Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-17
Highest of al in Lavening PoweU Govt Report Aug q, 1850
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by the District of Columbia appropria-
ton at Tor the fscsl years 1880
and ISL is hereby reappropriatcd and made
available for this purpose for the fiscal year
1892: Provided that the distribution Of the text
books and school supplies herein provided for
shall be made giving preference first 10 the |
children of T. . loSer OF thesaid 81, grades.
lNcw) And the Commissioners are hereby |
session OF Congress, upon the cxpediency of
publishing the text books required in the pub !
lie schools at the public expense
For new schools. Sls2. 600; in second divi-
sion, $4,000; Capitol Hill, s75 900; sixth divi-
zion, So. OO0
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
For metropolitan police, s457 ,74o, an increase
Of S3.4sO.
Rent Of police headquarters at Anacostia,
sl.2oO; for fuel, &, 200; repairs 81 500; patrol
wagons, DC, $44S miscellaneous 5000; for
station house in Georgetown, $4,000
4, The fire department gets regularly sl09, 30,
the same as last year.
Under miscellaneous for repairs 10 engine
houses. 5000; repairs TO apparatus. 5000;
purchase of hose. $500; fuel. $50; purchase
OF horses. $1,000: forage, $3.50; exchanging
engine, s4,OOO; addition to engine house, $500;
contingent expenses, $1,000.
ELECTRIC WIRES.
For telegraph and telephone service, sl0. 900.
new provision is added to this section, which
provides that the board appointed under the
provisions Of the District of Column
bia appropriation act approved August
g. 1882 to consider and report upon n
system Of conduits and subways. and kindred
matters, shall. in addition. submit a set of
recommendations concerning the safe and eff
Gent wiring of public and private buildings
for all electric purposes.
Health department., ssOsG0, being an in
crease Of So, 200.
COURTS.
The Police Court gets s9.624. Marshals
fees, 81 400: witness fees, s4,500: repairs of
Police Court building, $500: rent 5000: defend
ing suits in claims, 1850; writs of lunacy,
=, 900.
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Interest and sinking fund on the funded
debt, 81, 213, 94797.
Emergency fund, 5000.
CORRECTIONS AND CHARITIES.
For reformatories and pri ), ms; Support Of
convicts. S2l 900; transportation, Il, 900; WASH
ington Asylum, $685. an increase Of $3.50;
contingent expenses. $4,000.
For building and putting addition to female
work house. 5000. with the following
together with the sum of s2O.O 600 appropri-
ated by the District of Columbia appro-
priation act approved August 6, 1880,
for raising magazine building two stories and
IL LOT lellalc Work mouse. winch sum
hereby reapproprated and made available for
the object herein provided. For inclosing
reservation, $3.50; furniture, $500; dining room,
$500.
For reform school, for salaries. sl4. 252 an in
crease of 81 1856: support of inmates, go 600:
for boiler house, 81. 400 lnew); for new boiler,
81, 500 steam fitting (new), $1,000.
For industrial home school, Sll. 500.
For the support OF the insane, SO, $40, being
an increase of 5000.
Tnda HART foll
| are made: For superintendent Of charities,
$1,000 for relief Of poor, sl6, COO for temporary
support OF INDECENT persons. IS 400: and from
this sum the Commissioners may allot not ex-
the Temporary Home for Soldiers and Sailors
q. A. r., District of Columbia, and not
exceeding $1,000 to the Young Womans
Christian Home, and not exceeding $1,000
no. as Hsp' aSd Help se %assnr sDa
Night Lodging House Association.
Columbia Hospital, 100000; woman's
Christian Association, $4,000; National As
ISOLATION for Destitute Cblored Women
and Children, $4,000; Children's Hospi-
Infant Asylum. $1,000, increase $500;
Saml. Rose industrial school. q. 500; German
Orphan Asylum. S6.000 Church Orphanage
Association, $4,000; increase. $500; Washing
ton Hospital, $1,000; Association for Works of
Mercy. $1,000; reduction, sc, O42; Homeopathic
Hospital, 5000, reduction 5000; National
Temperance Home, $4,000; Home of Good
Shepherd, 5000; Columbia Institution for
Deaf and Dumb, $40. 500; for education Of fee
ble-minded children. 81, 400 The total amount
for charities is Sl2l, 800 against sl63, 342 last
year.
For the militia of the District Of Columbia.
SO, $50.
WATER DEPARTMENT..
For the water department, to be paid from its
revenues, 500, $40 is appropriated as fol-
lows: Salaries, S40.l56; contingent expenses,
81. 500; extra clerical service, 81 $50; numeri-
cal books S1S5; fuel. repairs, &c, $50 900; in
terest and sinking fund, S44,6l0; interest on
account Of measuring water supply, &c, 499.43.
THE ELECTRIC WIRE BOARD.
The full committee just before reporting the
bill adopted the following provision. Provided,
that pending the action by Congress upon the
report of the board appointed to consider the
location. arrangement and operation of wires in
the District OF Columbia, pursuant to the act
approved August 6, 1880, the Commissioners
Of the said District shall not permit the con-
struction of any conduit subway for cleo
trical purposes in any street or avenue of the |
city of Washington or Georgetown; and any
and all unused permits for constructing the
said conduits are hereby revoked.