Evening star., 1899-03-04
DEADLOCK BROKEN
The Distriot Appropriation Bill
Finally Agreed Upon.
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CONDUTfS
A Slight Increase in the Number of
Policemen.
MONEY FOR CHARITIES

The deadlock on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill was broken this
morning when the conferees came to an
agreement at about o'clock. There were
but three questions in dispute-those re-
Iating to electric lighting conduits. police
men and the charitable appropriations.
As agreed upon. s63. 900. instead of 100000,
was allowed for electric arc lighting, and
the Senate provision relating to under
ground conduits was stricken out and the
following substituted in it's place:
The Conduit Provision.
Provided further, That the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia are hereby
authorized to grant permits for the repair,
enlargement and extension under proper
regulations of existing electric lighting con-
duits. and in every conduit constructed or
to be constructed under the provisions of
this paragraph three ducts snail be re-
served for the use of the United States and
the District of Columbia. and as condi-
ton for the right to use condults hereto
fore built or to be built under the prOvis-
ions Of this act the electric lighting COM
panies shall be required at all times to FUR
nish to the public and to private consumers
In all parts of the District of Columbia
standard arc lights of not less than one
thousand actual candle power, at n rate not
exceeding S12 per annum for each arc Ight;
and on and after the LIST day OF June. lS'b,
the maximum price Of electric current sold
or furnished TO any consumer in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be reduced from the
present maximum of 10 cents per kilo-watt
hour to not exceeding 10 cents per kVo-v-att
hour. That if consumers other than the
government shall not pay monthly electric
bills within ten days after the same shall
have been presented, said companies may
charge and collect from said consumer so
failing to pay said bill as aforesaid II
IxfI, for ha ali rin
current furnished to said consumer during
said month: And provided further, The
right to amend. modify or repeal the priv
ileges herein granted. and TO further limit
the prices herein specified. is hereby ex-
pressly reserved; any company charging or
collecting amount in excess of the rates
herein prescribed shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor. and shall pay TO the Dis
trict of Columbia the sum of $50 for each
and every Offense, to be collected as other
fines are now collected in the District of
Columbia
Increase of Police Force.
The appropriation for the police force
was agreed upon at s622, 2,420, the House
having fixed the amount at s59S,7s7 which
was increased TO S70o,2i0 by the Senate.
AS agreed upon, nine lieutenants. thirty
two sergeants and 30 privates of class i
and 2u0 of class We're allowed This was
an increase Of one sergeant and twenty
five privates over the allowance of the
House though the Senate had provided for
loo additional policemen.
Appropriations for Charities.
On the subject of charities the House re-
ceded from its proposition that the appro-
priations should be made only for specific
services rendered, and the Institutions were
appropriated for in lump sums, as has been
the custom in the past. The Senate receded
from its amendments to appropriate s1,2m
for the Association for Works of Mercy,
s.. Ipp for the House of the Good Shepherd,
$4,000 for st. Rose Industrial School and
$3.50 for St Joseph's School. which insti-
tutiOns were left out of the bill.
In this form the report was agreed to.