The times., 1897-06-23
DEFICIENCY BILL REPORTED.
Several IteDs of District Interest
Contained In 1t.


CT $344.749 and total carried in the
| bill 81 ,S11 ,465.
Among the District items are the follow
| ing: To make the salary of the Engineer
| Commissioner OF the District So 200, SSH
FOR the fisca! year OF 1898 and $279 for the
remainder of the fiscal year 1897.
| The washington Gasligilt and Coke Com
pany for extra lighting, for services ren-
| dered in fiscal year 1896, $3.7I5.
Henry Nayior, jr.. interest on amount
retained under contract in 1892, s54- 10
| james McCandlts1, fur same cause, sf9.54;
Andrew Gieeson, same cause. Sl6330.
A. s. Worthington, for legal services
in connection with litigation growing out
| of highways extension act, in fuu com
pensation TO date, 5000.
For che force necessary to operate two
fire engines. onellocatea at Anacosfia, anu
one on Eighth street, between ID and f
sireess northwest, froin January to June
30, 1898, az follows.
Twoforenen at 81. 900 each per ann1rn;
two engineers, at 81 900 each per aHrHIn;
two frernen, at Ss40 each per ann I'M;
two hostIers. st $40 each per annuln,
twelve privates, lat $500 each per anndm,
in all, Sc, ,s90.fe ii
: Fol one hose carriage, fiscal year 1898,
5000.
That the Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia be, and are hereby, authorized
TO transfer the ynexpe nded balance OF
the appropriation for the fiscal year 1897,
for .'house. lot and furniture for one en-
gine company, to be located In the vicin
ity OF North Capitol street and Florida
Avenue To the appropriation for tie fis-
cal year 1898, for house, lot, and furni-
ture for one engine company, TO be located
Ia the section Founded by Seventh and
Twelfth and F streets northwest"
To pay Janitor of Langdon School from
March l to June 80, 1897, at SfG5 per
annum, S55.
For amount required for completion of
WaIlach School building, $4,000
For supplying the Loyejov School build
ing with modern heating and lating
apparatus, andfor rnakingnecessary repairs
thereto, fiscal year 1898, SO, 1854
For three additional sanitary and food
inspectors. who shall also be charged with
the enforcement of the garbage reg guiations,
at ST 200 each, fiscal year 1888, and at
same rate for the remainder of the cur
rent fiscal year during which they may be
employed, $500.
For amount necessary to pay the physi
clans to che poor In full satisfaction for all
services during said period for yaccnating
eleven thousand nine hundred and eighty !
persons during the smallpox epidemic, |
from oetaher 1894. To anuary, 1895. in |
elusive. 81 500; So TO be paid TO each |
physician
For payments of judgments for the land |
Condemned for the extension of Sixteenth /
street by the supreme eoirt OF the District |
OF Holunibia In case numbered 5i9, Dis |
trict coyrt, SI45,747 35, to be paid
wholly ont of the revenues OF the District
of CoInnbia.
For tle opening OF North Capitol street /
porthward through the property OF Annie |
Z Barbour and others, aud to pay the /
owners OF the land necessary t0 be taael /
for putilie use In the extension OF said |
North Capitol street according to the |
report ef the appraisers appointed by the |
supreme court of the District of Columbia, !
March 10, 1894, to appraise the land |
necessary for the extension of sail NORTH |
Capitol street, as said report was on /
ffrtned by the supreme court of the Dis /
tIict of Columbia, June %, 1924, and /
finally adiudged by the court of appeals /
OF the District OF Columbia, March 4, |
1898, 50 far as tie same relates to the +
land Of said Annie Barbour and others, |!
S21 .01a, to be paid wholly out of the
revenues OF tile District OF Columbia.
To pay the salary OF the treasurer of
the Reform sefoolfor Girls, $500.
To refund to Mrs. Catherine Whittea
tie amount paid for Waterman tax on
sublot 235, square 674, the same having |
been enormously assessed. to be paid /
wholly from tie revenues OF the water
department, S3e.43.
To pay Mrs. ]. s. Clark surplus OF,
tax sale on lot 9 square 373, August go.
si5, to be paid wholly from the revenues |
of the District of Columbia, SAL.
For construction OF an electric elevator
In the Executive Mansion, $4,000, or |
so much thereof as may be necessary.
The Army bill for 1893 gives to the |
officers in charge OF public buildings and |
grounds, in addition to pay as major, |
81 900. This deficiency bill aTnends that |
provision so as to give that officer, lin |
addition 10 pay as captain of engineers. |
81 .7O0.'' and further asldi itionaI ] allowance |
as captain Of engineers of $52s.a0.
For recon structing or replacing the
western elevator in the Senate wing of
the Capitol, $500.
For paving with asphaitic concrete the |
graveled roadways in the eastern portion
Of the Capitol Grounds and for repairs to
the sufacing of the present asphaItic road
ways in the grouhts, $4,000.
The architect OF the United States Capitol |
Is directed to restore the crypt to Its orig |
nal condition by taking out the walls OF
the four book rooms constructed in it |
for the temporary accommodation of the |
Library of Congress
For lighting the Capitol. including the
Capitol Grounds, the Potanic Garden,
enate and House stables, Maltby building, |
and folding and storage rooms o. the House
Of Representatives,; for gas and electric
lighting; pay of superintendent of meters
gas filters and for materials |
and labor for gas aud electric lighting, {
aud for general repairs. S3,110.15
To enable the Public Printer to construct
n enginc-house for the Government Print |
ing Office, land already owned by the
United States adjacent to the boiler-house | |
recently erected for the use of said Of
ice, including the necessary foundations | r
FOR the engines and all fittings necessary to 1t
connect the engines with the boilers. S35,- }
roo, or 80 much thereof as may be neces- |
sary
+ or the further establishment and main
enance of library in the Government
'rinting Office, the uses OF which shall be
confined to the employees Of said
,fficc and It's branches, designations for |
he same from public documents printed
MI bound in said office to be made by the
public Printer, all Of which shall be under