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To grade Thirteenth street from Clifton avenue north, one thousand dollars;

For the grading and paving of Fourteenth street northward from the Boundary, for the grading and paving of Stoughton street and of Chapin street from Fourteenth street extended to Wayland Seminary, and the paving of Pomeroy street in front of the Freedmen's Hospital, thirty-five thousand dollars; in all, eighty-eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.

For condemnation of streets, roads, and alleys, ten thousand dollars. SURVEYS OF THE DISTRICT: For continuation of surveys of the District of Columbia with reference to the extension of various avenues to the District line, ten thousand dollars.

CARE OF BRIDGES: For ordinary care of bridges, including keepers, oil, lamps, and matches, two thousand five hundred dollars; for construction and repairs of bridges, including retaining wall on M street at the approach to the new free bridge across the Potomac, which bridge is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, fourteen thousand five hundred dollars; in all, seventeen thousand dollars.

SEWERS.

For cleaning and repairing sewers and basins, thirty thousand dollars.

For replacing obstructed sewers, ten thousand dollars.

For the preparation of plans for sewage disposal, five thousand dollars.

For main and pipe sewers, seventy thousand dollars.

For constructing suburban sewers, thirty-five thousand dollars.

CURRENT EXPENSES, STREETS, AVENUES, AND ALLEYS.

SPRINKLING, SWEEPING, AND CLEANING: For sprinkling, sweeping, and cleaning streets, avenues, and alleys, seventy-seven thousand dollars: Provided, That no expenditure hereunder shall be made at a price higher than twenty-seven cents per one thousand square yards.

FOR THE PARKING COMMISSION: For contingent expenses, including laborers, cart-hire, trees, tree-boxes, tree-stakes, tree-straps, planting, and care of trees, on city and suburban streets, whitewashing, care of parks, and miscellaneous items, eighteen thousand dollars.

LIGHTING: For illuminating material, lighting, extinguishing, repairing, and cleaning lamps on avenues, streets, roads and alleys, and for purchasing and erecting new lamp-posts and replacing such lamps and lamp-posts as may be damaged or unfit for service, one hundred and five thousand dollars: Provided, That no more than twenty dollars per annum for each street-lamp shall be paid for gas, lighting, extinguishing, repairing, and cleaning, under any expenditure provided for in this act; and said lamps shall burn not less than two thousand six hundred hours per annum; and the Commissioners are authorized, in their discretion, to substitute other illuminating material at the same or less price, and to use so much of the sum hereby appropriated as may be necessary for that purpose: Provided further, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall

not be authorized to make any contract for gas or other illuminating material, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, for any longer period than one year.

For electric lighting, including necessary expenses of inspection, on one or more of the principal streets of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, thirty thousand dollars: Provided, That no more than fifty cents shall be paid for each light per night burning from sunset to sunrise, and each light shall be of not less than one thousand actual candle power.

HARBOR AND RIVER FRONT: For the improvement and protection of the harbor and river front, the enforcement of laws and regulations, constructing and maintenance of wharves and buildings, and for other necessary items and services, two thousand five hundred dollars.

FOR PUBLIC SCALES: For repair and replacement of public scales, two hundred and fifty dollars.

FOR PUBLIC PUMPS: For the purchase, replacement, and repair of public pumps, four thousand dollars.

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

For engineering, maintenance, and general repairs, twenty thousand dollars.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

For salaries of superintendents, teachers, and janitors, secretary of the board, and clerks, including additional teachers, rents, repairs, fuel, furniture, books, stationery, new school buildings, furniture for new school buildings, and other necessary items, nine hundred and fifty-eight thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars, namely: FOR OFFICERS: For superintendent first six divisions, at two thousand seven hundred dollars; superintendent seventh and eighth divisions, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one clerk to superintendent of first six divisions and secretary to board of trustees, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk to superintendent of seventh and eighth divisions, eight hundred dollars; messenger to superintendent first six divisions, three hundred dollars; messenger to superintendent seventh and eighth divisions, two hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

FOR TEACHERS: For teachers, not to exceed six hundred and ninetythree in number, including teachers of manual training schools, to be employed at a rate of compensation not to exceed the rate provided by the present schedule of salaries, and at an average salary not to exceed six hundred and seventy dollars, four hundred and sixtysix thousand eight hundred and ten dollars; and no increase in salaries paid to teachers in grades now receiving nine hundred dollars or more except in cases of promotion to fill vacancies occurring before or after the passage of this act and except in salaries to principals of normal, manual training, and country schools and no increase in the number of teachers in any of such grades shall be made, and the minimum compensation shall not be less than at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, and the names of and actual compensation paid to each teacher under this provision shall be reported to Congress at the beginning of each regular session by the Commis

sioners: Provided, That in assigning salaries to teachers, no discrim ination shall be made between male and female teachers employed in the same grade of school, and performing a like class of duties. For teachers of night schools, who may also be teachers in the day schools, five thousand dollars.

For contingent expenses of night schools, five hundred dollars. FOR JANITORS AND CARE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: For care of the high-school building, one thousand six hundred dollars; of the Jefferson building, one thousand four hundred dollars; of the Stevens building, one thousand one hundred dollars; of the Franklin building, one thousand one hundred dollars; of the Force, Seaton, Henry, Webster, Gales, Peabody, Wallach, Garnett, Sumner, Analostan, Curtis, and Dennison buildings, at nine hundred dollars each; of the Lincoln and Miner buildings, at eight hundred dollars each; of the Twining, Abbot, John F. Cook, Addison, and Randall buildings, at seven hundred dollars each; of the Amidon, Cranch, Morse, Brent, Bannaker, Blair, Wormley, Anthony Bowen, Maury, Weightman, Bradley, Blake, Carberry, Giddings, Towers, Magruder, and Phelps buildings, at five hundred dollars each; of the Mott, Hillsdale, Anacostia, Thompson, and Lovejoy buildings, at two hundred. and fifty dollars each; of the Mount Pleasant, McCormick, Potomac, Greenleaf, Hamilton Road, Chamberlain, High Street, Montgomery Street, and Threlkeld buildings, at one hundred and sixty-five dollars each; for care of smaller buildings and rented rooms, at a rate not to exceed forty-eight dollars per annum for the care of each schoolroom, five thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars; in all, thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eleven dollars.

For rent of school buildings, fifteen thousand dollars.

For repairs and improvements to school buildings and grounds, including construction of fire-proof stairways in Lincoln school building, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For sanitary improvements in old buildings, three thousand dollars.. For contingent expenses, including furniture, books, stationery, printing, insurance, and other necessary items, twenty-two thousand ve hundred dollars.

For fuel, twenty-two thousand dollars.

For the purchase of tools, machinery, material, and apparatus to be used in connection with instruction in manual training, eight thousand dollars.

For furniture for new school buildings, nine thousand dollars.

For erection of new school buildings and purchase of sites therefor, as follows: Two in first school division, one in second school division, one in third school division, one in fourth school division, one in fifth school division, one in seventh school division, and two in eighth school division, three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That no one of the foregoing school buildings shall be constructed with less than eight rooms.

For erection of two new school buildings and purchase of sites therefor in sixth school division, twelve thousand dollars.

That the plans and specifications for each of said buildings, and for all other buildings provided for in this act, shall be prepared by the inspector of buildings of the District of Columbia, and shall be approved by the Architect of the Capitol and the Commissioners of the District, and said buildings shall be constructed by the Commissioners in conformity therewith.

FOR METROPOLITAN POLICE.

For one major and superintendent, two thousand seven hundred dollars; one captain, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two lieutenants, inspectors, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one chief clerk who shall also be property clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; four surgeons for the police and fire departments, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; for additional compensation for privates detailed for special service in the detection and prevention of crime, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; nine lieutenants, at one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty-two sergeants, at one thousand one hundred and forty dollars each; one hundred and forty-five privates, class one, at nine hundred dollars each; one hundred and forty privates, class two, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; nineteen station-keepers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; nine laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one messenger, seven hundred dollars; one messenger, five hundred dollars; one major and superintendent, mounted, two hundred and forty dollars; one captain, mounted, two hundred and forty dollars; twenty-five lieutenants, sergeants, and privates, mounted, at two hundred and forty dollars each; one van-driver, three hundred and sixty dollars; one ambulance-driver, four hundred and eighty dollars; one assistant ambulance-driver, three hundred dollars; five drivers of patrol-wagons, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; rent of police headquarters and station at Anacostia, one thousand two hundred dollars; for fuel, two thousand dollars; repairs to stations, including police-court building and cells, two thousand four hundred dollars; miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including stationery, books, telegraphing, photographs, printing, binding, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, furniture and repairs to same, beds and bed-clothing, insignia of office, purchase and care of horses, police equipments and repairs to same, harness, forage, repairs to vehicles, van, ambulance, and patrolwagons, and expenses incurred in prevention and detection of crime, and other necessary items, fourteen thousand dollars; police signal and telephone system in third or fifth precinct, including horses and wagons, four thousand five hundred dollars; additional story to First precinct station, four thousand five hundred dollars; purchase of lot and erecting and furnishing station-house in northeastern section of Washington, fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; water, heating, and drying apparatus in six stations, at one hundred dollars each, six hundred dollars; in all, four hundred and six thousand five hundred and forty dollars.

FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

For one chief engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one fire-marshal, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; two assistant chief engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; nine foremen, at one thousand dollars each; eight engineers, at one thousand dollars each; eight firemen, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two tillermen, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; ten hostlers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; sixty-six privates, at eight hundred dollars each; four watchmen, at six hundred dollars each; one veterinary surgeon for all departments of the

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District government, four hundred dollars; repairs to engine-houses, two thousand dollars; repairs to apparatus and new appliances, three thousand dollars; purchase of hose, four thousand five hundred dollars; for fuel, two thousand dollars; purchase of horses, four thousand dollars; forage, five thousand five hundred dollars; for purchase of one new fire-engine, four thousand five hundred dollars; for erecting engine-house in southeastern section of Washington and furnishing same, twelve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; hose-carriage for same, seven hundred dollars; contingent expenses, including office-rent horse-shoeing, furniture, fixtures, washing, oil, medical and stable supplies, harness, blacksmithing, labor, gas, and other necessary items, seven thousand five hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and forty-one thousand two hundred dollars.

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE SERVICE.

For one superintendent, one thousand six hundred dollars; one electrician, one thousand two hundred dollars; two telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each; three telephone operators, at six hundred dollars each; one expert repair-man, nine hundred and sixty dollars; two repair-men, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two laborers at four hundred dollars each; in all, nine thousand eight hundred dollars.

For general supplies, repairs, new batteries and battery supplies, telephone rental, wire, extension of the telegraph and telephone service, repairs of lines, purchase of poles, insulators, brackets, pins, hardware, cross-arms, gas, fuel, ice, record-books, stationery, printing, office-rent, purchase of horses and harness, washing, blacksmithing, forage, extra labor, new boxes, and other necessary items, seven thousand dollars.

The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall not, after the fifteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, permit or authorize any additional telegraph, telephone, electric lighting or other wires to be erected or maintained on or over any of the streets or avenues of the city of Washington, and the said Commissioners are hereby directed to investigate and report to Congress at the beginning of its next session the best method of removing all electric wires from the air or surface of the streets, avenues and alleys, and the best method of interring the same under ground, and such legal regulation thereof as may be needed; and they shall report what manner of conduits should be maintained by the city of Washington, if any, and the cost of constructing and maintaining the same, and what charge, if any, should be made by the city for the use of its conduits by the persons or corporations placing wires therein, and upon what terms and conditions the same should be used when required so to do, and for such investigation, one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated: Provided, That the Commissioners of the District may, under such reasonable conditions as they may prescribe, authorize the wires of any existing telegraph, telephone or electric light company now operating in the District of Columbia, to be laid under any street, alley, highway, footway or side-walk in the District, whenever in their judgment the public interest may require the exercise of such authority-such privileges as may be granted hereunder to be revocable at the will of Congress without compensation and no such authority to be exercised after the termination of the present Congress.

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