The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

When the District appropriation bill
yesterday afternoon, it told tale of ad-
ditions and subtractons. While the
greater part of the Senate amendments
were agreed upon by the conferees,
several important Senate provisions were
left out
The District Fairgrounds must be paid
for entirely out of District revenues, and
the clause authorizing the board of edu-
cation to employ substitute teachers was
stricken out. Senate amendments for
new parks in the klingle Ford Valley
and in Southeast Washington were killed.
but Willow Tree Alley is to be improved.
The conferees allowed an increase of
81, 900 a year in the salaries Of the District
Commissioners, making their pay 5000
per annum.
Asphalt Plant Authorized.
An asphalt plant is authorized for the
District, on which will be spent $4,000,
and site acquired near the James
Creek Canal The Commissioners are
given authority to take charge of the
work of cleaning the streets and to buy
the necessary equipment Heretofore
that work has been done on contract.
ferees on 80 points of difference between
the House and Senate. Increases in the
salaries and the maintenance of the fol-
lowing offices and officers was allowed ::
Executive office, purchasing division,
building inspection division. care OF Dis
trict Building, assessors office. auditor s
office, corporation counsels Office, En-
gineer Commissioners Office, municipal
architects Office, special assessment Of
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office, Public Library, and contingent eX-
penses.
Sick-Ieave privileges and leaves OF alb
sence for District employees will be placed
on the same basis with those of the Fed
eral government The coroner need not
summon a jury of inqust over a dead
body unless it is known whether or not
the deceased met death by suicide
a Senate amendment allowing $500 to
be added to the fund for the permanent
marking of historic sites has been allowed
to remain. The District may purchase
supplies not exceeding SIS in cost with
out advertising for bids.
Money for Highway.
Increases of appropriations for the i'm
provement OF streets and highways in the
District were allowed to stand by the
conferees. Sixteen thousand dollars is al
lO"Su lLo TcOdlF anu COIlSlI uCllOn OF
bridges.
The District Commissioners are empow-
cred to effect a settlement with the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company for arc
lighting. The sum OF $4,000 is allowed to
keep Cabin John Bridge In repair.
Money was allowed by the conference
committee to construct schools at Burr
vile, for the erection OF a manual train
ing addition in the Twelfth division, and
for che purchase of several sites to en-
large school grounds.
Additional employees are allowed in the
police department, and a motor patrol
may be purchased. The salaries OF
mounted policemen will be slightly in
creased. Increases in the salaries Of a
few employees of the fire department were
allowed. More money was allowed the
health department in the fighting of con-
tagious diseases, and a new pound is to
be built.
Other departments which win receive
increases are the Juvenile Court, the
Police Court, the Municipal Court, the
courthouse, the Board of Charities, the
Board of Childrens Guardians, the Co
lumbia Polytechnic Institute, and the
District militia