Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06

Irving strset and DO known and desig-
mated upon the plats and maps Of the
District Of Columbia az Irving street,
Minnesota avenue, Benning road to I'D
| street. grade and improve $6.000s
/ Northwest-Connecticu avenue, Tflden
street to Pierce Mill road. grade and
Montague street to the Military road.
$26.952; Park road, 14th street to Sher-
an avenue. grade and improve. 80. 400.
Southeast ighview place. Nichols
improve. $500: 9Th street. Alabama avenue
| to Savannah street. and Savannah street,
4th street to Randls place, grade and
improve. 0.s00: Waclark place. Nichols
| avenue to Raleigh street, grade and
improve. $500.
Northeast-Hunt place. Deane avenus
and Grant street, from Minnesota ave-
nue. to Division avenue. grade and Inn
sion avenue to District line, grade.
$4,000.
| Southeast-Fourth street, Nichols ave-
nue. to Savannah street. grade and I'm
nue. to Savannah street. grade and i'm
prove, 81. 100: Randle place. Alabama
avenue to Savannah street. grade and
| improve, $1.1O0.
| street to Irving street. grade and i'm
| prove, $500; Path street. Irving street
| to Hamlin street. grade and improve.
| S., 800; Otis street, 18th street to 14th
| street. grade, $4,000.
Northumberland street, Columbia
| road to Park road. grade and improve,
| Sc, 500.
Northeast: Lawrence street, 18th street
| to 18th street. grade and improve, $S,dO0
Northwest-Harrison street, Belt road
| 70 Wisconsin avenue, grade and improve.
| Sc, 400; 41st street, from 1ngomar street
$50: Is HARRISON '''s's $500 'N -
Northvest-Audubons street. A1bemarie
street to Broad Branch road grade
Northeast-Kearney street. 14th street
to 18th street. grade and improve $5,oM
The paragraph Of the House BILL pro-
viding that hereafter the Avenue OF .ne
Presidents shall be Known a 1nLn streot
was stricken out
Cost Of Street Changes.
The following paragraph has been in
serted by the Senate committee:
ITO carry out the provisions contained
| in the act making appropriations to pro-
vide for the expenses Of the government
of the District Of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 80 1914, and for other
purposes, which authorizes the Commits
sioners of the District OF Colum oia to
open, extend or widen any street, avenue.
road or highway to conform with the plan
of the permanent system OF highways IN
that portion Of the District OF Columbia
outside Of the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown, there is hereby appropriated,
payable entirely from the revenues of the
District of Columbia, such sum as Is nee
essary for said purpose during the fiscal
year to end June so 1915.
For Repaving 9TH Street.
pa,,fre etraat. ovenuex and aIlavs-
Repave with asphalt the roadway of
It'll street northwest. from New York
avenue to Q street, $4,000.
Bridges:
For surfacing with asphalt the road
ways of approach on both sides of the
Highway bridge, 10000. and the Com
misNoners of the District of Columbia
are authorized and directed to do this
work with their portable asphalt plant if,
in the judgment of the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds, such
work can be economically performed by
the use of said plant.
For alteration of the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. bridge across the Eastern branch of
the Potomac river. so as to provide for a
draw span therein. to be located and con-
structed in accordance with plans to be
approved by the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, to be Immediately
available, s60,OOO.
Refuse Disposal.
Disposal of city refuse-The Senate
committee has inserted the following:
For the purposes of investigating and
reporting upon the collection and disposal
of garbage and other city waste origi-
mating in the District of Columbia in
| Guiding the preparation of plans and spe-
| citications for the construction of dis
posal plants, the necessary accessories,
| and the employment of personal services
| and such other incidental expenses as
| may be necessary to carry out the pur-
| poses Of this appropriation. $500"
Bathing beach - Superintendent, 5000;
,, Waterman. $3.50; temporary services, sup
| plies and maintenance, $500 to be imme-
| diately available, $2.2J0; tor repairs to
buildings, pools and upkeep of grounds.
| 81, 800 to be Immediately available; in all
| 81. $50.
Fees to Go Into Treasury.
Public scales-The following paragraph
has been inserted:
On and after August /, 1914, fees re-
ceived for the use of public scales shall be
paid to the collector of taxes and covered
into the Treasury to the credit of the
appropriated trust fund account, Miscel-
laneous trust fund deposits. District of
| Columbia and the Commissioners of the
said District are empowered to use so
much as may be necessary of said fees
| for the payment of compensation. to be
| fixed by the said Commissioners, of the
| weighmasters authorized by the act ap-
| proved March 10. 1906. entitled. An act
authorizing the Commissioners of the Dis
| trict of Columbia to make regulations re-
speeding the public hay scales and the
| said Commissioners are hereby authorized
| to APPOINT and pay such weighmasters.
! ANY balance of said fees remaining at the
| close of each fiscal year shall be covered
| into the Treasury to the credit of the
United States and the District of Column
| bia in equal parts"
Increased Fund for Fairgrounds.
Playgrounds-Wadin pools are in
cluded in paragraph for maintenance.
equipment and supplies, and the ap-
preparation is increased from $4,000 to
s12.490.
The following paragraphs have been
| inserted by the committee:
| For construction of swimming
| pools shower baths and equipment
purchase and installation of toilets.