Evening star., 1901-02-25
AGREEMENT REACHED
Result of Conference on District Ap-
preparation Bill.
SLOW SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM
Amount Nearly a Million Dollars
Greater Than for Current Year.
ITEMS IN CONTRov ERsY

| ITEMS IN COZ TROV + II 5 Y
| The conferees on the District of Columbia
| appropriation bill have reached a final
| agreement upon all items of appropriation
in dispute between the House and Senate,
| and today submitted the result of their
| conferences.
! The bill as finally agreed upon appro-
PIRATES $s,5O4 ,96994, being s763,305 more
than as it passed the House, $364.OSO less
| than as it passed the Senate, s575,734 less
than the estimates and 1927. .6O0.63 in excess
of the appropriations for the current year.
| The agreement provides that the filtration
plant authorized is to be of the ''slow sand
system, as proposed by the Senate.
| The action of the conferees upon the l66
| items in dispute is set forth in full In the
| following statement. If the conference re-
port is adopted by the House and Senate
| congressional action will be concluded and
the bill will go to the President for his sig
nature.
The agreement Of the conferees provides
| as follows:
| On the amendments relating to the exec
| ative Office make the salaries of the as
| sistant secretaries to the Commissioners
| 81 200 each. as proposed by the Senate, IN
| stead of 81 900 each; fixes the salary of the
| Il
instead of $500; strikes out provision for
an additional fireman at $3.50, proposed by
the Senate and leaves the salary of the
harbor master al $1,000 instead of 81, 400, as
| proposed by the Senate
Assessors Card Record System.
| Amendments relating to the office of the
assessor provide for an additional clerk at
| 81 400 and appropriate $4,000 to enable the
| assessor to complete the card records OF his
| hxyt t11n q
Amendment relating to the collectors Of
flee strikes out provision for assistant cash.
| ier at 81 400 proposed by the Senate, and
| appropriates 5000 as proposed by the Sem
| ate for preparation of tax sale certificates.
| Appropriates for chief clerk In the au-
| ditor's office s21O0 instead of $1,000, as
| proposed by the House, and $500, as pro-
| posed by the Senate; provides for a stem
| ographer at $720 in the attorneys Office:
makes verbal correction In the text Oh
the bill, and appropriates 5000 instead OF
| 81 800 as proposed by the Senate, Tor the
| resurvey of the Barry Farm subdivision:
appropriates $24,2 instead of s23,'Do as
| proposed by the House. and $4,000 as pro-
| posed by the Senate, for contingent eA-
| penseS of the District. of Columbia
Increasc for Street Work.
| The report requires that the $4,000 appro-
| pri3teG for the erection of a morgue shall
complete the same appropriates 5000, as
proposed by the House, instead of 5000,
| as proposed by the Senate, for preparation
| of plans for the municipal hospital, and
| strikes out the limit ia ton the cost or
| the hospital proposed by the Senate, ana
| apTropriateS S15O,oOD instead of $lHf.ooO, as
proposed by the House, and $lbO,ooo, as
| proposed by the Senate, for work on streets
| and avenues OF the city; changes the name
of that portion of 4th street from ID street
| to Pennsylvania avenue to John Marshail
! place.
The provision for sewers appropriates
! $4,000, is proposed by the Senate, instead
| of $4,000 as proposed by the House, for
| cleaning and repairing sewers and basins;
| apDropria tes $JJ.Ooo instead of SJO,GO, as
! proposed by tht House. and $4,000, as pro-
! posed by the Senate, for work on Arizona
| avenue sewer; appropriates $4,000 as pro-
| posed by the Senate for main sewer from Sd
and Cincinnati streets northeast to Michl-
! gan avenue; appropriateS S313,00o instead OF
| 100000 as proposed by the Senate, for
! sewage disposal system pumping station,
| and authorizes a contract not to exceed
$4,000 therefor; appropriates $4,000 in
stead of $12U,G00 for low area trunk sewer.
and reappropriates balances of former ap-
t preparations for the sewage disposal sys-
/ TEN.
| The sum of $l4G SEQ instead of $S4,30O as
| proposed by the House, and Sl76,S0o as pro-
posed by the Senate, for night crew for
barbor boat is stricken out.
Statement of Lighting Companies.
| Sixty-five thousand dollars instead OF
$4,000 proposed by the House and $4,000
| as proposed by the Senate, is given for
electric arc Lighting and the increase pro-
posed by the Senate from S72 to $50 per an
mum for each electric arc light is stricken
out, and in lieu of the provision proposed
| by the Senate is inserted one requiring cleo
| trio and gas light companies hereafter to
| file with the Commissioners statement
| showing their receipts and expenditures Tor
| each fiscal year.
The appropriation of $4,000 proposed by
| the Senate is appropriated for construction
| of county roads and suburban streets; the
appropriation of $4,000 for Wisconsin ave-
| nue. is stricken out and $4,000 for paving
| Connecticut avenue extended proposed by
| the Senate, is reduced to $4,000; makes APP
| preparation for paving sidewalks around
| public reservations applicable to govern
| ment buildings we'll as municipal build
| ings, and strikes out the appropriation OF
| 81, coo proposed by the Senate for side
| walk around the treasury building.
| The sum of $4,000, instead of $GO,0oO as
proposed by the House and 100000 as pro-
| posed by the Senate, is devoted to repairs
| of county roads.
| Street Sweeping Cost.
The provision making appropriation for
sprinkling sweeping and cleaning streets
available for contingent expenses is stricken
out, and the cost Of work of sweeping
streets is limited, so that it may be done
| by the Commissioners without contract, to
| 10 cents per 1000 yards, as proposed by
the Senate, instead of IS cents, as proposed
by the House.
One thousand dollars is appropriat ted, as
| proposed by the House, instead of 900 as
| proposed by the Senate, for cleaning snow
and ice from crosswalks and cutters, and
the provision making appropriation Tor
| lisnosal of city refuse available for con-
tingent expenses is stricken out.
The sum Of $4,000, instead of $4,000 as
proposed by the House and $4,000 as pro
| posed. by the Senate, is appropriated tor
| the parking commission, and $1S5,OOO, in
stead of SITS, 600 as proposed by the House
and $3.50 600 as proposed by the Senate for
gas lighting.
Police and Fire Departments.
The proposal Of the Senate for an addl-
ltional lieutenant of police, at $l,ooo' IS