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street and the east side of Mount Pleasant
street at the northeast corner of the inter-
section of said streets; and the part of
Piney Branch road abandoned by such
Strengthening shall revert to the adjoining
property in exchange for the area donated
within the lines of Grant street
Use of New Anacostia Bridge
THAT before tile Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company shall use or have
any right whatever to use the new bridge it
shall pay to the collector of taxes of the
District of Columbia the entire cost of the
pavement lying between the exterior rails
of the tracks and for a distance of two
feet from the said exterior rails of said
tracks on each side thereof and the entire
floor system supporting said pavement, and
said collector shall deposit One-half of same
In the United States treasury to the credit
of the District of Columbia and one-half to
the credit of the United States: Provided
further, That hereafter one-half of the cost
of maintenance and repair of said new
bridge shall be borne by the Anacostia and
Potomac River Railroad Company, and
shall be collected in the same manner as
the cost OF laying pavementS between the
rails and tracks of street railways as pro-
vided for in section five of An act provid-
ing permanent form of government for
the District of Columbia approved June
IL, 1878: And provided further, That said
railroad company and all other railroad
companies that may hereafter cross said
bridge, as hereinafter provided, shall, in
addition to the taxes imposed upon said
railroads by existing law, pay to the col
lector of taxes the sum of one-fOurth of 1
cent for each and every passenger car
RED by said railroads on said bridge, said
payment to be made at the time and in
the manner and subject to the penalties
now provided by law for the payment of
the tax on the earnings of said railroads:
Provided further, That steam power snail
not be used on said bridge for traction pur-'
poses, and that if electrical conductors or
cables are used to propel cars over said
bridge the same shall be placed under the
floor of said bridge, and the cost of con-
struction, maintenance and repair of said
subwayS necessary to effect same shall be
betrayed by the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company. And provided fur
Their, That any other railroad company now
or hereafter authorized by Congress to use
said bridge shall have the right to use the
tracks of the Anacostia and Potomac River
Railroad Company thereon upon such re-
ciprocal trackage and such compensation as
may be mutually agreed upon, and in case of
failure to reach such an agreement, the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia is
hereby given authority and jurisdiction,
upon petition filed by either party, to fix
and determine the same. That Congress
reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal
this provision.
Hereafter the Commissioners of the Dis.
trict of Columbia are authorized to sell
sweepings from the streets, the amounts
realized from such sales to be deposited In
the treasury, one-half to the credit of the
United States and the other half to the
credit of the District of Columbia.
Provided, That arms authorized to De
issued by the War Department to high
school cadets of the District of CoAumota
shall hereafter be issued without requiring
that the same shall be insured from loss
by fire.
thereafter the District of Columbia shall
not be required in judicial proceedings 10
pay fees to the clerk of the Supreme Cour!
OF the District of Columbia, and the SAID
District of Columbia and it's Commission
ers shall be entitled to institute and prose
cute judicial proceedings in said court with
cut the payment OF fees.
1.-The disbursing officer OF the DISTRICT OF
Columbia is authorized to advance TO the
secretary of the board of charities, upon
reuuisitions previously approved by the
auditor of the District of Columbia ano
upon such security as the Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia may require OF
said secretary sums of money not exceed'
ing $500 at one time, to be used only TOT
deportation from the District or non-rssi.,
dent insane persons, and TO be accounted
for monthly on itemiZed vouchers TO the
accounting officers of the District OF Co
lUmbia.
Comparative Statement.
shows the provisions of the bill in detail,
together with current appropria lions and
the recommendations of the committee, the
first figures in each case showing current
appropriations and the second the pro-
posed appropriation:
Salaries.
Executive office, s74, 664-$75,O64; assessors
office, 81, 60O-s42, 6OO excise board, $500
81, 800; personal tax board, $15.2O0-$15,2OO
collectors Office $40 40o-$19, 400; prepara-
ton of tax sale certificates. $SO0-$SO0; au-
ditor's Office 81, S5O-s22, $50; corporation
counsel's office ST. 40 s12 TO; sinking fund
Office, 81, 5Oo-s2. 900; coroner's office, 81 500
s., $50; market masters, $4,9S0-s4,9SO; sealer
gineer's office, SCI, 512-s65, 512; special as
sessment office, $11 ,900-s11 800; street
sweeping office. SO. 100-s25. 100 board of
examiners, steam engineers, $900-$900; de-
veyors office, s2O0OO-s20 900; resurvey of
squares in East Washington, 81, 200 free
public library, $10,2S0- SIC, 1860. Total. $780,.
OS6-$361 1876.
Contingent and Miscellaneous.
Free public library, SIT .O00-$14, 600; execu-
tive office, $37, 7O0-$3s 200; engineer depart
rnent, stables, etc, $5,OO0-$5. 900; rent of Dis
trict Offices S9OO0-$9, 0O0; rent of old record
vault, $600-S600; rent, Office for department
of insurance, $Si0-$S40; rent of property
yards, $3OO-$300; rent of storeroom, $500
$500; collecting overdue personal taxes
81 ,5O0-$2, 500; judicial expenses, $1,000
81 900; coroner's Office, livery, expenses, etc.
81 5O0-$2, 600; advertising, general, $1,000
$1,000; advertising. notice of taxes in ar
rears, $3,Oo0-$3, GOO; enforcement of game
and fish laws, S5O0-s500; card index, regis
ter of wills, $500; resurvey of Meridian
Hill subdivision-$45O; municipal building,
continuing work on lin deficiency act for
1909 $3.50, O0O-$3G0 600; resurvey of District
boundary line, 81 500; reconstructing cement
storehouse S3oG0.
Total, S3S. 240-$33O $50.
Permanent system of highways. $500
$500.
Improvements and Repairs.
Elimination of grade crossings, 100000;
assessment and permit work, 100000
$1,000 paving rOadways under permit