Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-04


Tne following are the appropriations In the
sundry civil BILL as I assed by Congress. relat-
ing TO the District:-The sum of 8, 500 s917s for
paying one-nan OF the estimated expenses Of
the government of the District of Columbia ror
the nscai J ear ending June 3Oth, 1880. For i'm
provements and repairs, as follows: Work on
BOUNDARY street auxiliary sewer $500 900; lateral
sewers, sio,eoo work upon Sundry avenues aud
streets Sloo, Geo. replacement of pavemerlts. al
eLos 10 exceed 81 25 per square yard s2jaOoo; re-
p pairs 70 concrete pavements, 500, oOO material
issued TOT permit work 81, 900: in ali, s3S0 0o0
FOR constructing, repairing and maintaining
biiuSes, as follows: Ordinary care of Bennin IS
hnaoosoa and Chain bridges including fuel oil
idpS; nlatenes &C. 81 POO; replanktne and pa Mt.
ing Chain bridge s., 500: renairtnS Eenptnr,s
plioge and Its carriageways S. 500: raising en-
inrs nd eS VI Ahacosta bridge, and repairing
brido az noa oOo repairs OF Rock creek
III ~ ss1a si;uVo; In all, $l0200; and one Of
ne TWO railroad tracks now on said Anacostia
vi, VI luse Siall De at once removed For maintain
nT3sn os'i'u,lohs OF charity, reformatoies and
s4o, lto' Georgetown almshouse supnorf IF in,
InaleS, u 500; hospital for the insane s11 900.
onnr OF paupers and conveying prls
eao ~ 10 tne Workhouse 2,50O Reform School
SZc,oco; columbia hospital sI2 COO: Children
hospital. $4,000; Saint AIMS Infant acvInm
toeo,; Industrial Home school, $1,000; National
sssoclallon Tor CoiOred Women and Children
o5ou Nomens Christian association. * ara.
del,ei 81 lhe poor SD 600; in all, Si3S 300 How
ara university, $4,000; Washington aquedIcS.
N
as 1olloWS: Executive Office proper, S2l 600.
audltor and mptrollers Office, SIG 900: Sinking
IGIio once, $2,l0o; coroners office, $500; col
!ectCrs office, s13.s00; attorneys office $4,000:
Tor the expenses OF revision Of the laws OF the
district of Columbia, $1,000: treasurer's office.
5000: inspector of buildings Office, s. $50; s-
$3.50. The property known as .'rdgewood. !" OF
the estate OF the late Chief Justice Chase. is
made oss0t exempt from any and all taxes
OF OF assessment, National, municipal or coun-
mt ny cl,o
continue only so long as the title to said prom.
er!y snail continue in the possession of any
c e OF the late Salmon P. Chase, and shall be
used by such as residence. and all taxes, TO-
getber with the interest and penalties now due
ana unpaid upon said property, are remitted:
inspectors OF gas and meters Office, $4,000; as
SCISSORS Office, 1850; engineers Office S53 so:
miscellaneous expenses, S.. 900. Tor the public
schools OF the District OF Columbia, 5.0iO.
for the Metropolitan police. s3o5, 240 ian in
House, and restoring the pay of The DO.
ncel for the fire department. and fire
alarm, SOS, 200; for the courts, sls,5oO;
lighting, extihguishing, and gas $3.50 $50; re,
pairs TO street lamps, $1,000: erection Of street
lamps, Sl,5Oo; one superintendent and five
isaanmp1ghters, $3.50; parking commission, si3,-
4oo' current work or repairs OF streets. alleys
county roads, sweeping streets, etc, s15s, 100;
miscellaneous matters. including expenses of
markets ma IS advertising, rent OF District offices
etc. S5o.3l5. For the health department.
80 4e0; for general contingent expenses of the
District government. $20,000. For the interest
ana sinking fund On the funded debt, SI.555,-
56a53. And there is hereby appropriated, out
or the proportional sum which the United
states may contribute toward tie expenses OF
the District OF Columbia in pursuance OF the
act OF Congress approved June Il. 1873, for the
llscal year ending June 80 1879. md annually
thereafter, such sums as VIII. with the interest
thereon at the rate OF 3G5 per centum nar an
mum. be sufficient to pay the principal of the
3.65 bonds OF the District Of Columbia issued
under the act of Congress approved June 90
1914, at maturity; which said sums the Secre-
taiy OF the Treasury shall annually invest in
thereof and all bonds so redeemed shall cease
to bear interest, and Shall be Cancelled and
destroyed in the same manner that United
states bonds are Cancelled and destroyed.
There Is also provision IN the bill appropriate
Ing S250, eco for the construction Of IRE proof
building for the national museum on the Smith
sonian grounds. An appropriation OF $4,000 for
the Improvement OF the channel OF the Potomac
is contained in the river and harbor bill
Considerable surprise has been expressed
that congress made no appropriation for an in
creased wafer supply for the high grounds Of
Washington nor for the reclamation Of the ma
lalial river front and the improvement Of the
sewerage system OF the District. on the day
when the Senate committee on aDprOpri atoms
began consideration Of the sundry civil bill an
amendment was INTRODUCED In the Senate by Mr.
BaInum asking an appropriation of half million
dollars to continue the aqueduct to point north
or Tie city, TO build there a distributing reser-
Volr and from ii to carry a heavy pressure of
water 10 East Washington, The appropriation
WSs asked In accordance with plans presented
by the District commissioners. The District
committee OF the Senate had no time to thor
oughly digest the different plans presented
and the Senate committee On appropriations
refused to recommend the CONNIE nCement OF q
work Of such magnitude without Thoroughly
understanding the plans and estimates There
was not SuIllcient time at the close OF the SEES
sion 10 carefully consider the subject AID 1t
was Lid aside TIE same reasons pre- anted
action Oh the much needed improvement Of the
sew ige ard water front Of the CITY. O.cr q
dozen GifieIeht plans for this Important work
were PIE elted. but none of them were thor
Ough dgcSted ard considered in time 10 Sc
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