Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21


counsel to investigate the ownership of
land along the Anacostia river is
stricken out.
Sewers and Street Sprinkling.
Under sewers 100000 is appropriated as
proposed by the Senate instead of $50. 900
tHouse) for cleaning and repairing sewers
and basins: $4,000 instead of S7J.HN
(House) and 100000 tSenate, for sub
urban sewers. The appropriation pro-
posed by the Senate of $4,000 for bikes
for sewage disposal project. and $4,000
for sewer along Rock creek is stricken
out, and $4,000 instead of S31.SlJ tSanate)
for a relief sewer from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 4th street to Virginia avenue and
I'd street southeast is appropriated.
For sprnklng and cleaning streets
$2lO. 600 is appropriated. instead of $40
COO tHouse) and S26I.Hm ,Sanate).
The Senate provision for concrete
floor in the stable of the street cleaning
department. $4.3.O. is omitted
For the parking commission there is ap-
propriated $'o,OO (Senate). instead OF
$3OOOO Housel.
The Senate provision for $4,000 for con-
creting the bottom of the swimming pol
| is striker out.
For the equipment of Fairgrounds.
| $1.500 (HouseD instead of $4,000 (Sen-
ateD. and 5000 tSenate) for improving
Rosedale Fairgrounds Is appropriated.
Amendment 127 strikes out the SEN
ate appropriation of $4,000 for deep
wells
| For maintenance of public convenience
station. $4,000 (Senate) instead of $500
| tHouse).
For personal services in the condem-
| nation of insanitary buildings. $1,000
(Housel instead of $500 (senatel.
The Senate provision Of 5000 for re,
| adjacent to the morgue is omitted.
| The salary of one electrical inspector
| from $1,000 to $1,000; of a clerk from
| 81. 900 to 81 200. and pro,id for addit-
| ional clerk at 81. 400.
Lighting the Streets.
| For street gas lighting. $26'.225 (Senate)
is appropriated instead of SETTLE House)
and a proviso is inserted requiring the
Washington Terminal Company 20 pay
for lighting the streets over which its
right Of way crosses and streets border
ing on its right Of way.
For electric street lighting Sl2'.25O tSen-
ateD is appropriated. instead of $1l'VU
(House). and the same provision with
reference to the Washington Terminal
Company is inserted.
For Rock Greek Park. $1,000 (Senate).
| instead of 100000 Qouse).
School Teachers.
On amendments relating to the teach
ers of public schools the conference re-
port provides for twelve heads of de-
partments at 500 each Senate) and for
| seven instead of fourteen teachers at
$1,000 each of normal. high and manual
training schools: reduces the amount for
longevity pay from $165.NO House) to
$l46.MO tSenateD; increases the amount
of allowance to principals from S31.6SO
tHouse) to ST.. $50 (Senate), and inserts
a provision that no teacher shall be ell
gible to group b, class u. who has not at
tanned the maximum of group A, and
that teachers employed in normal high
and manual training schools may be
placed in group \ class q. and receive
longevity increase according to their num-
more than seven teachers shall be pro-
NOTED in any year from group A, class g.,
to group r. class 8.
For teachers and janitors of night
schools $4,000 is appropriated. and $500
(House) instead Of $500 (Senate) for
contingent expenses of night schools.
For kindergarten supplies, $500
(House) instead OF $4,000 (Senate).
instead of 1890 (House) and 81 1000 (Sen-
ate) for janitor service for the Mckin-
ley Manual Training School; $1,000
(House). instead of $1,000 tSenate). for
one engineer for this school. and pro-
vides .or janitor service for other build
ings as proposed by the Senate.
For miscellaneous expenses of public
schools there is. appropriated $4,000
| (Senate) instead Of $4,000 rHouse) for
| rent; $4,000 instead of $4,000 (House)
and $4,000 (senate) for repairs to
| school buildings; $4,000 tHouse) instead
of $50. 900 tSenate) for repairs to school
buildings: $4,000 (House) instead of
$225OO tSenate) for materials for man.
ual training instructions; 100000 instead
Of $4,000 House) and $1W.WW tSenate)
for fuel. etc. for school buildings.
Forty-five thousand dollars tSenaie) In
stead of $4,000 (HouseD for contingent
M for oar
(Senate} for physics department apparatus
| in high schools, strikes out $6,G0D tSenat tel
| for biological and chemical laboratories
and 81. 600 for school Fairgrounds, inserts
Senate provision for purchase. erection and
maintenance OF portable schoolhouses and
| strikes out House provision to limit the
price of gas used in school buildings TO
Is cents per thousand cubic feet.
The sum of 100000 Iiouse). instead OF
$1,000 tSenate), is appropriated for the
equipment of the extension of the Nc
Kinley Manual Training School; $4,000
| (Senate) for completion Of the Mckinley
school: strikes out $3OOOO3 (Senate) for a
normal school building; $4,000 for the
repair of Central High School, and also
strikes out $4,000 for Cleveland Park
| school,
Twelve thousand dollars for purchase
| Of lots adjoining Phelps School and $50.
| 900 for fireproof construction in the
three new school buildings now in course
| Of erection; apprOpriates $4,000 for a
| twelve-roOm building on the site of the
Garfield School and sl6.5N for purchase
| Of lots adjacent to Phillips School, and
| appropriates $4,000 instead of $26l 800
| (Senatep for fire protection of certain
| school buildings.
The Police Department.
| Under metropolitan police are sthe fol-
| lowing agreements:
| Increase pay of three clerks from $500
10 $1,000 (Sanate): strike out increase
| (Senate) of fOrty-five privates of class
| one at $500 each: strike out increase tSan-
| ate) from 2iO to roo In each for allow
| ance to mounted policemen: insert Senate
| clause for maintenance for the full COM
| plement of the metropolitan police and
require annual medical examination
| of persons drawing pensions for disabil-
| tiles incurred in the police and fire de-
! partments.
| for repairs to police atoms; $35.WW. in
stead Of s3S. 900 House) and $31 $50 (Sen-
| ate). for contingent expenses; strike out
$4,000 (Senate) for modern cells; so 900,
| instead of $t2OCO (Senate), for Anacostia
| station house: increase pay of four
| drivers for house of detention from $JlO
| to 5000 tSenate); an engineer at 81 600 in
| stead OF 81 no (Senate). for the harbor
| patrol.
Fire Department.
| Strikes out increase of 500 (Senate) in
salary OF superintendent of machinery;
provides for two marine fremen at s72o:
strikes out Senate provision for messen-
ger at headquarters at 5000, and for
hostler at 500: appropriation 5000