Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-25
The District Appropriation Bill.

ITS PROVISIONS AS 1T PASSED THE HOUSE.
BY the adoption OF the conference report upon
the District appropriation bill In the House yes
terday afternoon. as stated in THE STAR, the
following amendments were agreed to: For
increasing contingent fund In Commission
ers' office to $4,000; providing for enc clerk
at 81 900 and two clerks at 1900 each in lieu of
messenger in assessors Office at s600 providing
for chief clerk to act as deputy auditor In lieu OF
clerk at 400; for one additional clerk at s., ,20O
and 900 for temporary clerk hire in the auditors
Office and for temporary clerk hire to enable the
auditor to bring up his accounts, x14s
Other amendments provide for three clerks in en-
gineers Office, at 81 200 each; that the fees for in
specting gas and meters should be turned into the
Treasury to the credit Of the District Of
Plumbing, 1900; ss6s,OOO is appropriated for
work sundry avenues and Streets 500 900 is given
tne Reform scaoo 70. s 5000 is given ior repairs g Of
repairing pumps; 2O each is appropriated for ten
l1eutenants or police. The provision for clerk OF
for the German asylum is restored The Senate
receded from its amendment apprOpriating
$4,000 for the Boundary sewer.
the purchase OF twenty Gamewell telegraph police
alarms Is appropriately; and the Commissioners
are given the right to sell and convey the Honead
cemetery property the proceeds to 60 to the school
The aggregate amount appropriated by the bill,
as agreed to. which Is payable from the Treasury,
is 81 1885, 1890 being reduction under the amount
as 1t passed the Senate OF $3 42O and an increase
OF % over the bill as passed by the House.
RRCAPITuLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
The bill as it now stands appropriates $2l PA for
salaries and contingent expenses of the executive
Office; for the assessors Office, $136OO for the COL
lectors of1ce, ST. 300 for the auditors Office 5OO
for the attorneys ofce, $8612; for the engineers
office, $64, ,750 for improvement of streets and
bridges 1888 600, and for the Washington aqueduct
$4,000. For cleaning Streets $4,000 cleaning
alleys, So 600; for current repairs on county roads,
300OO cleaning sewers, $220 900; for park commis-
slOners, SIS for street lamps $95 $50, the lamps
to burn 2oO0 hours per annum at s22 per lamp. For
the Metropolitan police force, $337,10 is appro-
priated, The ilre department gets slls,2sO and
SEQ 40 Is appropriated for the telegraph and tele-
phone servca For the public schools s54l, 900 is
appropriated, and $16,218 Is appropriated for the
Police Court The health department is given
sinking fund is 81 ,as s47 81. The Washington Asy-
sistence OF the school, 81, 600, with amendment
making the expenditures discretionary with the
District Commissioners Georgetown almshouse
81 0OO support OF the District insane at St Eliza.
beth, $50 436; transportation OF paupers and con-
veying prisoners to the workhouse OOO for relief
OF poor, ST, co., Columbia hospital SIS OOO Womens
Christian association $5,00O for National Associa-
ton for Destitute COlOred Women and Children
81, 600 with amendment providing $2 200 for heat
Ing and furnishing; ChildTen's hospital, 5000 St
AIMS Infant asylum, $5OOG Industrial Home
school, $l2,500, with amendments appropriattng
part OF this sum for payment of Indebtedness here
tofore incurred; Church Orphanage, 81 500 for the
erection OF building by the German Orphan Asy-
lum association without condition, $1,000