Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-22
Local Items in the Deficiency Appro-
priation Bill.
MONEY FOR STREET EXTENSION
Proposed Increase of the Fire De-
partment.
FOR THE PRINTING OFFICE


ported to the Senate today with number
of amendments of local interest added by
the Senate committee on appropriations
Among them were the following: Fol-
amount required to make the salary of the
Engineer Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia 5000 per annum. fiscal year 1888
$S44; for fiscal year 1897. $2I9.Oi
To pay the Washington Gas Light Com
pany for extra lighting. being for the ser
vice of the fiscal year 1886. ST. I15.O7
Sums are provided to pay Henry Naylor
James McCandlish and Andrew Glceson in
terest on contract payments withheld.
To pay A. S. Worthington for legal ser
vices rendered in connection with the litiga-
ton growing out of the highway extension
act. in full compensation to date, 5000.
To Increase the Fire Department.
For the force necessary to operate two
fire engines, one located at Anacostia, and
one on Sth street between D and streets
northwest, from January to June IL, 1S9S,
as follows
Two foremen at the rate of $1,000 each
per annum, two engineers at the rate of
siVO per annum; two firemen at the rate
OF SS:'o each per annum; two hostlers at the
rate OF So4o each per annum; twelve pri-
Yates at the rate of $3.50 each per annum.
in ALL $3.50.
For one engine, fiscal year 1885, $500
S.A0. '
That the Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia be, and are hereby authorized
10 transfer the uneXpended balance of the
appropriation for the fiscal year 1897. for
house, lot and furniture for one engine
company to be located in the vicinity of
North Capito! street and Florida avenue. >"
10 the appropria ton for the fiscal wear
lS.S, for house, lot and furniture for one
engine company, to be located in the sec
tioh bounded by 1th and 18th, C and F.
streets northwest
To pay janitor of Langdon School from
March to JuLe 80. 1897, at s16j per an
mum, $40. ~
For amount required for completion of
Niilach School building. 5000
FOR supplying the Loveioy School h,,ild
ing with modern heating and ventflatiag
apparatus, and for making necessary re-
pairs thereto. fiscal year 1898, 81, .2,..i.
Sanitary and Food Ipspectors.
For three additional sanitary and food
inspectors, who shall also be charged with
the enforcement of the garbage resula-
tons. at $1,2D0 each, fiscal year 1898, and
al same rate for the reIna .nder of the cur
rent fiscal year during which they NAV be
employed, $500.
For amount necessary to pay the physi-
clans to the poor in full satisfaction for
all services during said period for vacc;nat-
ing 1850 persons during the smallpox cpl
demic, from October 1891, to January 1885
inclusive. $500. $40 to be paid to each
physician.
Witness fees for the Police Court are cut
down from 5000 to 5000.
For Street Extension.
For payment of judgments for the land
condemned for the extension of 1G.h street
by the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia in case numbered Al? District
court. sl45,74 to be paid wholly out of
the revenues of the District of Columbia.
For the opening of North Capitol street
northward through the property of Annie
+. Barbour and Others, and to pay the
owners of the land necessary to be taken
for public use in the extension of said
North Capitol street according to the re-
port Of the appraisers appointed by the
Supreme Court Of the District of Columbia
March 16, 1S!'4, to appraise the land neces-
sary for the extension of said North Cap
itol street as said report was confirmed by
the Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia. June %, 1894, and finally adjudged
by the Court of Appeals of the District of
same relates to the land of said Annie
Barbour and others, $21,07S, to be paid
wholly out of the revenues of the District
of Columbia.
TO treasurer of girls reform school, $500.
To pay Mrs. J. S. Clark surplus on tax
sale on lot nine, square 315, August H.
1869, to be paid wholly from the revenues
of the District OF Columbia, forty-one dol
lars.
White House Elevator.
For construction of an electric elevat or
in the Executive Mansion, $4,000, or so
| much thereof as may be necessary.
For Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, account of Interior Department
$1,O57.U9.
improvements at the Capitol.
For demonstrating or replacing the west
ern elevator in the Senate wing of the
Capitol, fiscal year 1898, $500.
For paving with asphaltic concrete the
graveled foadways in the eastern portion
of the Capitol grounds and for repairs TO
the surfacing OF the present asphaltic road
ways in the grounds, fiscal year 1888,
$4,000
The architect of the United States Capitol
| is directed to restore the crypt to it's orig
inal condition by taking out the walls CT
the four book rooms constructed in it for
the temporary accommodation of the Lii
brary OF Congress.
For lighting the Capitol, including the
Capitol grounds, the Botanic Garden Sen
ate and House stables, Maltby building and
folding and storage rooms OF the House of
Repre- sentatives; for gas and electric light
fEg: pay OF superintendent of meters lamp.
lighters, gas filters, and for materials aat,
| labor for gas ani electric lighting. and ror
SeHeI di repairs, 3D. ID.
For the Printing OfIice.
To enable the public printer to construc,
| an engine house for the government print.
ing office, on land already owned by the
United States adjacent to the boiler house
| recently erected for the use of said office
| including the necessary foundations for
| the engines and all fittings necessary n
connect the engines with the boilers. fiscal
year 1898. $35.OOO, or SO much thereon as
may be necessary.
For the further establishment and main.
tenance of a library in the government,
printing Office, the uses of which shall he
exclusively confined to the EMPLOYEES of
| said office and its branches, designation
| for the same from public documents print.
| ed and bound in said Office to be made nv
| the public printer, all of which shall be
under regulations ISSUED by the public
printer, and for payment to a person OF
persons who shall have charge of such
| library, to be selected and appointed by
the public printer. under such per diem
or per annum compensation as he shall
| fix. fiscal year 1895. $500.
Removing the Library.
The superintendent of the library buil0.
ing and grounds Is authorized to use the
sum Of $1,000. In addition to the sum OF