Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18
TWO OM|Ll|ONSADD
BY THE COMMITTEE
District Appropriation Bill Re-
ported to the Senate.
TOTAL Is $11,494:887.35
Net Increase Over Grant by the
House $1,934,38S.
ESTIMATES ARE CUT $2,303, ,239
Amendment Reducing Gas Rate for
Local Government Buildings to
rs Cents Eliminated.
Appropriations Recommended.

Net increase ...... 1874 ,3SSO 90
Less than estimate. 2.30S, 2239 90
Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Dis
trict subcommittee of the committee on
appropriations. today reported to the Sem
ate from the full committee the District
appropriation bill The House provision
for seventy -tive-cent gas for public school
buildings was stricken out by the COM
mittee The greatest increase made by
the Senate committee is s1GO2,j00 for
school buildings and grounds.
The total amount of the increases made
by the Senate committee is 81 ,957 ,SSS. and
the total decrease is $1,000. leaving net
increase over the House bill of 81 1874 1888
AS reported by the Senate the bill car
ries S11. .494 ,SS7.3j.
The bill took its place on the calendar
but will doubtless be given the right of
way early next week and quickly dis
posed of
The bill as reported is less than the
estimate by s., ,3O3.2 239.
Increases by the Committee.
Following are the totals in the increases
over the House bill:
Executive office, 1.740: care of District
building. s7.245; assessors office tempor-
81 400; auditors office, s1.3OO: office of cor
poration counsel, sl.7O0; coroner's office.
1866; engineers office, sl.14O; special as
sessment Office, $500; street sweeping of
flee, $3.50; department of insurance. 81, 100:
surveyors Office. $500; free public library
S.S4O; contingent and miscellaneous eX-
penses. $13.25b: work streets and
avenues. sl4. LOO; construction of county
roads, s1O6,20O; repairs streets. avenues
I0S e ir
$4,000. Anacostia flats. titles, etc. 5000:
sewers. S1Si.SI3; sprinkling, sweeping and
cleaning streets. S31 $50; parking commits
sion 5000: bathing beach. $1,000: munic-
ipal Fairgrounds. s13.3O0; public conven-
fence stations. maintenance, $500.
deep wells. $1,000; reconstructing wharf
S.sn: electrical department. $500: lighting
streets igas,. S12.o13: lighting streets
teiectr'o. Ss2''; Rock Creek Park. 5000
schools. teachers. s23. 400: allowance to
principals. ISl00l; night schools. Sl.1OO
kindergarten supplies. 500: janitors and
care of buildings. $3.50: miscellaneous
$4,000; buildings and grounds. S10G2. ,O;
police department, S44, 100; miscellaneous,
S19. 40; house of detention $40: harbOr
patrol. $500; fire department, $3.50. mis-
cellaneOus. $4,000: increase fire deIrart-
ment. s67.0o: health department, $780,
miscellaneous. ST. 900: Juvenile Court
$1,000: Police Court. $3.50: charities and
corrections, Washington Asylum S11321O:
Home for the Aged and Jnfirm. S7.9s4:
reform school for boys. $1,000; reform
school for girls. S9S1: Columbia Hospital
for Women and Lying Asylum 1880:
National Homeopathic Hospital Associa-
tion. $4,000: Central Dispensary and
Emergency Hospital, $1,000: Eastern Dis
pensary and Emergency Hospital 81 Ono.
tuberculosis Hospital s6.320; board of
children's guardians. $40: Industrial
Home School for Colored Children 81 $50:
Washington hospital for Foundlngs
Si.250: municipal lodging house $40:
hn for. II nj. xsSIl
and sailors $4,000: Hospital for the In
sane, $li,soJ; water department, S1,-OO.
Decreases by the Committee.
The decreases are as follows:
Wholesale producers market 500:
schools. longevity pay $1,000
Gas Amendment Dropped.
The gas amendment which is stricken
out is follows: That no part of this
sum so appropriated tslO0,oO0 for fuel gas
and electric light and power for the pub
lie scboolsJ, shall be expended for gas at
greater price than - cents per one
thousand cubic feet
Changes Recommended.
In detail the changes recommended by
the Senate committee are as follows:
For the executive office-Additional com
pensation FOR two assistants TO the Engi-
neer Commissioner. detailed from the
United States Engineer Corps of s5Uo
each, and the provision that these as
sistants shall act Jointly as superintendent
of the municipal building are stricken
out and it is provided that the secretary
10 the Commissioners shall act as super
intendent and his salary is increased from
81. 160 TO $500 ii year. Instead of two
clerks at Sl.Jn each provision is made
nls z 4
$3.50. Instead of one laborer at $6tt, pro-
vision Is made for two each at that fig
ure. The salary of the inspector of build
lngs is raised from 81, 100 to 5000 and
that OF the principal assistant inspecto,
from 81 600 TO $500. Provision is made
for a stenographer and Typewriter at
$1,000 instead of $500.
There is added a principal Inspector OF
plumbing at 81 400. and the number of AS
sistant inspectors is cut down from seven
to six, and the salary for five of these Of
ficials IS fixed at 81 900 each instead for all
six. The amount for temporary employ
ment of additional assistant inspectors oi
plumbing and laborers Is made 's1SU in
stead of 81 40 and provision is made fol
d craftsman in this office at $3.50 instead
of at 81 200.
For care OF District building three
dynamo tenders are added at SSI., each
and two male lavatory attendants are
added at $3.50 each and two female lava
tor attendants at $500 each, and the sal
airy or two chief engineers. who are re-
lieved OF the lavatory duty is reduced
from 500 to $50 each. Instead OF five
watchmen at 500 each. provision is mad,
for six at the same figure.
Assessors office-For temporary clerk
hire for preparing numerical books the
sum IL changed from s2,Wp 10 81 :,Ou
Collectors office-Instead of an assist.
ant cashier at 81 400. provision is made
for two assistant cashiers at that figure
each.
Auditors office-The salary of The audi
tor Is changed from $1,000 TO $1,000. Pro
vision is made for three clerks at s9W
each instead of two.
Office of corporation counsel-The sal