Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

the House. Tor public scales
House. Instead OF 5000 as proposed by the
Senate. for public pumps.
Makes verbal corrections In the text or
the bill. and strikes out the appropriation
of $500. as proposed by the Senate. for re-
constructing wharf and sea wall adjacent to
the morgue.
Senate, for condemnation of fnsanitary
buildings.
Relating to the electrical department. ap-
propriates $4,000, as proposed by the SEN
ate, instead OF $1,000, as proposed by the
House, for general supplies; strikes out the
appropriations proposed by the Senate of
81 600 for a telephone switchboard In the
Office of the superintendent OF police and
81. 100 for improvement of fire alarm boxes
Relating to the lighting Of streets by gas:
Appropriates $250. 000 instead of $3.50. 900, as
proposed by the Senate and 81. 900. as pro-
posed by the House, for such lighting. and
fixes the rates to be paid therefor at SIS
per lamp per annum for fiat-aame burners,
instead OF $50. as proposed by the Senate,
and SIS. as proposed by the House. ana at
$25 per lamp per annum for incandescent-
mantle burners. instead of $26. as proposed
by the Senate. and $40. as proposed by the
House.
Appropriates So. 900, as proposed by tire
the House, for lighting streets by electric
arc lamps, and f1xes the rate per lamp per
annun at $50, as proposed by the Senate,
instead OF $50, as proposed by the House
The Public Schools.
Appropriates for the officers and employees
In the Office of the superintendent of schools
In accordance with the act recently passed
by Congress regulating their number and
compensation.
Appropriates for two attendance officers
at 5000 each for the public schools, as pro-
posed by the Senate.
Appropriates for the teachers of the pub
lie schools of the District of Columbia In
accordance with the number and rates OF
compensation provided in the act recently
passed by Congress regulating the same.
Relating to jauitors of public buildings:
Increases the salaries of those receiving
$40 to $500; of those receiving $500 to $40,
as proposed by the Senate, and OF those
receiving $40 to $500. instead of $3.50, as
proposed by the Senate; appropriates $4,000,
as proposed by the Senate instead of $4,000,
proposed by the House, for care OF
smaller buildings and rented rooms, ana
strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate for one cabinetmaker for repairing
school furniture, at $1,000.
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate for rent of storage and stock rooms
and appropriates, as proposed by the SEN
ate, S27 ,372, being the amount required to
rent, equip and care for temporary room
for Increased enrolment caused by the
operation OF the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES law
Appropriates S45OOO, instead of $5O0OO. as
proposed by the Senate, and $4,000, as pro-
posed by the House. for repairs and
changes in plumbing in school buildings.
Strikes out the appropriations proposed
by the Senate of 1900 to complete the
equipment of the new Business High School,
and $4,000 for the physics departments in
the Central. Eastern, Western and M street
high schools
Senate instead of $50. 900, as proposed by
the House. for contingent expenses of the
public schools.
Appropriates 1000, as proposed by the
h.
Senate. for purchase OF pianos for school
buildings.
Appropriates so4. co., as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $4,000. as proposed by
the House, for text books and school sup
piles.
Appropriates $1,5o0. as proposed by the
House. instead of 81, 600. proposed by the
Senate, for school Fairgrounds and strike
out the appropriation of 81 600. proposed by
the Senate, for plants, etc, for school gar
dens.
Strikes out the appropriation of 1898.
proposed by the Senate, for purchase OF ad-
ditional land for the Armstrong Manual
Training School.
Authorizes the construction of an eight
room building to relieve the Mccormick
School, to cost not exceeding y6UOOU as
proposed by the Senate.
Approprfates. as proposed by the Senate,
s35. 600 for school building in Brightwood
Park and $4,000 for a school building OF
or near Deanwood.
Police and Fire Departments.
Relating to the metropolitan police: Ap-
propriates for the officers and men OF the
metropolitan police in accordance with the
number and compensation prescribed by
the act passed at the present session of
Congress; appropriates $1,000. as proposed
by the Senate, instead of So 500 as pro-
posed by the House, for fuel for police
stations; strikes out the appropriation of
81, 400 proposed by the Senate, for a site
for station house In Anacostia strikes
out increase. proposed by the Senate, Of
compensation to the superintendent of the
house OF detention; and increases the sal
aries of two clerks from sI20 to 5000 each
and OF four drivers from $500 to 500 each,
as proposed by the Senate. for the house of
detention appropriates 81 000 as proposed
By the Senate, Instead of 81 500, as proposed
by the House, for fuel and other expenses
for the harbor patrol: and strikes out the
appropriation of ST00. proposed by the Sen
ate for repair of harbor boat.
Relating TO the fire department: Appro-
PIRATES for miscellaneous expenses and for
increase of the fire department as follows:
For repairs and improvements to engine
houses and grounds, 5000. as proposed by
the House, instead OF $1,000, as proposed
by the Senate: for repairs to apparatus,
$4,000 as proposed by the Senate. instead
of 5000 as proposed by the House; for
purchase of hose, S13, 600 as proposed by
the Senate instead of $4,000 as proposed
by the House; for fuel. $14.000 as proposed
by the Senate. instead of $1,000 as pro-
posed by the House; for purchase of horses.
$4,000 as proposed by the House. instead Of
$4,000 as proposed by the Senate; increases
the amount for chemical engine company
at or near Benning. from $4,000. az pro-
posed by the House. to $50, 600 instead OF
$24.000 as proposed by the Senate; appro-
PIRATES S37,5o0 for new engine house on
Washington Heights. instead of SIS. 900, as
proposed by the House, and $4,000 pro-
posed by the Senate: and strikes out the
appropriation of $780, proposed by the
Senate for a steam fire engine
Relating to the health department: Strikes
out the provision proposed by the Senate
for two sanitary and food inspectors. at
$1,000 each: provides for an inspector Of
marine products, at $1,000. as proposed by
the Senate; strikes out the provision for
one clerk at $500, proposed by the Senate;
appropriates $4,000 instead of $4,000. as
proposed by the Senate. and $4,000. as
proposed by the House. for the enforce
ment of provisions OF acts to prevent the
spread of certain diseases; approprfates
S120, as proposed by the Senate, for rent
of a stable; strikes out the provision pro-
posed by the Eouse for certain special en-
ployes In the Smallpox Hospital; strikes out
the appropriation OF $500 as proposed by
the Senate. for an additional pound wagon;