Evening star., 1899-03-04
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Appropriations for Schools, Fire De-
partment and Sewers.

The District appropriation act for the
nscal year ending June 30, 1900. provides
for the following school buildings and
houses for three additional companies of
| the fire department.:
One four-room school house and site at
Takoma Park, $4,000; one school building
and site at Hillsdale, $4,000: total, s4s,o 600.
| One truck house and site in Columbia
Heights, s26,5O0; one truck house and site
in West Washington. SIG, 500; one chemical
engine house and site in Tenleytown, sl5,-
600: total s6s.O00. Work house for male
| prisoners, $4,000.
| Schools.
| Public school buildings were provided for
| by the District appropriation act for the
| fiscal year ending June 80, 1898, as follows:
| One eight-room building and site sn north
east section, $4,000; one eight-room build
| ing and site in northwest section, $40, 900;
one eight-room building and site in county,
SiO,OOO; one eight-room building and site
| in the vicinity of North Capitol and r
streets. $4,000; for completion of the West
ern High School, $4,000; total, $4,000. For
engine house and site, sth street between
d and E, $4,000; for engine house and site
| in Anacostia, $4,000; total S51,200. Two
| isolating buildings to be erected on the
| grounds of the Providence and Garfield
hospitals. $4,000. Industrial School build
ing, building to replace old aims house,
| $4,000.
Public school buildings were provided for
by the District appropriation act for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1899, as follows:
One S-room building and site, in northeast
section, $SI 500; one S-room building and
site, in southeast section, S45,5o0; site and
toward erection of a manual training school
for the first eight divisions, $50 600; rebuild
ing Lovejoy building, $4,000. Total, $685.
600.
Sewers.
Appropriations first and second session,
Fifty-fifth Observation-Disclosures, repairs
and replacing obstructed sewers, 5000;
main and pipe sewers" ordinary additions
to sewer system, S50, ,O00; suburban sewers,
including main sewers in North Capitol
street extended, Massachusetts avenue, 37th
street and Meridian avenue, $50, 600; con-
tinuation of the work upon the southerly
portion of the Tiber creek and New Jersey
avenue high level intercepting sewer $780,
600; beginning work on the northerly por-
ton of the Tiber creek and New Jersey
avenue high level intercepting sewer, S20,-
900; preparation of plans for construction
OF sewage pumping station, $4,000; con-
demnation of rights Of way, $1,000; auto
matte flushing tanks, 81 600.
Appropriations third session, Fifty-fifth
Congress-Maintenance, repairs and replac-
ing obstructed sewers, $4,000; main and
pipe sewers, ordinary additions to the sewer
system, $4,000; suburban sewers, ordinary
additions to the sewer system, $50, 600; COM
pleting southerly portion of Tiber creek and
sewer, 900; completing northerly portion
of Tiber creek and New Jersey avenue
high-level intercepting sewer, S130, 600; ex-
tension of northeast boundary sewer $25,-
600; construction of portions of east side
intercepting sewer, $4,000; condemnation
of rights of way, $1,000; automatic flushing
tanks, 81 600
The completion of the TIber creek and
New Jersey avenue high-level intercepting
sewer is provided for. The construction of
this sewer will relieve the section of Tiber
sewer situated in the low section of the
city.
The construction of an extension OF the
northeast Boundary sewer, from its present
outlet to a point near the intersection of
I'D and A streets, is authorized which will
avoid the nuisance caused by the discharge
from that sewer. of drainage into Cool
Spring run.
The construction of the east side inter-
cepting sewer is authorized. This sewer is
intended to intercept the sewage now dis
yey it to the pumping station