Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28
THE EVENING STAR TUESDAY OCTOBER 2s 1902 20 PAGES

THE EVENING STA
of two submitted s1,4a0: four messengers
at $3.50 each increase of three submlffeb,
Sls44G; eight pages at $40 each, sl,a2p; Two
janitors at s4se each. $3.50; engineer, sSeo;
fireman, $40; workman, $3.50; watchman,
$3.50. four charwomsn at $50 each. STD;
for binding. 5000; fuel, lighting, fitting up
building and other contingent expenses
5000; for purchase of books Especial APP
preparation last year, $4,000.
Contingent and Miscellaneous.
Urdcr the head of contingent and mis-
cellaneous expenses the Commissioners cs-
innate follows: For contingent expenses
of the government of the District of CO.
lumbia. $4,000: for contingent expenses Of
stables of engineer department, 5000
Commissioners may grant leave Of alb
sence of thirty days to per diem employees
in continuous service for one Year,: for
rent of District offices. $4,000 increase.
81 900; for rent of old record vault 5000: for
rent of office for department of insurance,
$40; for rent Of property yards, $500; for
rent Of store room for property clerk, 500;
for necessary expenses in the collection OF
overdue personal taxes by distraint an 1
sale and otherwise, and for other necessary
items. $1,000; for judicial expenses, $1,000,
for general advertising, authorized and re-
quired by law and for tax and school
tons, s.. 600; for advertising notice of taxes
in arrears. $1,000; for special repairs to
market houses, $3.50; for enforcement OF
game and fish law, $500; for resurvey I'll
District boundary line Surveyors office).
81. 500: for purchase of Latimer collection
of field notes surveyors ohce), 1850; for
printing permit books, applications, var 'ors
forms of permits and for file case for the
| applications, stub books and other records
in permit clerks office, $500; to enable the
register of wills to continue tina work OF
preparing card index of the records OF his
office, $500; for reconstruction Of the
cement storehouse at 1st and Canal streets
southwest, 5000.
Permanent System Of Highways.
To pay the expenses Of carrying out the
plan for the extension Of permanent sys-
tenn of highways in conformity with the
"act to provide a permanent system OF
highways in that part of the District OF
Columbia lying outside of cities" approved
March 2, 1893, to be paid wholly out OF the
revenues of the District Of Columbia, $3.50
Improvement and Repairs.
Assessment and permit work-For assess
ment and permit work. $175,0o0 increase OF
$50, 600; for paving roadways under the
permit system, $4,000 Work on streets
and avenues-For work on streets and ave-
nues named in book of estimates. 1904, $780,
600 increase Of SJ0,O60) to be expended In
the discretion OF the Commissioners upon
streets and avenues specified in the sched-
ules named in said appendix, and In the
aggregate for each schedule as stated
herein.
Provided, That the streets and avenues
shall be contracted for in the order In which
they appear in said schedules, and be COM
pleted in such order as nearly as practi-
cable. and shall be paved. In the discretion
of the Commissioners, instead Of being
graded and regulated,
tot 1foiy, in
act no contract shall be made for making or
relaying asphalt pavement at higher price
than one dollar and eighty cents per square
yard for quality equal to the best laid in the
District of Columbia prior to July 1, 1886.
and with the same depth Of base; Provided,
That these conditions as to price and depth
of base shall not apply to those streets on
| which. in the judgment OF the COMMISSION
ers by reason Of heavy traffic, poor founda-
ton, or other causes, pavement or more
than ordinary strength Is required In which
case the limit of price may be increased 10
two dollars per square yard.
For widening and paving roadWays au-
jacent to the new public library and re-
placing sidewalks and curb around the
reservation, 1900: to pave with asphalt
7th street northwest between Pennsylvania
avenue and E street and between G and X
streets, 1000: to pave with asphalt
street northwest from Rock Creek bridge
to 10Th street, $1150o.
Grading streets, alleys and roads: For
purchase and repair Of cars, carts, tools.
or the hire Of the same, and horses. to he
used by the inmates of the washington
Asylum in the work Of grading. and pay OF
dump men needed to carry out the work,
SO, OG0.
Condemnation of streets, roads and al
legs: For purchase or condemnation III
streets, roads and alleys. $1,000; opening
alleys, s25,
Suburban Subdivisions.
Plats Of subdivisions outside Of Washing
ton: To pay the expenses Of such surveys
as may be necessary to enable the Commas
sioners Of the District to determine whether
plats Of subdivisions of land witain said
District offered for record have been made
In conformity to the "Act to regulate sub
division Of land within the District OF Co
lumbia," approved August q, 1889. s2oOo.
Construction of county roads: For con-
structfon Of county roads and supurpan
streets. 100000. increase OF $4,000
Repairs streets, avenues and aiieys-For
current work repairs to streets. ave-
nues and alleys. including resurfacing ana
repairs to concrete payemenfs with tne
same or other not inferior material, S2oo.-
coo: and this appropriation shall be avail
able for repairing the pavements OF street
railways when necessary: the amounts thus
expended shall be collected from such rail-
road company as provided by section OF
IAN act providing a permanent form Of
government for the District of Columbia,
approved June IL. 1878, and shall be de-
posted to the credit or the appropriation
for the fiscal year in which they are col
lected.
For replacing and repairing sidewalks
and curbs around public reservations. gov
eminent and municipal buildings, $4,000.
Roads and Bridges.
Repairs county roads-For current work
Of repairs of county roads and suburban
streets. 100000.
Bridges-For ordinary care of bridges. In
Guiding keepers, oil, lamps and matches,
81, 900.
For construction and repair Of bridges.
SIS 600
For continuing the construction of
bridge across Rock creek on the line OF
Connecticut avenue extended, with author
ity in the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia to enter into contract for the con-
struction of the bridge at a cost not to
exceed $3.50 eco. exclusive Of the amount
previously appropriated therefor, S100, 000
Toward the reconstruction of the Ana
costa bridge. with authority to contract for
its completion at a total cost not to ex-
coed $3.50 600 $780,
The Public Sewers.
For cleaning and repairing sewers and
basins, SIS, 900.
For main and pipe sewers and receiving
basins $4,000