The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-03

tions Cncluding defciencies) for the cur
rent fiscal year of 1882. 200.
For construction of the new Govern
ment Printing Office, SII5, 900, being an in
! crease of S425 ,00O.
Submitted as part of the report is a com
parative statement exhibiting in detail the
appropriations made by the Sundry Civil
act for 1900. the amounts asked for 1901
| and the amounts recommended in the ac-
companying bill for 1901.
In connection with the appropriations
| ior the Government Hospital for the In
sane. it is provided that the board OF Wis
itors and the superintendent shall prepare
! plans, specifications. and estimates for an
| extension OF the hospital sufficient TO pro-
vide Tor one thousand patients. The ox-
| tension shall be of fireproof construction,
and suitable for all special classes OF
| acute insanity. Said plans shall include
| all necessary domestic buildings and all
buildings required for the proper care of
| one thousand patients and the requisite
nurses and employees. and shall be approx
ed by the Secretary of the Interior. The
total cost of all the buildings, machinery.
and equipment including heating. lighting
sewerage and water supply, under said
plans shall not exceed S975. 900. within
which sum and under such plans the Sec
retary OF the Interior is authorized TO en-
ter into contract, or contracts. for the ex-
tension of the hospital as herein specified.
In connection with the appropriations
for the public parks in Washington, 1t is
provided iG2i one-half of the foregoing
sums under Buildings and grounds in
and around Washington shall be paid
from the revenues of the District of Co
lumbia and the other half from the Treas
ury of the United States.
In connection with the appropriation for
lighting certain parks in the District of
Columbia. it is provided that 50, 400 OF the
foregoing sum shall be paid from the reve-
nues OF the District of Columbia and the
remainder from the Treasury OF the United
States
The Districts Share.
The appropriations for buildings and
grounds in and around Washington are Civ
en- as follows: Grounds south OF the Ex-
ecutive Mansion, $4,000: ordinary care of
greenhouse and nursery, $1,000; Lafay-
ette Park. $1,000; Franklin Park. 81 900;
Lincoln Park, $4,000; Monument Grounds,
$1,000; reservation No. II and the site of
the old canal on the northwest, So, 900; for
construction and repair of post and chain
fences, iron fences. stone copings, paint
ing OF lampposts, etc, manure, removal
OF snow and ice. care of trees. fountains
statues. and pedestals, $3.50; various
reservations. $4,000 Smithsonian Grounds,
s2.5O0; Judiciary Park, $500; asphalt
walks, $1,000
one-half of the foregoing sums shall be
paid from the revenues of the District OF
Columbia
For Improvement, care, and maintenance
of grounds Of the Executive Departments
81, coo. 1t is provided that no contract shall
be made for making or repairing concrete |
or asphalt pavements in the city at a high |
er price than Sl.S0 per square yard with Il |
base of not less than six inches.
For the improvement and maintenance |
of Executive MansioD Grounds twithin the
irt-4 fence), 81 1.0G0y> for the construction of
an iron and brick storshouse at the nur-
sery, $1,000; Executive Mans:on-Care re-
pair, and refurnishing. $50. 600; fuel for
and stables $1,000; care and
repair of greenhouses. $1,000; repairs to
$4,000; lighting the Execu-
tive Mansion and public grounds, s12,500;
the District to pay of this, s3.4O0; for
cleaning the springs and repairing pipes
of the same that supply the Capitol, Exec
utive Mansion. and State. War. and Navy
81. 500: Capitol and Department |
telegraph, $1.500; Washington Monument,
s.. $40; Howard University. $29 600: Column
bia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
S54. sec.
Improving the Capitol Grounds. $4,000.
Lighting the Capitol and grounds, $780,
GOO.
For work at the Capitol and general re-
pairs, S32. 500.
Repairs of Interior Department and Pen
sion Building. and of the General Postof-
ice Building. $4,000.
National Geological Park. So. .po0. one
half of which sum shall be paid by the
District of Columbia.
For bridge across Rock Creek, S22,-
100. one-hslf to be paid by the District OF
Columbia.
For repairs to the Treasury. Butler,
md Winder buildings. $4,000; Providence
Hospital. $4,000; Garfield Memorial Hos
,ital, 1900.
Interment OF INDECENT former soldiers
nd sailors at Arlington. 5000; City Hail. ]
j .0o0; Botanic Garden. $500; Supreme !
curt of the District of Columbia, S1500;
'Ourt of Claims. sl2 600; Library of Con- ,
,ress $4,000; Executive office $1,000
Toward the construction of a freproof .
uilding for the Government Printing Of {
ice. S1I5. coo.