Evening star., 1897-02-17

streets from 7th to I4th streets. complet-
ing Improvement. 5000.
For grading and regulating Sherman ave-
nue.. $4,000.
For grading and regulating Kenosaw ave-
nue. and Park road, s1OoSl Provided. That
Park road. or Park highway. between Ken
esaw avenue and Kiinyle road. be dedi-
Gated to the District of Columbia. for con-
formity with recorded plans Of highway
extensions: for paving Spruce street. LIE
wood avenue. 5000; for grading and
gravelire Albemarle street and opening
same TO Grant road. continuing improve
ment. 5000: for grading and graveling I'D
and oath streets. Langdon. 5000; for grad
ing and regulating 18th street extended
from Florida avenue to Mount Olivet road
10000: for paving Massachusetts, avenue
extended. from I'D street to Sheridan
Circle. 1900: for grading Pennsylvania ave-
Lue extended southeast. 5000: for grading
END resuiatins Emporia street. from 18th
Inat the owners thereof snail dedi-
cate the spaces for widening and ex-
,,.ai. tending said street within the
the plans nsme1 q, rGG h,obn conformity "nl, with
For continuing the Improvement of the
road extending from Broad Branch road to
1h.vy Chase circle. 5000: Provided. That
as to the part of said road dedicated as a
public highway in 1896. the owners of ad-
joining property shall dedicate the spaces
Tor widening said part for conformity with
the plans of highway extensions
For improving 31th street between Back
street and Tenleytown road at or near
Schneider lane. s3I4.4S (the same being un-
expended balance of approximation of lime
II. 1896. for paying court exp. nses and fees
or commissioners. and paying for ground
taken ana damages to property to open
and extend said street. together with $500
additional for the same purpose.
For paving Spruce and Bohrer streets
from Larch street to Florida avenue 81 900
For improving and protecting Connecticut
Hp.
For grading. regulating and paving
Princeton street and Roanoke street from
i'th to l4th streets. the appropriation Is
Increased from A.JN to S9HW In all I'M
der this head Sl34.5ai0 instead of S4o,pD rs
provided In the House bill.
Bridge Over Rock Creek.
Additions to the House bill are also made
as follows.
That tine chief of engineers of the army
shall report to Congress al its rext regu-
lar session plans for and tine cost of erect
ing a stone arch bridge ard also steel
bridge. with stone foundations. over Rock
creek on the line of Massachusetts avenue
extended. the full width of said avenue
ana for this purpose the sum of 5000. or
SO much of that may be necessary. is
hereby appropriated
Washington Aqueduct.
The appropriation for the maintenance
and general repair of the Washington aque-
duct is increased from s2Dwo0 to 81 600 TO
Iermt the cleaning out of the acue6uct
which will cost 81 900.
The amendment proposed by Senator Nc
MILAN. appropriating s26ai. i.74s.2s fer the
completion Of the Washington aqueduct
tunnel. Its accessories and the Howard Uni
yersity reservoir. is added 10 the bill.
The appropriation for janitors in care
of public school buildings is changed so as
To --tvQ he hut inst cod
Of $50. provided in the House bill. The
appropriation of s32.0oo for repair and i'm
rrOveInent of school buildings and grounds
is increased to I0.GpO. and for the pur-
chase of TOOLS machinery material and ap-
paratus to be used in connection with in
struction in manual training is increased
from 5000 to s1O.U1. and the approDria-
tion for contingent expenses in the school
from s2s.Joo to S2s.Jo0- For text books
ard school supplies $4,000 is allowed In
stead of S3s.O"o. as provided in the House
bill.
More school Houses.
The following additional appropriations
are recommended:
For one eight-room building and site,
seventh division. county. $4,000; for one
e,ght-room building and site. northeast.
sixth division. $4,000: for four-room addi-
tion TO Birney school. eighth division
$500: for lot adjoining Curtis school build
ing, TO be acquired by purchase or con-
demnation. 5000
Police and Fire Departmental
The appropriation for the metropolitan
police force provides for 31S privates of
Class one. Instead of 2s6. as in the House
hil. and for 226 privates of class >. insteai
OF i'3. as IN the House bill. which increases
TIE appropriation for that branch of the
:;tsi '
kisnteen instead of nineteen foremen.
and twenty instead of thirteen private tes
are allowed the fire department and slf5
't) instead of S1j9.OtsJ. as allowed by the
rouse Dill The appropriation for the re-
pals 10 engine houses is increased from
S'.hO 10 si,Jt0. and for repairs to appar-
atu5 and new appliances. from s3p2 10,
s+.'fft For contingent expenses. slo.5O in
stead OF 5000 is allowed.
An appropriation of 81 800 Is given for the
exchange OF old-style truck for aerial turn
table truck. ard S35,0pO to be Immediately
available Is allowed for the purchase of
mouse. lot and furniture for one engine
company. to be located in the section
pounded by tth and 18th streets and c and
streets northwest.
The appropriation of sl6 oDO for an engine
company at Anaccstia by th,. Senate com
mittee. so that 1t is made Immediately
available.
For the extension of the fire alarm tele-
graph. SlJ,UD Is allowed
hder the health department an addi-
tioLal appropriation of s.. iD is made to
pay two inspectors of garbage.
Contagious Hospital.
Inc House provision appropriating S110.-
0p for the purchase of site for a conta-
gious diseases hospital Is stricken from the
bill and the following inserted In it's place:
For two isolating buildings. to he con-
structed in the discretion of the Commits
sIoners of the District of Columbia On the
grounds Of two hospitals and 50 operated
part of said hospitals. $D.UOJ.
That the Secretary of the Interior, the
surgeon general of the army and the super
vis.ng surgeon general CT the marine hos
p.tal service are hereby constituted COM
Mission 10 examine suitable sites for a con-
taglous disease hospital in the District of
Columbia. and the lowest price at which
the same can be obtained and the proba BILE
cost OF suitable buildings. and TO report the
result to Congress at the beginning of the
-rext regular session"
Inc committee inserts a prov ;sion appro-
prfating S1p.UO for the construction of a
brick or stcne wall around the District
Jail
Charitable Institutions
nder the head of charities all of the
of fha