Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
THE VDBTRICT BILL
Agreement BY Senate Appro-
priations Committee.
LARGE NET INCREASE
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PROVISION FOR A ss,soo,ooo Mu-
NICIPAL BUILDING.
Liberal Treatment Of the Recommends
tions Of the Commits
sioners.
LARGE NET INCREASE

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The committee on appropriations of the
senate came to an agreement at @'oV
o'clock this afternoon on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill.
The committee amended the bill to IN
crease the cost Of the municipal building
from s2,000.0O0 to $2,500.0O0.
Another amendment increases the limit
of cost Of the bridge across the Anacostia
| river from $4,000 to $375,OoO In we"
Of the recommendation by the war De-
partment that the additional amount was
needed in order to conform to proposed
changes in the channel Of the Anacost!.a
river.
For grading, lowering and improving
Bunker Hill road crossing, the Baltimore
and Ohio railro.d to eliminate the present
grade crossings. $4,000 is APPROPRIATED lne
Baltimore and Ohio railroad IS also au.no.
lied to build a bridge at Its own expense
at that point.
inserted: A.,
Sherman avenue, from Florida avenue to
Irving street, $3.50. ,e.. s+roa+
Erie street and Lucid place. 10Th street
to University place. $2,SOO. =.
Twentieth street, from Brentwood roau "
Queens Chapel, $1,000. a.r,,1e
Nichols avenue, Anacostia, macadamlze'
$17OO. ,o.,. s.roo,
clifton street. 18th street to 18th street.
grade, $1,000. ,,o
Bladensburg road. grade and improve
$4.TOO. 70 do
Metropolitan police, $1,000; house or de-
tention. $1,000: fire department. $ $S. ,rt
Writs of lunacy, expenses, $1,000; court r
house employees, 5000; suppo ;.;a VI SEQ.
Washington Asylum, $6.42o; Columoia TO ' noS.
pltal for Women. rs gosnital ouiid.
ing, s1S66S.62; Central Dispensary anu
Emergency Hospital, $4,000; Eastern 4, D DIS.
pensary, 5000; women's clinic. M' oC0:
Washington Home for Incurab les, s4VOo,
| hoard Of children's guardians. $l,oOO; Hart
Farm School $1,000; militia a., o. the D's'''
81 800; water department, $o0o'
Total increase, $49I ,9oI - xii,
The following decrease in the House plii
| was made: Emergency Hospital, care ana
treatment foriindige GENT pas sssn Ssi s ne
Messmore street. grade and lmprose'
| 81, 72O Grant street from schooi ~ ., ONO:
Pleasant street, grade and improve: $500,
| S street from 1st to LIE DIoit Is; s'r anscestia,
grade and improve. s4,I7o; Trumouli
street 1st to Az street, sraue , Hn
improve. 'is3, $50; Lowell street, le5n
and improve, s4,775; Massachusetts ga avenue e1u
northwest grade and improve, S,3oo; Pni MI
adephia street, Brightwood avenue, 10 Stn
| street and Sth street from Pmlaoeiphla
/
| prove, 5000; Chesapeake street, Bright
wood avenue to 9th street. grade and i'm,
prove $1,720; Lincoln avenue, Q street 10 II
street, pave. S4,7l5. ,,,
| grade and improve, 81. s65; Pennsylvania
| avenue extended, grade, $40 600
| The Commissioners are directed to credit
| the assessment for DEMENT'S IN the mater mater
of widening " street northwest, under
the act Of April 90. 1904, with the
| sum of S1,05O. against lots to TO-
] Inclusive. in square 139; lot NO.
8. square 14O; and other lots in Burlegh
subdivision, this amount being the sum paid
| by Virginia c.. Huidekoper, her deposit be-
| ing intended to be applied on the assess
ment.
The appropriation for repairs Of streets.
avenues and alleys was increased iroHi
| S1S5 900 to 100000
Increased by $482, 961.62.
The net increase, by the Senate committee
| is s4s2 9s1.62. The amount of the estimates
| was s11 ,O62 600. The amount Of the bill as
| passed by the House was 50, 1854. This
| makes the amount of the bill as reported
stand 50 939 525.62.
| The increases of the bill are as follows:
| Executive office. s7.1oo; personal tax board.
| 81 800; coroner's office. S1,165: market
masters, $40: engineers office, $40:
| street sweeping office, $1,000; depart
| ment of insurance, $1,000; free public
library, 81 ,620; postage on official mail
matter 81, 600; purchase of Latimer plats
and field notes, $3.50; assessment and per-
| nit work. $13, 900; for work on streets and
avenues. $500: construction and improve
ment of county roads, Ssh I55; repairs Of
streets, avenues and alleys, S14J00; high
way bridge across Potomac river, main
| tenance. $1,000; Piney Branch bridge,
| construction, $4,000; Four and a half
| street intercepting sewer, $4,000: harbor
| and river front, survey, ETC.. $500; play
| grounds. equipment and maintenance,
s., 900; electrical department, s12,1 2O; public
| schools. namely. for officers, $3.50; for
teachers. S34, IT'S, for kindergarten teach
! ers. $1,000; for repairs to school build
| ings. $500; for repairs and changes
| in plumbing in school buildings. $4,000;
| for fuel, 81, 900; for furniture and equipment
| of new school buildings, $15S0O: for free
| n,Iblic lectures, S150O; for text books and
| sunnlies ST 600; for school buildings. $751;
| 433: total for schools, $14S, 1S8
Disposal of Refuse.
| nrovision is inserted under the head
of the disposal of city refuse authorizing
/ the Commissioners that if it shall appear
that any part of this work can be done I'M
| der their immediate direction at less cost
than proposed by the lowest responsible
bidder they shall proceed to do it.
For surveys. plans and estimates for i'm
nroving the harbor front of the city of
4 Wa sbington an appropriation is made of
60 50O For the purchase of thirty addi-
| tional fire alarm boxes and necessary poles,
etc. IS 400 is allowed.
| For the installation of separate tele-
| nhonic communication for the fire depart
| ment 81 goo is appropriated.
| II is provided that hereafter the lllumi-
| native mower of gas furnished by any gas
lighting company in the District shall be
\ % candleJpowero
additional Teachers.
| Eight additional teachers, at SLIGO each.
are appropriated for. One hundred and
| twenty-nine instead of l21 teachers, at
| 81 600 each, 30 instead of q. at $3.50 each,
| "a instead Of %, at $500 each, 81 instead of
| %, at Ss75, "a instead of 16. at $3.50. 4S in
stead of 40. at $500. SO instead of 20, at $3.50,
| d instead of A. sat $675. 55 instead of 8, at
| S575 POS instead of 139, at 500, are pro-
| vided. ~
These increases apply to all the, grades,
| but especially to the lowest grade; 1t does