Evening star., 1896-03-16
Pay of Employees.


at length in The Star.
Pay Of Employees.
Senator Elkins today offered an amend
ment to the District appropriation bill fix
ing the pay OF employees Of the street and
alley cleaning service Of the District, who
are now paid by the day, and placing them
on the permanent roll. The schedule OF
pay suggested is as follows: One superin-
tendent at 5000: one assistant superin-
tendent, who shall also be chief clerk,
81, 800; one clerk at 81 100: one chief inspec-
tor of street sweeping at $1,000: three street
inspectors at ST ,3OJ, eight inspectors at
8, 100: one inspector at 81 900: three assist
ant inspectors at $40: one foreman of the
public dump at $500. and one messenger
and driver at $500: making a total of $23,-
;'6O per annum for this service.
Home for Aged Colored People.
Senator PETER today introduced an
amendment in the way Of a substitute for
the biz heretofore introduced by him pro-
viding for the establishment in this city
of home for aged and infirm colored peo-
pie. 1t provides that the sum of $1OO,OO0
Tow in the treasury due the estates of de-
ceased colored soldiers of the late war shall
be appropriated for the purpose of erecting
a national memorial home in the District
of Columbia for aged colored people. 1t is
also provided that the several states shall
have the right to organize similar associa-
uons. any one of which. on becoming a
member of the central organization, may
place memorials In the institution or
grounds to commemorate colored soldiers
or representative colored citizens He also
presented petition consisting of fifty-nine
pages, bound in board covers, signed by
hundreds of colored citizens Of the District
and colored ministers in the states, urging
the passage of this bill
1t is understood that Senator Pritchard
Of tie subcommittee of the District COM
-
| pared bill dividing the fund among the
states. to be used for educational purposes,
in accordance with the consensus of opinion
expressed at Fridays meeting OF the COM
mittee
Free Transfers..
Senator Mcmillan today introduced the
| hill recently adopted by the District Com
missonera requiring certain Of the street
railways in the District to issue and re-
ceive free transfers. The provisions of this
bin have already been published in The
Star.
Hearing Postponed.
There was to have been q hearing this
afternoon at o'clock before the Senate
District committee on the reassessment
bill, but as the Commissioners were en-
gagged at the funeral of ex-Commissioner
Webb. 1t was decided to postpone it until
Wednesday afternoon at the same hour.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the COM
mittee will grant a hearing to experts
chosen by the washington Gaslight Com
paay and to Maj. Powell OF the board Of
Commissioners in regard to the proper
tests to be applied to Illuminating gas In
order to determine the standard Of power
and purity.
The Eastern Branch Bridge.
Mr. Coffin of Maryland introduced a bill
| in the House today authorizing the con-
lctr nj ha
| branch at the foot Of 1st street west in
this city. and appropriating $179,OO0 for
ti,.
T0 Extend North Capitol Street.
Se......, Mcmillan at o'clock this after
noon granted hearing to the persons in
terested in the matter of extending North
Capitol street to the Soldiers Home, the
| bill for which was approved by the Sem
ate District committee last Friday. The
Barbour estate was represented by Messrs.
| Wilson and johnson. the attorneys for the
| estate and by Mr.. Jas. L. Barbour. The
Prospect Hill cemetery was represented by
Rev. Wm L. Elterich. Geo. Wagner, Geo.
Rick and John A. Griesbauer, members of
| the board of directors. and by Mr. Mat
tinsly, the attorney for the cemetery COM
pany.
| 1t was urged by these various interests
| that Congress should pass speedily bill
appropriating sufficient money to carry
l
| ton, which was afterward set aside by the
| courts. Both The cemetery company and
| the Barbour estate are anxious that the
| extension should be made, particularly the
| fcrmer and various arguments were used
| ID this end. Senator Mcmillan said that
| he had been given to understand by COM
| petent persons that the price awarded by
| process of condemnation for this property
| was entirely too high. This brought forth
emphatic denials from the representatives
| of both interests. who asserted that the
| condemnation price was only fair one
| The bill has already been reported to
| the Senate. but Senator Mcmillan promised
that the views expressed should be laid be-
fore the committee.