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stays in tho bill under the conference
agreement.
Street Work Increase.

Street Work Increase.
Work on streets and avenues: The Sen
| ate's increase from $61.J00 to $40 is
allowed, thus increasing the money avail
able for the northwest from 5000 to
$4,000. and for the northeast from S22.ss
to $S0.SO0 The Senate's appropriation oil
$4,000 for removing the granite block
and repaving with asphalt fth stree.
granted. but the provision of $4,000 for
grading and improving 18th street from
street to E street was allowed.
The provision OF 5000 for the purchase
or condemnation of the necessary iand
paving and construction of walls. steps
and terraces for connecting Belmont and
10th streets stays in the bill.
Construction Of county roads-The House
provision for the grading and improving
Of Fessenden street from Belt road TO
agreed to by the conferees, in lieu of
greater improvement proposed by the
Senate.
The Senate amendments for grading and
improving or paving Rock Creek Churcn
road from Georgia avenue to 9Th street.
at a cost OF $500: of 18th street from
Newton street to Hamlin street, at cost
of $500: of Irving street northeast from
18th to 18th street. at cost OF $e.4OO;
of Massachusetts, avenue extended nortn-
avenue. at a cost of 80, 400: of Kennedy
street from 18th to 18th street, at cost
OF $500: OF street from I'd street TO
Rhode Island avenue, at a cost of 81. 100:
road to V street, at cost of s. 900, were
all agreed to by the conferees.
Senate Amendments Rejected.
The Senate's proposals to grade and
MI Sfr
to Spring road at a cost of $500; to
gravel Bruce place southeast at cost
OF 500; to grade and improve Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest from Wiscon-
sin avenue to Western avenue, and for
beginning such work beyond Nebraska
avenue, at a cost Of $4,000. and to grade
Adams Mill road at a cost of $4,000 were
stricken out by the conferees.
The conference report grants the Sem
ate's amendment for a change of the
tracks Of the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company from Maryland
avenue between Sd and ~ streets and
from Sd street between Maryland avenue
and street southwest to B street south
west between Maryland avenue and Sd
street.
The Senates amendments for replacing
sidewalks on the east side of the White
Lot, being the west side of 10Th street
from Pennsylvania avenue to d street, at
cost of $3.50; for new sidewalks and
curbs around the patent Office at a cost
of 1850. and for replacing sidewalks and
curbs around the old post office building
at cost of $500. were stricken out by
the conferees.
Roads and Bridges.
Repairs to county roads: Senate's in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 is al
lowed.
Bridges: The Senates increase in the
amount available for the repair and
construction Of bridges from 5000 to
$4,000 is allowed.
The conferees agreed to an appropri-
alton Of 100000 toward the construc-
.t1On, at total cost not to exceed 800
600, Of new bridge across Rock creek
on the line of Q street, and agreed to
the provision of a Senate amendment
giving the Commissioners power to
condemn necessary land for approac hes
Sewers-The Senate's provision of $500
Tor the maintenance Of motor vehicles
was allowed. And the conferees agreed
to allow $4,000 for main and pipe sewers
and receiving basins, instead of the $780,
600 proposed by the House and the S67, 600
proposed by the Senate. For suburban
sewers, the conferees agreed to $4,000 in
lieu of the $1,000 provided in the House
bill and $61 600 in the Senate bill.
streets, the conferees agreed upon $780,,
600. halfway compromise between the
sums provided by the two houses; and in
connection with that amendment agreed
to provision allowing the Commissioners
to take over the work Of cleaning the
streets and avenues and buying the neces-
sary equipment The House conferees
also yielded to the Senate the latters
amendment providing s12S6OO for the
erection Of new stable and storerooms
for the street cleaning department.
1t was agreed in conference that the
Commissioners fund of $4,000 for clean
ing snow from streets. sidewalks, cross
walks and cutters should not be limited
to allow them to clean snow only from
sidewalks 'in front of public Spaces
Bathing beach-Increase for Waterman
from $3.50 to $3.50 allowed.
Supervision Of Fairgrounds.
P1aygrounds-The senate's amendment
to make the aDproDriatiOn Of 5000 for