Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23
MONEY FOR DISTRICT
Conference Report Submitted
to Both Houses.
WHAT WAS AGREED UPON
Generally the Conferees Were Liber-
ally Disposed.
SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE
Senate and House Have Already
Agreed to It and Only Needs
Presidents Signature.

bia appropriation bill came to an agree
ment last evening and submitted their re-
ports to the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives.
The effect of the agreement of the con-
ferees is as follows:
Strike out the increase of 800 proposed
by the Senate in the salary of the secre-
tary to the Board of Commissioners, and
restores the salary of the janitor of the
District building to $1,000, as proposed by
the Senate.
Approprlates $500, as proposed by the SEN
ate instead of 500. as proposed by the
House, additional compensation to the
assessor, and inserts the provision proposed
by the Senate authorizing the acceptance
of returns of gross earnings made by COM
panies or corporations to the assessor on
or before October IS, 1905. as If the same
had been made the list day of August
1905.
Appropriations for an additional clerk at
$1,000 for the excise board, as proposed
by the Senate.
Appropriates for an additional inspector
al 81 200 for the personal tax board. and
increases the amount for extra clerk hire
from 81, 900 to $1,000.
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate for an additional messenger at S4SO
in the auditors office.
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate IOr HOSter anu ldDoESt al fooc
In the COroneES office.
Strikes out the provision for one market
master at $500, as proposed by the Senate.
and increases the amount for labor Tor
cleaning market houses from 81, $40 to 81 W.
The Engineers Office.
Relating to the engineers office: Increases
the salary of a skilled Iaborer from $3.50
to S625; provides for four oilers at $500
each, instead OF five as proposed by the
Senate and three as proposed by the House;
provides for five tiremen at 1915 each as
proposed by the Senate, instead OF six fire.
men at $40 each as proposed by the House.
and provides for salary of superintendent
of stables at $1,000 instead of $3.50. as
proposed by the Senate, and $1,000. as pro-
posed by the House.
Relating to the street-sweepins office:
at $1,000. instead or 81 go as proposed by
the Senate. and 5000 as proposed by the
House; strikes out the proposed increase
of $500 proposed by the Senate in the salary
of a clerk. and makes verbal corrections in
the text of the bill.
Fixes the compensation OF statistician
In the department OF Insurance at s., 80,
as proposed by the Senate, instead of 81, 100,
as proposed by the House.
Relating to the surveyors office: Pro-
vfdeS as proposed by the Senate as follows.
For an assistant conlputer at $50; for an
additional rodman at $S25, and increases the
to $500
Relating to free public library: Provides
for a children's librarian at 81 COO and for
three additional pages at S24O each, as pro-
posed by the Senate; strikes out the in
crease proposed by the Senate Of one chief
of circulating department at $1,000, one
assistant at S72o and three attendants at
$500 each; appropriates $500. as proposed
by the House, for the purchase OF books,
instead of $4,000. proposed by the Sen
ate. and SO 600 for binding, as proposed by
the House. instead of $500, as proposed
by the Senate.
laneous expenses of the District govern
ment $4,000. as proposed by the House,
Instead of $40 900, proposed by the Sem
ate, and inserts the provision proposed by
the Senate concerning the use of horses
and vehicles belonging to the District of
Columbia.
Appropriates $1,000. as proposed by the
House. instead of $1,000, as proposed by
the Senate. for judicial expenses.
Appropriates $3.50 instead of s.. 800, as
proposed by the House. and 81. 600 as pro-
posed by the Senate, for expenses of the
coroners office.
Appropriates $500 for the erection of tab
lets to mark historical places in the Dis
trtct of Columbia.
Excerpts from the provision requiring the
use of book typewrlters in the office of
the recorder of deeds, cases where the use
of pen may be found necessary; and
strikes out of the bill the provision proposed
by the Senate authorizing the recopying OF
certain records in the Office of the recorder
of deeds.
Appropriates $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate instead of $40, 500. proposed by the
House, for paving streets and avenues in
the different sections of the city; and
strikes out the specific provision inserted
by the Senate for paving certain other
stipulated streets.
Appropriates $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate to be paid wholly from the revenues
of the District. for opening alleys and mi
nor streets.
Inserts all of the specific appropriations
proposed by the Senate for improving cer-
tain county roads and suburban streets
except the following, which are omitted
namely: Brookland avenue, streets In
American University Park, Albemarle
street, Chesapeake street. Florida avenue,
Minnesota avenue and 18th street.
Appropriates 5000. as proposed by the
Senate, for extending Massachusetts avenue
from Wisconsin avenue to Nebraska ave-
nue..
Appropriates $500. 900, as proposed by the
Senate. instead Of s275. 600, as proposed by
the House. for repairs to streets, avenues
and alleys
Appropriates $4,000. as proposed by the
House. instead OF S9,5C0, as proposed by
the Senate, for replacing and repairing side
walks and curbs around public reservations
and municipal buildings
The Anacostia Bridge.
Appropriates s275.oe0 as proposed by the
Senate. for continuation OF work on the
construction of the Anacostia bridge; and
In connection Herewith inserts an appro-
priation Of $4,000 account OF the ap-
proach to the Anacostia end of said bridge
requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to bear q part of the expense and
also requiring the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company to contribute
| $4,000 toward the total cost of said bridge
all OF which provisions are fully set forth
| in the conference report as printed in the