Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17

During the Present Fiscal Year-HOyv
the Sum Appropriated 10 ApportfOncd
Among the Various Public Works, In.
situations and Offices, &c.-Other Leg
islati0n EmbOdied i'm the Act.
The act making provision for the expense of
the government OF the District of Columbia fol-
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1884, which was
approved by the President on the Sd of March
last, has been certified by the Secretary OF State
to the Commissioners of the District Of Columbia
as law. The sum appropriated is distributed
among the public works, offices and institutions
as follows:
STREETS AND SEWERS
1886 GOO Is appropriated for Improvements and
repairs OF streets and sewers &C. which is $50 900
more than was appropriated in last years bill, as
1oliows: Repairs to concrete pavements, $50, 900;
materials for permit work, $4,000: for continua-
tion Of surveys with reference to the extension of
various avenues to the District line, IS 900: for
boundary Intervening sewers, $4,000; for lateral
sewers. $4,000; for work on Sundry avenues and
streets and replacement Of pavements on streets
named In clauses A, B, and d or appendix Bb
sioners for 1884, 1850 900; Prorided: that out of
this sum all the work on avenues and streets, and
aeplacement OF pavements on streets named in the
aforesaid classes situated east Of the Capitol
shall be completed in full
BRIDGES
For the ordinary care OF Bennlng's, Anacostia
and Chain bridges, 81 600 is appropriated and for
maintaining bridges under the contract OF the
commissioners, 81 500, in all s. 500.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Under the head Of institutions OF charity, refor-
matories and prisons, $4,000 is appropriated for
the Washington asylum; for the Georgetown
almshouse, $1,sO0; support OF the INDECENT insane
OF the District, $4670O, for TRANSPORTATION of nau
pePs 70 eat the oso 5000 for the reform
$4,000 is appropriated for the relief of the DOOR.
WIN the proVlso that the compensation to the
month; SIS 600 for the Lying-in asylum: SooS or Ior
Womsn,s Christian association; $1,000 Tor National
Assoeiat!on SOC for destitute women and children;
st. AIMS Infant asylum: $4,000 Industrial home
school, 5000 OF which is to be used for building
Commissioners: $500 to maintain church
Orphanage In tho District; $4,000 for the erection
.of building by the Commissioners of the District
for the National Association for Destitute Colored
women and Children. The appropriation OF S. 900
made by the act Of July 1st. 1882 for the erection
or building on the grounds recently purchased
Dy Tue German Protestant Orphan Asylum aSSO-
ciatlon, now the German orphan asylum, is made
available for the current year. The Secretary OF
tue treasury is authorized to demand and receive
from the assignee OF the estate OF Jay Cooke & Co
the sum passed against said estate by the Soldiers
ana soldiers orphan home, and to cover the same
lntO tne Y. 5. Treasury. There Is also q proyiso
requiring the Commissioners OF the District to
visit and investigate the management OF all the
institutions OF charity in the District appropriated
ltemzaa report or receipts and expenditures, to be
transmitted with their annual report to Congress-
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Fer the salaries and expenses OF the executive
Office, ss1,141.50 is appropriated as follows: Two
Commissioners, $1,000 each: engineer commits
sioner. s,161.5O ito make salary 5000; secretary.
$2,l6o; clerk, $500: one do at 81 400; one do at
1900; messenger, $500; driver, $3.50; contingent
expenses, $4,000.
For the assessors of1ce $4,000 is appropriated
as 1oiiows; Assessor Two assistants. 81 900
licenses, =, $50; messenger, $500; temporary clerk
hire, ss 400; contingent expenses, $1,000.
as foIoTs Collector 5000 cashier nooF
keeper s1.63O; four clerks 400 each; one do at
CLERKS messenger 5000
For the auditor and controllers office $l2,7OO, as
follows: Auditor and controller, $3O0O; book
Keeper, ssO; one clerk, s16oO; three do at ST. 400
each; one do at 81 200; messenger, 5000; contin-
gent expenses, $780, For temporary clerk-hlre TO
enable the auditor to bring up the books and ar
books OF the collector, g 500 or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, which shall be available i'm
For attorneys office, sssI2. as follows. For
one attorney, 900; one assistant, 81, 300; one
speclai assistant attorney. $500: one clerk, $500:
ssa for rent of oce $780, for
For sinking fund Office, 81 700 as follows: For
two clerks, at 200 each for contingent expenses.
For coroner's office, $4,000. as follows: For one
coroner 81 800; for contingent expenses inclndinS
Jurors fees, stationery, books blanks, removal Of
making autopsies, and holding
For engineers on1ce, ssl.4so, as follows: One
one cerR tWo sRGs' carKs ssss , each ssch
four clerks, 5000 each; one computins; ;
engineer, $4,000; one inspector Of bPurlr buildings,
tor Of asphalt and cement S. 400; one inspector of
& the United States all fees H Collected e by n
tnfa md, Of
Superintendent Of roads, 81, 400; one inspector OF
plumbing, $500; one superintendent OF LAMPS
$500; one superntendent OF parking, $1,000: one
assistant superintendent of parking, 800; one as
sistant engineer, $1,000; two assistant engineers,
one at 81 800 and one at 81 400; one draug6tsman
81, 900; three rodmen at $3.50 each; three axmen
at $3.50 each three inspectors of streets sewers and
buildings at 81 200 each; three market masters at
81, 200 each; one market master, at 5000; one har-
lected by said harbor master shall be paid into the
treasury; one Janitor. 500; five messengers, at
$3.50 each; three watchmen, at $3.50 each; two lab
OrerS at $3.50 each; contingent expenses, including
rent OF property-yards, books, stationery binding
and preservation OF records in the eng; 'eer's and
surveyors Offices printing, transportation, (vehc-
les, animals, saddiery, forage and repairs) and
miscellaneous items not otherwise provided for
5000: PTocided, That overseers or inspectors
street or road work. or the construction or repair
OF buildings. done under contracts authorized by
appropriations, shall be paid out Of the sums APP
prOpriated for the work, and for the time actually
engaged thereon; and the Commissioners OF the
District In their annual reports TO Congress- shall
report the number OF such overseers and inspect
orS. and their work, and the sums paid to each
and out OF what appropriation.
For 1uel Ice. gas, repairs, insurance and general
miscellaneous expenses OF District offices and mar
ketS. S., 600
CLEANING AND REPAIRING STREETS. SEWERS. ETC.
For sweeping. cleaning and sprinkling streets
and avenues, $4,000; alleys, $500; current work
OF repair on streets, avenues and alleys, s25 600;
repairs to county roads and suburban streets,
600; cleaning and repairing lateral sewers and
basins, $4,000; cleaning tidal sewers 1000; re-
pairs to pumps, s. COO
For the parking commission, SIS, ,000
GAS LIGHTING.
For Illuminating, lighting and extinguishing, re-
pairing and cleaning lamps, and for new lamp
posts, to replace those unt for use $95 $50; rai-
road companies using engines propelled by steam
shall pay to the District for the lighting Of such
streets through which their tracks may be laid,
ana In DEFAULT OF such payment, action at law may
Oe maintained by the District of Columbia against
such railroad companies: Ps'0rided That no more
than So per annum for each street lamp shall be
paid for gas, lighting and extinguishing. and III
case contract cannot be made at that rate the
commissioners are authorized to substitute other
material, for the same less price,
ana TO use so much Of the sum appropriated as
may De necessary for that purpose: Provided ru1'-
ther, That the Commissioners shall not be author
lzed 10 make any contract for gas or other tlumi-