of Columbia
Including 33 school teachers, IL firemen,
20 policemen and % employees for the aims
housed. II for the military prison, 81 for
the diplomatic and consular service, 81 for
the military establishment, 38 for the naval
establishment and 1866 for the postal serv-
ice Including 35 assistant postmasters. 1913
clerks in post Offices and 692 railway postal
clerks).
Deducting from the net increase of
/ 1866 additional employees for the postal
service, there remain only 2S3 net in.
crease in employments for all other de-
partments and branches of the public
service e -s-.t $50 q
The net number Of salaries increased is
5sS at an annual cost of $374.449. OF this
number % are in the Senate. "a in the
House of Representatives, IL in the Navy
Department. in the Interior Department,
in the Department of Commerce and
Labor II in the Department of Agricul-
ture. 147 in the District of Columbia. "a
in the diplomatic and consular service
and ten in the postal service. The re-
naming increased salaries are in various
branches of the public service and in
volve generally small amounts.
A comparison of the total approprfa-
tions for the first session of the FIFTY
ninth Congress- for 1907-$S79, $50, 1876
with those of the last session of the
Fifty-eighth Congress, for 19O6-$S2O.-
1874 ,634. 96-shows an increase of $50, 4O4,-
5000.
Increases by eActs.
The principal increases by acts are as
follows: Agricultural act $3.O47,750, of
which sum the amount Of $4,000, 900 is for
meat inspection service; diplomatic and
consular act, $96s. 046.45: postal act $1O.-
673,9O5, including $3.O30.0OO for the rural
free delivery service; sundry civil act.
$31 ,725, 1896, including $25.456,415 as
a new item for the isthmian canal, and
more than $4,000, 600 increase in sums re-
Quired to meet contracts authorized for
work on rivers and harbors. The 0e-
hciency acts show an increase of 81. AS
TAG rs. but they include as new items
SO $50, 7S8 for the isthmian canal. which,
IL excluded, would indicate a reduction
on account of deficiencies as compared
with the previous session Of $9545, O39.as.
The appropriations made in miscellaneous
acts exceed those of the previous session
by s24.74S 2O2.29, including $1O.25O.0OO
under the new statehood act, $40, 297,500
for new public buildings and $1.000,O00
for arming and equipping the militia
The permanent annual appropriations are
reduced $876O,OOO; the fertilization act
shows a reduction of 81 1913 900, and Of
no river and harbor act was passed re-
duction of $1s ISL 1854 is made on that
account.
Other increases and reductions are
made in the various acts. the whole show
ing ret increase, as stated, of $50. 404.-
5000, which sum includes $42.447. 201.0S
for the isthmian canal as a new element
of expenditure