Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-24
NO TWO OF ONE FAMILY.


Washington, whenever there shall be q number
Of applicants for employment therein, q soldier
or sailor who fought in the line of duty in war,
q soldiers or sailors's widow, wife, daughter,
and mother, respectively, being such applicant
shall have preference in the employments suited
to each, respectively; and the same rule shall
be observed whenever discharges shall take
place in the several departments and bureaus by
reason of dimiBution of force therein, resp &c
lively: Procided, That two persons of the rela-
tonship above stated, either by blood or m ar
Iisge, shall not have employment in any of said
departments or bureaus at the same time"
What Congress has done for the Dis
trict.
Congress has not been altogether Just to the
| District. II seemed to be the policy that even
| the little that was given should be under pro-
| test, with the understanding that il should be
refunded in due time. Our legislators view the
Improvements around government property
and knew full well that TO adorn and beautify
what did not belong TO the District but to the
general government, cost the Board of Public
Werks meney, and for the expenditure OF
which IL should have been reimbursed. Con
grtss acknowledges the obligation in Pickwick-
ian style. That Is like a pawnbroker, it looks
on the Improvements as valuable collateral and
| loans money on them. Hence ii gives the Dis
trict 8 100000, with proviso Ike the pawn
brokers' ticket, "to be paid back within a given
time" The application to the District Is in
fact more severe, for it loans the money and
appoints Its own agents to make a levy on
While the District proper has received but
81 SOC, 600, and the s97 GOO which was advanced
to lay the school teachers the various Oh arities
have been well provided for. This is also true
OF the various government reservations. The
following is correct summary OF all sums of
money appropriated for the District in the sun
For the erection of an equestrian statue of Ma
thaniel Greene, SIC, 600. Under the provisions
of the law appointing a commission TO contract
for the same, Mr.. morrill,, of Vermont, was de-
sgnated by the presiding officer OF the Senate
and Mr. Esmes, Of Rhode Island, on the part of
To enable the Joint Committee on the Ii
brary to purchase such works of art for orna-
menting the Capitol as may be ordered and
For the District of Columbia, the sum OF
$1,000 goo, to be expended by the commission
ers of said District, and applied follows: lst
To the payment of interest on the funded debt
of said District due July LIST, 1874; secondly To
the payment of officers, employees, and labor
ers OF the District, whether OF the District PRO
per or OF the Board Of Public Works; and the
remainder 10 the current expenses of said Dis
TiCt; all the above sums, except SO much
thereof as may be paid for interest, az afore-
said, TO be considered and adjusted hereafter a.
part CT the proper proportional sum to
be paid by the United States towards
the expenses OF the government OF the
District of Columbia. THE amount reserved
10 pay the laborers was fixed at s75, 900. /
For expenses OF the Joint Select Committee on
District Affairs, &C, GOO. To defray the expenses
OF the Board of Health for sanitary purposes,
eral care and repairs thereof, $50 GOO. For lath
ing and plsstering the under surface of the roof
above the ceiling Of the Senate chamber, $4,000
For new steam pump to supply the tanks 10
Gated in the attic OF the Senate wing of the Cap
itol, $50. For grading around the Botanical
Garden and completing brick wall, sl1 .925. For
the erection of an engine house on Capitol Hill
$4,000. To secure the foundation walls and III
up rooms in the basement Of the Post Office
building, SlCO 900. For amount that will be
due by the United States to the District OF Co
lumbia for one-thiTd of the entire cost of main
tanning the fire department for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1875, $4,000.
DISTRICT CHARITIES.
District Reform School, $4,000. For salaries
and expenses of the Metropolitan Police, s3o7,-
$50. Government Hospital for the Insane
$40, 1855; for improvements and extensions, S62,-
$50. Columbia Institution for the Dear and
Dumb, s4S, Geo; for continuing improvements
Lying-in Asylum, s24 900; support of IS tran
silent paupers, 5000. Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, S12 900. Women's Christian
S25 600. ChildIen's Hospital, 5000. Little Sis,
tiers of the Poor, $4,000. For the purchase OF
property in the rear OF Winder's building and
the Army Medical Museum by the War depart
ment, s3S, 800. Support of the Freedmen's Hos
pital and Asylum, $50, 600. National ASCOT
alton for the relief OF the oolored women and
children in the District Of Columbia, $4,000.
Miscelldneous.-To pay Dempsey & O'roole
for stamped envelopes and newspaper wrap
pers, 81. 1889.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
South OF Executive mansion, $4,000. Smith
sonian grounds, s10, 900. Armory Square, O., 900
Reservations between Sd and 9Th streets, 5000.
Inclosing Lincoln Square, 5000. Franklin
Square, IS 900. Judiciary Square, $4,000. For
improving various reservations, $40. 900. For q
pedestal Of Balls statue Of Lincoln, 5000
Reserv alton No. 3, $4,000. Improving grounds
Of the old canal, $4,000. For repairing the
various fountains in the public grounds, 81 900
For Ordinary repair Of the p1opagsting, house
care and protection Of Lafayette Square, &. 900.
For annual repair Of fences. s., 900. For manure
and hire Of horses and carts for hauling the
tame, 5000. For painting iron fences, "a 900
For purchase and repair Of seats, 81 600 For
purchase and repair or tools, $4,000. For trees,
tree boxes, lime, and whitewashing, 5000. For
Removing snow and ice, 81, 600. Purchase OF
young trees and plants, ~ 900. Tree markers
and marking trees, 800. Cages and boxes for
Constructing fountain and for asphalt in the
circle at the intersection OF Vermont and Rhode
Island avenues, 5000. Inclosing and improving
triangular reservation on Pennsylvania avenue
and 2lst street, az 900.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Repairs and fuel, Executive Mansion, SO 900;
refurnishing, $4,000; annual repairs at the
Navy Yard and upper bridges, 81 600; for re-
pairing and extending water-p pipes, purchase of
apparatus TO clean them, and for cleaning the
springs for supplying the Capitol, the Execu-
tive Mansion, and War and Navy departments,
$4,000; additional work aud materials for COM
Guiding railing, lighting and painting, $3.50.
Washington AqueducE - For engineering,
maintenance, and general repairs, S15, 600; for
building a wooden fence around government
land at the Great Falls, 81 800; for building
dwelling end Office at Great Falls, g, 600; for
paving the roadway over Griffith Park bridge
and over Cabin John bridge with asphalt pave
ment, $500; for furnishing and setting four
magnetic dial instruments in connection with
the telegraph line from Great Falls to George
town, 81, 100; for continuing matchmaking of
conduit road, SIS .000 for widening embank-
ments along the line Of the Washington Aque-
duct, So ,000. For continuing the work on the
new jail in the District of Columbia, 100000
THE LIBRARY.
To enable the Joint Committee on the Libra
ry Of Congress to procure plans for extending
the east and west fronts OF the Capitol so as to
enlarge the accommodations for the library and
perfect the central building, $1,000.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Improvement Of grounds, Department of Ag-
riculture: Labor, sS. 900; repairing concrete
roads and walks, $500; tools, wagons, lawn
mowers, carts, and general repairs Of the same.
$500; improving new grounds gained by filling
canal, draining, surfacing, sodding, and two
cart-horses, 81 900. For the museum, to be ex-
pended under the direction of Prof. Glover,
81, 500. For continuation Of construction of the