The evening times., 1897-03-03
THE DISTRICT 4! C0HF[REEs
Report to the Senate on the
Local Appropriation.
THERE AREs MANY CHANGES
A Controversy Still Exists Over
Some of the Most Important Items.
ber of Its Amendments Result of
a Nearly All Night Conference.

tion bill spent nearly all nightin the prepa-
ration of their report, and 1T was presented
in the Senate today by Senator Teller.
The changes are numerous and comprc
heBsive, and several of the most important
items are stiIl in controversy.
The Senate recedeS fromIJs amendments,
permitting the deputy collector to act as
collector; enabling the register of wills
to expend So 600 in comparing, correcting,
and purchasing hooks; giving Congress privi-
lege OF specifically directing payment of
market house claims; for the pavement
of East Capitol street, between Eleventh
and Thirteenth streets: for paving north
half OF street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest; increasing appropria-
ton for Rock Greek and street sewer,
from $50 600 to $3.50, 900; increasing ap-
preparation for Tiber Creek sewer
from $4,000 to $100.000; for
paving Spruce street, in lie Droit Park,
from Larch street to HarewOod avenue;
for grading and grayeIing Albemarle ST rect
and for grading and gravehng Twenty
second and Twenty-fourth streets, in Lang
don, $4,000; for grading Pennsylvania
avenue extended southeast; for improving
the road from Broad Branch road
to Chevy Chase circle; for improving and
protecting Connecticut avenue extended
beyond Rock Greek: for grading and regu
lating Providence, Lansing, Hartford and
Tenth streets, in Brookland; for purchasing
land adjacent TO the Catholic University;
for grading and regulating Lowell street
from Seventeenth street to the Klingle
Ford road for gradngand regulating Mich
igan avenue; for grading and inn
provement OF G. street from First
street east to Fourth street northeast;
appropriating $4,000 for the immediate
commencement of the Rock Creek bridge
or viaduct at Pennsylvania avenue; increas-
ing the pay of the janitor OF the Wallach
building; increasing appropriation for care
of the smaller school buildings, including
cooking and manual training school, appro-
priating $1,000 for rent and care of the
Miner school building; for a new eight
room school building and site in Sixth divi-
sion northeast; for 4-room addition to the
Birney School; increasing leaves OF alb
sence OF Metropolitan police TO thirty days;
for purchase of q new aerial turn-table
truck for fire department: for lncineFatng
all combustible waste in the District, and
authorizing the Commissioners TO contract
for this purpose for three years: estab-
fishing a commission TO examine suit
able sites for contagious dis
ease hospital, spppopriating 3o,o00;
for a new crematorium for the disposi-
ton Of INDECENT dead, permitting any leg
ally licensed physician TO attend priv q e
patients who occupy pay rooms in District
of Columbia public hospitals; and employ
ing a cook at S240 a year for the Reform
School for Girls.
The Senate also recedes from its amend
ment making all moneys for public works
Immediately available. II also accepts the
original House proposition that Hereafter
no electric light company shall charge
for arc lights or for electricity for power,
prices exceeding 75 per cent of the prices
charged for light and power January /,
1897.
The House accepts the Senate amend
ments for paving II street. between Twenty
second and Twenty-tbird streets north
west: for paving Morris, between Sixth
and Seventh streets northeast; for removing
cobbiestones and repaying ID street with
asphalt block, between Sixth and Seventh
streets southeast; appropriating $4,000
for grading and regulating Clifton, Irving,
Yale, Bismark, Harvard, Columbia, Steu-
ben, Kenesaw, WalIach and Thirteenth
streets from Seventh TO Fourteenth streets,
Ss 600: for grading and regulating Sher-
man avenue, $4,000; grading and regu-
Iating KeneSaw avenue and Parkroad, S10,-
600: grading and regulating Twelfth street
extended from Florida avenue to Mount
Olivet road; paving Massachusetts avenue
extended from Twenty-second TO Sheridan
Circle: for improving Thirty-sevcnth street,
between Back street and Tenleytown road
at or near Schneider lane; paving Spruce
and Bohrer streets, from Larch street TO
Florida avenue, and grading Princeton
street. from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
streets.
The House also agreed to the amendment
of the Senate. directing that the Chief of
Engineers of the Army report to Congress
at its next session plans for erecting a
stone arch bridge, and steel bridge
with stone foundations, over Rock Creek
on the line of Massachusetts, avenue ex-
tended. the full width of the avenue.
The House consents to an increase or
81 600 for contingent expenses of the
public schools, and OF $4,000 for text
books and supplies; it also agrees to the
immediate purchase Of two water-filters
for the schools, to cost $4,000.
The following new buildings and addi-
tions to school buildings have been agreed
to in conference: For eight-room building
and site, Seventh division, county, $40 600;
for lot adjoining Curtis school building,
S5 for eigbt-room building and site
in vicinity of North Capitol and streets,
$4,000: for completing Western High
School, $4,000.
The House also agrees TO an increase OF
one fo$eman and seven privates for the
fire department; 81 900 increase for pUr-
chase of horses for the same, and S35, 1000
for a new engine house the section be-
tween Seventh, Twelfth, c and streets
northwest; making the appropriation for
the new engine house in Anacostia immedi-
atelv available, and raising the appropria-
ton for general supplies $500.
Two inspectors of garbage, at 81 200
each, are agreed, to, and provision is
made for two isolating buildings, to be
erected on hospital grounds, and to cost
100000. The surgeon-in-chief of the
Freedmen's Hospital will receive $4,000
per year, and other salaries there will
aggregate $4,000.
The Senate provision permitting Clerk
Charless Moore, of the District Committee,
to be paid for extra clerical services as
clerk of the joint committee on charities,
was accepted by the House. An amend
ment was also agreed TO increasing the
appropriation for rifle practice by Dis
trict militia by 5000.
The conference committee also agree
to compromises between Senate and House
on large number of items, as follows:
Grading and regulating Enporia street
from Twelfth to Brentwood road; reduced