Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-18

! provisions of that law will be extend
ed so as to include work done with ma
| cadam 1t was recently held that the
boriand amendment applies only to
n.ed paving, and that macadam is
not fixed" paving. Whether 1t is or
NOT; the present bill includes the orig
ihai Boriand amendment, with the
word 'macadam" included
Reductions in Estimates.
The principal reductions making the
dinerence between the bill as reported
ana the estimates of the Commissio
ers are TO be found in the failure to
PROVIDE Tor the purchase of the Patter-
son tract. 100000, and the Dean tract.
so29-"oo; the failure to provide for the
| proposed municipal garbage collection
and disposal Plant, $500. 900; the mu-
nicipal hospital. unprovided, s15o,OOO
the total school appropriation is low,
there being s5S5.oOO difference between
the buildings and grounds estimates
and the amount of s203 900 carried in
| the bill. The Commissioners nIan for
central garage was left out of the
olii. ana proposed extensions and re-
pa pairs 10 markets to the extent of $780,
ooo also were neglected entirely.
The excess of estimates over nroy,
SION IN the bill in other large items
! are shown as follows: Plans for new
Aqueduct bridge. $4,000. omitted be-
| cause or congressional action on the
/ Carlin bill: plans for a new Calvert
street bridge. $1,000 omitted. sewers
reduction of 100000: dust prevention
sno" removal. etc. s32. 900 reduction
three public comfort stations proposed
| by Commissioners. omitted. s62 Ono
parking commission. reduction SO 600
| care Of vacation schools and n1.,
grounds omitted. $1,000; longevity pay.
| REDUCTION S3I.ooO. janitors and care
| takers for schools. reduction of s47 100
! Report on the Bill.
| fhe report on the bill, preparea 70,
chairman Page by James c. Courts.
clerk to the House appropriations com.
mittee. and Marcellus Shield, assistan,
clerk. tells exactly what changes have
been made in salaries. etc. and also
gives Chairman Pages views on the
bill. The report follows:
The estimates of the Commissioner
of the District of Columbia, upon which
the bill is based, will be found on pape.
1861 to III of the Book OF Estimates -
and. exclusive of the amount for the
water service. is S1I ,63I ,9o7.34
I The total amount recommended To h.
| appropriated for the general expenses
of the District of Columbia for the nsca
year 1917 in the bill submitted here.
with. exclusive of the amount for the
water service lis $11,631.90734.
| The amount similarly appropriated
for the general expenses of the Distric,
of Columbia for the current fiscal yea,
I91s), including s90,323 to cover de
ficiencies. is 1862, ,752.45, or s3o,s45,I1
more than is recommended in the ac.
| companyIng bill for 1917.
The total reduction under the esti.
mates submitted by the Commissioner.
Is S3.550.2s9.
| The bill requires that the Who'll,
amount for general expenses shall h,
paid out of the revenues of the District
of Columbia to the extent that thew ar.
Sufficient therefor, and the remainder
ant of any money in the Treasury mo-
otherwise appropriated.
From Water Service Revenues.
In addition to the total sum of s1f.
s31, ,9O7.34 appropriated by the accom-
panying bill for general expenses O
the government of the District of Co
Iumbia for the fiscal year 1917, ant
PAYABLE out of the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia and out of the Treas
ury of the United States, as statet
above, there is recommended for tn,
water service. payable wholly from tn,
water revenues S262,S30.
The whole sum appropriated by tn,
bill including appropriations payable ou
Of the revenues of the District and tn,
general Treasury. respectively. and the
appropriations for the water service nav
able wholly out of the water revenues
amounts to sI1.S94,737.34. being $3,57S,
933 less than the estimates submitted I,
Congress- and $55, ,170I1 less than tn,
whole appropriations made for the cur
rent fiscal year 1916.
The total general revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year 1917
it is estimated, will amount to 1926,
O50.
The foregoing sum is In amount 1896.
s57.34 less than the whole sum of tn,
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