Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-01

airy street back!to Clifton street containing
67,o00 square feet and costing $4,000.
Telephone Legislation.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company received from Congress valuable
concessions in the form of authority to lay
additional conduits for It's electric wires
and to string overhead wires in alleys and
in the suburbs with provisions that over
head wires in the streets should be removed
within the section of the District bounded
by street south, Sd street, Missouri ave-
nue. and 9th street west, B street north,
23d street west, Rock creek, Cincinnati
street, Columbia road, 10th street west lex
tended, Park street, Whitney avenue 18th
street west, R street north, New Jersey
avenue. c street north and I'd street east to
the place Of beginning. While this bill was
pending an amendment limiting the rates
the company could charge it's subscribers
was introduced in the Senate, but the bill
was passed without any consideration be-
ing given this amendment. bill was then
introduced in the House of Representatives
with the same purpose in view by Mr. Cow
herd and it is likely to receive much at
tention during the next session of Congress-
The work of building up a great gunshop
In this city was given a strong impetus by
Congress appropriating 100000 to purchase
additional land adjoining and on the west
Of the navy yard, together with $SS,OOO for
gunner's store house, 49,, 600 for copper
smith shop, and $4,000 for a bronzng
and plating house. For the purchase of
new and improved machinery for existing
shops at the gun factory In this city, $50 600
was appropriated, as was $4,000 for the
erection Of steel casting plant and IS COO
for equipments for the chemical and physi-
cal laboratory.
Need Of More Public Buildings.
The need Of more public buildings In
which to do the work of the government
was demonstrated by the authority given
by Congress to the Secretary of the Navy
to rent the new building now In course of
erection at the southwest corner Of Pennsyl
vania avenue and 18th street. This will give
the department about $1,000 square feet of
floor space in addition to the quarters it
now occupies. This building will be rented
at the rate of $50, 750 per annum, which is
more than the amount of interest the gov
eminent pays on $l,oOO,OOO at the rate of
2 per cent per annum. and 81 100000 would
go long way toward the erection Of an
other public building.
Congress embodied in the District appro-
priation bill a provision fixing penalties for
the punishment of any person who either
receives or gives a bride for an appoint
ment or promotion in Office under the Dis
trict government Some dealers in sensa-
ton accepted this legislation an admis-
sion that such bribery is prevalent, whereas
the legislation was enacted as precaution
against such abuses and not because of
their prevalence at the present time.
For reconstructing pier No. Of the Auue-
duct bridge across the Potomac under the
direction of the Secretary Of War $65, 900
was appropriated.
The limit of cost OF the highway bridge
across the Potomac was increased from
$56S, 900 to $996,00o 50 that a much more
comely structure. will be secured than was
at first provided ferTl
For raising the grade of the roadway and
bring walls of the; culvert on the line of
Massachusetts avenue across Rock creek
| between Belmont road and the United
States naval observatory grounds $4,000
was provided. -
the continuation OF work on the sewerage
system as 1t was believed could be expected
with advantage.p For continuing the con-
struction of the SSewage-disposal system
pumping station and, for machinery with
| which to equip it. $2I0, 900 was allowed In
addition to the appropriation for cleaning
| and repairing sfwers' and basins, amount
| ing to $4,000, the: following construction
work is provided for: Main and pipe sewers
ers, $50, 900: right OF way, 81 600: automatic
! flushing tanks, S1,00o; continuing boundary
sewer to Odd and A streets northeast, $40
| 600: completing east side intercepting sewer
between 22d and A streets northeast and
| 18th street southeast $4,000; continuing
low area trunk sewer, 100000: trunk sewer
| to serve western part Of Georgetown, $780,
| OOO and authority Is given for completing
this sewer at a cost of not to exceed $40 600;
| b street and New Jersey avenue sewez
$4,000, with authority to contract for ad-
ditional work to cost $4,000.
70 Get Electric Light.
The District Of Columbia appropriation
bill authorizes the Commissioners to permit
the erection of poles and the stringing of
| overhead wires outside Of the fire limits
| and east Of Rack creek for electric light
ing purposes only. This legislation will
] allow many persons living lip the. suburbs