The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-07

The District Appropriation bill, when
was reported 10 the Senate yesterday. car
ries a total Of s.. i57.755.3i, the increase
over the House bill amounting TO s'2e'47e-
The appropriation as reported 10 The Sen
ate IS S4al. S36.l7 less than the estimate OF
the Commissioners. and $62L2l9.5s greater
than the amount allowed for 1900
Following are the various items for
which appropriations are increased over
the amounts in the House bill: Executive
office 5000 Collectors office. sl40o, Audi
tors Office 1900, Attorneys Office, $500
Engineers Office. $3.50, Street Sweeping
Department. $500: contingent and misoel-
Ianeous. District government, $500, fur
niture for municipal building. $500 I'M
proving the municipal wholesale market,
81. 600: assessment and permit Work. AZ
OOg. work on streets and avenues. S'3,eo"-
having Fifteenth Street from Y 10 "
Streets S35OU. paving Seventh Street
from PENNSYLVANIA Avenue 10 Z Street and
from G 10 X Streets. S24 coo, damages and
losses on account Of construction Of Iiber
Creek and New Jersey Avenue sewer. $lh.-
600: constructing L Street sewer. S3o.otv,
,reparaticns Of plans for sewage disposal
system $50 600. repairs to streets. ave
npps and ALLEYS. SO COO. construction OF
COUNT roads. Sl02 $50; sprinkling. sweep
inc and cleaning streets etc, $5o.yv'. col
lection and disposal Of ashes, 800 gas
and oil lighting 5000. haTbor and river
front $500. Connecticut Avenue bilust.
$40 900. Washington Aqueduct, N-4 uVe'
public schools. S27 $50 metropolitan ponce.
So O0e place Of detention for children.
st o0o. Fire Deuartment. s.. coo. telegraph
and telephone service. Ss50o, Health De
usrtmeut Sls 800. Police Court N.S56; de
Tending suits IL Court Of Claims. = vv1.
care and Improvement % Rock Greek PARK.
$50 600. support o. convlcts. Ss.UUVt sup
port OF prisoners s. coo. washington
Asylum. S26 COO; Reform School, S7.oVVi
Industrial Home school. go, o00 charities.
IS eco, and militia Of the District, Sl','oV.
The Public schools.
The provision in regard 10 public schools
IS amended so as 10 authorize the Presi-
dent TO appoint seven persons, bona hde
residents and taxpayers OF the District
Of Columbia and who shall have been such
for Eve years Immediately preceding their
appointment as q board Of education The
members shall hold Office for a term Of
seven years except that the terms Of the
persons FIRST appointed shall terminate
one each year the order to be determined
bv lot. They shall each receive SO Tor
each personal attendance at meeting.
but the compensation Of any member shall
not exceed $500 FOR any one year
The board shall have power 20 appoint
one superintendent Tor al the public
schools Of The District OF Columbia. two
assistant superintendent. secretary and
three clerks. and 20 remove said officers
at its pleasure, and shall also have pow eI
to employ and remove al teachers. officers
and other employees connected with the
public schools not already specified. pro
vided. that the graduates Of the Normal
School shall have preference in all cases
when appointments Of teachers for The
public schools are 10 be made The SUI
perintendent shall annually submit TO th'
board for It's approval the course Of studie.
and list Of text books and other apparatu,
10 be used In said schools
The foregoing provisions are 10 TAXI