The morning times., 1897-02-18


IL is provided that the chief Of engi
necrs shall report plans for a stone arch
bridge and a steel bridge over Rock Greek
at Massachusetts avenue extended, ana ap-
propriates $4,000 for the purpose.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is directed
by amendment to resume work on the Wash
| ington acqueduct tunnel and its accessc-
ries, and the Howard University reservoir
| and appTopriates the uneXpended portion
OF the old appropriation (S266 ,746. 3s) J.
and an equal amount from the surplus Dis
trict revenues to carry the Improvement into
effect.
The wallach building janitor gets an
| increase of pay TO 81 600 and the follow
ing extensions are provided to District
school buildings, new eight-room building,
| eth division, county. $4,000; new eight
room building, N E., 9Th division, $4,000,
for four-room addition To Birney School,
eighth division. $4,000; for lot adjoin-
ing Curtis School building, 5000.
The bill as amended i'll committee pro
vidcs that all penalties or taxes due and
payable on or before the LIST day OF july.
| 1896, be and the same are hereby remitted
provided that the taxes due are payable
on or prior to said date are paid with
/ " 1,
1898.
Judgments heretofore rendered by the
court Of claims under the act of settlement
| of outstanding claims against the District
are hereafter not to be paid unless Congress
specifically directs payment.
The bill now carries 100000 for pay
ment of judgments for the land condemned
| for the extension Of Sixteenth street by
| the supreme court OF the District of CO.
lumbia in case numbered 419. District
| court To b. paid wholly out OF the revenues
of the District. To pay for lands to be con-
demned under the highway act, for extern
| sion of Rhode Island avenue from lie
| Droit TO Hardwood avenue northwest. not
| exceeding S35, 5000; between Hare wood and
| Florida avenues, not exceeding 5000
/ For paving with asphalt East Capitol
street, between Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets southeast, 81 600.
For paving H street, betwe Twenty
second and Twentythird streets north
west, $4,000.
County roads receive great deal OF at
tention from the Senate committee. The
new provisions are as follows:
For grading gulatng Chiffon. Irving.
| Gale, Bismarck, Harvard, Columbia .Steu-
| ben, Kenesaw, Wallach, and Thirteenth
streets from Seventh to Fourteenth streets,
completing Improvements, SIS, 600 is ap-
propriated.
For grading and regulating Kenesaw ave-
hue and Park road, $4,000.
For paving Spruce street, lie Droit Park
| from Larch street to Harew ood avenue
$4,000
For grading and graveling Albemarle
street and opening same 10 Grant road,
| continuing improvement, So 900.
For grading and graveling Twenty
and Twenty fourth streets, Langdon, 81,
| 600.
For grading and regulating Twelfth street
extended, from Florida avenue to Mount
| olivet road, 81 0,0oO
For paving Massachusetts avenue ex-
| tended from Twenty-sccond street TO
! Sheridan Circle, So 600.
For grading Pennsylvania avenue ex-
! tended, southeast. $4,000.
For grading and regulating Sherman ave
nue., $40. 900.
For grading and regulating Emporia
| street. from Twelfth street To Brentwood
road, 5000.
For continuing the improvement OF the
road extending from Broad Branch road to
Chevy Chase Circle, So 900.
For paving Spruce and Bohrcr streets,
from Larch street to Florida avenue,
$1,000
ForimpIoving and protecting Connecticut
avenue extended, beyond Rock Creek,
$4,000.
or grading, regulating and paving
Princeton street and Roanoke street
| from Thirteenth street to Four tecnth
street, So 600; in all, S124, 500.
If any sum is left from the appropria-
! ton for paving Connecticut avenue and
| Columbia road, between Florida avenue
! and Eighteenth street extended, the same
shall be expended for paving Baltimore
street, from Columbia road to Twentieth
street, and thence along Twentieth street
! to the Adams Mill road entrance to the
! Geological Park; provided. however, that
the portions of Baltimore street and Twen-
tieth street, so paved are, or shall be, dedi-
Gated by the owners, in conforming with
the plans for highway extension.
The sum OF S6,72o appropriated for the
| free public library-a new proyision-is
divided as follows: Librarian, 81 900: as
sistant librarian, $500; second assistant,
! $720; contingent expenses, S. 800.
For payment of judgments for the land
| condemned for the extension of Sixteenth
street by the supreme court of the District
| 100000 is appropriated.
The snns appropriated for improvements
on streets and alleys have been changed
as follows:
Georgetown House, So, sc; Senate, SIS
332.
Northwest S29, ,5s3; Senate, S59,-
166.
Southwest $l3, SOS; Senate, $27,-
332
southeast-House, S21 ,6s4: Senate, S43,-
368
Northeast-House, Sol 500; Senate, SOL
500.
Senator Cameron offered an amendment