Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
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superintendent, from $500 to 81, $50.
Department of insurance-1ncrease to
examiner. from 81. 100 to $1,000.
Surveyors ofiice-Increase to assistant
surveyor. from 81. 800 to $1,000; additional
draughtsman, at 1926. Authorization Is
granted for the exchange of an automo-
bile, and $1,000 is provided in addition to
get new machine.
Public Library.
Public Library-Increase for librarian,
from $500 to $4,000: increase to assist
ant librarian, from 81, 500 to 81 800; in
crease to the chief of the circulating de-
partment, from 81. 200 to 81 800; a chief Of
the industrial division at $1,000 and q
chief of the catalogue division at $1,000
are added.
An amendment authorizes the Commits
sioners hereafter to enter into contracts
for three years. subject to annual appro-
priat1ons Of Congress; $500 is cut off the
appropriation for fuel and fitting up build
ings, making it $1,000.
Takoma Park Branch Library-As rec
commended by the trustees of the Public
Library. in accordance with the provi-
sions Of the gift of Andrew Carnegie, an
appropriation OF the lump sum OF $4,000
Is made. This is q material increase over
the provision made by the House.
Contingent expenses Payment is al
lowed from the contingent fund for MEM
bership dues in the National Convention of
Insurance Commissioners, and the total
appropriation is increased from 3d.. 500 to
an increase of $1,000; for the expenses of
the morgue ST. 800 is provided, an increase
of $500; for the enforcement Of the game
laws the appropriation Is increased from
500 to $500; for the purchase of 1denttn-
cation tags for horse-drawn and motor
vehicles the appropriation is Increased
from $3.50 to 81 200, and is made tmmedi-
ately available.
A Senate amendment authorizes the
Commissioners to exchange typeWriters:
adding machines, pianos, machinery and
other equipment in part of full payment
for new articles of similar character.
Assessment and permit Work-An IN
crease of $4,000, making the total $24O,-
600. Is provided.
Work on Streets and Avenues.
Work on streets and avenues-Increase
from $57, 100 to $S1, 400 This involves an
increase for the southwest schedule from
$500 to $11,9OO; in the southeast sched-
ule from $4,000 to $4,000. and in the
northeast schedule from $4,000 to $13.-
OOO An appropriation Of $500 for paw
ing along street between 18th street and
Virginia avenue and along Virginia ave-
nue. from B to 18th streets, around the
1dH.<AIIl0TICdH UullulIlS.
Construction of county roadS-The word
county has been stricken out Of the bill
and suburban substituted. Amendments
providing for the improvement of the fol-
lowing additional streets: besides those
Southeast-Streets in Anacostia, grade
and improve, $4,000.
Northwest-Fessenden street. Wiscon-
sin avenue to River road, grade and i'm
prove, Sc 200.
a..
Ingraham streets, and Kennedy street
from 9th street to Georgia avenue,
grade and improve. $500.
Northwest-Kalmia street, from end of
macadam to Rock Creek Park, grade and
improve. $4,000
Northwest-Eighth street, Jefferson to
Longfellow streets. grade and improve.
$500
Northwest-Tilden street, from end of
asphalt to Rock Creek Park, grade and
improve, $14 500.
Northwest-Hamilton street. Georgia
avenue to Illinois avenue, grade and i'm
prove, $1,000
Northeast-Monroe street, 18th street
to 18th street. grade and improve. S., 500
utheaSt-TWenty-thtrd street, NaylOr
road to r street, and r street, Naylor
road to 22d street, grade, $780,
Northeast-Hunt place, Dean avenue
and Grant street. Minnesota avenue to
Division avenue, 5000.
Notwithstanding street, from Rhode
Island avenue to Goth street, grade and
improve, $500.
Observation-Disclosures street. from
Newton to Irving streets. grade and i'm
prove, $500.
-.ortheast-Seventeenth street, from
Hamlin street to Rhode Island avenue,
grade and Improve, 81 800.
Northeast-Thirteenth street. Rhode
Island avenue to Franklin street, grade
S., 400.
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