Evening star., 1914-02-19
100000 in Urgent Deficiency
Measure for Valuation OF
Public Service Firms.
$4,000 FOR THE BOARD
OF cHILDREN'S GUARDIANS
S32 91O Provided for Public School
Longevity Pay-S2, ,699, $50 to
Complete Panama Canal.

s-o, the work of making physical
valuation OF the telephone properties. gas
and electric light plants and street car
1,nes in the District of Columbia Lon-
s-ess viii Immediately appropriate the
sun, ,t 100000. Il the urgent deficiency
bfIi ranorted today from the appropTfa-
rlnrz committee of the House is enacted
THIS IS $1,000 less than the Commission
e-s asked and forms consideFaole pro-
rorrioa OF the S22l. s4S24 which Is 'he
- total Of the various District of Co
lirnhia items in the bill which carries as
hole 50 $50 :3a7 -; or s. 2.of"4 un-
a. the total estimates.
tesord;nr to Commissioner Hardins'
v5o eyplaine(l to the committee the neces-
~ of money for valuation OF public utii-
80. the first survey 10 be undertaken
Nil include the properties of the thesa-
,..,,e and Potomac Telephone Company
- Washington Railway and Electro
,..,t,ipaIy. the Potomac Electric Light and
r,..per Company. the Capital Traction
= .supanv. the Washington Gas Light
+r.ranv and the Georgetown Gas Light
f.4a2nv. The valuations OF other prop
: .s are not SO important, according 10
, i, statement of Commissioner Harding,
5, can h. done for less than Sl2.opt
Madden Halted Proceedings.
Fr,. ssIm or slid,ro was asked for this
' ,-i and there was temporary halt TO
proceedings when Representative -lad-
4 of Illinois. a member of the appro-
r ati"ns committee. surprised every one
= SAVING that similar work had been
done IN Chicago for q mere song in COM
rs-'son with the Districts request How
ever. Commissioner Harding went into
re matter further and convinced the
committee that the Chicago work was OF
different grade.
The Districts original estimates for this
deficiency bin we're $40 sas.s4 The prin-
.cspel items granted by the appropriations
committee are as follows:
Public utilities valuation. $1on.o00; con-
tingent expenses. $685.: sewers. si6s3,
public school longevity pay. $3.50;
Juvenile Court. SsS5: Government Hos
' pisal for the Insane. S.i44.5 81; board OF
cnildrens guardians. $1,000: refund of
erroneous collections. 10, judgments.
ss.Sl545. and support Of convicts, s59.-
&C. %.
Numerous small items make up tho re
Irainder of the appropriations. The
board OF children's guardians asked Tor
e1n.OOo as an additional amount required
for the board and care of children COM
Ynitted to its charge. the request being cut
care and maintenance Of motor vehicles
FOR the rest Of the year was not allowed
Biggest Item for Canal.
Tne biggest single item in the bill is
r2ts,a2-1 allowed for the completion
of work the Panama canal This in
yir;des the completion of fortihcations
submarine mine structures. etc
Tfl.- bill includes the following items
for hr:4n 10
- IN. government: Civil service commits
sion. ss..ds': State Department. S2s2 o2l rs:
Treasury Department. $3.50. 461 "A: Dis
fli,-i If Columbia. S2s21 81 board of
rte,l'.t.or and conciIlati tiop. sio"a; com
ms. 5nn Industrial relations. $4,000.
! 4, department. S,6.c',o.:;1. State. War
81 Nayy department buildings. S3-s-1:
%glt ifcr:trttiant $500: naval estat.-
,i=s.re-it. s.s'1 .H.,:sGS Department Of the
4 t.tirs. sift.f.o; y. D.partment Of Justice.
-, -, =: United States courts. s217.274 ~:
itt.st ofie. Department. stsi"s': postal
$ rvice. S3t1G. 2s1 -: Department of
Commerce S1n.G2-. II: department of ! a
b,, s:..':,'-a House of Representatives,
sai.,s1..l". government printing Office
-e--,i i..s'-;, Judgments tiited States
courts. slI.2,.,1 ~, Judgments. court of
claims. s'l.4c55,,s: Judgments indian
depreciation, S.'.ntG. Panama canal. s.
c:ssa-4'. audited claims. section :. So
alGI~
Several pa "a graphs of Bcw legislation
siJ,-ar i,i me u!lr. one Of the most i'm
.}orttut being tNs provision which is
desis I'd T. prevent overCharging ny eN-
pert accountants engaged By tho govern
mont This paragraph states that
,i4on-S appropriated by the government
shall be used for the compensation or
expenses of accountants or other experts
. unless authority for the employment Of
me services is specifically mentioned.
and the rate Of compensation fixed in the
act The hill also makes provision that
salaries Of accountants assistants must
b. fixed by Law