Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12

eeaseu from ><UU 10 *Z.oOp For temporary
employment of additional assistant inspec-
tors Of plumbing and labor for such time as
their services may be necessary, $1,000 is
appropriated. The salary of the steam en-
gineer of the District building Is increased
from 500 to 81 ,O00. In the collectors office
an additional clerk at 81, 600 is allowed and
IN the office of the auditor a clerk at sT2O
The salary of the disbursing officer is in
creased from $500 to 5000
The coroner is allowed an additional la =
assistant permit clerk is increased from 500
to S1,OOO and the index clerk and typewriter
from $120 to $500.
In the street-sweeping department one
clerk at 81 800 and one at 81 200 are allowed
In place of two clerks at sl,2O0
In the department of insurance 5000 is
allowed for appraisers.
In the Public Library an increase of SAL
airy is given for the assistant librarian from
$1,2O0 to $1,5OO and the librarian is allowed
a secretary at 81 600. An additional assist
ant at $3.50 is provided.
Addition to Eastern Market.
An addition to the Eastern Market house
at 18th street and North Carolina avenue
southeast. is provided for by an appropria-
ton of $4,000
For testing materials for fre-proof build
mgs $1,000 is provided, and for the purchase
OF meta! identification nhmber tags for mo-
tor vehicles in the District 300 is appro-
prlated. The Commissioners are authorized
10 amend the regulations controlling motor
vehicies SO as to provide that for such
Identification tags and registration the
owner of each motor shall pay 81
For completing the card index for the
officer of register of wills nd to correct
and transcribe the index of COPIES correct
the dockets and index all wills filed from
1901 to the present time $1,000 is appro-
priated.
Under the appropriation for work on
streets and avenues 1t is provided that the
streets and avenues named in appendix A
and appropriated for in this bill shall be
improved LIP 10 the width now provided by law.
rms provision prevents the narrowing of
streets and avenues, such as has been done,
at times in the past.
For work on streets and avenues the
georgetown schedule is increased from
$4,000 to $s.4OO, schedules for the other
sections of the city remaining as provided
by the House.
The time within which the Connecticut
avenue bridge shall be completed is ex-
tended to July l., 1908.
For replacing granite blocks with asphalt
on I'd street from B to c streets northwest
an appropriation is made of $500.
A sum is appropriated sufficient to pay
Tor the cost and expenses of condemnation
proceedings taken in pursuance of the act
of June 80, 1906. and to pay awards for
damages for land taken under that act
The following provision is inserted:
THAT in all cases of payments under
this appropriation the accounting officers
shall take into account the assessment for
benefits and the award for damages and
shall pay only such part of said award in
respect Of any lot as may be in excess Of
the assessments for benefits against the
be credited on the assessment the amount
Of the award not in excess of the assess
ment."
County Roads and Streets.
For the construction of county roads and
suburban streets the following additional
appropriations are made:
acknowledgements street, east Of
Connecticut avenue, grade, 10000; Ritten-
house street and Western avenue, grade,
1900; Kenyon street, Sherman avenue to
18th street, grade and improve, $4,000;
Newark street, Cleveland Park, grade and
improve, $4,000; 18th street, Euclid to Fair
mont streets, pave 80 feet wide, 34OO:
streets in American Universary Park and
Wesley Park, grade and improve $4,000:
Ontario place. Ontario road to Adams Mill
road, grade and improve, 500.
Northeast-7th street, .Girard street to
Central avenue. grade and improve, 81 600;
Brookland avenue, grade, $1,000; Girard
road, grade and improve, 5000.
Southeast-Pennsylvania avenue, extended
5000.
NOrth-North Capitol street, to v
streets, paved, 5000.
A provision is inserted in the bill to the
effect that such changes may be made in
the lines of curb of Pennsylvania avenue
and its intersecting streets in connection
with their resurfacing as the Commission
ers may consider necessary and advisable.
For repairs to county roads, for current
work, 100000 instead of 100000 is appro-
priated.
Aqueduct Bridge Repairs.
For the reconstruction of pier No. / of
the Aqueduct bridge to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of War $50 600
is appropriated and the unexpended bal
ance of $4,000 of the appropriation for the
of piers and is reappro-
priated and made available for the periodi- |
cal examination of the remaining piers of
the bridge and making such repairs as may
be found necessary.
The time within which the Anacostia |
river bridge shall be completed is extended |
to July l, 1905 and for expenses of all
kinds for the operation and maintenance
of the bridge $500 is appropriated.
For the preparation of plans and esti- |
mates for the treatment of the valley of
Rock creek from Massachusetts, avenue to
the mouth of the creek, both by the open
valley method and by conduit, an appro-
priation is made of $1,000
The Senate struck out the House pro-
vision in relation TO the Monroe street |
railroad bridge, Brookland, over the tracks
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which |
provided that no street railroad company
should use the bridge for its tracks until |
it should pay to the treasury of the United !
States a sum equal to one-sixth of the cost |
of the bridge.
Sewer Construction.
1t is provided that hereafter appropria-
tons for sewer construction shall be avail |
able for the purchase or condemna on of |
such rights of way as may be required.
For sewer in the valley of Broad branch |
between Rock creek and Soapstone branch |
and in the valley of Soapstone branch be- |
tween Broad branch and Wisconsin ave- |
nue.. $500 is appropriated.
For bikes in connection with the sewerage
disposal project, $1,000 is appropriated.
The bill carries an authority for the drain |
age of two houses on Magnolia avenue Ia
koma PARK, d. c., into the sewer system of |
Takoma Park, Md, at an annual charge of |
80 each, to be paid to the town of Takoma |
Park, Nd.
Street Sweeping by Hand.
The House provided that whenever it /
should appear to the Commissioners that
aand work In street sweeping could be done
under their immediate direction at 10 cents
per thousand square yards, they should do
The work in that way. The Limitation of |
price is raised by the Senate to 20 cents or
ess, and not more than p cents per |