The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-07
FUNDS FOR THE DISTRICT
The Annual Appropriation Bill Re
ported to the Senate.
An Increase of s.2G,456 Over The
Amount Allowed by the House-Im-
portant Amendments Regarding
the Public school System-Duties of
the Proposed Board OF Education.

The District Appropriation bill, which
was reported 10 the Senate yesterday, car
riee total of s7.l57,755.S1, the increase
over the House bill amounting to 1926, 456.
The appropriation as reported to the SEN
ate IS s421. III less than the estimate of
the Commissioners, and 1921, 219.54 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, 81 ,40O; Audi
.or's office, $1,000; Attorneys Office, $500
Engineers Office, $3.50; Street Sweeping
Department $500; contingent and miscel-
laneous. District government. 1880; fur
niture for municipal building $500; i'm
proving the municipal wholesale market,
s25. 600; assessment and permit work SEQ
000; work on streets and avenues So, 600:
paving Fifteenth Street. from V to "
Streets. $500: paving Seventh Street
from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street and
from G 10 X Streets. S2i GOO: damages and
losses on account of construction of Tiber
Creek and New Jersey Avenue sewer. SIS
000; constructing L Street sewer. $50, O00
preparations OF plans for sewage disposal
system, $40, 600; repairs TO streets, ave-
county roads, $40. SEQ; sprinkling. sweep
ing. and cleaning streets. etc, $50 600; COL
lection and disposal Of ashes $40. 900: gas
and oil lighting s. 1000; harbor and river
front, s400: Connecticut Avenue bridge,
$40 900: Washington Aqueduct, s2i GOO;
public schools. s27 $50: metropolitan police,
S55. 600; place Of detention for children,
5000: Fire Department, $4,000; telegraph
and telephone service 50 500; Health De-
oil do
Tending suits in Court OF Claims, s. coo;
care and improvement of Rock Creek Park.
$50. 900; support Of convicts, $1,000; sup
port OF prisoners 50 600; Washington
Asylum. s2s GOO; Reform School. $500;
Industrial Home School. 500 600; charities,
$500, and militia Of the District, 81 800
The Public schools
The provision in regard 10 public schools
is amended so as to authorize the Presi-
dent 10 appoint seven persons. bona fide
residents and taxpayers of the District
OF Columbia and who shall have been such
for five years Immediately preceding their
appointment, as board OF education The
members shall hold Office for term OF
seven years. except that the terms OF the
persons first appointed shall terminate
one each year. the order TO be determined
by lot. They shall each receive $40 for
each personal attendance at meeting.
but the compensation Of any member shall
not exceed $500 for any one year.
TIE board shall have power to appoint
one superintendent for all the public
schools Of the District OF Columbia. two
assistant superintendents a secretary. and
three clerks. and to remove said officers
at its pleasure. and shall also have power
10 employ and remove all 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 to be made The su-
perintendent shall annually submit TO the
board for its approval the course of studies
and list OF text books and other apparatus
TO be used in said schools.
The foregoing provisions are to take