National Republican., 1888-03-30
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill as Approved by the House
Committee,

The District appropriation bill, as com
pletcd yesterday, approprates a total of
"a, $780, ,206.07 This amount is greater by
5000, ,sls than that for the present year, but
is less than the estimates by $759,5is. Fol-
lowing are the principals items with the In
crease or decrease over or under the appro-
priation for the current year:
Streets, avenues, aud alleys, S457,776; in
crease, Sl07,7T6. Repairs to concrete pave
ments, $4,000; increase, 5000. Permit
work on sidewalks, alleys, and sewers,
100000; reduction, $4,000. Repairs to
streets and alleys, S35, 900; increase, 5000
Condemnation Of streets and alleys, $4,000.
County roads and street extensions
Current repairs, $4,000; Increase, $1,000
TO extend Eighteenth street to Columbia
road, $1,000; grade Howard avenue, S7,70O:
grade jefferson, Jackson, and Washington
Streets $4,000; pave Harrison street from
Navy Yard bridge 20 Pierce street. eastern
section, $l3, ,l40; pave Nichols avenue from
Washington street, southwark, $4,000; to
extend Sixteenth street beyond Boundary,
$4,000; work on Fourth street from \, ex-
tended, toward Bunker Hill road, Sl0,-
eco; grade Chaplin street from Fourteenth,
extended, to Wayland Seminary, $1,000;
pave Stoughton street, 81, ,5O0;to pave Pome-
roy street In front Of Frcedmans Hospital,
S3,500; in all, $7l ,4S0; increase, $2l, ,4SO.
The District oflices--One extra clerk, as
sessor's Office, $1,000. Total appropriation
for assessors Office, S22, ,444; reduction, $500.
Auditors office, $4,000. Attorneys Office,
$4,000. Engineers department, S6I,470 re-
duction, Si00. An additional assistant in-
spector Of buildings at $1,000 is provided
for, and 81 600 is appropriated for the labo-
ratory. Care of bridges, Sl2,50O increase,
$1,000.
Sewers-Alain and pipe sewers, $4,000;
increase, 5000. Suburban sewers, $4,000;
reduction, 5000. Sewage disposal, 5000.
Replacing obstructcd sewers, $4,000; In
crease, $500.
Street sweeping-s7O, 900; increase, 81
COO. Parking commission, $4,000. Gas
lighting, 100000: reduction, $4,000. Elec-
trio lighting, $50, 1000; increase, $4,000.
Schools-Total appropriation for salaries,
rent, repairs, ,Sc., SSi2, 1876; increase, S20,-
i15. Number of teachers provided for Is
203: increase, 80. Teachers salaries, Si6i,-
$40; increase, $26,0I0. The bill provides
that there shall be no discrimination be-
tween male and female teachers on the
question Of salary. Contingent expenses OF
night schools, $500. Janitors and care OF
buildings, S37,035; increase, Sl,535. I'm
proving sanitary condition of schools
$1,000; decrease, $4,000. Industrial instruc
tion, tools, ,Sc., $1,000; increase, $4,000
New school buildings-One each in first
third, fifth, and seventh divisions, and two
| in the eighth division-S225, 600.
| Police department - $3J6,06O increase
| $500; police court, S14,3lS.
Fire department-$1l5,92O; increase, So,
COO.
To put District telegraph and telephone
wires underground-S36,0 900; increase, S2s,
| 500. A section provides for the immediat,
| removal Of poles and wires from all streets
! from which District wires have been re
moved.
| Charities, Sc.-Relief Of poor, $4,000
Columbia Hospital, $4,000; Women's Chris
tian Association, $1,000 decrease, $1,000
| destitute colored women and children
| $4,000 increase, S2,O00); Children's Hos
| pital, $1,000; st. Ann's Asylum, $1,000; st
Johns Orphanage, $1,000; Washington Hos
pital for Foundlings, $500 increase
| $1,000; Homeopathic Hospital, $500 lin
crease, (S2,500); National Temperance Home
S2,500; Young Women's Christian Home
| $1,000; TO liquldate balance due on Contra
Dispensary building, Sl2,250; Reform school
Sl2,596 increase, S120); support of insane
$19,lS5; Washington Asylum, Sl3,4l5 lin
crease, Sll0).
| Water experimentation engineers, fuel
&C., for high service, Sl35, 600; increase
$4,000; for purchase of lot ON U street
| S2,215.