Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-17
THE DISTRICT APPROPRsATroNx.
The sums 60 be Expended On ssr~es
Improvements Daring the Preseas
Hear.


the expenses Of the government OF the Dlstricl
OF Columbia for the nscal year ending June
30. lsss. to the District Commissioner The
Commissioners at once returned u 70 the frtsi-
dent with a Recommendation that u be ap-
proved. The various items In the bill and the
changes agreed upon by the conference
committee have been published In Tua STAR IN,
following are the appropriations rs itemized for
improvements on streets, avenues alleys, and
roads: The sum OF s6l5, 900 Is appropriated Tor
work on streets and avenues and replacement Og
wood pavements 10 be expended In the discretion
OF the Commissioners on streets and avenues
specified In the following schedules and In the az
gregate for each schedule stated herein, namely
The eKsKkAL scHKpyLk
For paving the following strcets and avenues
sl44. .oo0 viz: c street southwest ana southeaSt'
from LIST street 70 New Jersey avenue; sth str,sJJ
northwest, from z TO Boundary streets: llth
ssf.e. seuthsas., RON rsahsyahA , ,s., M sssnS'
Arsenal, and from ID street northwest 70 Pennss J.
yania avenue; Brightwood avenue, sth street eN-
street ON the south and west side OF the TreasuIy
building, from 18th sir1et TO Pennsylvania ave
nue., ana removing gates and other obstruction.
southeast, from nth street TO new bridge
GEORGETOWN.
For paving the following streets: ThirtieIh
street, from TO q streets; q street. from 2sth 10
both streets; o street, from 35th 70 College gaIo
and avenue: Thirty-third street, from Z street
northward; 34th street. from NJ 20 streets Pros
streets. In all Tor Georgetown schedule t3s,oOu
NORTHWEST SECTION.
For paving the following STREETS and avenues:
New York avenue, from 9TH street TO New Jersey
avenue; 18th street (west sideD from Pennsylya-
MIA avenue 10 New York avenue; 18th street from
X TO streets; street, from 1th 70 9th street ;
street, from 7th TO llth Streets 5th street. frOsa
o street 10 Boundary; Rhode Island avenue,
2lst TO s,d Streets 22d street, from u 20 streets
Boundary street, from 7th street 10 New Jersey
avenue; Y street IRON 5th street 70 New Jersey
Island 10 Vermont avenues; 18Th street. tnterse,-
ton 20 street, sth street. from 10 boundary I;
avenue, IRON q To K streets; Corcoran street from
18th street 10 New Hampshire avenue: l. street,
26sh 10 27th streets For grading and regulating, :,
10 New Hampshire avenue; street from 25i
TO 26lh streets; street. from 80 u North CapJol
streets, and from I'D 70 24th streets; IN AL iOr
northwest, Slsl.4l7
SOUTHWEST SECTION
For paving the following streets namely; O
street. from Sd 10 ~ streets: street. from LIST 70
80 Streets street, from 18th to 18th Streets I3a
street. from Maryland avenue 70 Water street
namely: I street, from LIST 70 Water streets; g
street, from 81 ~ south Capitol streets; L street
from LIST 70 ~ streets: Canal street. from " Ia
Streets In AL Ior southwest section S., 800
SOUTHEAST SECTION.
For paving the following streets and avenues !;
9TH street, from.D 10 ya.avenue; South Carolina
avenue, from 9Th to 9th street; 9Th Streets from
street TO Virginia avenue; Pennsylvania asenue,
streets; ID street from 30 TO 6th street For grad
ing aud regulating the following streets: u
street street from & ist 70 ID streets; sth sure
street, from TIN 10 nth streets; south SIDE Tin
coin square: In all for southeast section schedule.
50. 49,
NORTHEAST SECTION.
For paving the following streets and avenues
namely: North Capitol street, from TO X street;
street. from 9th 70 sth streets: 7th street. fron
B TO ID streets; Massachusetts, avenue. from 9Th %
sLh streets; Maryland avenue, from 9th street ~
Boundary, including intersection: sIh street
from hast Capitol street 20 Maryia avenue; iith
street. from North Carolina avenue 70 Massacnl-
sets avenue; 6th street, from II 70 streets;
street. from North Capitol To ID streets; fnr
grading and regulating the following stretts
namely: { street, from sth 70 llIh streets; -
" l4th streets; 80 street. from TO streets: stn
street, from street 10 Maryland avenue. In a.
Tor northeast section schedule, sl29. 700
RKPLAcEhEsT or WOOD PAvEnENrs-
ID street southeast Gsouth SIDE. from 7th 90 9,h
streets; street southeast north sde). from Pen-
sylvania avenue 70 SIN street In all Tor replace
ment OF wood pavements 81. 200.
oRADISG STREETS AND ALLEYa
For grading Streets alleys and roads not 9th
wise provided for. at price not TO exceed 10
per cutie yard, $4,000; for repairs to concry .
pavements, S95. 600: for improvement and repsi-
sewers under the permit system. go 600; for cur
rent WORK OF repairs OF strects avenues and Aeys,
81. 5.oO0
COUNTY ROADS.
Repairs OF county roads, s45, 600. Constructiny
county roads and suburb and streets a. follow b;
To grade and regulate Howard avenue, mid ile So
ton, G.70o; 10 grade Jefferson, jackson. and
Washington streets eastern section. A.0oO. -
grade and mac damize Harrlson street aud Good
Hope road from the Navy Yard bridge u t.Is
Bowen road, eastern section, sl3. leo; 10 pave
Nichols avenue from Harrison street southward,
northeast extended toward the Bunker Hin rosl.
on 81 street extended 20 Michigan avenue and Ioil
thence along saio avenue 10 Lincoln road. 81 1000
Loo: for grading and paving 14th street nor u
west IRON Boundary: for the grading and paving
YstS sIse.t exteneed 10 wsylanp srmlest, G sa
Freedmans Hospital 5000 In All Cor cSD-
structing county roads. sssSeo
The InserruPseA Telephese Service.
COMMUNICATIONS TO n kEsroRkp wIrBouf pkIAv
AND REBATE ALLOWED sUBscRIBsEs WHOSE IL
sTRunkNTS WERE CUT OFT.
Mr.. s n. Bryan. the president OF the telephone
company. told q sTAR reporter this morning that
the wires which were disconnecteo at the corner
OF New York avenue and 18th street on the 2Otn
OF June. would be restored a. soon a. the District
appropriation bill was signed by the President.
This blil Is now before the District Commissioners,
and II Ii their intention To have IL returned 70 the
President to-day for his approval II gives tie
Commissioners authority 70 permit wires 70 oe
placed under the sidewalks n the interests OF the
pubic demand H. but such authority expires VITA
the session OF the present Congress- MT Bryan
states that as soon as he gets the CommisaoDers'
order allowing the work, that he Will have o gang
OF men employed night and DAY until the work 10
completed Il Is proposed 70 place the wires
UNDER The pavement outsido OF the curt a lbtn
nj New YORK
The fact that the company sent out bills TOR tbe
full amount OF last months service has been the
subject Of comment Nj. Bryan explains that
this was only done In order 20 keep The oooks of
the company straight A list Of the subscnoers-
1De In numoer-has been prepared snowing The
number Of days that their telephones we're ols-
connected AL the Telephones were dleconnected
for the nrst three days. then conpectaons were
made Tor otherA and 10 some cases no concecuons
were made ~ ALL The length Of time ssrses fom
three days 70 twenty-e1ght and more a propef
rebate viii be made for the time Tor which esch
telephone was disconnected from the genera serv.
ice. rehate certlncste VIII be furnisheo esch
subscriber showing the time hos. and the money
money by the company. Tue subecnbsn recaving
them can either have then cashed at the once
o. the company or else they caA be handed
20 The collector In part paymsnt Of TIE nexs
nonths bill The certincssss have nos been issued
yet because the COMPANY hes Dos oeen Abe 70 S esr
culate - yet The individual boR Th1s w1n y oons
- soon a. the connsct1oa = mn1A NJ Htyss
states that The collector. IN pgo1ooea0I eeef ui
were fnsfructed % inform IL 0uoocT1oo1 q tehe