The times., 1898-06-18

ceed SIS 600 may be expended without con-
tract and so expended aud the accounts
kept as to show the comparative cost OF
hand sweeping by day labor and slnder
contract.
The amount to be paid Tor public light
ing is compromised at sl6a.Doo asSagainst
S175. 900 fixed by the Senate and $4,000 by
the House. ~ :
The Senate gives up its itepg of $1,000
for new machinery for thea h4rbor boat:-
The amount to be expended on public
pumps is fixed at $l0.000 an inaFease of
$4,000 over the House.
The Senate provision of SIS, ,00olfot a new
floor in the Aqueduct Bridge goes out.
The Senate also recedes from its increase
of $4,000 in repairs on the conduit road:
its appropriation of 5000 for repairs to
the north connection of the .by-conduit.
Dalecarlia reservoir and 5000 for pro-
lection to the intake to the conduit ut
Great Falls.
An appropriation of 5000 is made to in
vestigate the feasibility and propriety of
fiItering the water supply of the city; on
which report is to be made 10 Congress.
The Secretary of War. Is directed to- re-
| sumo work on the aqueduct tunnel and
| its accessories and the H0ward Utiiv ersi-'
ty reservoir the appropriation for this
work being s297. 0.50. that arnouns being
the uneXpended balance under the act OF
July 10. 1882
The Senate item of s12 900 for kindergar-
ten instruction remains in the bill.
Senate provision appropriating s42, 100
for changes in plumbing the public
schools is agreed to, but the amount re-
duced TO S25, 000 The increase of s.. 00O
for the purchase of text books and sup
plies will stay. The Houscee agrees to
the building of an eight-room school
building, third division 'soatheas 81" at Sa5'-
500, and appropriation of 100000 to-
wards the construction of normal train
ing school for the first eight divisions
the total cost of the building and site not
to exceed $125, 900. Ol sSinJ mon
The Senate strikes out the amendment
for one four-room building. Grant
road, $l2. coo; and one eight-room building
and site. ninth division. sf.250.
! The Senate increase of one In the force
| OF police lieutenants, five privates, class
| one. and twenty privates, class two, is
| sticken out, but the House does permit
an increase of two in the number of Ia
| borers.
The amount to be expended by the fire
department for hose is fixed at $S,250; for
! horses at s.. .000 The Senate amend
ment of 5000 for LAP additional
! stable in the rear of No. house on
North Carolina Avenue lis stricken -out
The transfer of the unexpended balance
of the appropriation for 1897 for a new en-
Capitol Street and Florida Avenue to the
purposes of one engine company TO be To-
Gated in Anacostia. provided FOR by the
Senate is stricken out.
The amount agreed upon for the en-
forcement of the act 10 prevent the
spread of contagious diseases Is fixed at
$1,000 and $500 appropriated for the abate-
ment of nuisances under the act of Au-
gust Z, 1891.
All of the Senate amendments for ad-
ditional employees at the Washington Asy-
lum go out. -5' -'~H 70 $50
The Senate amendment for building to
! be used as a nurses home remains in the
! bill but the cost is reduced to sc, 600
The items upon which the conferees
| have yet to reach a conclusion relate TO
| the free public library, electric arc light
| ing, the Connecticut and Massachusetts
| Avenue bridges across Rock Creek, re-
| quiring telephone companies to put their
| wires under ground and thet District
| charities. - 9