The Washington times., 1902-06-28

Avenue extended, $4,000: Erie Street
s2.50o; Rhode Island Avenue. s25. 900:
Wisconsin Avenue, 5000; Concord
Street. Brookland, $4,000; Seventh Street. !.
Bun&er Hill Road. 5000: Messmore
Street $500; Fourteenth Street, $40. 600
and Kansas Avenue. $1,000.
Massachusetts, Avenue Improvement.
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by
the Senate for the Massachusetts Ave
nue. bride.
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by
the Senate for repairs to the Aqueduct
bridge.
Increases the limit OF cost of the
highway bridge across the Potomac
River from s56s. 900 to 1896, 900, and OK
tends the time for construction of the
bridge from two to four years: author
ICES contracts for constructing the
bridge within the limit OF cost; requires
the asphalt paving between railway
tracks on said bridge to be maintained by
street railway companies using the same
and grants to all street railway COM
panies chartered. or that may hereafter
be chartered by Congess, the right to
cross said bridge.
Anacostia Flats.
Appropriates $1,000 as proposed by the
Senate for survey OF Anacostia flats
On amendments relating to sewers.
appropriates $4,000 as proposed by the
Senate. instead of $4,000 as proposed
by the House, for completing the East
Side intercepting sewer; $4,000. with
right to contract up to $4,000, as pro-
posed by the Senate, for constructing
trunk sewer to serve the western part
OF Georgetown; appropriates $50. 200 in
stead of s250,000 as proposed by the
Senate, for constructing in part the r
Street and New Jersey Avenue trunk
sewer. and authorizes a contract for
$500. .000 additional work on said sewer.
Appropriates 81. 900 as proposed by the
Senate for fencing James Creek Canal.
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by
the House, instead Of 5000, 600 as pro-
posed by the Senate, for sprinkling,
sweeping and cleaning streets.
Appropriates 1900 as proposed by the
House. instead of $1,000 as proposed by
the Senate, for cleaning snow and Ice
from cross walks and cutters.
Makes the appropriation for the bath
ing beach available from May 10. 1902.
Electrical Department.
Appropriates $4,000, instead of sl2,-
900 as proposed by the House. and s15,
600 as proposed by the Senate for gen.
eral supplies of the electrical depart
ment.~
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by che
Senate, instead OF $1,000 as proposed by
the House. for placing underground .he
wires of the electrical department.
Strikes out the appropriation OF $3.50
proposed by the Senate for four dial
four number manual transmitter for fire
alarm Office.
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by
the Senate. instead OF 50, 800 as proposed
by the House. for raising roof of build
ing occupied by fire alarm headquarters
Appropriates $500 900 as proposed by
the Senate. instead of slS5,000 as pro-
posed by the House for street gas light
ing; limits the price per lamp to 500 as
proposed by the Senate, instead OF SIS
as proposed by the House requires the
gas company to pay the expense of pur-
chasing, erecting. and maintaining new
lamp posts, street designations, lanterns
and fixtures; authorizes the use of $l5,-
600 as proposed by the House, instead Of
S20. 900 as proposed by the Senate. for
Welsbach street lights OF not less than
so candle power. at a cost OF not ex
ceeding s25 per lamp as proposed by
the House, instead Of $50 as proposed by
the Senate; and inserts a provision au
thorizing the gas company during the
fiscal year 1903 to reduce from 25 candle
power to % candle-power. Illuminating
gas.
Appropriates $4,000 instead of $685.
656. as proposed by the House. and $751;
900 as proposed by the Senate, for
electric arc lighting; fixes the price at
s72 per annum as proposed by the
House, instead OF $50 as proposed by
the Senate. for each electric arc light,
and inserts the provision proposed by
the Senate authorizing the erection of
poles and the stringing OF overhead
wires outside of the fire limits and east
Of Rock Creek, for electric lighting pur-
poses.
Strikes out the appropriation OF
81 ,OC0 proposed by the Senate for pre-
liminary surveys for additional conduit |
from Great Falls.
Appropriates $1,000 as proposed by
he House, instead of $l.200,000 as pro-