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stead of $1,000 each; as proposed by the

stead Of $1,000 each. as proposed by the
House, are provided for
The sum Of $3T 800 instead of So, 600, as
proposed by the House, and $4,000, as pro-
posed by the Senate, is provided for Rock
Creek Park.
The section for the board of charities ap-
propriates for a stenographer at SI20 in
stead OF at $3.50, as proposed by the Senate:
one inspector. instead of two inspectors. at
$l2O each, as proposed by the Senate, and
strikes out the appropriation of $500 for
contingent expenses proposed by the Senate.
One. instead of two, additional overseers.
at 5000 each, as proposed by the Senate. is
provided for the Washington Asylum The
expenditure of 5000 for kitchen utensils and
diet for hospital at the Washington aims
house Is authorized
Serenty-five thousand dollars instead of
S50.000, as proposed by the House, and
100000. as proposed by the Senate. is Civ
en- for the Connecticut avenue bridge.
Public Schools.
Amendments relating To the teachers Of
the public schools provide for two teach
ers at $1,000 each and one teacher at $500.
additional to those provided for by the
House. and makes verbal corrections in the
text of the bill relating to the designations
of said teachers.
On amendments relating to janitors for
public school buildings the report fixes the
compensation of janitors of eisht-room
buildings at $40 instead of 500. pro-
posed by the House. and 5000, as
proposed by the Senate. fixes the
compensate of ianitors of six-room
buildings at $3.50, proposed by
the Senate, instead of $50, az proposed by
the House, and of janitors OF four-room
buildings at $40 instead of sI65. pro-
posed by the House: strikes out the appro-
priation of S30,oN proposed by the Senate
for replacing old boilers in school build
ings the same being provided for in the
general deficiency bill.
Appropriates $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate, instead of 1880. as proposed by
the House. for furnishing the manual train
ing school No. l, and $3I 500 instead
of $4,000 for furnishing manual training
school No. =, and $S2.J. proposed by the
Senate, for furnishing the Twining City
school; appropriates $:.2.OO0 instead of $50
GOO as proposed by the House, and $34, 800.
proposed by the Senate, for contingent
expenses of public schools; authorizes the
exchange of books and educational pubica-
tions now on hand: strikes out the appro-
priation of $4,000 proposed by the House
for an addition to the Taylor school; appro-
PIRATES additional sums, as proposed by the
Senate. for the following school buildings:
Good Hope $1,000: Brookland, colored, &c.
900; Grant Road, $4,000; Petworth, $1,000;
building in eighth division $4,000 and Ken
ilworth s., 900, gives the Commissioners dis
cretion to construct not exceeding three new
school buildings by day labor and the pur-
chase Of material in open market, and
strikes out a provision requiring the sub
mission of plans for school buildings to
the board of education.
New WOrkhOuse and AlmshOuse.
The total cost Of the new workhouse is
limited to s15O,OOO, and the use of not ex-
ceeding $4,000 appropriated therefor Is au-
thorized for the erection Of temporary
structures, and the sum appropriated for
bath rooms and closets made Immediately
available.
The erection of a municipal almshouse, to
cost not exceeding s125,O0O including
site, to cost not exceeding s2o,ooO, Is pro-
vided for, and the Commissioners are au-
thoriZed to accept and the Secretary of the
Interior to transfer as site for said aims
house a detached tract of sixty acres OF
land belonging to the government adjacent
to the present site of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane.
IsOlatinE Wards.
Four thousand dollars instead of 5000.
as proposed by the House, and 5000, as
proposed by the Senate, is appropriated for
each of the isolatng wards connected with
the Garfield and Providence hospitals.
The appropriation Of 81 800, proposed by
the Senate, for the superintendent and dis
bursting officer of the board of children's
guardians is stricken out and $1,000, as
proposed by the Senate, for burial of chill
dren who die while wards of the board of
children's guardians is appropriated.
The payment to the Columbia Polytechnic
Institute for the Blind the sum of 5000
heretofore appropriated for the instruction
and employment of the blind of the District
of Columbia, is authorized.
1t is provided, proposed by the Senate,
for the admission to the Columbia 1nstitu-
ton for the Deaf and Dumb of deaf mutes
of the District of Columbia on the approval
of the superintendent of public schools.
The sum appropriated for refitting the
Oneida for the District naval militia is made
Immediately available, and the Senate's
provision for the disposition of deductions
made from the pay of officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia is agreed to.
An appropriation is made for a foreman
in the water department at 81, 400 instead of
81 200, as proposed by the House, and 1,o00
as proposed by the Senate.
The appropriation of $1,11JO for work on
isolating ward at the Garfield Hospital is
stricken out
One thousand four hundred dollars, as
proposed by the Senate, is appropriated for
completing retaining wall on Sherman ave-
nue. near Garfield Hospital.
The appropriation of $4,000, proposed by
the Senate, for power house and nurses
home at Providence Hospital is stricken
out