National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-29
MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT.
Amendments Made in the District ApprOpria-
ton Bill by the Senate Committee.
The Senate Committee Much More Gem
erOus Than the House.

Commissioner Edmonds and Capt Hoxio
were before the senate appropriation commit
tee for about two hours yesterday and talked
about tho district appropriation bill. Mr..
Edmonds informed reporter that he had
simply instructed the committee as to some
changes in the phraseology of the bill"
Mr.. Plumb, from that committee, rose in
the senate about 530, and reported tho dis
trict appropriation bill with the following
amendments:
For Office Of commissioners one messenger
and one driver, at $3.50 each, and making the
entire appropriation for that office S2l,2i4.
Assessors office: One assistant or clerk, at
81 900, and one messenger and one clork, at
5000; in all, $l3-6O0.
No changes are made in the provisions of
this bill as passed by tho house for tho coll
loctors office.
Auditors office: Two clerks at $l,d0O each,
and three clerks at $1,000 one chief clerk,
who shall perform the duties of auditor,
1880; for temporary clerk hire, 81 800; in
all, $l6,500.
Attorneys office: For temporary clork
hire, $143.96.
Engineers office Three clerks, Mt $1,000
each; for office rent for inspector of gas aud
meters $160; one assistant plumbing inspector
and two additional assistants, at 81 600 each;
in all, $6I,750.
TOT improvements anu TbphlEb tuu lOT re-
pair and care of bridges: For tho completion
of the Boundary-streot intorcepting sewer,
$4,000; for repairs and extension of streets,
| $500, 900.
For Washington Asylum One blacksmith,
$40; one hostler, $3.50; one driver, $3.50; in
all, $50, $40.
For National Association for Destitute Col.
ored Women and Children, 5000, and the
payment of tho indebtedness of homo school.
For streets: For current repairs to and
opening county roads, $4,000; cleaning and
repairing lateral sewers, 1000; cleaning
tidal sewers and fixing pumps, $4,000; in all
$4,000.
For street lamps To replace old and dam
aged lamps, lighting, &C., $3slo0O, at $24
per annum for each lamp which is to burn
500 hours.
For police: For ton lieutenants, $1,000
each; one driver, $780, to purchase twenty
fire police alarm signal stations, IL found
necessary, $1,000; total, $35,900
For the fire department.: To keep back 81
from the pay of each fireman for the flreman's
relief fund; to pay r. w. Darby $1,65s.6l;
to pay ffty-four privates $50 each per
annum; total appropriations, $4,000.
For schools: To allow tho district commits
sionors to sell certain specified property
belonging to the district, the proceeds to be
devoted to the erection Of school houses.
For water department: For engineers. fire.
men, COAL material, repairing, and laying
new mains. &C., $4,000; providing ono am-
bulance and horse at 81, 400. The bill strikes
out the section providing for the payment of
interest on one-half of all moneys advanced
| by the government TO the district
For rent of school buildings, fuel, sta
tionery, printing, insurance, and contingent
expenses, $69,4OO; for salaries and pay for
holp and contingencies, 1868, 600.
For expenses Of police court, $l6,s00 to
| include $4,000 for clerk of court
For erecting suitable buildings on grounds
of the German Protestant orphan asylum,
$1,000, and requesting tru stees' report on the
subject.
The other amendments provided for the
filing of claims in the court of claims against
the district, allowing the commissioners to
make certain expenditures of money
authorizing them to collect taxes on all
assessments made by law, and pronouncing
such collections valid. There are also some
minor changes in wording of the revised
bill.
Senator Plumb gave notice that he would
call the bill up for consideration to-day after
the morning hour.