Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-29

Extracts from the Smndry Ciru Bin.

find in the sundry civil appropri alton bill
recently passed by Congress
FIRE DEPARTMENT
For n sintenaDce of the fire department OF
the District Of Columbia, SIS 900.
GAS.
For the salaries OF the inspector and OF the
assistant inspector OF gas and metres, a 500:
out Of the treasury of the District OF Co(um-
bia.
INTEREST.
That the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
reserve OF any OF the revenues OF the District
OF Columbia not required for tie actual cur
rent expenses OF schools, the police and the
fIe department, sum sufficient TO meet the
Dlstr1ct curing the fiscal year beginning
July j, 1916, and apply the same TO that pur-
cieDt tum OF said revenues in the Treasury
OF the United States, at such time as said in
terest may be due, then the Secretary of the
Treasury Is authorized and directed. to ad.
otherwise appropriated, sum sufficient TO
pay said interest, and the same shall be re-
States from time to time as said revenues
may be paid into sad Treasury, until the
full amount shall have been refunded.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
To provide full record of births, MARI
ages and deaths in the District of CoiumnIs
and for a general sanitary inspection, which
shall include the prevention OF the exposure
for sale OF unwholeso ONE food and the daily
Inspection OF streets, alleys, yards and all
places where nuissnces may exist Injurious
10 heaI th, and for the removal thereof, and
OF all nuisances, including night soil, be
yond the limits of the District or Columbia
ard To prevent domestic animals from run
ming al Large. and for the protection of puo-
lie par ks aud grounds, sic SO: Pror9tsd That
an equal sum shall be paid out OF the treas
uTy OF the District OF Columbia, the com
bined sum To be expended as fOllows:-For
salaries OF five members OF the board of
health. $500 each; treasurer, secret9ry, attOr-
ney, register OF vital statistics, who shall
each be selected from the board, $500 each,
in addition IN salary as members OF the
board PSOCtietl, That any two of the above
named Offices may be filled by the same per-
SOD at the discretion OF The board; medical
sanitary inspector s goS health officer
spectors, S6,C00; one pound master, $1,000;
and one messenger, S72O; and for rent, 81 800;
printing. advertising, stationery and blanks,
S1,0oO; transportation OF Ofal, 81 500; labor
ers and pound men, $500; disinfectants, $500;
postage, fuel and lights, 500; miscellaneous
sanitary work and contingent expenses,
$3.50: Ind prOrtded further, That I'm case OF
the prevalence of an epidemic within the
District Of Columbia, the Commissioners OF
the District may expend through the board
OF health, such sums as they may think
proper, OF exceeding the sum Of $4,000
HOSPITALS. ETC.
For the support, clothing, and medical and
moral treatment OF the insane of the army,
navy, and marine corps, and revenue cutter
service, and Of all persons who may have
become insane since their entry into the
States and who are INDECENT, and OF the in
digent insane of the District OF Columbia in
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
sl50,0OO; and one half OF the expense Of the
INDECENT persons who may be hereafter al
mitted from the District of Columbia shall
be paid from the treasury of said District.
For general repairs and improvements
abs Olutely necessary, for the buildings OF the
Institution. $4,000. For the support OF the
Institution ncludiDg salaries and incidental
expens es. the maintenance of the beuedcia-
TOD tot z-Ep
books and illustrative apparatus, sis, 900
For continuing the work on the erection
furnishing, and fitting up the buildings OF
the institution in accordance with i,IanS
heretofore submitted. and for repairs on
buildings already completed, $4,000.
For the support of the Columbia Hospital
lor women and Lying in-Asylum, over and
above the probable amount which viii be
received from pay patients, SIC, 900, in addi-
tion TO $500, being the unexpended balances
CT FORMER appropriations, which is hereby
building, s., coo.
For care and support, and medical treat
ment OF seyenty-nye transient paupers,
medical and surgical patients, in the PTovi-
dence Hospital, in the city of Washington
undera contract 10 be formed with said In.
stitution, sl5,CoO, or so much thereof as may
&c necessary, under the direction OF the Sur
gton- General OF the Army, who shall cause
an accurate report 10 be made monthly of
The nun Der OF persons so relieved, their
names, residence, date of admission, and
date OF discharge from the hospital.
For the support Of the National Soldiers
aud sailors Orphans Home, Washington
City, District Of Columbia, including sala-
ries and incidental expenses, to be expended
under the direction OF the Secretary OF the
Inferior, $4,000.
To aid In The support OF the ChIldrens'
hospital, Washington, District OF Colum
For the Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum
II. y, ashinsto District Of Columbia. name
ly, fer Subsistence, salaries and conipensa.
ion final o., "A lt1,f
tai buildings, medicines aud medical sup
plies, forage, and transportation, and mis-
cellaneous expenses, $4,000.
For the National Association for the relief
Of The Colored Women ard Children OF the
District OF Columbia, SIC, 900. For the super
intendent, assistant superintendent, matron,
three teachers, for medicines and physicians
fees, gardener, farmer, baker, and night
Waterman. seamstress, cook, and laundress,
and four female servants, and for fuel,
clothing, and incidentals, $4,000.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
For salaries and other necessary expenses
Of the Metropolitan police for the District OF
Columbia, si5O, coo: Provided, That like sum
shall concurrently be paid 70 defray the ex
out Of the treasury Of the District Of Column
bia: And prortied further, That the duties
evolved and the authority conferred upon
police purposes, In said district. shall ex-
tend to and include all public squares or
places; and said board is hereby authorized
iDdk0 dpprOprl6t6 rules and
regulations in relation thereto.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDSIN AND AROUND
WASHINGTON.
Improvement and care of public grounds.
For filling in and improving grounds south
OF Executive Mansion, S5 coo; for ordinary
care and extension of green houses at the
nursery, 81 800; for ordinary care OF Lafay-
cite square, -, 600; for annual repair OF
fences, al 600; for manure and hauling of the
same, q, coo; for painting iron fences, 90 OOO
for repair of seats, $500; for purchase and re-
pair Of tools, $500; for trees, tree-stakes, lime
ard whiteW ASKING, 50 600; for removing
STOW and ice, 81 900; tor flowers, pots, twine,
Italian lycopodium, &C., $500; for abating
Euisances, $500; for care or and repairs 10
fountains in the public grounds; $500.
For PEDESTAL for tie statue Of General
George h. Thomas, s25, OO0 Provided, That
the Secretary OF War and the chairman OF
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds OF the Senate and the chairman of
Public Buildings and Grounds of the House
OF Representatives are hereby appointed a
committee to select and desi guate such place
upon the public grounds In Washington city
which in their Judgment will be most APP
pTopriate, where said monument shall be
erected.
For the naval monument the sum of
go, eco, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary be. and the same hereby Is, appropri-