For heating apparatus and for furnishing and other necessaries for the new building for said National Association, two thousand dollars. For the Children's Hospital, five thousand dollars.

For Saint Ann's Infant Asylum, five thousand dollars.

For the Industrial Home School: For maintenance of inmates and salaries of superintendent and employees, the promotion of industries, additional water supply, bath-room, fencing, improvements, payment of indebtedness heretofore incurred, and necessary expenses over and above any income from the school, all in the discretion of the Commissioners, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; and an itemized account of said income shall be submitted to the Commissioners quarterly.

For maintenance of the Church Orphanage of the District of Columbia, one thousand five hundred dollars.

That the appropriation of five thousand dollars made by the act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, "for the erection of a building on the grounds recently purchased by the German Protestant Orphan Asylum Association of the District of Columbia, now the German Orphan Asylum Association of the District of Columbia; Provided, That the asylum shall contribute an equal sum for this purpose," and continued and made available for the same purpose and subject to the like condition for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four by the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be, and the same is hereby, reappropriated and made available, without condition, for the uses of the institution, in the discretion of the board of directors

And hereafter the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are required to visit and investigate the management of all the institutions of charity within the District which may be appropriated for out of the District revenues, in whole or in part, and shall require and itemized report of receipts and expenditures to be made to them, to be transmitted with their annual report to Congress, which report shall also include such recommendations as the Commissioners may deem proper concerning the necessity for such institutions, together with a plan for their organization and management, and estimates of appropriations necessary for their maintenance.

FOR STREETS.

For sweeping, cleaning, and sprinkling streets and avenues, forty thousand dollars; cleaning alleys, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter contracts for cleaning streets and alleys may be made for periods not exceeding five years, and subject to annual appropriations therefor by Congress; for current work of repairs of streets, avenues, and alleys, twenty-five thousand dollars; current repairs to county roads and suburban streets, twenty-five thousand dollars; cleaning and repairing lateral sewers and basins, twenty-two thousand dollars; cleaning tidal sewers, three thousand dollars; repairs to pumps, three thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars. For the parking commission: For contingent expenses, including laborers, cart-hire, trees, tree-boxes, tree-stakes, tree-straps, planting and care of trees, whitewashing, care of parks, and miscellaneous items, eighteen thousand dollars.

For street-lamps: For illuminating material and lighting, extinguish ing, repairing, and cleaning lamps on avenues, streets, and alleys, and

for purchasing and erecting new lamp-posts, and to replace such as are old, damaged, and unfit for use, ninety-five thousand three hundred and eighty dollars: Provided, That no more than twenty-two 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 of the District of Columbia are authorized to substitute other illuminating material for 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 METROPOLITAN POLICE.

For one major and superintendent, two thousand six hundred dollars; one captain, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one 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 to privates detailed from time to time 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; ten lieutenants, at one thousand three hundred and twenty dollars each; twenty sergeants, at one thousand one hundred and forty dollars each; ninety privates, class one, at nine hundred dollars each; one hundred and forty privates, class two, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; seventeen station-keepers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; eight laborers, at four hundred and twenty 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 lieutenants, sergeants, and privates, mounted, at two hundred and forty dollars each; one driver, three hundred and sixty dollars; one ambulance driver four hundred and eighty dollars; one assistant to driver, three hundred dollars; rent of sixth and seventh precinct station-houses, substation at Uniontown, and police headquarters, three thousand and twenty dollars;. for fuel, two thouand dollars; erection of stable in first precinct, three thousand dollars; purchase of site and erection of new station in sixth precinct, fifteen thousand dollars; repairs to station houses, one thousand two hundred dollars; miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including stationery, books, telegraphing, photographs, printing and binding, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, furniture, and repairs to same, police equipments, and repairs to samé, beds and bed clothing, insignia of office, horses, harness, and forage, repairs to van and ambulance, and expenses incurred in prevention and detection of crime, and other necessary items, nine thousand five hundred dollars; in all, three hundred and thirty-seven thousand one hundred dollars.

To purchase, if on due trial found useful and necessary, twenty Game. well alarm telegraph and telephone police stations, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

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

foremen acting as assistant engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; six foremen, at one thousand dollars each; six engineers, at one thousand dollars each; six firemen, at eight hundred dollars each; two tillermen, at eight hundred dollars each; eight hostlers, at eight hundred dollars each; fifty-four privates, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one veterinary surgeon, three hundred dollars; repairs to engine-houses, seven hundred and fifty dollars; for fuel, two thousand dollars; purchase of horses, two thousand five hundred dollars; forage, six thousand dollars; hose, two thousand dollars; repairs to apparatus, four thousand dollars; exchanging three Amoskeag engines, nine thousand dollars; contingent expenses, including office-rent, horseshoeing, furniture, washing, oil, medical and stable supplies, harness, blacksmithing, labor, gas, and other necessary items, seven thousand five hundred dollars; purchase of site and erection of new engine-house, ten thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and nineteen thousand two hundred and thirty dollars: Provided, That the Commissioners shall deduct one dollar each month from the monthly pay of each fireman, which sum so deducted shall be kept as a firemen's relief fund under the control of the Commissioners, and shall be used for the relief of any fireman who by accident, while in actual performance of duty, shall become so permanently disabled as to be discharged from service therefor, and in case of his death, leaving a widow or children under sixteen years of age, for their relief: Provided further, That such relief shall not exceed for any one fireman or his family the sum of forty dollars per month.

To pay Rezin W. Darby the amount due him on his contract for remodeling the Georgetown town-hall and converting the same into a fireengine house, one thousand six hundred and fifty-eight dollars and sixtyone cents. And the amount which shall be received from the sale of the Georgetown fish-wharf, authorized by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.

Telegraph and telephone service: For one general superintendent, one thousand six hundred dollars; one electrician, at one thousand two hundred dollars; two telegraph operators, at one thousand dollars each; three telephone operators, at six hundred dollars each; two repair men, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one laborer, four hundred dollars; general supplies, repairs and battery, including battery supplies, telephone rental, wire and extension of lines, insulators, brackets and pins, gas and fuel, record-books and stationery, officerent and wagon, harness, washing, blacksmithing, forage, extra labor, and the purchase of new fire-alarm boxes, implements, and tools, twelve thousand dollars; in all, twenty thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

COURTS.

For the police court: For one judge, three thousand dollars; one clerk, two thousand dollars; and hereafter the salary of said clerk shall be two thousand dollars per annum; one deputy clerk, one thousand dollars; two bailiffs, at three dollars per day each; one messenger, nine hundred dollars; one doorkeeper, five hundred and forty dollars; United States marshal's fees, one thousand four hundred dollars; contingent expenses, including compensation of a justice of the peace acting as judge of the police court during the absence of said judge, not exceeding three hundred dollars, books, stationery, fuel, ice, gas, wit

ness fees, and other necessary items, three thousand dollars; for judicial expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, sixteen thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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, five hundred and forty-one thousand eight hundred and forty dollars, namely:

For officers: For one superintendent, at two thousand seven hundred dollars; one superintendent, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one clerk to committee on accounts, at three hundred dollars; one clerk to superintendent, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at eight hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For teachers: For five hundred and fifty-five teachers, 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, three hundred and seventy-one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

For janitors, and care of the several school buildings: For care of the high-school building, one thousand six hundred dollars; of the Jefferson building, one thousand four hundred dollars; of the Franklin building, one thousand one hundred dollars; of the Force, Seaton, Henry, Webster, Gales, Peabody, Wallach, Garnett, Sumner, and Analostan buildings, at nine hundred dollars each; of the Lincoln, Miner, and Stevens buildings, at eight hundred dollars each; of the Twining, Abbott, John F. Cook, and Randall_buildings, at seven hundred dollars each; of the Curtis building, six hundred dollars; of the Cranch, Amidon, Morse, Brent, and Bannaker buildings, five hundred dollars each; for one janitor and messenger to the board and superintendent of the first six divisions, three hundred dollars; for one janitor and messenger to the superintendent of the seventh and eighth divisions, two hundred dollars; 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, six thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; in all, twentyeight thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars: Provided, That the janitors of the principal school buildings, in addition to their other duties, shall do all minor repairs to buildings and furniture, glazing, fix. ing seats and desks, and take care of the heating apparatus, and shall be selected with reference to their qualifications to perform this work. For rent of school buildings, six thousand four hundred and sixty dollars; for fuel, eighteen thousand dollars; repairs and improvements to school buildings and grounds, twenty thousand dollars; and for contingent expenses, including furniture, books, stationery, printing, insurance, and other necessary items, twenty thousand dollars; in all, sixty-four thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.

For buildings for schools: For addition to school building on the new Bladensburg pike, three thousand five hundred dollars; for the purchase of sites, when necessary, and the erection and completion of new buildings, and for furniture for new school buildings, sixty-six thousand dollars; in all, sixty-nine thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That the plans and specifications for each of said buildings 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, and shall be contracted for and finished by the first day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-five. That the act entitled "An act to protect Holmead Cemetery in the District of Columbia" approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, be amended by adding the words "and convey" after the word "sell" so as to make it read "sell and convey any part or the whole of said square."

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

For repairs and replacement of public hay-scales, five hundred dollars; for rent of District offices, three thousand six hundred dollars; for general advertising, four thousand dollars; for books for register of wills, printing, checks, damages, and other necessary items, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, ten thousand six hundred dollars.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

For one health officer, three thousand dollars; six sanitary inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two food inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one inspector of marine products, one thousand two hundred dollars; for clerks and other assistants to the health officer, seven thousand dollars; one messenger, five hundred and forty dollars; one poundmaster, one thousand two hundred dollars; laborers, at not exceeding thirty dollars per month, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; and for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, fuel, rent, repairs to pound, and wagon for poundmaster, forage, meat for dogs, horseshoeing, and other necessary items, four thousand dollars; for purchase of ambulance, horse, and harness, and pay of driver, one thousand two hundred dollars; removal of garbage, fifteen thousand dollars; in all, forty-four thousand one hundred and eighty dollars: Provided, That hereafter contracts for removal of garbage may be made for periods not exceeding five years, subject to annual appropriations by Congress.

INTEREST AND SINKING-FUND.

For interest and sinking-fund on the funded debt, exclusive of waterbonds, one million two hundred and thirteen thousand nine hundred and forty-seven dollars and ninety-seven cents: Provided, That any balances now unexpended of the appropriations for interest and sinkingfund for the District of Columbia may be consolidated on the books of the Treasury Department, and hereafter any amount appropriated for any fiscal year may be consolidated with the unexpended balances of the appropriations for the same purpose for the years preceding: And provided further, That the Treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized to cause to be destroyed, in the same manner as United States securities are destroyed, all the eight per centum certificates of indebtedness, and coupons thereof, together with all coupons of other District of Columbia bonds due prior to July, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, which have been or may hereafter be paid or retired by payment of taxes or by purchase.

That no payment shall be made of any certificate issued by the late Board of Audit of the District of Columbia under authority of the act