Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-14
Tomorrow's Coupon.
of charities for maintenance Of vehicle
for use in the discharge Of their official

duties.
BY another amendment specific permls-
sion is given for the maintenance or tele-
phones of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company in the residences OF
the superintendent of the water depart
ment. superintendent Of sewers, secretary
to the board of charities. health officer.
fire chief and police chief
For the erection of suitable tablets to
mark historic places in the National Capt.
tai an amendment makes an appropriation
of $500 in addition to uneXpended balances
allowed by the House.
Provision for Viaduct and Bridge.
The construction of viaduct and
bridge to carry Benning road over the
tracks of the Pennsylvania and Baltl-
more and Ohio railroads, at a cost of
$1,000, is to be in accordance with
plans approved by the Commissioners,
and specific authority is given to con-
denim the necessary land. Half OF the
cost of the construction OF the bridge
across the railroad rights of way is to
be paid by the railroad companies in pro-
portion to the widths of their respective
rights of way and the cost Of changes or
removal of the ira ks of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company on
Benning road are to be paid by that COM
pany.
Street improvements and repairs-Ap-
preparations of $4,000 for repaving with
asphalt the roadway of street north
east. from 1st to 4th street and or
s.. 600 for repaving ed street from Kalo-
rama read to S street with concrete
pavement are made.
Construction of suburban roads-An
amendment makes the limitation that
the total is ito be disbursed and account
ed for as construction of suburban roads
and suburban streets and for that pur-
pose shall constitute one fund.
Additional Improvements.
In addition to the improvements pro-
vided for by the House. the Senate
amendments provide for the following
work:
Kalmia street northwest, end of maca-
dam to Rock Creek Park, grade and i'm
prove. $1,000.
Sherman avenue northwest. Florida ave-
nue. to Columbia road, improve. $4,000.
Franklin street northeast, I'D street
eastward, grade and improve SJ.oOO
Thirteenth street northeast Rhode
Island avenue to Franklin street, grade,
81, 100.
For paving with asphalt Connecticut
avenue northwest between Calvert street
and the north end of the Connecticut
northeast, 18th to 18th streets, grade,
81 40; Chesapeake street northwest, Wis
consin avenue to River road, grade and
improve $1,000; Illinois avenue northwest.
Kennedy street to Ingraham street. and
Kennedy street, 9th street to Georgia ave-
nue. grade and improve, $SI00: Sth street
northwest, Jefferson to Longfellow street,
grade and improve $500: street north
west, Flagler place to LIST street, pave
tthirty feeD. SIS, 500; 10th street northwest.
Park road to Newton street, grade and
improve. $1,000: Macomb street north
west, SD to 36th street, grade and i'm
prove, $500: kalorama road northwest.
23d street to Connecticut avenue, pave
(thirty feet. $500; Otis street north
east. 18th to 14th streets. grade. 1900.
Sidewalks and Curbs.
Appropriations of $500 for new side
walks and curbs around the patent office
and Of s.. 500 for replacing sidewalks and
curbs around the old post Office building
are provided.
Modifying the House provision for a
new bridge across Rock creek on the line
of Pennsylvania avenue, the Senate COM
mittee specifies that the Capital Traction
Company shall pay only j. per cent in
stead of one-third of the cost of removing
its tracks from 23th and NJ streets and
repaving the bridge on the line of NJ
street now used for the tracks. Another
clause inserted by the Senate committee
directs the chief of engineers, L. s. A.,
to transfer to the Commissioners the land
in square 1894 necessary for the. con-
struction Of the bridge.
Sewers-The appropriation for subur-
ban sewers is increased from $4,000 to
$50, 900.
Bathing beach-The Senate committee