The evening times., 1900-05-16

The Senste today adopted the conference
report on the District Appropriation lii
without division The report was present.
ed by Mr.. Allison.
The bill as it passed the house carried
an appropriation of Sc ,299.3I AS it
passed the Senate it carried 81, 7,773. .925. 81,
the Senate increase being 1.O37, ,626 The
amount TAX sE off in conference was SI97.-
csc The bJl as finally reported by the
conferees carries an appropriation Of s7,-
5I6.Sc9.31, being an increase over the
House bill of $S4O,570.
The sum of $115. GOO is appropriated fc-
the disposal Of garbage in the suburbs If
the District of Columbia The janitor Of
the District Building Will receive SN..a in
place Of $3.50, and an increase Of one fire.
man is allowed. One clerk in the Audi
tors office is provided for at a sarery Of
81 AGO in place OF 81 200. The salary of the
Computing Engineer is increased from ST.
400 to 81. $50. The Superintendent of Sew
ers will receive s., $50 in place of s.. .4OG.
The permit clerk will receive 81 400 in
place OF 81, 200. The Superintendent Of the
Street Sweeping Department will receive
SZ,4OO in place OF s., geo; SIS, 600 is allowed
for contingent expenses in place of S23,-
0O0
Only $4,000 was allowed for advertising
notices OF taxes in arrears, in place of
T,OOO; Sl4O0G0 was agreed upon for as
sessment and permit work. For work on
streets and avenues the conferees agreed
upon Sl60 0G0.
The appropriations for the various sec
lions Tor improvements and repairs OF
streets and avenues as agreed upoc by
the ccnferees, follow Georgetown sched-
ule, $l0,0S0; northwe i section schedule.
S4S-120; southwest section schedule SEQ
600; southeast section schedule S39 O4O;
northeast section schedule, Sal, ,76C
The Senate appropriation OF $3.50 for
paving Fifteenth Street from V to w
Streets is retained in the bill.
The bill carries an appropriation Of SIS
GOO, 10 be Immediately available. fof dam
ages occasioned by the construction Gf Ii
Der Greek sewer through Arthur Place be
tween b and c Streets. Also an appro-
pTiation of $4,000 for constructing Ine L
Street sewer, from near Twenty-trst and
l. Streets to the east side OF Sixteenth
Street
Tne Senate appropriation of SIC 000 for
grading and regulating Blagden Avenue is
reduced TO s.. 5.OOO
The sala.y OF the Superintendent OF
Public Schools is fixed at 81 OOO tWJ as
sistant superintendents at $25OO. ore sec
retary al l,SO0 one clerk at 81 4UJ and
two at l.o0O Two principals are lrovided
for at SEQ and 1880 each, the latter
salaries being agreed upon
Five instead Of four principals at 81 300
are appropriated for, and 81 instead OF 81
special teachers are provided for at 81 200
each. Eighty-fye instead of Sc teachers
at Sl.oO0. and 90 at $3.50 and los at S425
are appropriated for. An additional jani-
he o.
is appropriated for.
Hillsdale School secures an appropria-
( tiOn for Jan tor Of $3.50. TakOma P-rk
secures four-room school building at SIS
Geo. and Columbia Heights gets an appro-
priaion Of $500 for improving and en-
closing grounds Of the Hubbard School.
The provision that hereafter in the pur-
chase Of sites and preparing plans for new
school buildings proper regard shall be had
for the future enlargement OF these build
! ings is retained in the bill
In the Metropolitan Police section the
. bill carries nine IieutenantS thirJy-tWo
sergeapts. twenty-five first-class privates.
2l5 second-class privatss, twenty-one sta
tion keepers, eleven laborers. and twenty
four drivers, at $50 each. Twenty-Five
thousand five hundred dollars is appTopri-
ated for miscellaneous police expenses
Under the head of the Fire Department
the salary Of the Chief Engineer is increas-
ed TO 50 200, and three instead Of two as
sistant chief engineers are provided for.
The salary of the clerk is fixed at $1,000.
The Appropriation Of 500 for the purchase
OF a chemical fire engine. to be located at
Cleveland Park. is retained
Under the head of telegraph and teIe-
phone service, a superintendent Is apro-
priated for at 81 600; electrician. 81 200: IN
spectOr OF lamps, 81 0c0: and three inspsc-
tors. $500 each. For general supplies IN
der this department 81, eco was agreed
upon.
Under the Health Department, the SAL
airy Of the sanitary and food inspector. who
shall inspect dairy products and shall be
practical chemist, $l.60O is appropriated
The Senate amendment increasing the sal
airy OF one deputy clerk in the Police Court
from $1,000 TO $500 remains in the bill.
The Senate appropriation Of $1,000 for de-
Tending suits in the United States Court of
Claims remains.
For the support of convicts s4S. GOO is ap-
prOpriated and $I3.CC0. instead of Sal 600
for support of prisoners was adopted.
The Senate appropriations Of 81 coo for
plumbing in the female wards of the Wash
ington Asylum hospital, OF 500 for plumb
ing in nurses home and 81 2C0 for the cree
tion of a porch TO the north wing IF the
almshouse are agreed upon The Senate
appropriations of $6SS5 for the reform
school for girls and Of IS 000 to paw for
provisions and general expenses and s.. coo
for furnishing and equipping the new build
ing are all agreed to.
The Senate appropriation of So 900 for the
Instruction and employment of the blind
who are actual residents of the District
and for the purchase and repair of ma
chinery and tools which may be needed TO
equip the workshop for the blind in the
District, is agreed to.
Under the head of militia of the District
Of Columbia S1Cc0 instead of $500 is al
lowed for cleaning and repairing uniforms.
arms and equipments, and for the paw Of
troops. other than Government employees.
$4,000 is allowed. and the following pro-
vision was adopted:
That members OF the National Guard
who receive compensation for their serv-
ices as such shall not be held or construed
TO be officers of the United States. or per-
sons holding any place OF trust or profit
or discharging any official function under
or In connection with any executive de-
partment of the Government of the United
States"