Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Items in the 5: ;;s'lsunary Civil Appro.
priation Bill.
PRINTING OFFICE EMPLOYEES LEAVES
Providence ard Garfield Hospitals
and Howard University Left Out.
MORE LIGHT FOR PARKS

|
| The sundry civil approximation bill was
| reported to the House late yesterday even
| ing. The regular estimates uron which this
| bill Is based aggregate $40, Ala, GJ3 49, Of
! which sum there is recommended in the bill
SO 9s,374.5a, being s1G9a5.279.3l less than
| the estimates. and $17.151, 1881 less than
the appropriations for the current year.
| Leaves of Absence for Printing Office
| Employees.
! One of the administrative provisions Of
| tine bill is as follows: The employees of the
| government printing Office, whether en-
ployed by the piece or otherwise, shall be
| allowed leaves of absence with pay to the
| extent of not exceeding thirty days in any
one ifs cal year, under sucn regulations and
| at such times as the public printer may
! designate. at the rate Of pay received by
| them during the time in which said leave
| was earned; but such leaves of absence
| shall not be allowed to accumulate from
year to year. Such employees are en-
| gagged on piece work shall receive the same
rate of pay for the said thirty days leave
| SIS will be paid TO day hands: Provided,
| That those regularly employed on the Con-
| sressioral Record shall receive leave, with
pay. at the close Of each session. pro rata
| for the time OF such employment: And
! provided further, That it shall be lawful to
allow pay for pro rata leave 10 those serv-
| ing fractior al parts Of year: also to al
| low pay TOT pro III Ia leave vi absence 10 en-
| ployes of The government printing Office
| in any fis cal year, notwithstanding the fact
| that thirty days leave Of absence, with
| ray, may have been granted to such en-
| plOyes in that fiscal year on account Of
! service rendered In a previous fiscal year.
| And the public printer is hereby author
lied to pay to the legal representatives of
| any employees who have died during the
| fiscal years of 1884, 1885, 1885, may here
| after die, who have or hereafter may have
| any accrued leave of absence due them as
| such employees. and said claims to be paid
| out of an. unexpended balances of ap-
| prOpr1a tons for the Payment of leaves Of
| absence to the employees Of the government
| printing office for the fiscal years 1884,
1895. 1896 and out of any future appropria-
| tons for leaves of absence"
| Items Omitted.
The committee omitted from the bill the
provision of $4,000 in the last bill for
Providence Hospital, $4,000 for Garfield
| Hospital and $4,000 for Howard Uni
versity. This action was III accord with
| the action of the House on the District of
! Columbia appropriation bill in striking out
| appropriations fdr certain institutions
The following items of apTropria ton for
| the government Service at Washington are
| provided: 81
Botanic Garden-For glazing with plate
glass the western portion of roof of main
| conservatory and for granolthic pavement
| and for repairs to asphalt pavementS: and
for general repairs to buildings and heat
| ing apparatus Of the same. under the di-
| rec,ion of the joint committee on the
| library, $500. 70 d
| For the Improvement and care of the
! property of the United States in Wash
irgton the sum oef s52,sGD is provided.
among the items thereof being the follow
| ing: For Improvement of Hancock place,
| correr 9TH street, AND. Pennsylvania avenue,
$500: for Smithsonian grounds. 2,5'0:
! grounds, $1,000: Lincoln Park $1,000; La
| fayette Square, Sl.G~; Franklin Square.
$3.50. In addition to the above the fol-
80 nights for iwdnty-four pests in Lafay-
| cite. Franklin and judiciary Parks. at %
| cents per light per night, S., 49,. 81: Pro-
| ground. ard that the conduits, wires lamp
| posts complete, shall be furnished by the
| electric light company without expense to
| the United States. and that ~ cents per
| lamp per night shall cover the entire cost
| TO the United States of lighting and main
| tanning in good order each electric light
| in the parks mentioned.
| The bill also provides for fifty electric
| light lamps in the Capitol grounds. For
| repairs and care of the Capitol and grounds
| the sum of s3S,1lo is provided. The United
! States court house gets 1850 for repairs.
The Deaf and Dumb Institution gets s57,-
| 500.
Destitute Medical Patients.
The care and support of destitute medical
patients in this city, which. under previous
| bills. has devolved upon the various hos
pitfalls. aided by the appropriations is by
| this bill relegated TO the surgeon general
| of the army, in the following item:
| For the support and medical treatment
of medical ami surgical patients who are
destitute in the District OF Columbia, under
| contract contracts to be made with
| responsible and competent persons or in
| situations by the surgeon general of the
| army. $S.ou or so much thereof as may
| be necessary. Provided. That payment
| shall be made under any such contract
except for service actually rendered for
| which specific compensation shall be pro-
| v'ded under such contract"
| The Executive Mansion gets $43 1853 for
expenses and lighting the Interior Depart
| ment $4,000 for repairs, the National Mu-
| scum slS5.125, the Astrophysical Obserya-
| tory $4,000.
the bill carries s5.sl9.o3 for repairing the
| branch printing Office of the War Depart
| ment, at l125 F street, which has been
condemned unsafe.
The Geological Park.
The Washington monument gets sl1
| AID the National Geological Park SIS 900
| as follows: For continuing the construc-
ton Of roads, walks, bridges, water supply,
| sewerage and drainage; and for grading
planting and otherwise improving the
grounds, erecting and repairing buildings
| ara enclosures. care, subsistence, trans
| portat1on of animals, including salaries or
| compensation of all necessary employees
| and general incidental expenses not other
| "i'e Piotiucu LOT, 9tD,UUO, One-nalf Oh which
sum shall be paid from the revenues of the
District of Columbia and the other half
| from the treasury of the United States; and
OF the sum hereby appropriated 5000 shall
be used for continuing the entrance into
the geological Park from Woodley lane
and opening driveway into Geological Park
| from said entrance along the west bank Of
| ROCK creek and 5000 shall be used toward
the construction of road from the Holt
| mansion entrance ION Adams Mill road
into the park toh connect with the roads
now IN existence, including bridge across
| Rock creek. %
The New Post OMce Building.
The new post office building is provided
| Tor as follows: For continuation of build
ing under present limit, $275,OOO" The bill
also provides $sOO0,for repairs to Treasury,
Butler and Winder buildings
| WAS GRATEFUL TO THE PREACHER.
he Gave Her a Pointer on the Subject
That Most Interested Her.