Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-29
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
Amendments by the Senate Committee.

In the Senate, late yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Plumb, from the appropriations committee, re-
ported back the District appropriation bill. The
changes made by the Senate committee from the
House bill are as follows: One messenger is added
for the District Commissioners Office at 1880 a
year; the assessors Office is allowed one addi-
uonal clerk at 81 900, and one messenger and one
clerk $500 each The:total appropriation for the
over the House bill are made follows: Auditors
0mce-One chief clerk. who shall act as deputy
auditor without additional compensation, 81. 500
Tor temporary clerk hire, sl.143.96. Engineers
olce-One additional clerk at 81 200: assistant
to Inspector OF plumbing, 81 OOO Office rent repairs
ETC., 5000 and the gas Inspector and harbor master
are required to pay all their fees into the Treasury
to the credit OF the United states and District In
equal parts Total for that office, $3.50
$4,000, appropriated for the Boundary street
sewer by the act OF 1882. is reappropriated and
made Immediately available. The sum for repairs
and extension OF streets IS increased TO $3.50 600
For National Association for Destitute Colored
Women and Children SEQ is added for heating
apparatus and furnish 5 building; for the German
orphan Asylum Association 5000 is reappro-
prtated under the conditions that the association
shall contribute a like sum.
For streetS-The amount for county roads and
suburban streets is increased 10 10000 for repairs
OF pumps, from $1,000 to $1,000. For street lamps
the sum Is increased from $50 TO 100000. and
clause requiring the replacement OF WORKOUT and
damaged lamps is inserted. The amount tG be
paid per lamp for lighting is restricted TO S24 EACH
instead OF 500, as In the House bill
from 1922 to 81. 200 each. and an item appropri-
atng $1,000 to purchase "f on due trial found use
ful and necessary, twenty Gamewen alarm tee-
graph and telephone police stations
Fire Departmental keep back 81 from the pay
OF each fireman for the remens relief fund.- TO pay
r. W. Darby 81 .65S61 The pay OF the f1fty-four
privateS is increased from $40 TO $50 each.
The pay OF the clerk OF the Police Court is In
creased from 81 500 to 81 900.
Scholastic allow the District Commissioners to
sell certain specified property belonging to the Dis
trlct the proceeds to be devoted TO the erection Of
school houses.
For Health department 81 200 is appropriated for
the purchase OF ambulance, etc, and pay OF driver
Under the head OF interest and sinking fund
provision Is inserted extending the time for filing
claims In the Court OF Claims under the act for the
settlement OF outstanding claims sixty DAYS from
the approval OF this act, and all claims not pre-
Sented in that time shall ie forever barred.
An amendment is inserted that all expenditures
Tor contingent expenses shall be under the "direc-
ton and sole discretion" OF the Commissioners
The House provision setting apart 100 as a
sinking fund to pay interest the cost or the new
water works extension is stricken out.
A section has been added directing the District
Commissioners to issue drawback certificates where
special assessments have been revised; the draw
back certificate to be received for all arrears OF gem
eral taxes due and unpaid June So 1852.
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