The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-13
REPORT OF CONFEREBS
Amounts Carried in the District
Appropriation Bill.
Many of the senate Amendments
Agreed to in Conference - More
Money for Local Instisutions-
Street improvements Authorizcd-A
Filtration Plant aud Hospital

The report of the corferees on the Dis
trict Appropriation bill fer the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1901, will be presented TO
the House and Senate tomorrow. The re-
port is complete. The understanding at
the Capitol. though of course. no authori-
tative announcement has been made, is
that the bill carries half a million dollars
in excess of the amount carried by it
when it was passed by the House. 1t is
given out that the following Senate
amendments have been allowed to stand:
} Executive Oeice-Two fremen at $3.50
beach
Collectors Office - Assistant, cashier,
81 400.
Auditor Ofiice-A deputy disbursing Off
|eer, who shall hereafter. in the absence OF
the disbursing officer, be authorized TO
transact all duties pertaining TO the dis
bursting officer and who shall be required
to give bond to the disbursing officer IN the
sum OF 25.0e0. conditioned Oh the faithful
performance of the duties Of his Office. out
the disbursing officer to be responsible 10
the United States. District of Columbia
and the people whom he pays. as now re-
Quired by law Sl.500.
Attorneys office-Stenographe $sGo.
Engineers Ofice-Computing engineer,
$2,1oO
Contingent and miscellaneous expenses
Law books, books of reference. and pc
riodicals
For advertising notice of taxes in ar
rears July 1. 1900. as required to be given
by act of March 1?. 1890, $1,000, to be re-
fv,h sod ny cha nf at
lot or piece of property advertised, pro-
vided that in lieu of the notice now re-
Qured to be given BY the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia of the pamphlet
containing the list of taxes in arrears, the
Commissioners shall give notice. by adver-
tising twice a week, for three successive
weeks beginning on the third Monday IN
March of each year hereafter in the regu
lar issue of two or more daily newspapers
published in the district. that the pamphlet
has been printed and that copy OF it Will
be delivered 20 any taxpayer applying Tor
ii at the Office of the Collector of Taxes OF
the District: and all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are repealed
improvements and Repairs.
Under the head of improvements and re-
pairs occur the following amendments:
Georgetown schedule. s1f.o25; northwest
section schedule, s53. I25; southwest sec
tion schedule, S2l,S75: southeast section
schedule, 2,70o; northeast section sched-
ule, Si5,615.
There remains considerable doubt con-
cerning the fate of the Senate Amendment
on electric lighting. This amendment pro-
yides that the Commissioners OF ;he Dis
trict of Columbia be directed 10 investigate
and report in detail TO Congress. at tie
beginning of the next regular session, the
cost of furnishing the arc lights provided
for. Provided further. that hereafter the
Commissioners of the District of Colurnb a
are authorized to grant permits for the re-
pair. enlargement, and extension, Under
proper regulations, Of existing electric
lighting conduils, and in every caniuit
constructed or 10 be construct undel
the provisions of this paragraph. three
ducts shall be reserved for the use OF t.,
United States and the District Of Colum-
bia. and as a condition for the right to u
conduits heretofore built, OF 10 be bull
urder the provisions of this act, the cleo
tric-ligh,ing companies shat! be required
al all times to furnish to the public and e
private consumers in all parts of the Dis.
trict of Columbia standard arc lights o
not less than 1000 actual candle-poHer. a
rate not exceeding $12 per annun for eact
arc light; and On and after June /. 1860
the maximum price of electric current so!t
or furnished to any consumer in the DIS
trict of Columbia shall not exceed 10 cent
per kilowatt hour.
That if consumers other than the Gov
ernment shall not pay monthly electric
bills within ten days after the same shall
have been presented, the companies may
charge and collect from the consumer sc
failing to pay the bill as aforesaid II cents
per kilowatt hour for the electric cuTren;
furnished the consumer during that
month: And, provided further. That the
right to amend, modify. or repeal the priv
fleees granted, and to further limit the
prices specified is expressly reserved. ANY
company charging or collecting an amount
in excess of the rates prescribed shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and shall
pay to the District OF Columbia the sum
of $50 for each and every offence, TO be
collected as other fines are now collected
in the District Of Columbia.
The Public Schools.
1t is stated that the public school
amendment is retained with non-essen-
tial notifications. the principal change
being that the power of appointing the
Board of Education is vested in the Com
1nissioners Of the District instead of in
the President. The amendment follows:
THE President of the United States Is
hereby authorized to nominate, and by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
10 appoint. seven persons, bona ide resi-
dents and taxpayers of the District of Co
lumhia. who have been such for five years
Immediately preceding their appointment,
and who shall constitute Board of Edu
cation, and whose term OF office shall be
seven years. except that the terms of the
persons first appointed shall terminate as
follows: One each year to be determined
by lot among the seven members of the
board first appointed The compensation
of members OF the board shall be SO for
each personal attendance at each meeting.
but shall moi exceed for any member $500
per annuIn.
The board shall have conn!ete iuris-
Fiction o"s- ai' aF-1 !i,ssTatiye matters