Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-06
s24 for OIL shall be allowed for each street
lamp using that material
As to Electric Iichfinu

| THAT hereafter the Commissioners of the
| District of Columbia are hereby authorized
| TO grant permits for the repair, enlarge
| ment and extension, under proper regula-
| oions, Oh existing electric lighting conduits
| ana IN every conduit constructed or to be
| constructed under the provisions of this
| paragraph three ducts shall be reserved
Ior the use of the United States and the
| Dlstrlct OF Columbia, and as a condition for
| tne right to use conduits heretofore built
| OF TO be built under the provisions of this
| act, the electric lighting companies shall
ue Iequlred at all times to furnish to the
Popiic ana 10 private consumers in all parts
| OF the District of Columbia standard arc
| nshts or not less than 1000 actual candle
power, at rate not exceeding S72 per
ahhum ior each arc light; and on and after
| the first day of June 1891. the mayimum
| price OF electric current sold or furnished
| 70 any consumer in the District of Column
| ;,, n,a snait pe reduced from the present max
| lhum OF 10 cents per kilowatt hour to not
| eAcSedlns ~ cents per kilowatt hour
| mat II consumers other than the gov
eIHiieht snail not pay monthly electric bills
Wllhln ten days after the same shall have
oeeh presented, said companies may charge
ana collect from said consumer so falling
10 pay said bill as aforesaid II cents ner
kil1Watt hour for the electric current fur
niSHeu 10 SAID consumer during said month.
ana provided. further, that the right TO
amend modify or repeal the privileges here
IN granted, and to further limit the prices.
hereln specified, is hereby expressly reserv-
! ed; any company charging or collecting an
amount in excess of the rates herein pre-
scrlbed shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
nedhor ana snail pay to the District of
Columbia the sum of $50 for each and every
oHense to be collected as other fines are
now collected in the District of Columbia:
ANA provided further, that the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia are
hereby directed to investigate and report in
detail to Congress, at the beginning of the
next regular session, the cost of furnishing
the arc Nghts provided for in this section"
n hn hoyh n.nA
instead of 81 600 provided by the House bill
is appropriated.
Rock Creek Bridge.
Forty thousand dollars is added to the
Oil toward the construction of a bridge
across Rock creek on the line of Connect
cut avenue extended.
PROVISION is made for the manner Of maxi
ing condemnation of land for .he abut-
fnents of the Rock Creek bridge on the line
OF Massachusetts avenue.
tnder the head of the Washington anne
duct are the following additions: For re-
pairing the byconduit. Dalecarlia reser-
Nolr, $1,000; for building combined store
mouse and stable at Great Falls, 81 600: for
preliminary surveys for additional conduit
from Great Falls, 5000.
House of Detention.
A house of detention for certain narsons
is provided for, as follows:
ITO enable the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to provide a suitable
place for the reception and detention of the
children under sixteen years of age and lin
the discretion of the Commissioners of
girls and women over sixteen years of age.
arrested by the police on charge of offense
against any law in force in the District of
Columbia, or held as witnesses or held
pending investigation, examination, or
otherwise SS,000 or so much thereof as
may be necessary: Provided, That all per
sons heid or detained under public authori-
~ prior 10 the adjudication of cases in
which they may be involved shall be held
at the place SO provided
Police Department..
Under the metropolitan police thirtv-five
instead OF thirty-two sergeants fifty in
stead of twenty-five privates of class l. 90
instead of 200 of class ,, twenty-one instead
OF twenty station keepers, eleven instead of
ten laoorerS, twenty-five instead of twenty
three drivers are provided for. and the
salar1es OF the drivers are increased from
SiSO to $40 each. These increases cause
an appropriation for salaries of 1nase
classes of employees from S2J, 800 to S7SO40
i ne appropriation for contingent exnenses
uider the police department is made to in
ciude the purchase of books of reference
and periodicals, and it Is increased from
800 to $4,000.
Disposal of Garbage.
Under the health department is the fol-
lowing new provision relating to the dis
posal of garbage and dead animals:
For the collection and disposal Of city
waste. including garbage and dead animals
s.o,tvo ana the Commissioners of the Dis
trlct or Columbia are hereby authorized
after advertisement for not less than ten
Gays IN two or more newspapers of the CITY
Oh washington, to enter into a contract or
contracts, under such regulations as they
may prescribe for the collection and dis
posal of the city waste, including dead ami
mas and garbage. of the District of Co.
lumbia, for the five wears next epsuinp
after July l. 1900 and in the event of the
inability of said Commissioners to enter
into any such contract or contracts as
AFORESAID, or In the event of the failure O:
any contractor or contractors to proceed
with the work on July l. 1900 said Com
missioners are hereby authorized to enter
INTO contract or contracts. without ad-
Vertlsement, for the removal and disposal
or all such material, so as to secure the
continuous collection and disposal of gar
bage and dead animals. until new contract
for the period of five years can be entered
into and work commenced thereunder at
a rate not to exceed the amount named m |
this act.''
County Roads.
Inc following additional appropriations |
are provided for under the head of improve |
ments of county roads:
For grading and regulating Blagden ave
hue, $4,000; for improving Bladensburg
for grading and macadamizing Frankfort, |
22d and 2ith streets, Langdon, 5000; for
grading and macadamizing Erie street.
5000.
For improving Connecticut avenue west
of Rock creek, 81, 900.
For grading Illinois avenue, 5000.
For grading and regulating streets in !
Woodbridge subdivision, s., 500.
For completing the paving of 10Th street |
extended between Florida avenue and Co.
lumba road, 5000.
For grading and macadamizing 11th street |
extended between Florida avenue and L.
decker avenue, $4,000.
For grading, repairing, pavement OF gut
ters, and improving 37th street between |
New Cut road and Tenleytown road and
other streets in Burlcith addition, $4,000
For grading and regulating Cathedral |
avenue from Connecticut avenue to Wood |
ley road and the highway along the west
border of the Geological Park from Wood |
ley road to CatFadrGl avenue, as shown on |
the plan of the permanent system of high
ways, third section, S21 900. Provided that |
parties interested first deposit with the COL
lector of taxes of the District of Columbia
an equal sum to be used toward defraying