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$500.
Street lighting divsion-Superinten Of
lamps, $1,S00; 4 inspectors at 5000 each,
$1,000.
Telegraph and telephone divison-General
supplies, repairs, new batteries and battery
supplies. telephone rental and purchase
wire for extension of the telegraph and tel
ephone service, repairs of lines and instru-
ments, purchase of poles tools. insulators,
brackets pins, hardware, cross-arms, ice
record books, stationery, printing, purchase
of harness, washing, blacksmithing, forage
extra labor, new boxes and other necessary
ftems.s11 o,S11 300 $4,000; for placing wires
OF tire ala. m telegraph and police telephone
service underground in. existing conduits
including cost of cables, terminal boxes and
posts, connections to existing conduits.
Inanholes, hand-holes and other necessary
items. $4,000. $4,000: for extension of the
IRE alarm telegraph in order to provide for
additional circuits in connection with new
30-circuit board. 100 new boxes. s12, 500,
Si2,o08; purchase and erection of the neces-
sary poles. cross arms inSulators, pins
braces wire and extra labor, $1,000 $10.OO0
for extension of police patrol system in
Guiding purchase of 40 new boxes poles
cross arms, insulators, pins, braces wire
and extra labor, $4,000, $4,000.
Health Office.
Health officer, $1,000, $1,000; l chief in
spector and deputy health officer, 81 800:
IA sanitary ard food inspectors who shall
also be charged with enforcement CT gar
bage regulations, at $1,000, s16,S0O; 13 sani-
iary and food inspectors, who shall, also
oversee the collection of garbage and dead
animals. al 1,20O, s15.6O0; chemist for the
District of Columbia 81 400; l sanitary and
1000 inspector, who shall be a veterinary
surgeon, and act as inspector of live stock
and dairy farms, 1,2O0 81, 200: / inspector
of marine products, S1.2D, 81 200; 1 chief
clerk and deputy health officer 81 800
s20O: l clerk, 81 400. 81 400; clerks, 2 of
m mt
spectors. at S1.20, $500. 81, 500; clerks,
at Sl.WO $1,000; messenger and janitor
stoo, $500: l poundmaster, 81 200, 81, 200; la
borers at not exceeding $40 per month,
s!'o1o. Si,92o; driver, $3.50, $3.50: 1 engineer
at smallpox hospital, to perform such du-
tles Iii addition to caring for such hospital
as may be directed by the health officer,
provided that when the hospital shall con-
tam cases OF smallpox or other major con-
tag1ous diseases. such additional compen-
sat1on as the Commissioners determine may
be paid said engineer from the emergency
or other available fund. $40: l sanitary
and food inspector, who shall be a veter-
mary surgeon, $500.
Miscellaneous.
Rent of stable, s120, sl2O; collection ard
disposal of garbage and dead animals
$1,000 $1,000; for the enforcement of the
provisions of an act to prevent the spread
OF scarlet fever and diphtheria in the Dis
trict of Columbia approved December 20.
1880, under the direction of the health Off
Ger OF the District, S6.OoO 5000; for the
enforcement of the provisions of an act to
prevent the spread of contagious diseases
IN the District of Columbia approved
March 8, 1897, to remain available until
used. S25oOO; for maintaining disinfectine
service authorized by act of March . 1895.
S'po; purchase of site for pound and
stable. 5000 erection and equipment OF
pound and stable, 10000; for abatement of
ilulsances under section 26 OF an ordinance
TO revise. consolidate and amend the ordi.
nances of the board of health etc. legal
lZed by act of August I. 1894 $500. 500:
lor sratultous vaccination of indigent per
sons. s2,ouo; for the establishment and
maintenance of meteorological laboratory,
5000.
Courts.
For the Police Court:
Two judges at 5000 each, $1,000, $1,000:
compensation Of 2 justices of the peace act
ing as Judges Of the Police Court during the
absence of said judges. not exceeding $500
each. 5000, $500; clerk, 81, 900 $1,000: deputv
clerk, $3.50; = deputy clerks at 81 800 each,
Sf,"p; deputy clerks at 81 UfO each. 5000.
deputy clerks at 81, 200 each, 2.4G0: ;
balhffs at s. per day each. 2,Sl7 3 baiIiffs
at Stl2 each $2S26; l deputy marshal at s.
per Day S939; deputy marshal at s942,
Spf2; doorkeeper, S5f9, $40; engineer. $500.
800; l assistant janitor, $50.
miscellaneous
Witness fees, $1,000, $4,000; repairs of
Police Court building 500, $500; repairs to
Police Court furniture and replacing same,
500, 500; feeding Jurors, $500; rent of
property adjoining Police Court building,
$500, 5000; compensation for jury, IS, 900
ss,@"; purchase of west part of lot 2,square
iS9, adjoining Police Court building SIS. 600:
Erection of new Police Court building.
Ponce Court cells 81, 400; contingent ex-
penses, $3.50; linoleum, s4OO
Defending suits in C1aims-For defending
suits in the United States Court of Claims.
s.. .OJ0.
Writs of lunacy, $1,000, 5000.
Interest and Sinking Fund.
For interest and sinking fund on the
funded debt exclusive of water bonds
81, l,213,94797, 81, ,213,9 81.
Emergency Fund.
To be expended only in case of emer-
gency. such as riot, pestience public IN
conditions, calamity by flood or,
fire and of like character. and in all cases
of emergency not otherwise sufficiently
provided for S. 900, 5000.
Provided. that in the purchase of all arti-
cles provided for In this act no more than
the market price shall be paid for any such
and all bids for any of such arti-
cleS above the market price shall be re-
jected.
ReformatOries and Prisons,
Support of convicts-For support, main
tenance and transportation of convicts
from the District of Columbia
to be expended under the direction of the
Attorney General $4,000, $4,000.
Court House, District of Columbia.
For the following force necessary for the
care and protection of the court house in
the District OF Columbia under the direc-
tion of the United States marshal of the
District of Columbia: One engineer, 81 300
81 200; 3 watchmen at S720 each, 81, 100, s.
100; ; firemen at s72O each, 81, 1G0 81 16O; .
laborers at $iSo each, s., 400, s., ,4OD Z assist
ant messengers at s120 Zach, $5,O4O, $5,OIO
Warden of the jail 81, 800 81 800.
Support of prisoners, $4,000, $4,000.
Transportation of paupers, $780, 81, 500;
of prisoners to workhouse
s., 800 s., 500.
Militia. ID. &.
For rent, fuel, light, care and repair of
and telephone service, $14125,
S14,1 Crowded, that in the disbursement
of this appropriation part thereof may be
applied to leasing premises for armory pur-
poses at reasonable annual rental, to be
paid quarterly, for q term not exceeding