Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-01

I Details of Changes.
! Under the head Of general expenses the
| salaries of two assistant secretaries to the
| Commissioners are increased from 81, 600 to
| 81 900 each. and that Of the janitor Of the
| District building from $500 to 81 600, the
| number Of firemen in the District building
| being increased from two to three.
| Under the head of the assessors office an
| assistant clerk for the arrears division at a
salary of 81 400 is allowed and an assistant
! cashier at 81 400 is provided for the col
| lector's office. Six hundred dollars is given
! the collector for extra labor for preparation
| of tax sale certificates. The chief clerk of
| the auditors office has had his salary raised
| from $500 to 81 200, and in the attorney S
| Office stenographer at $500 is provided for.
An appropriation of $500 is allowed for
| the surveyors office to pay the expenses
| Of a resurvey Of the Barry farm subdivision.
The sum of $4,000 instead Of $4,000 is al
| lowed for contingent and miscellaneous ex-
penses.
A provision is inserted in the bill in con-
nection with the appropriation for morgue,
| stipulating that the cost Of the morgue
shall not exceed $4,000. A provision is
also inserted in connection with the prepa-
ration of plans for municipal hospital,
providing that the limit of cost of that hos
| pital building or buildings complete shall
not exceed $25O,O00, and the appropriation
| for the preparation of plans is reduced
! from $1,000 to $4,000.
Street improvements.
The House bill appropriated 500, 900 for
| work on streets and avenues named in the
| book of estimates, which amount the Sen
ate committee increased to $16O,O00 The
Georgetown schedule for street improve
ments is increased from $1,000 to $10,0SO;
the northwest section schedule from $50, 7O0
to $l0.1 the southwest section schedule
| from $4,000 to $4,000; the southeast sec
| tion schedule from So, 400 to $50 040; the
northeast section schedule from $25 100 to
$41. .7GO.
The appropriation for cleaning and re-
pairing sewers and basins is increased from
| $4,000 to sos 600, and for continuing work
| on the Arizona avenue sewer from 500, 900
| to $4,000.
For sewage disposal system pumping sta
| ton 100000 is added to the BILL and the
Commissioners are authorized to enter into
| contracts for the complete building and so
much of the machinery as may be i'm
500, 600. For low area trunk sewer $780,
O00 Is appropriated, and any balance Of
former appropriations remaining after the
execution of contracts for works of the
sewage disposal system may be applied by
| the Commissioners in the execution of
other portions of the sewage disposal sys-
| tenn. The provisions for construction of
| county roads and suburban streets which
authorizes the Commissioners to change
and adjust the line of Cincinnati street,
! ETC., are extended TO Park road. Kenesaw
avenue and klingle Ford road, and street
| In the subdivision of Deanwood Heights.
Additional Appropriations.
| The following appropriations are added
| to the bill:
For Blagden avenue, grading and mac
adamizing, $4,000; for Elm street between
| Sd and 4th streets northwest, paving, $500:
| for Erie street between Champlain avenue
and 10th street, grading and macadamizing,
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| street northeast, paving $4,000; for Penn
sofa avenue, grading and macadamizing,
| $1,000; for streets in Woodbridge subdivI-
sion grading and macadamizng, So 600; for
Connecticut avenue west of Rock creek
grading and macadamizing $4,000; for CO.
| lumbia road west from 18th street. paving
5000; for California and Wyoming ave-
nues. 23av Path and streets, grading and
macadamizing, 5000; for Wisconsin ave-
nue., grading and improving, $4,000; for
S1th street between New Cut road and Ten
l leytown road and adjacent streets in Bur-
leith addition, grading and macadamizing,
| 1900; for Illinois avenue, grading, 5000;
Providence street, grading and macadamiz-
/ Ing. $2OOO; Nebraska avenue. grading and
macadam.zing, $500; Genesee street be-
| tween Brightwood avenue and 14th street
road, grading. $1,000.
/ The provision OF the House bill that the
Commissioners shall not permit additional
telegraph. telephone, electric lighting or
other wires to be erected or maintained in
any streets. avenues or public roads OF the
District within the fire limits as now or
hereafter established Is stricken from the
bill. An appropriation OF 81 900 Is given for