Statement of the Soldiers' Home permanent fund account, from October 1, 1895, to September 30, 1896. Statement of the Soldiers' Home interest account, from October 1, 1895, to September 30, The treasurer of the United States Soldiers' Home in account with the inmate pensioners for moneys received under section 4, act approved March 3, 1883, and deposited with the Treasurer of the United States. Oct. 12. Amount paid the estate of Michael McKeon, deceased. 31. Pension pay roll for October, 1895... Nov. 30. Pension pay roll for November, 1895. Dec. 16. Amount paid Reuben M. Wright, pensioner.. 1896. Jan. Feb. 26. Amount paid the estate of Joseph Eustace, deceased. 4. Amount paid to Roger Monahan, pensioner... 10. Amount paid the estate of William Dinsmore, deceased. 5. Amount paid Frederick Lindner, pensioner. 25. Amount paid the estate of John Cannon, deceased Mar. 6. Amount paid James Regan, pensioner.. 23. Amount paid Louis Grade, pensioner. 25. Amount paid the estate of James Byrnes, deceased 31. Amount paid the estate of Jeremiah Hockman, deceased. 31. Pension pay roll for March, 1896.... Apr. 30. Pension pay roll for April, 1896.. May 25. Amount paid the estate of H. D. Johns, deceased 30. Pension pay roll for May 1896.. June 26. Amount paid the estate of Thomas Boyne, deceased. 26. Amount paid the estate of L. S. Grigsby, deceased.. 30. Pension pay roll for June, 1896. July 6. Amount paid Joseph Miller, pensioner. 31. Pension pay roll for July, 1896 Aug. 31. Pension pay roll for August, 1896.. Sept. 10. Amount paid the estate of George F. Holmes, deceased 12. Amount paid the estate of Benjamin R. White, deceased. 14. Amount paid George Krager, pensioner... 30. Amount paid the estate of Charles Ott, deceased.. 30. Pension pay roll for September, 1896. 30. Pension moneys of deceased pensioners transferred to the Home fund. 30. Balance in United States Treasury... Total... $1, 437.00 1,653.97 419.70 36.00 132.00 15, 455. 64 39.00 720.00 205.00 87.00 1, 156. 40 50.00 82.00 537.03 13.00 40.00 45.00 12.00 15, 491. 87 2,512.50 36.00 1,228.30 68.00 94.00 16,873.02 50.00 2,069.57 202.67 4.00 303.00 26.00 60.00 16, 283. 65 3,282.00 46,844.98 127, 550. 30 Annual report of the number of pensioners in the United States Soldiers' Home, rate of pensions, etc., September 30, 1896. NOTE.-There are 6 pensioners in the Government Hospital for the Insane, whose money is drawn by the treasurer. Farm account United States Soldiers' Home, October 1, 1895, to September 30, 1896, consolidated. Estimate of vegetables in the ground on United States Soldiers' Home farm September 30, Garden account of United States Soldiers' Home, from October 1, 1895, to September 30, 1896, consolidated. NOTE. This department has the care of the ornamentation of the grounds, lawns, flowers, shrubs, trees, and fruit. Annual report of members of the United States Soldiers' Home receiving outdoor relief September 30, 1896, rates of relief, pensions, etc. Fifteen members of the Home on outdoor relief have died since date of last report. Thirteen members were dropped from outdoor relief after June 30, 1896, in compliance with resolutions of the Board of Commissioners dated June 19, 1891, and July 18, RICHD. C. PARKER, 1896. Brevet Major, United States Army, Secretary and Treasurer. Gen. D. S. STANLEY, U. S. A., REPORT OF THE INSPECTION OF THE SOLDIERS' HOME. WAR DEPARTMENT, INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, D. C., December 16, 1896. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the inspection of the Soldiers' Home, District of Columbia, begun November 20, 1896, in which Mr. W. T. Kent, the accountant of the Department, assisted. The officers of the Home were Brig. Gen. David S. Stanley, governor; Capt. D. A. Irwin, deputy governor; Maj. Richard C. Parker, secretary and treasurer; Lieut. Col. W. H. Forwood, surgeon. Captain Irwin has filled the position of deputy governor since July 31, 1891. His persistent, intelligent, and soldierly efforts have been most effective; and his readiness, zeal, and efficiency in the performance of his duties and the marked improvement in all that was under his care deserves just recognition, now that his tour of duty is terminating. The effects of the hurricane of September 29 last were still visible in the wooded parts of the reservation, and the leak marks in the hospital and other buildings may have been partly due or increased by it; but the roads had all been cleared of the débris, and, beyond some broken or uprooted trees, there was nothing to mar the beauty of the place; and painstaking care seems to have been exercised in maintaining grounds and buildings in their customary attractiveness. NEW CONSTRUCTION. The new amusement hall erected during the year was not quite completed, though it is understood that under the contract it should have been completed by May 1, 1896. The contract price is $64,000, and $5,740 for heating apparatus. The amount paid out during the year on this building was $47,000 on account of the hall, $4,719.30 on account of heating and ventilating apparatus and increasing the boiler capacity at the boiler house, and $2,078.28 for services of architect, inspector, and other expenses. There are 502 acres in the tract owned by the Home, of which about 28 are used for farming purposes, 12 for the garden, 42 for lawns, and 200 for pasturage, and there are about 200 acres in woodland and 20 acres occupied by the buildings. MEMBERS. The average number of officers and members present during the year ending September 30, 1896, was 688, which is a slight increase over the number reported the year before and a gain of only 63 over the average |