Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

Appropriations relating to the construc-
ton of county roads and suburban streets,
proposed by the Senate, were agreed to as
follows:
Leroy place to Wyoming avenue, $1,000;
Joliet street. 5000; Providence street,
Brookland. $500; Nebraska avenue, 2,500;
Kenesaw avenue, $1,000; 18th street ex-
tended. $1,000; New Hampshire avenue,
$1,000; Connecticut avenue extended s10,-
OG0: 3Ith street and other streets in Bur-
leith subdivision. $1,000; Wyoming avenue,
$500; Mintwood place, 5000; Decatur
street. $4,000 and Quincy street. 5000.
The following items proposed by the Sen
ate for improvement of county roads and
suburban streets We're stricken from the
bill: r street. $500; Blagden avenue. 81
900; Reno road and Emerson street, s2,eOU;
Kramer street, 5000: PENNSYLVANIA avenue
extended, 10000: Erie street, $500: Rhode
Island avenue, $4,000; Wisconsin avenue
sl5,oS; Concord street. Brookland. 5000;
ith street, Bunker Hill road, 5000: Mess
more street, 81, 500: 18th street, $fO6OO and
Kansas avenue. S2,oC0
They agreed to an appropriation of 49,
200, as proposed by the Senate. for the
Massachusetts avenue bridge, and to an
appropriation of $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate, for repairs to the Aqueduct bridge
The limit of cost of the highway bridge
across the Potomac river is increased, from
k6S,Wo to S96.UOO. and the time extended
Tor construction of the bridge from two to
four years; contracts are authorized for
constructing the bridge within the limit of
cost and a requirement made that the as
pnalt paving between railway tracks on the
Dr1oge snail be maintained by street rail-
way companies using the same All street
railway companies chartered or that NAV
hereafter be chartered by Congress are
granted the right to cross the bridge
The agreement appropriates 5000 as nro
posed by the Senate for survey of Anacostia
river flats.
Increase of Salaries.
In the executive Office the salary of the
1anltor Is increased from $1,000 to 81 300
ana OF the property clerk from 81 900 to
h'4p' as proposed by the Senate, and the
provision for an additional clerk at $40 is
struck out The provision proposed by the
Senate to punish bribery in securing public
ONCE In the District of Columbia is re-
tained in the bill.
The assistant assessor is give, n, T.,
crease of salary from $1,000 to 81 600 and
the clerk to the board of assistant asses
sors from sl,2O to $3.50, as proposed by
the Senate ~
An appropriation of $3.50. as nronosad
oy the Senate, IS made for salaries and
expenses of the excise board. with the re-
qulrement that all receipts from liquor IL
censes snail be paid into the treasury
Inc House provision reyiying the nersona,
tax law of 1877 IS struck out
PROVISION IS made for an assistant oasb;er
al sI,fp and for two coupon clerk at s9'u
each IN the collectors office. as proposed nv
Tue Sehate. The employment of clerks on
extra labor in the preparation of tax sale
certificates is authorized '0
ne salary of the chief clerk in the an
ultors office is increased from 81 100 n
49," ana OF one clerk from 81 400 to 81 600
proposed by the Senate and pro-
vision inserted defining the duties of tho
audltor with reference to settling Difficult.
ties with the treasury and recurring him
TO countersign all checks
Suspended Accounts.
me following provision was agreed to-:
That hereafter when differences arise in
the examination of the accounts of the dis
oursing officer Of the District of Columbia
calling for the suspension of any item in
said accounts. 1t shall be the duty of the
auditor for the State and other DEPART
ments. who settles said accounts. to notify
the auditor of the District of Columbia in
connection with the disbursing officer of
the District of Columbia of the grounds of
such objections resulting in said suspen-
sions. IN order that said auditor. in connec-
ton with said disbursing officer, may by ex-
PLANTATION, If possible, remove said grounds
Of suspension
In the Office of the sealer of weights and
measures clerk is allowed at 500 as pro-
posed by the House instead of 81 600 a 3 nro
posed by the Senate. The increase in the
salaries of the computing engineer and SUI
Perintendent or sewers proposed by the
senate was stricken from the bill. In the
department of insurance an appropria ton
OF 900 Is retained for temporary clerk hire,
and the provision proposed by the Senat e
Tor one clerk at $1,40O and one clerk at
N.20 is struck out.
An appropriation of $4,000 instead of
Sl29e. as proposed by the House is au-
thorlzed, and of $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate. for employees in the surveyors Of
nee. An appropriation of $4,000, as pro-
posed by the Senate. instead of $500, as
proposed by the House. is made for binding
and miscellaneous expenses of the free pub
lie library, expenditures for rent being al
lowed.
Contingent Expenses.
The conferees agreed on 3OOOO as pro-
posed by the Senate, instead of S25 600. as
proposed by the House. for contingent and
miscellaneous expenses of the District gov
eminent They restored to the bill the pro.
vision proposed by the House regulating the
expenditures for horses and wagons, and
appropriated $40. as proposed by the Sen.
ate, instead of $40. proposed by the
House, for rent of Office for the department
of insurance. The appropriation Of S4S(
proposed by the Senate for rent of Office
for superintendent of property Is >str,lcl
out. but an appropriation of 81 500 is made
as proposed by the Senate. for clerical ser
vice. books and equipments in the Stflce OF
the register Of wills.
The sum of 5000. proposed by the Senate
for fireproof book shelves In the office Of