Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02

cents as stipulated by the House. In the
case of streets needing heavy foundations
the Commissioners may pay 81 per square
yard for asphalt paving, the House having
limited the price to $3.50.
For purchase or condemnation OF streets
81 600 is allowed, and for purchase and re-
pairs Of carts, &c, used by the inmates OF
the Washington Asylum $4,000 10 appro-
priated For opening. widening and ex-
tending alleys and minor streets $25,Ooo Is
allowed tzc
The following street and road improve
ments proposed blythe Senate go out OF the
bill: Rhode Island avenue northeast from
4th to 18th; 7th street from Michigan ave
nue. to Rhode Island avenue; paving old
18th street from Columbia road to kenesaW
avenue; 22d street from Decatur to 3: CHI
ton from 18th to 18th: Yale from 18th to
18th: Philadelphia from Brightwood ave
nue. to 9Th street: Woodley road from Wis
consin to Idaho avenues; 14th street from
Its terminus to the northern limit OF the
Saul tract; extension of Euclid place.
The following remain in the bill: Rhode
Island avenue from Florida avenue to LIST
street, pave, $4,000 instead Of $4,000. as
proposed by the Senate; 10th street from
Columbia road to Spring road, grade and
improve. SIS, 1000; 10th street, Morris street
to Columbia road, pave, $4,000; 22d street.
r to Decatur, pave, s., 5O0 California ave-
nue. from Columbia road to Phelps place
pave, $1,000: grading and improving Wis
consin avenue, $1,000 instead OF 10000, as
proposed by the Senate; Kansas avenue
from Trenton street to Utica street. grading,
x,
street from Queens Chapel road to Brent
wood road, grade, &C., 5000; Connecticut
avenue extended, grade and macadamize,
5000
of Milwaukee street through Fairvew
Heights and in relation to saving in the
cost Of grading in the Walbridge subdivis-
lon of 1ngleside by shifting the location OF
streets, remain in the bill.
For current work Of repairs Of county
roads and suburban streets $4,000 Is appro-
priated. The Senate provision for the Con-
necticut Avenue bridge across Rock creek
for that purpose, and limits the cost for it's
completion exclusive of all appropriations
already made and made in this bill, to
100000, stipulating that it shall be COM
pleted in four years from July 1. 1903. The
Commissioners are authorized to enter into
contracts for completing the work.
For Sewer Construction.
The House conferees concede to the Sen
ate all it's increases for sewer construction.
These increases aggregate S45OOO0. In all,
the bill appropriates over 81 100000 for the
construction of sewers and the sewage dis
posal system pumping station.
For cleaning streets 100000 appropriated
instead Of $4,000, as proposed by the
House.
For general supplies in the electrical de-
ing wires of the fire alarm. telegraph and
police telephone service under ground in
existing conduits, $4,000 is appropriated
instead Of $4,000 as proposed by the
House. Toward rebuilding grounded and
wornout patrol circuits. $4,000 is allowed.
The sum of s24 instead Of $40, as pro-
posed by the House. is allowed for oil lamp
street lighting, repairing, &c. For illum-
mating material, 500, 100 is appropriated.
The following provision Is inserted: And
during the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 the
price prescribed by Congress for lighting
each street lamp In the District Of Co
to include the cost of the Illuminating ma
terial used In lighting and extinguishing
lamps. repairing, painting, cleaning, pur-
chasing and expense Of erecting and MAIN
tanning lampposts,, street designations, Ian
terms and fixtures" IS
Street Lighting.
The following Senate provision remains
in the bill That during the fiscal year
1904 the Illuminating power of the gas fur
nished by any gas lighting company, per-
son or persons in the District of Columbia
shall be equal to twenty-five candles, not
withstanding the requirements as to can
die power prescribed by section three of
the act regulating the sale Of gas in the
District of Columbia, approved June 6.
1896" tH>ea.'
Expenditures for sixty candle-power
lamps are not to exceed $4,000, as pro-
vided by the House. and no such lamp shall
cost more than $2S. 81
For electric arc lighting an appropria ton
of $4,000 is made. and it is provided no
more than $50 per annum shall be paid for
street arc lights.
The Filtration Plant.
For continuing work on the slow-sand
filtration plant 100000, provided by the
House instead Of 100000 proposed by the
Senate, is appropriated. The limit Of cost
Of the filtration plant is increased from
81, 76s, 405 to 50 ,48S, 4O5. The work is to
be completed December 1, 1904.
The provision for preliminary surveys
for an additional conduit from Great Falls
is stricken out.
For the care and improvement of Rock
Creek Park $4,000 is allowed.
Public Schools.
Under the head of :public schools clerk
at $780, as proposed by the Senate, Is not
allowed. An aggregate Of 1,347 teachers
are provided for, with II supervising pin
cipals. The salaries OF principals of high
schools are retained at $1,000. The same
limit Of salary Is made for the normal
training and normal schools. Not any OF
the Senate provisions for increasing the
salaries Of teachers were agreed to.
The House provision that scholars over
twenty-one years OF age shall not attend
the night schools was agreed to by the con-
ferees. Twelve medical inspectors Of pub
lie schools, at $500 per annum each, are
provided by the BILL
For TOOLS machinery, &C., for the manual
training school 81, 500 is appropriated, and
for contingent expenses $4,000.
Toward the construction of the Business
High School $4,000 is appropriated and
the limit of cost is fixed at s175,U00, as pro-
vdded by the House, instead o. S265, 900 as
proposed by the Senate.
The Senate amendments to purchase lot
adjoining the Mckinley Manual TreiEins
School and toward the extension OF that
school, also for the purchase Of lot ad-
joining the Armstrong Manua. Training
School are stricken from the bill. The
conferees agreed to allow $500 for a lot
adjoining the Brent school and 10000 as
an additional amount for reconstructing
the building at It'll and G streets south
east.
The cost of the Takoma school is In
creased to $27, 600, and the limit Of cost CT
the eight room building for the second di-
vision is fixed at 100000 and for tae sixth
division at 100000.
Police Department.
The salary of the chief of police Is fixed
at $4,000, and four instead Of Ave captains
as proposed by the Senate, are allowed.
Twenty privates are provided for special
| service in the detection and prevention Of
crime. The pay of ten lieutenants is re-
| tanned at 81 $50 each, Privates Of class 2.
| to the number Of Pass an increase Of FIVE
over the House provision, are allowed. The