Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-12
Items That Were Included in the
District Appropriation Bill.
THE MEASURE As FINALLY PASSED
Charges Provided For in the Va
rious Departments.
THE CHARITIES SCHEDULE

lumbia for the next fiscal year. Many
changes have been made in that measure
since it was passed by both houses. The
conference committee worked on POI
amendments and only by the most
careful scrutiny of the bill from day to
day it passed through the various
stages of agreement and disagreement.
could it's real provisions be ascertained.
The Star prints today synopsis
of the bill as it became law for the in
formation Of those who were unable to
keep track of the many changes and
amendments.
Changes In the Executive Offices.
Minor changes are made in the executive
offices. including an increase of the force
of assistant inspectors of plumbing from
four to five. The accounting officers of
the treasury directed to credit the
acc cunts of ex-boardS of Commissioners
with disbursements not exceeding S9,I13.50
heretofore suspended. deputy collector
is added to the force of the collectors Of
flee at a salary of 81 500, with the provision
that he shall perform the duties assigned
by the collector and shall give a bond.
but that the collector shall be in all re-
spects responsible to the United States and
to the District and to individuals A
change is made In the method of paying
for TIE expense of cleaning markets, there
being d lump sum CT $1,000 appropriated
instead of so much per market 1t Is
required that all fees and other forms of
income derived from the markets shall
he paid to the collector of taxes, and no
person employed by the District In or
about the markets shall receive any fees
or compensation in addition to the salaries
provided by law.
A new office is created called the special
assessment Office, with one clerk at 81, 700,
seven al $1,000 and two at $500. The
street sweeping office is placed upon new
salary basis, with a superintendent at
s1.SU. an assistant at s1,taO, a clerk at
a at
spectors at $1,000 ten at 81 100, three at
500. foreman at 5000 and a messenger
at s6n. The surveyor of the District IS
authorized to employ assistants to the
extent of 5000.
AS new departure it is provided that
the whole cost of maintaining the labo-
and meters shall be paid by the Washing
ton Gas Light Company. 1t is further
provided that the recorder of deeds shall
make no charge for reporting to the Dis
trict assessor for entry upon the tax books
all transfers of real estate, as required
by law.
tnexpended Garbage Balance.
The unexpended balance Of the garbage
appropriation remaining on hand at the
end of this fiscal year is to become avail
able for the next fiscal year. The rent of
the District offices is fixed at 5000
No appropriations were made to any
large amount for street extension. The
was the appropriation of 100000, to be
paid wholly out of tins revenues of the
District, for the payment of the expenses
for completing the plans in conformity
with that act, and an additional $1O,UO for
advertising and court expenses involved in
the execution of that act.
The appropriation Of S266SfO9 was made
for the payment of the owners CT the lots
on the river front that was decided to be
the property of the United States as hav-
ing been included within the limits of the
Potomac river improvement.
Street Improvement.
The following appropriations were made:
For assessment and permit work. $4,000;
for the Improvement of streets and ave-
nues IN Georgetown. s13,5GO; in the north
west section. si5.pD; In the southwest
s22'fo, in the southeast, $54.5OO; in the
northeast. S34.50O: making a total for street
Improvement of S15O,0DO.
Specific street improvements were pro-
vided Tor thus: 5000 for paving Florida
avenue on the south side from Connecticut
avenue to 18th street; $500 for paving z
street northeast, from North Capitol street
to Florida avenue.
The maximum price for asphalt pave
ment was fixed 81 80 square ward excent
for unusually heavy pavement. where 81
Will be paid For grading streets aIieys
ana roads, 5000 to be used in the pur-
cnase of impleme ats for the work done py
the inmates of the Washington Asylum
For the repair of pavements the sum of
s15o"D is given. and for the condemnation
OF streets, roads and alleys, $1,000.
For Sc wers.
Under the head of sewers the following
items appear: S5O,OOO for cleaning and ra
pairing sewers and basins; $4,000 for re-
placing INSTRUCTED sewers; $4,000 for main
and pipe sewers: $4,000 for suburban sew
ers: $1,000 for the 18th street and str eft
portion of the F street and Easby's Point
ayrsar for
authorized not to exceed $4,000: 81 O,W for
sewer In 10Th street extended between Co
lumbia road and kenesaw avenue and the
commissioners ., may lay water main be-
tween those points If found necessary: s,a :
WD Tor the Rock creek and e street inter
cepting sewer. SIT 900 for the comDletion Of
the Eckir gton valley sewer. to be made
Immediately available; ST., 600 for the com
pletion OF the Brookiand sewer. 81 O(p for
completion of the Kenesaw avenue sewer
$1,000 for condemning rights of way for
seWers; Si'"" 1or automatic flushing tanks
FOR the current work of repairing streets
avenues and alleys 10000 is given to he
available for repairing the payements of
street railways when necessary the amount
thus expended to be collected from the COM
pany. 1t Is provided that the 9Th section of
the act OF August 2, relating to the recip-
rocai trackage arrangement by the Metro
poiltan ana other railroad companies, shall
De amended by adding paragraphs providing
that any suburban railroad company in the
District connecting with any urban road
may nave reasonable number of trail cars
drawn over the urban road, the schedule
and number of cars to be drawn and com
pensation therefor to be settled by the
companies. or. In the event of disDute nv
the Supreme Court of the District The
urban road. however, shall not collect fares
except from such passengers as board the
cars upon its own line. This provision ia
not TO affect existing rights acquired nv
contract or under any order of court.
County Roads.
For repairing county roads $4,000 is
given. with the provision that this shall be
available for all county roads except such
as are rendered useless by the opening or
improving Of new highways established
under the act of March 2, 1898.
For the construction of county roads
sums are given as follows: $4,000 for
grazing aid regulating Sherman avenue
Roanoke and Irving streets, provided thai
from this appropriation the buildings and
fences on II e Garfield Hospital ground and
other premises abutting on Sherman ave-
niue between Grant and Princeton streets
shall he removed. but nothing shall be ex-
pended on Sherman avenue until the own
ers of the property shall dedicate enough
ground to widen that avenue to conform
10 the highway extension plan; $4,000 for
the removal of the brick building at the
northeast corr err of the Garfield HospitaI
grounds ard constructing another buiIdinr