Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
THE DISTRICT BILL
Aggregate of Appropriations In
creased in the Senate.
MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES SUGGESTED
Effort to Stop Trackage of Subur-
ban Roads on Other Lines.
S . n D R Y 1 T E NJ S

appropriation bill. which was at once re-
ported to the Senate, carrying many i'm
pcrtant amendments. The Senate commit
tee restored the specific appropriations for
charitable purposes and provided for a
joint commission to investigate the charit-
able institutions of the District No pro-
vision was made for general street extern
sions, but the committee authorized the ex-
Penditure of the unexpended balance re-
naming for the purpose of increasing the
water supply for the completion of the
aqUeduct tunnel
As reported to the Senate the bill carries
total appropriation of s6.96l S!sS S6, max
ing an increase over the bill as passed by
the House of $.524 I2S.47 The Commits
s!oners estimated $7.T0G 4O5.2S, and the
House passed a bill containing appropria-
tons aEgregatinG $I,4lS,9Go.29. The Dis
tTIct act for lS96 contained aggregate ap-
preparations of $J,I4j, 4l:i-25. while the sun
dry civil and deficiency bills carried local
Items to the amount Of $lJ.@4p, making the
total appropriations for 90 aggregate 81,
7Gl ,;SS:} -
The annual appropriations since 1890 for
the District have been as follows: 1880. So.
1211I, 1SAt, $531I.9I:i.G5; 1S9i. $-,4l3, 22 81 !;
1875, $5,|45.GIS.57; 1896 $j.145, 4i3.2,I.
The Changes in the Senate.
the bill and the order in which they are
made in The y,aasr,ra. a-, a. goIIo,,-.. y, The
executive office four assistant inspectors
of buildings are provided for, instead of
three, at $1,000 each; the salary of the dep
uty property clerk is increased from 81 600
to l.4n; five assistant inspectors of
plumbing are granted. instead of four. The
paragraph relating to the executive office
is further amended by the addition of the
following section: Provided. That the ac-
counting officers of the treasury are au-
bo9rs of Confssnr%s Of tb Tistric, tIr Of
Columbia with all disbursements and ex
peHd.tUres which have heretofore been sus-
pehtei or d.saAoWed IN the settlement of
s.iSi' ".lo-. - WHIIe-n II sIlall ia|Io
ty,l ftfrb FOR e,oaTs soI1I ,rI 5,.fi,-r,.i
work and labor done materials furnished
or services actually rcsdered for the hem
eft of the District: Provided further. That
in Crediting and allowing said d!sburse-
mentS money on account thereof shall
be paid out of the treasury of the United
States"
AT this point an amendment is inserted
directine, the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay to tie Protestant FrlsroaaI C.athedral
Foundation 81 e.I3 OS Maid as water main
taxes
The provision in the hill for q s-,acia1 as
saserlln+ LII I,r,isr ~ -,,r-.,,r.,rb ~
iferns for the assassor,s nfica is .trirl,en
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'ot' . - -itsr,.e, - '9
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- 80, n! -, :II ,leah .,l hs d'
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e pms "i"Ie oi supe'i,-tel- yen.
CHC' FL,0'' d9SISI"iL' ana citLh' SI'''''
C!crh' S5"' chleI inspector or streets,
Sl'3D' three Inspectors at Sl.2p ten In
Specl"is AT SI'lu", three assistant inSpec-
tors at $@"; foreman Of the public dumps,
$-t; messenger ana driver. $~"; in all,
S2i"rr
Various other Changes
IToEl"loh IS made 1rr a deputy collector
at 5000, but the collectors office loses
one clerk at s., ,uuH The salary of the dis
t,,rsi,,e- or.rl, T., ,t .,4f.,,.,. o.r-, :; -
- - - =, - -'
crIds'd from slow 10 SI.""- SaidfltS OF
the market masters become $1,000 U.Ste al
of 81 900 each and the PROVISION for cIaar,-
ING r,,rl,.rs f I,,,r.,...'I f-or,, a., p. stno
- - H. ,,i... ~ -t,;g 70 -
aeI.rt- 81 ~, r,,.,...,,,-.- .r.,.,, -, -,
from S'a'n to $51b. IN he surveyors Office
the provision LOT general salaries UHdcr
a saIsTi.d otfrtr g. i,,,.r'ad fro,I e .1l
to %5.S5U. The contingent ftind is EXTENDED
tc be applicable To the office of the in
sP'-l"r oi gas anu hett"S' ana mat OF
Cre7soI fror, So M "a o,H 10 M
paragraph the committee struck out ,he
provision that the Whole cost OF maintain
ing and keeping in good order the Cfiicc
Of the inspector of ;sdS shall be paid by
the Washington Gas Light Company. and
inserted a provision that the recorder of
deeds shall make no charge for reporting
to the assessor of the District transfers of
zeal estate for entry upon the tax books.
The EeNt new item in The bill is ap-
preparation of $i2,mO for the purchase of
site and the erection of mOrgue. The
item for the rent Of the District buildings is
Increased from $1,000 TO S1O.pD. The item
for general advertising and notices Is
raised from $1,000 to $2.JUo. The pro-
vision for advertising tax arrears. July
!. 1S9G, is increased from $1,000 to $1,000.
The sum OF S2."" granted by the House
10 enable the assessor 10 transcribe the
general assessment IS Increased to $4,000,
and tine Senate committee provides that
TINS work may be done by ihc employees of
IN" ONCE OF he assessor In addition to
ti'iF regular uuneS- ior Wh!ch they shali
~ aI,n"ta , rea.t"Eanne nan, compensation. An
ir'r"l,I'ailon . o! S,to Tor pnoto- hthoSfaph-
h'~ me Pid's OF georgetown Is made I'M
H'c''ii'''S d''iidpIe-
The Highway Act.
III. - 90, -.
wholly out of the revenues of the District.
to pay the expense IS of completing the
plans under the highway act. and it is pro-
vided that of this sum much as may be