Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY.-EtEh
inspectors. two of whom shall be engi-
neers. one to be designated az chief
competent in irrigation works. at $500
each. except the chief engineer. who
shall receive $4,000 now provided for
in the Indian appropriation act: travel
ing expenses OF eight inspectors. S12.-
500
INDIAN OFFICE.-Purchase of books
fegaD. $500 Hereafter ire commission
er of Indian affairs with the approval
or the Secretary of the Interior may
designate an employee of the Indian
office to sign letters and other papers
Of that office requiring the signature
of the commissioner or assistant COM
m1ssioners and all signatures OF such
employe while acting under such desig-
nation shall have the same force and
effect as If made by said commissioner
or assistant commissioner.
PATENT OFFICE.-Ffrst assistant
commissioner $4,000; examiner Of clas-
sifications. $4,000; increase of ten
fourth assistant examiners. at $1,000
each: translator examiners. at $1,000
five clerks of class two, at 81 400 each ::
increase OF ten clerks of class one, at
$1,000 each; increase of five clerks. at
81 200 each; Increase of one messenger.
at $40; increase of twenty seven Ia
borers. at $3.50 each; increase of one
messenger at $3.50.
BUREAU OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in higher education. $4,000: expert in
industrial education, $4,000; expert In
welfare of children. $1,000; editor
$4,000; two additional clerks of class
one 81 200 each: seven additional clerks,
at $1,000 each; three additional co2yists
at 5000 each; collection, compilation and
distribution of school statistics. $4,000;
Increase for library, $1.500: collecting
statistics (increase). $4,000; rent of
buildings, $4,000: metal shelving for
library, 10000; additional furniture
$4,000; removal of bureau of education.
$4,000.
REPAIRS TO INTERIOR DEPART
MENT AND PENSION OFFICE-In-
crease of S12.500. making $4,000 in ALL
IMPROVEMENT OF INTERIOR DE-
PARTMENT BUILDINGS and their rem
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE
INSANE.-Entrance and gatehouse. 5000:
dairy farm, etc, 1900; iron fence along
frontage of hospital grounds on east
side Of Nichols avenue. $4,000: construc-
40 patients. $4,000: centralizing power.
heat and lighting plants, 100000: addi-
tional ground. $4,000: nurses home.
$4,000: grading Of grounds, 5000; fence.
$4,000: drainage $1,000.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Washington.
D. C.-Associate professor In theology.
geology and nature study. $1.4O0: asso-
ciate professor in general and agricultural
chemistry and the physical sciences.
81 400: increase to industrial department,
$1,000: increase for library. $1,000; scien-
tific building and equipment, In part.
500 900; increase for apparatus, 800; in
crease for repairs, $1,000; equipment In
crease s.. 500.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE SECOND ASSIST
Antoine page. addition. $3.50.
AN
ANT.-Pay Of agent and assistants to ex-
anime and distribute registry envelopes:
Agent, $500; chief clerk. $1,000; clerk,
$500; laborer, $500; in all, s., 06O.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY.-Two
mechanics at 81. 200 each.
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
Three executive clerks at 1880 each; one
by transfer from lump fund for seeds,
making increase of two.
FOREST SERVICE.-One clerk at 81 800
two clerks at 81 $50 each. four clerks at
$1,000 each. FIVE clerks at s1.osO each:
eight clerks at $1,000 each, ten clerks at
$500 each. four messengers at $500 each,
four messengers at $500 and four mes
sengers at $40.
Note lone clerk at 1890. two clerks
at s., 26O each, four clerks at 81, 200 each.
$1,000 each, ten clerks at $500 each, five
clerks at $500 each, -four messengers at
5000 each. four messengers at $3.50 each
and three watchmen at $40 each have
been added, amounting to $4,000. One
hundred and thirty-six places have been
dropped, amounting to $4,000, making
an apparent decrease Of $84. 100, but de-
Quoting two clerks of class four and one
clerk Of class two, aggregating 5000,
transferred to the division of accounts and
disbursements for the purpose of making
the administrative examinations of the
accounts and disbursements Of the forest
service, the actual decrease is $79 100
This decrease in the appropriation is made
necessary by the change in the organiza-
ton Of the forest service, under which
six administrative districts will be estab-
lished in the west. This occasions a re-
duction In the force Of clerks in Wash
ington. d. c., as the employees at the
headquarters of the administrative dis
tricts will be paid from the lump fund for
field expenses.
BUEAU OF CHEMISTRY.-One mes
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
One clerk, class four. $1,S00; one clerk.
class two, 81 400.
DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS.
teen skilled laborers at $3.50 each. Gwen
toy skilled laborers at $500 each dropped.)
LIBRARY.-One messenger at $40.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC ROADS.-One
clerk 800. (Two clerks at $720 each
dropped)
WOMAN HAD MANY W00ERS