Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16
$3.50 and $1,000

one new clerk at $500; two additional sani-
| tary inspectors at 81 900 each; for mainte-
nance of an additional pound wagon, $500;
! for enforcement of the weed law" $1,000;
| for purchase Of site for pound, 100000; for
| construction and equipment of pound and
| pound stables, $4,000; for stable for small
! pox hospital, IS 900; for operation of public
crematory, $4,000
Police Court-Judges Kimball and Null
| lowry, 5000. an increase of $1,000 for each
| Judge; three bailiffs to take the place of de-
| tailed police officers, 50, 200; one Waterman.
| 5000.
Justices of the peace-Six justices at
| So. COO each, an increase of $1,000 each.
Board of charitieS-Toward erection OF
additional wing and administration for
the workhouse, 100000; for care and
treatment of INDECENT patients under
| contracts to be made with various local
| hospitals $143,750; for hospital for treat
ment Of chronic INDECENT patients, 100000.
For superintendent physician and general
| staff of the new tuberculosis hospital, $12,-
| $50; for superintendent and staff of the new
| industrial home school for colored children,
s7620: for support Of the INDECENT insane
| of the District of Columbia in st. Eliza
| beth Hospital. $4,000, an increase of
| 81 600.
District nilitia-For rent, fuel ETC., s-4,
| &c., an increase Of $500; for expense of
| drills and parades, ST 800, an increase of
| 500; for cleaning and repairing uniforms,
arms and equipment $500. an increase
| Of $1,000 &-@t-''
Water department-Three new clerks at
| 81 GOO each; three meter Teomputers, at
| 81 coo; five meter readers, at $500; j. S.
| Garland assistant engineer, $1,000, an in
crease Of $500.
Explanatory Statement.
In connection with the completion of the
estimate sheets Commissioner Mcfarland
this afternoon made the following state
ment:
Following the policy of the past six
years. the Commissioners have recon-
| mended as nearly as practicable what is
necessary for all the needs of the District,
in view of its growth, with due regard for
| wise economy and making distinction be-
tween estimates for extraordinary projects
and for the maintenance and extension of
the regular municipal services. They have
been embarrassed as usual by the lack of
permanent, business-like arrangement of the
treasury advances to the District made
necessary by the large projects of munich
pal improvements elsewhere financed by
| municipal loans, but they hope that Con-
gress will adopt their plan for separating
the appropriations for such projects from
the appropriations for current needs. and
| charge to the former exclusively on the
books of the treasury in a capital account
the advances made by the treasury to en-
able the District to meet its share Of their
cost. They hope that the Secretary of the
Treasury will not cut the estimates, be-
cause in the absence of such an arrange
ment they seem to exceed the appropria-
ton fund, composed of the District reve-
nues (minus a proper inStallment of repay
ments with interest to the treasury on &C
count of the advances), and the one-half
of the appropriation regularly given by
Congress They hope that the appropria-
ton committees will not cut the est-
mates to meet the appropriation fund, but
that their plan may be adopted so that
the extraordinary projects appropriations
may be met by reasonable annual pay
from fha loft inf
ditures may be fully appropriated for. No
new extraordinary projects are carried in
the estimates. and no unusual increases eX-
cept the new salaries of teachers, fremen
and policemen provided by last seasons leg
islation are made in the estimates for cur
rent expenditures. which are well within
| the limits of the appropriation.
Estimated Net Revenues.
LAS the estimated net revenues of the
District for next fiscal year. are S, 73O SOB,
the apparent amount of the appropriation
fund is 81, 481 COS, but the actual appro-
priation fund must be reached by deducting
from the District revenues the installment
of the treasury advances with interest to
be repaid next year, and then doubling the
remainder Now, the total amount of the
Commissioners estimates Is $11 ,S29, OF .63,
which is 81 ,247, $3.50 less than the official esti
mates submitted to them. OF this amount
81, S75,SO0 Is for extraordinary projects of
Improvement comprising District building,
$3.50 coo; high-pressure fire protection serv-
ice, $3.50, 600; suburban sewers, $4OO, 800; mu-
nicipal hospital for chronic cases. 500, 600;
railway terminal work, $4,000.
"Deducting this gross amount from the
total estimates you have 50. 953, 317.63, which
is the total Of the estimate for current ex-
penditures, and includes the annual pay
ment of $975,40S for interest and sinking
fund on the old bonded debt. AS the cur
rent expenditures and a reasonable amount
on account Of the extraordinary projects
are all that ought to come out of the appro-
priation fund, you will see that there is
ample margin in the appropriation fund
for what we have asked, even allowing a
payment on account of the advances due
on the 1st of July next, Of 100000 during
the next fiscal year.
Debt Due United States.
'It is estimated that If all appropriations
should be expended before July 1 next,
the District would then owe the United
s%Stes Treasury 81 9o1. 939.s7. payable as the
law stands now within five years from that
date, with interest at per cent, but that
of that amount ST. $50 600 will not have been
advanced to the District because the appro-
priation chargeable with It. will not have
been expended, and therefore the actual
amount estimated to be due tia United
vances July next will be s., POI, $3.50. 81,
which, with whatever is appropriated for
extraordinary improvements under the
present estimates, should be financed, as
the Commissioners have recommended, so
as not to cripple the current expenditures
"To compel the District to pay million
dollars a year In order to repay the ad-
vances within five years would require the
reduction Of the appropriations for current