Evening star., 1897-03-01
Appropriations for the Next Fiscal
Year Considered.
AMENDMENTS MADE IN THE SENATE
Additional Street Improvements Are
Provided For.
POL &c + AND F1REMEN

| Inc senate today PASSED the District ~
| Coiumpa appropriation bill. A number II
| important additions We're made to the bill
| as IL came from the committee on appro-
prfatfons, and many interests of In. MS
| trict OF Columbia are benefited tb.reb,
| Mr.. Teller was the first 10 offer amen,i
ments to the bin as 1t had been present,.t
| py MIN TO the Senate. The paragraph pro
Vlding that the penalties on taxes due and
paSapie ON or before the 1st day OF july
1896 should be remltted. provided that
taxes due on or before said date were mid
with per cent Interest on or before Jnly
lS9S. was amended SO as to apply TO taxes
due before July 1. 1885. that should he paid
before July j. 1877.
Street improvements.
Under the head Of street Improvement,
| In the northeast section schedule the fol-
| lowing Were added: For paving Morris
street between 9th and 1th northeast, s4,9.:
| removing cobbestones aud repairing as
phalt block. ID street between 9th and eth
| southeast. S,oW: for paving North Capifol
street between @ and II streets Spo,p: for
paving north half OF B street between sth
and 10th streets. $4,000.
Amendments were offered providing for
the grading and regulating of Roanoke ana
| princeton streets from 9Th 10 18th streets
An amendment by Mr.. Gibson increased
| ing Albermarle street. and opening the
same to Grant road. from -s5.ooo to sao,1
For grading and regulating streets I'm
Brookland. 5000 appropriated. aud
$1,000 was appropriated 10 purchase land
adjacent to the Catholic University and
along the Metropolitan railroad track.
For grading Joliet street from connecti-
cut avenue extended to the Geological Park,
5000: to grade and regulate Lowell street.
slooo0; to grade and regulate Michigan
avenue, S1onpD.
| for the straight extension OF Connecticut
avenue which has been published in The
Star. On the suggestion OF MIR. German .,
paragraph added TO the amendment
which will leave no doubt as 10 the right az
owners Of property on the line OF Connect
cut avenue that has been abandoned 10
build on that property
The Electric Light Question.
The electric light question alsp
brought up, but il caused no discussion.
| The committee amendment preventing the
| Potomac company from receiving con-
1 tract during the next year was receded
| from and an amendment adopted which
makes important concession to III"
United States company. allowing IL 10 max.
certain extensions in the northwest section
of the District OF Columbia. The amend
ment in full follows:
Until Congress shall PROVIDE for a con-
Quit system ii shall be unlawful TO lay
oonduits erect overhead wires for el"c-
tric lighting purposes in any road. street.
avenue. highway. park OF reservation. ~
cept hereinafter specifically authorized
by law; Provided, however. THAI the COM
missioners of the District OF Columbia are
hereby authorized to issue permits fer
house connections with couduits and OYER
head wires, now existing adjacent to the
premises with which such connection is 10
be made; and also permits FOR public light
ing connections with conduits already III ,Hc
portion OF The street proposed 10 he lighted.
And ffDthlDg herein Ont.lil,l snail D,.
strued to affect in any way pending litigd-
tion involving the validity or inNdiidity cr
legality of the construction OF any condui;s
made since June l6. 1896. nor TO preN ent
the United States Electric Lighting Com
pany from. extending conduits into colunl-
bIa Heights, Washington II Heights aHd 10
Mt Pleasant within the fire Limits as s,s-
officially provided in the act OF June H. l>.m
making appropriations for the expenses of
the government of the District of CotliG-
bia; ard the existing overhead wires OF In.
Potomac Electric Company west Of Rock
creek and outside the fire limits are herrby
authorized to be maintained for a period OF
one wear from the passage OF this act, and
no longer"
An Appropriation of 5000 for the rent
and care of Miner School building is added
to the bill; also S40.S0o for the purchase
OF site and the erection OF a suitable
school building IN the vicinity OF North
Capitol and II streets. The appropriation
for completing the Western High School
was increased from $4,000 $4,000.
Police and Fire Departments
An amendment was added 10 the bill OF
great interest to the police force. 1t was
proposed by MIR. Teller. and provided that
members of the force shall have thirty In
stead of twenty days leave at such times 4.
as the Commissioners shall determine.
Under the head OF Extension OF Fire
Alarm Telegraph Mr.. Mcmillan offered
the following. which was adopted:
Al
graph or telephone poles or telephone con-
duits available for the use OF The said fire
alarm telegraph The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia are hereby author
lied to make arrangements for the use OF
such poles or conduits without expense to
the said District and the authority grant
cd to the said Commissioners in the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation act APP
proved August .. 1884. to authorize the
erection and use of telephone poles In the
alleys OF the city of Washington, shall he
limited follows: Hereafter no wires
shall be strung on any alley pole al a
height of less than fifty feet from the
ground at point OF attachment TO said
pole: temporary permits may be granted
by said Commissioners TO string wires
from cable poles or from existing overhead
trunk lir es 10 poles in or to he erected in
alleys, and from alley poles in one square
to alley poles or house-top fixtures in
other square for the purpose of making
necessary house connections from all cable
poles and existing overhead trunk lines
within the District of Columbia; such
house connections to be made from the
cable pole or overhead trunk line nearest
the subscriber. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to authorize the erection
Of any additional pole or poles upon any
street, avenue or public reservation within
the said city, and such privileges-as may
be granted hereunder to be revokable at
the will of Congress without compensa-
tion."
Mr. Gallinger amended the section pro-
yfdng for the cremation of garbage, which
permits the Commissioners to make con-
tract with proper persons for doing this
work for a term not exceeding three years
Mr.. Gallinger also made an effort TO have
his amendment appropriating SIP, 800 for
the purchase of Analostan Island adopted.
Mr.. Teller, however, moved TO lay the
amendment on the table, which was done.
A CrematOry for the Aims Houee.
Mr.. Gallinger offered his amendment pro-
vidng for the construction of crematory
at the almshouse for the cremation of the
remains OF such INDECENT deceased persons
whose friends may not make request that
their remains be disposed of otherwise
Mr.. Gallinger said that some time ago an
editorial appeared in The Washington Star,