Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
The Bill Reported to the House of
Representatives.
MANY ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
An Appropriation Of $175,Ooo for
the Post Office.
MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS

Tho urgent deficiency appropriation bill
was reported to the House of Renresenta-
tives today. The whole amount appro-
Tr!atel by the bill is 1.15S. .Si32S allotted
as io'lnws: State Department. s41 .9T2;
Library of Congress. $1.o,D; Treasury De-
part!aant. $4I1.Il5. District of Columbia
sIfi2a2.H~;; fish commits ion. s23GlO; War
Department. s1S5024: Navy Department,
s9i16oo: Interior Department, s5S.lS0.05:
Post Office Department $1,000; department.
Of labor. $6HD
Local items of the bill were as follows:
For contingent expenses of the Congress
sicnal Library, $1,000: office of auditor for
the state and other departments. fer the
following additional clerks. from February
TO June 2n. 1Srs. inclusive: One clerk of
class four and two clerks of class three: in
all. s. Ot;9 40
For the Post Omce.
For post office at Washington District
Of Columbia: For completion of building,
S1i5.10. And as soon as said post office
building in the city of Washington is COM
pleted and ready for occupancy. said build
ing shall be occupied as follows: So much
of the basement may be necessary by
the heating. hoisting, ventiating and cleo
trtc light plants. the remainder of the base
ment and the first and mezzanine floors by
the city post Office. and so much OF the re-
nlainder Of the building as is necessary
from the second to the eighth floors in
elusive. shall be assigned by the Secretary
OF the Treasury and the Postmaster Gen
eral TO the Post Office Department. includ-
Ing the money order office and the office of
the auditor for the Post Office Department
including the records of said office now in
the mon building, and the office of the
toPograPher-
That the space in said building on the
floors OF her than a tp F.e foI I,-. Ja
executive offices of the Post Office Depart
m-nt and the executive offices of the au-
ditor for the Post Office Department shall
be assigned as aforesaid on the basis of an
average of not exceeding one hundred
square feet 20 each clerk. which space is
also to accommodate current files. Upon
the completion of the asst gnment as afore-
said, II sufficient space remains available
the same shall be assigned by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury To some Office or bu-
reau of the government now occupying
rented quarters in the city of Washington.
on same basis as to square feet of space in
dtcated above as to Post Office Department
and auditors office; and that so soon as
said assignment of the entire available
space in said building shall have been COM
pleteC. said building shall he under the Gus
tody and control of the Post Office Depart
ment."
Other Local Items.
For completion of the Western High
School building. $1,000.
For equipment of the Western High
School $4,000.
For grading, laying out walks and drives
and fencing the grounds of the Western
High School. $1,000.
To pay J. C.. Hurst for lots 81 and Sc
block !. of Clark and Hurst's subdivision of
part of White Haven. 81. IU2 So.
To pay the salary Of the treasurer of the
reform school for girls for the fiscal year
1877, $500
Cne-naf of the foregoing amounts to
meet deficiencies in the approDria tions on
account Of the District of Columbia shall
be paid from the revenues of the District
OF Columbia and One-half from auy money
IN the treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated.
For repairs OF Interior Department and
pension buildings. 10 meet the expenses of
repairs 70 heating and lighting apparatus.
lnciUdIHg purchase of new machinery and
9th T materials. S2.OSI.
10 enable the commissioner of labor TO
complete compilation of the rates of
wages paid in different occupa tions in the
principal commercial countries of the world
10 continue available during the fiscal wear
1899, $4,000.
FOR commercial bureau of American re-
publics. Sl.9I2.
chairman Cannon gave notice he woul1
CaH up the bill for consideration in the
House tomorrow