Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-03
MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT
Special Increases Allowed by the Senate
Committee.
Distributing the Appr0priations for
Charfties-Improveme Of
Streets and Roads.


The Senate committee struck out Of the
House bill the general appropriation for
charities in the District of Columbia and
substituted list of specific appropriations
for various institutions, as follows: For
relief of the poor, $4,000; temporary home
for ex-Union soldiers and sailors, Grand
Army of the Republic, $500; furniture,
bedding, crockely and cooking utensils for
the temporary home, $500; Women's Chris
tian Association, maintenance, $4,000; Cen
trail Dispensary and Emergency Hospital,
maintenance. $4,000; repairs and improve
ments. 5000: Chiidrer's Hospital. mainte-
nance, $1,000: National Homeopathic Hos
p:tal Association of Washington, D. c., for
maintenance $500; Washington Hospital
for Foundlings, maintenance, 5000; Church
Orphanage Association Of st. Johns par
ish, maintenance, 81, 800; German Orphan
Asylum maintenance, 81 800; National As
ISOLATION for the Relief of Destitute Colored
Women and Children. maintenance, includ-
ing repairs, 50 300; St. AIMS Infant Asy-
lum, maintenance, s.. 400: Association for
Works of Mercy, maintenance, 81 800;
House of the Good Shepherd, maintenance,
$2,7OO; st. Rose Industrial School, main
tenance. $500: st. Joseph's Asylum. main
tenance, 81 800; Young Women's Christian
Home, $1,000; Hope and Help Mission,
1000; NewsbOys' and Childrens Aid So
ciety, maintenance, $1,000; Eastern Dis
Home for Ineurables, maintenance, 81, 900;
Municipal Lodging House and wood and
stone yard, 81 900; repairs to Municipal
Lodging House, $500; repairs and furniture
In Asylum 50 600.
That portion Of the bill which referred
to telephone rates in the District of Column
bia was stricken out, but 1t Is understood
that the matter will be considered in con-
ference and some restriction in the matter
of rates may be agreed to by the Senate
conferees.
The Increase of 5000 for the executive Of
flee in the District building is for a mes
senger clerk, the increase in the assessor 8
office being for one clerk at 81 200 and one
clerk at $1,000 per annum. The salary of
the disbursing clerk of the auditors office
vision IS placed in the bill providing that
the "disbursing officer. who shall be ap-
pointed by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and shall give bond to
the United States In the sum of $50, 900, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his office in the disbursing
and accounting, according to law, for all
moneys of the United States and of the
District of Columbia that may come into
his hands. which bond shall be approved
by the said Commissioners and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. and be filed In the
Office CT The Secretary Of the Treasury,
$500 to be Immediately available: Provid-
ed, That hereafter advances in money shall
be made on the requisition of said Commits
sioners to the said discussing officer in
stead of to the Commissioners, and he shall
account for the same as now required by
law of the said Commissioners"
The increase allowed for the office of the
sealer of weights and measures was for
clerk at $120 and an increase of pay for
tine laborer from $40 to $500
The appropriation for the free public
library. amounting to Sc, 120, provides for
librarian at 81 600: first assistant librarian.
500; second assistant librarian, s720, and
for rent. fuel, light, fitting up rooms and
other contingent expenses, $500.
Improving Streets and Roads.
The appropriation for improvements and
repairs on streets and avenues specified
in the Commissioners estimates is chang
ed to give the various sections Of the city
increases as follows: Georgetown schedule,
$4,000 instead of $1,000; northwest section.
SOS, 600 instead of $4,000; southwest Sec
ton. 5000 instead of $4,000; southeast
section $44 coo instead of SD 900; north
east section, $50, 600 instead Of $4,000.
In reference to the paving of streets, the
following provision is inserted: And here
after when as many streets and entire
blocks of streets IN any section have been
paved as tho amount allotted to that sec
ton will permit and there still remains
balance insufficient to pave an entire block
the schedule, such balance shall remain
available and be added to the allotment
for that section for the next succeeding
year"
In addition to streets to be paved under
the provisions of the bill as it passed the
House the Senate committee added the
following: For repairing p street from
Rock creek to Goth street, $11 500; paving
the west side of North Capitol street be-
tween and O streets. So 200: completing
asphalt pavement OF 18th street from East
Capitol street to B street northeast, 81 600;
paving with asphalt Tennessee avenue from
II
1900.
Also the following provisions for con-
struction of county roads: For establishing
the grade and improving Michigan avenue
to a width of 100 feet from the southerly
boundary Of the Soldiers Home grounds,
5000; paving 18th street extended from
the south side Of Florida avenue to the
Forth side of Morris street, SIS, 900: i'm
provement of Connecticut avenue west of
Rock creek, $4,000; continuing the i'm
provement of the road extending from
Broad Branch road to Chevy Chase circle,
5000; grading and crawling Flint street,
Brightwood Park, 81 ,0O0 grading and grav-
cling Albemarle street and opening same,
by purchase or condemnation, to Grant
road. continuing improvement, 5000; paw
Ing 9th street from Florida avenue to
Spruce street. LIE Droit Park, 81. 800: grad
Ing and regulating Kenesaw avenue and
Park road from 10th street extended to
Klingle Ford road, continuing improve
ment. 5000: improving Benning road from
81
ing and regulating Illinois avenue. 81, 500;
grading and paving Kenyon street between
18th and 14th streets. 5000.
Opening North Capitol Street.
THAT in consideration Of the dedication
of the land necessary for the open
ing of North Capitol street and LIST
street through the land of the heirs Of
David Moore by the owners thereof, free
of compensation therefor and waving all
claim to the award of $21,O7S heretofore
confirmed by the District courts, the Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia are
hereby directed to improve said streets by
grading the same the entire width thereof
and laying water mains, granite curb
granolithic sidewalks and sewers, and that
no assessments for any of said work shall
be levied upon any of the said lands of
said heirs Of David Moore; and any as
sessments heretofore levied for any such
works on the line of LIST street shall be
Cancelled, the grading of North Capitol
street and other said improvements to be
paid out of the fund appropriated in the
District Of Columbia appropriation act I'M
der items for assessment and permit work.
sewers and laying new water mains and
repairs of county roads, SO far as shall be
necessary