Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-15
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
ITEMS or INSTRUCT rNTrprQr


The sundry civil appropriation bill now pending
In Congress has In 1t the following items Of Dis
trict interest:
IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC GROUNDS, ETC.
For improving grounds south of the Executive
Mansion, $4,000; greenhouses and nursery, in
Guiding construction Of one large house for storage
and protection OF palms and other tropical and
suotroplcal plants, $500; Lafayette square,
kl,OO; Improvement OF reservation number three
(Monument grounds) 81 600; improvement of res
northwest OF same, 1900; care, construction and
repair OF fountains in the public grounds, 81 5O0
improving various reservations, $1,000; Improve
ment and CARE OF Smithsonian grounds &, 600.
PRESIDENTS House AND GROUNDS
For care and repair OF the Executive Mansion
and for refurnishing the same, $25 GOO; care and
necessary repair OF the Conservatives CT the Ex-
ecutiye Mansion. $500; lighting the Executive
Mansion and public grounds, SIS, Geo: ProUtded
lnat TOT each six-foot burner not connected with
meter In the lamps On the public grounds no
more than SO shall be paid per lamp, and in case
contract cannot be made at that rate the officer
In chargt of the public buildings and grounds Is
authorized to substitute other Illuminating mate
fiai in the lamps ON the public grounds.
WATER AND TELEGRAPH.
For repairing and extending water-pipes that
supply the Capitol, Executive Mansion and the
building for the State, War and Navy depart
ments, 500; care and repair o: telegraph to con-
meet Tue Capitol with the departments and Gov
eminent Printing Office, $500.
A HALF MILLION FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT
BUILDING.
For the building for the State, War and Navy
departments: For clearing the site, laying founda-
tions building walls OF the lower Stories and con-
1nuDg the preparation OF cut granite for the west
and center wings, and for each and every purpose
connected with the same, 100000.
10 enable the Secretary OF the Navy to provide
furniture for the new quarters allo ted to thcNavy
department in the state, War and Navy depart
ment building, $4,000, which shall be iminedi-
ately available.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
For completion OF the Washington monument:
For marble, granite. iron framework, machinery,
tools, Labor. Office expenses and for each and every
purpose connected with the completion OF the
monument, $4,000.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT BUILDING
For constructing fire-proOf roof and remodeling
the halls of the south and east wings of the build
ing Occupied by the Department OF the Interior.
soV,COU casual repairs, $50.
CAPITOL AND CAPITOL GROUNDS
For work on the Capitol and fer general repairs,
81, 400; improving the Capitol grounds, SCI, 600:
lighting the Capitol and grounds, 700; to con-
vert the rooms adjoining the old hall OF Repre-
sentatives, now occupied as the document and
stationery rooms, together with the rooms and
passages connected with them in the gallery
story. including the gallery ITSELF and the space
over the entabllture OF the cOlOnade at the south
END n OF the hall to the use OF the library OF the
house OF Representatives, and make the same to
communicate With the library OF Congress, $4,000.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, INSANE ASYLUM. &C.
For the government hospital for the insane
sa2, 800; Columbia institution for deaf and dumb
$55, COO; Howard university, SIS 900; Freedman's
hospital, $4,000; Reform school, 800; National
Annual repairs to the Treasury building, $4,000:
alteration and reconstruction OF the old portion OF
ttnuation OF the work of Construction or the new
Pension building In Judiciary square, Sl5O,OOO and
heating apparatus for the building, $4,000; furni-
lure ana fixtures OK the National Museum, and
salaries, S6O,0Ol
FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE q. 8. SUPREME COURT |
The bill provides that 1.-THE clerk OF the Supreme
Court of the United States shall make his semi
annual report OF fees and emOuments OF his office
70 the Attorney General In the same form and
manner as clerks of other courts, to whom the
Attorney General is authorized to allow, as the
maximum OF his oniee, after the payment OF
not exceeding $1,000 per annum"
Robbery by a Dishonest Servant.
ARRESTED AT CAKE WALK WEARING THE STOLEN
CLOTHING AND JEwELRY.
Last evening Mrs d. c. Allen 1904 II street. re- |
'orted to the police that gold watch, diamond
ing, pearl ring. pair of gold bracelets and other
EVERY, and several silk dresses had been stolen |
rom her house by coOred servant, as she sus- |
oected, named George Walker, who had left her |
hat day. description of the articles was tele- |
md Officer Shanks arrested the girl at cake |
Walk at King hall. She was dressed in a plum |
'olofed sim 0IeSS, ana mad On diamond rings, q
gold watch and chain, and gold bracelets, all of
which, it is alleged, she had stolen from Mrs
Alien The house of an old colOred man in Nay
or5 alley searched by the officers, and other
property stolen from Mrs. Allen was recovered,
embracing one pair of diamond earrings, one dia-
nond finger ring one pearl ring. one pair OF gold
one pair OF broad gold bracelets, one
gold watch and chain, one chain and charm, and
)ther JaWelry. and various articles of clothing in
III valued at Ssh The prisoner was taken before
he Police Court this morning and charged with
grand larceny. George Walker, alias Sarah
Boston, was called up to the dock rail In the Police
Court this morning, and was charged with the
grand larceny OF the above articles from Dewitt c.
Allen. She pleaded guilty to the charge, and the
case was sent to the grand Jury. She was COM
mitted in default OF $1,000 bonds She was also
charged with the petit larceny OF Il from Mrs.
Jane Elliott, who stated that the day that Mrs
Alien dismissed the girl She sent note to witness
By the defendant, who, instead OF delivering the
half dollar She gave the girl 81, which she con-
verted to her own use. sentence or 30 days was
Imposed In this case