hundred dollars; reconstructing cells in third precinct, six hundred dollars; in all, three hundred and forty-four thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.

FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

For one chief engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one firemarshal, one thousand dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; two foremen acting as assistant chief engineers, at one thousand two hun. dred dollars each; seven foremen, at one thousand dollars each; seven engineers, at one thousand dollars each; seven firemen, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; two tillermen, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; nine hostlers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; sixty privates, at eight hundred dollars each; three watchmen, at six hundred dollars each; one veterinary surgeon for fire and other departments of the District government, four hundred dollars; repairs to engine-houses, three thousand dollars; repairs to apparatus, new appliances, and purchase of hose, six thousand dollars; for fuel, two thousand dollars; purchase of horses, two thousand five hundred dollars; forage, five thousand five hundred dollars; contingent expenses, includ ing office-rent, horseshoeing, furniture, fixtures, washing, oil, medical and stable supplies, harness, blacksmithing, labor, gas, and other necessary items, seven thousand five hundred dollars; new engine, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

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; two laborers, at four hundred dollars each; 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 horse and harness, washing, blacksmithing, forage, extra labor, new boxes, and other necessary items, seven thousand dollars; in all, fifteen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.

COURTS.

For the police court: For one judge, three thousand dollars; one clerk, two thousand dollars; 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, witness-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 seventytwo thousand seven hundred and fifty 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 superintendent and secretary to board of trustees, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk to superintendent. at eight hundred dollars; in all, six thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.

For teachers, not to exceed six hundred and twenty in number, 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 fifteen thousand four hundred dollars.

For teachers of night schools, two thousand five hundred 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 and Stevens buildings, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; 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, and Randall buildings, at seven hundred dollars each; of the Cranch, Amidon, Morse, Brent, Bannaker, Blair, Wormley, Addison, and two new buildings, five hundred dollars each; for messenger to the superintendent of the first six divisions, three hundred dollars; for 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 fortyeight dollars per annum for the care of each school room, six thousand dollars; in all, thirty-one thousand nine hundred dollars.

For rent of school buildings, six thousand dollars; for fuel, twenty thousand dollars; repairs and improvements to school buildings and grounds, twenty thousand dollars; and for contingent expenses, including furniture, books, stationery, printing, insurance, tools, apparatus, and materials for industrial instruction, and other necessary items, twenty thousand dollars; in all, sixty-six thousand dollars.

For buildings for schools: For the purchase of sites, and for the erection and completion of new buildings, and for furniture for new school buildings, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, 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.

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, three thousand dollars; for books for register of wills, printing, checks, damages, forage, care of horses, horseshoeing, and other necessary items, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, nine 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 one clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one 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 vehicles, forage, meat for dogs, horseshoeing, maintenance of ambulance service, and other necessary items, three thousand five hundred dollars; removal of garbage, fifteen thousand dollars; purchase of one horse for pound service, two hundred dollars; in all, forty-two thousand two hundred and eighty dollars.

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.

For general contingent expenses of the District of Columbia, to be expended only in case of emergency, such as riot, pestilence, calamity by flood or fire, and of like character, not otherwise sufficiently provided for, five thousand dollars: Provided, That in the purchase of all articles provided for in this act no more than the market price shall be paid for any such articles, and all bids for any of such articles above the market price shall be rejected.

WATER DEPARTMENT.

The following sums are hereby appropriated to carry on the operations of the water department, to be paid wholly from its revenues, namely:

For one chief clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one superintendent, one thousand six hundred dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one inspector, at three dollars per day, nine hundred and thirty-nine dollars; contingent expenses, including books, stationery, forage, advertising, printing, and other necessary items and services, two thousand four hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine dollars.

For engineers and firemen, coal, material, and for high service in Washington and Georgetown, pipe-distribution to high and low service, including public hydrants, fire plugs, material and labor, repairing and laying new mains, and lowering mains, seventy-five thousand dollars. For interest and sinking fund on water-stock bonds, forty-four thou sand six hundred and ten dollars.

For interest and sinking-fund on account of increasing the watersupply, as provided in the act of July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, fifty-seven thousand two hundred and thirty-nine dollars and two cents.

SEC. 2. That said Commissioners shall not make requisitions upon the appropriations from the Treasury of the United States for a larger amount during the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven than they make on the appropriations arising from the revenues, including drawback certificates, of said District. And all the draw

back certificates heretofore or hereafter received for general taxes under the acts of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and seventynine, and July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and paid or deposited in the Treasury, shall be considered and treated as money in the keeping and settlement of accounts between the United States and the District of Columbia under this or any other act, and one-half of the same less any amounts heretofore credited shall be credited to said District as such, together with all other revenues, as received, upon the books of the Treasury.

Approved, July 9, 1886.

[PUBLIC RESOLUTION-No. 21.]

Joint resolution providing for printing the First Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be printed fifty-four thousand copies, in cloth binding, of the First Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor; twenty-six thousand copies for use of members of the House of Representatives, and thirteen thousand copies for use of members of the Senate, and fifteen thousand copies for the use of the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Labor, the latter number to be wrapped for mailing in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct.

SEC. 2. That the sum of eighteen thousand eight hundred and eight dollars and twenty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary to defray the cost of the publication of said report, and the further sum of two hundred and seventy-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to defray the cost of wrapping fifteen thousand copies for the Department of the Interior, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, July 3, 1886.