Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
town, from $1,000 to s22.72O; northwest Sec
ton. from $4,000 to s1O7.92O: southwest
section, from $4,000 to $3692O; southeast
section, from 500, 900 to So. 900; northeast
from S12 To


ton, from $4,000 to $1O7.92O: southwest
section, from $4,000 to s3692O; southeast
section, from s23, 900 to $53 96O; northeast
section, from $4,000 to $62, ,4SO.
Two special paving provisions are made.
For paving Florida avenue on the south
side from Connecticut avenue to 18th street,
$1,000; for paving P street northeast from
North Capitol street to Florida avenue,
$500.
The maximum price for making or re-
pairing concrete or asphalt pavement is
increased from $115 to $1.90 per square
yard. The rate for unusual conditions and
on account Of heavy traffic, &C., is increas-
ed from 81 to s2.15 per square yard.
Fifty thousand dollars is given for clean
irg and repairing sewers and basins m
stead of $4,000 For suburban sewers the
appropriation is increased from $1S520 to
Sl2l 900. For constructing the 18th street
and F street portion of the F street and
Easby's POINT tntercepting sewer. $4,000 is
given. The committee also added 81 900 for
a sewer in 10th street extended between
Columbia road and Kenesaw avenue, and
authority is given to lay water main On
that street between the points named if
found necessary. For continuing the Rock
creek and b street intercepting sewer $780,
coo is given instead of $4,000. The appro-
priation for completing the lexington val
ley sewer is made immedia tely available
Two thousand dollars is given for con-
demning rights of way for sewers instead
of $1,000.
Hn1irOad Amendment.
Under the head of streets the following
amendment is inserted: mo street railroad
company in the District of Columbia shall
be permitted to run cars over any under
ground electric or cable road or by route
or routes not specified in the respective
charters of the said roads, or specifically
described in the amendments thereto, ex-
Cept by authority OF Congress hereafter to
De granted This is the provision that
was added to the Capital railway bill in
conference and out of which a point of
order was successfully made in the House.
The item of $4,000 for repairs to county
roads and suburban streets is increased 10
$6p.ro. For grading and regulating Sher-
man avenue, Roanoke and Irving streets
$1,000 is given instead of $4,000.
New items are added under this head as
follows: 5000 for removing the brick
building on the northeast corner of the
Garfield Hospital ground in order TO hermit
the widening of sherman avenue and con-
structing another building to take its place;
5000 for continuing the improvements on
Columbia road, 18th street extended, Pros
peCt, Crescent, Superior, Erie and Central
streets and Meridian and Ontario avenues:
S6,"b for paving Connecticut avenue and
Columbia road between Florida avenue ana
wyoming street; $4,000 for grading MGssa-
chuSettS avenue extended: 5000 for cOntin-
uIng work on Albemarle street and CpCning
ii to Grant road: 5000 for grading Illinois
avenue; 5000 for grading Michigan ave
iue, e, sH,'", LOT paving HareWood avenue
from Maple to Spruce street: $1,000 FOR
grazing 22d and oath streets. Langdon:
SlooD for grading and regulating 12th
Si sAteiiuSu c @ rom ioIIha avenue 10 MI
0iite' !odi' S"'"No Iot sFa0.HS fiefce ana
High streets, AnacOstia, from jefferson to
Maple, provided the land necessary to unite
THESE SITettS ne ntSl del.cated: $l'',br 20!
sradins ana sraveIhS fennsylvan aveAu"
hsii az @ Ii SiiSn aNeHut' S'',"' Tor tdie eNleh@F
OF cohuenlhihS ana extending "itH street
between Back street and Tenleyt0Wn road.
he -apprCpflauCn Tor sweeping streets Is
increased from SitbtD to $lC'.iJl The
1oluhSeht iund OF ihe paik commission
Is increased from $1,000 to $1,000.
Letting Gns Contracts
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~ o' '''o'' ii'r''e "S th' iio"se l1Su
,-7 ''-e vi 7"a III '"e Dislil'''
out. and also a rrovision that the contra,.+
for public lighting should he LET after ad
vertisement to the lowest res2onsfbIa hid
ic- The item for public iIIurniration is
increased from Sl22.vtD to $115UuD. The
amount per lamp per aEnUm Is increased
i ~ 80, s''Iu ne oet,dSe conn @ ltet
nor annnrn irst.aJ of Lurnina a,,. - -.
on an ayarane Of from fIrtyr,a r,i-iif,.
after sunset to fortv-five minutes hefors
sunrise
For electric arc Tabr;f,r~ so t-o !. ,rr
vided instead of ST.; e2n TTirrv-eirlbt in
steal of tventv CENTS nar nigbt IL ~ T.
maid he
ions as tn cost of eIectric Iightr Cpr ~
yate consumers is strfcl,ar Cut "
The items Of 81 25D for . nov hu1l and
necessary repairs 10 III. harhor hoat AMI
500 for other renairs are omitted ana H.,
their stead is p;,rn an an,,rouris lion If
S.DnDO for a ne,y fire ice and v,rarL,;n..
heat.
The Secretary of War is authorized to rs-
sume work on the auicduct tunnel ana tha
Howard University reservoir according to
the plans submitted bv him in JaniI.rv
last and the sum of S.,ta; 1IG rs is rearnrI-
Iriat.d. this being th. uneyrendod haIan.a
itft oyar from former arnrrnriationS r.
V ork is to he carried on under the s,,rer-
vision of the chief of engineers The sum
of 5000 is given to protect the inlet to tn
auuetluct of Great Falls
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Under the head of public schools several
amendments are made The salary of tho
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'eN VI t''' ''''tt VI Il-H''sS IL ihc'eaSH'
from sl'-'' 10 Si,i"o. ne Item OF twenty
teachers at $l,2"D is increased to 2i teach
ers, that of 81 teachers at $1,000 is de-
creased IN IS teachers that or 10 te,cbar.
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sum of 81 2On is given for the tanitor of the
lilIhu%i iiI jI"-h4Hs Schoo! az the central High
ot ,iiS iCit VI aCiooi puIlil!lsS