Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-25
A LARGE INCREASE
COMMITTEE ADDED SITS, ass TO
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS.
Amendment Regarding the Municipal
Building Still in Dispute-De-
tails Of Agreement.

The Senate by its amendments added ST.
1873, APT to the bill
BY the action of the conference 1851. .224
Of said sum is eliminated and S77S,453 has
been agreed to.
OF the latter sum S42S 600 is to meet con-
tract requirements for constructing the
highway bridge across the Potomac river,
for which no estimate was submitted to the
House.
The amendments upon which the commit
tee of conference have been unable to
agree involve in the aggregate $4S.75O.
The conferees reported on various amend
ments as follows:
Inserts the provision in the enacting
clause proposed by the Senate making all
amount appropriated in the bill for sala-
ries In full for the fiscal year 1905.
District officials.
Relating to the executive office. strikes
out the appropriation of $1,2GO for per-
nit clerk. proposed by the Senate; ap-
propriates for a property clerk and dep
uty as proposed by the House and strikes
out the increase of the salary Of one clerk
from $40 to $500, proposed by the Senate.
Provides, as proposed by the Senate. $500
additional compensation for the assessor
and increases the salary of one assistant
assessor from $1,6OO to $1,000.
CIAcHplS lEOu pcfSOIldl tdAcS dS pIO-
posed by the Senate certain tapestries pre-
sented to the late Lieutenant General Sher-
idan, and which are on exhibition in the
National Museum.
Strikes out proposed increase in salary OF
the deputy collector of taxes from $1,SOO to
$1,000. On amendments numbered IA and
10 provides for one additional clerk at
$500 in the auditors office.
Provides for fourth assistant corpora
ton counsel instead of a law clerk at the
same salary and increases the salary of
the stenographer from $720 to $500 in the
office of the corporation counsel.
Provides for an assistant morgue master
and jantor at $3.50.
Relating to the engineers office, strikes
out proposed increase in salary of superin-
tendent of county roads: inserts provision
proposed by the Senate prohibiting the in
spector of asphalt and cements from re-
ceiving compensation from any person,
firm, corporation or municipality other than
the District of Columbia: increases sllary
Of assistant inspector Of gas and meters
from $720 to $40: strikes out provision
for an additional clerk at $500. one TRAITS
man at 81 200 and stenographer and type
writer at 81 ,0O0 proposed by the Senate
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate granting leave Of absence to Fer
diem employees of the District of Columbia.
Fixes the salary Of the superintendent of
insurance at 5000. and strikes out the
provision for laborer at $500 in his office.
Appropriates s1s.20O as proposed by the
Senate instead Of s152O0 as proposed by
the House for employees in the surveyors
office.
On amendments No. 33 and 48 transposes
a paragraph of the bill.
Public Library.
Relating to the public library. provides
in addition to the employees authorized in
the bill as it passed the House the follow
ing: One assistant at 5000, one attendant
at $500, and requires that one of the jani-
tors shall act as night watchman.
Appropriates $4,000 instead Of S3S. 200 as
proposed by the House and $40,5OO as pro-
posed by the Senate for contingent and
miscellaneous expenses.
Appropriates as proposed by the Senate
S., 600 for postage.
Appropriates $500 instead of SO 600, as
posed by the Senate, for miscellaneous ex-
penses, including livery of horse or horse
hire witness fees and telephone service
for the coroner's Office.
Strikes out the appropriation of $500
proposed by the Senate for the purchase of
certain plats and field notes.
Appropriates 81 coo as proposed by the
Senate to carry out the provisions of the
act to remove dangerous and unsafe build
ings.
Makes a verbal correction in the text of
the bin and strikes out the appropriation OF
$4,000 as proposed by the Senate for paw
ing roadways under the permit system.
Paving Streets and Roads.
Appropriates $4,000 instead Of 1900 as
proposed by the House and 600 as pro-
posed by the Senate for paving streets and
avenues within the city limits; strikes out
the appropriation of $4,5O0 proposed by the
Senate for repaving 14th street between
Pennsylvania avenue and F street north
west; appropriates $1,000 as proposed by
the Senate for repaving 10th street between
G and Water streets southwest, and $24, 900
for repaving 7th street northwest from
Pennsylvania avenue to street, from q
street to north side of New York avenue.
Appropriates $106, 700 instead of $44, 900
as proposed by the House and $161 200 as
proposed by the Senate for construction of
county roads and suburban streets, includ-
ing the following, which were inserted by
the Senate:
Columbia road between 14th and 10th
streets, s., 200
Yale street between 18th and 14th streets,
Sc, ,OCO
Pennsylvania avenue extended, $5OOO
California avenue from Phelps place to
Massachusetts, avenue, 800
woodley road from Wisconsin avenue to
Idaho avenue, $1,000.
22d street from Decatur place to S street
northwest, S.. 600
street, North Capitol to 1st street west,
$1,000
Quincy street from North Capitol street
to Florida avenue, $500.
Dover street. Brookland, from 18th to
18th streets, $1,000.
Sth street, Petworth, $4,000
Grant street northwest between 18th and
10Th streets, $500.
Q street between 22d and 23d streets
northwest, 5000
7th street northeast from Bunker Hill
road to Rhode Island avenue. 5000.
Appropriates $4,000 and authorizes
contract for $4,000 for grading and ma
cadamizing 14th street from its present
terminus to the junction near Brightwood
with Piney Branch road. and appropriates
$500 to enable the Commissioners to ac-
quire necessary land for the extension of
said street.
Appropriates So. 500, as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $4,000, as proposed by
the House, for replacing walks and curbs
around public reservations and municipal
buildings.
For Highway Bridge.
Appropriates $42s.O00, as proposed by the
Senate. for continuing construction of
highway bridge across the Potomac river,
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