INTERPRETERS, GUARDS, AND MARSHALS TO CONSULATES: Interpreters to be employed at consulates in China and Japan, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, fifteen thousand dollars Interpreters and guards at the consulates at Beirut, Cairo, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Smyrna, in the Turkish dominions, and at Zanzibar, five thousand dollars... $15,000.00 5,000.00 Marshals for the consular courts in China, Japan, and Turkey, nine thousand dollars... BOAT-HIRE. 9,000.00 Boat for official use of United States consul at Osaka and Hiogo, and for pay of boat's crew, five hundred dollars.. 500.00 Boat for official use of the United States consul at Hong-Kong, and for pay of boats crew, five hundred dollars.... 500.00 EXCHANGE. Actual cost and expense of making exchange of money to and from the several consulates and consulates-general, four thousand dollars.. EXPENSES OF PRISONS FOR AMERICAN CONVICTS. For the expense of a prison and prison-keeper at the consulategeneral in Bangkok, Siam, one thousand dollars. Actual expense of renting a prison at Shanghai for American convicts in China, seven hundred and fifty dollars, and for the wages of a keeper of such prison, eight hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.... Actual expense of renting a prison in Kanagawa for American convicts in Japan, seven hundred and fifty dollars, and for the wages of a keeper of such prison, eight hundred dollars, one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.... For the purpose of paying for the keeping and feeding of prisoners in China, Japan, Siam, and Turkey, nine thousand dollar[s]: Provided, That no more than seventy-five cents per day for the keeping and feeding of each prisoner while actually confined shall be allowed or paid for any such keeping and feeding; this is not to be understood as covering cost of medical attendance and medicines when required by such prisoners: And provided further, That no allowance shall be made for the keeping and feeding of any prisoner who is able to pay, or does pay, the above sum of seventy-five cents per day; and the consular officer shall certify to the fact of inability in every case.... Rent of prisons for American convicts in Turkey, and for wages of keepers of the same, one thousand five hundred dollars.... RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN. Relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, or so much thereof as may be necessary, fifty thousand dollars.... FOREIGN HOSPITALS AT PANAMA. Annual contributions towards the support of foreign hospitals at Panama, to be paid by the Secretary of State upon the assurance that suffering seamen and citizens of the United States will be admitted to the privileges of said hospitals, five hundred dollars... 4,000.00 1,000.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 9,000.00 1,500.00 50,000.00 500.00 PUBLICATION OF CONSULAR AND COMMERCIAL REPORTS. Preparation, printing, publication, and distribution, by the Department of State, of the consular and other commercial reports, including circular letters to chambers of commerce, twenty thousand dollars.... $20,000.00 CONTINGENT EXPENSES UNITED STATES CONSULATES. Expenses of providing all such stationery, blanks, record and other books, seals, presses, flags, signs, rent, postage, furniture, statistics, newspapers, freight (foreign and domestic), telegrams, advertising, messenger service, traveling expenses of consular clerks, Chinese writers, and compradores, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the President may think necessary for the several consulates, consular agencies, and commercial agencies in the transaction of their business, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars... Approved, July 11, 1888. Total, Diplomatic and consular act... 150,000.00 1,428,465.00 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION ACT. 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-nine, and for other purposes, approved, July 18, 1888. GENERAL EXPENSES. FOR SALARIES AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE: For two Commissioners, at five thousand dollars each; one Engineer Commissioner, nine hundred and twentyfour dollars (to make salary five thousand dollars); one secretary, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one driver, four hundred and eighty dollars; one inspector of buildings, two thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand dollars; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one janitor, seven hundred dollars; one steam engineer, nine hundred dollars; one property clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one clerk, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one messenger clerk, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; three watchmen, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one chief inspector of plumbing, two thousand dollars; two assistant inspectors of plumbing, at one thousand dollars each; one harbor master, one thousand two hundred dollars; for rent of property yards, eight hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, horseshoeing, and other necessary expenses, three thousand dollars; in all, forty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-four dollars: Provided, That so much of the District of Columbia appropriation act approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as provides "that hereafter all appropriations made for contingent expenses of the District of Columbia shall be expended under the direction and in the sole discretion of the Commissioners," be, and the same is hereby, repealed..... FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE: For one assessor, three thousand dollars; two assistant assessors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one special assessment clerk, one thousand seven hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, at one thousand dollars, in charge of records; one license clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one inspector of licenses, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant or clerk, nine hundred dollars; one clerk and messenger, nine hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, detection of frauds on the revenue, and other necessary items, one thousand dollars; in all, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars.. For the purpose of defraying the expense of the assessment of real property in the District of Columbia, as provided by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, fifteen thousand dollars..... FOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE: For one collector, four thousand dollars; ne cashier, one thousand eight hundred dollars, and such cashier $43,864.00 17,300.00 15,000.00 shall hereafter, in the necessary absence or inability of the collector, from any cause perform his duties without any additional compensation; one bookkeeper, one thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; for services necessary for completing an exhibit of all outstanding taxes in arrears, five hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, and other necessary items, two thousand seven hundred dollars; in all, twenty thousand four hundred dollars. For necessary expenses in the collection by distraint and sale of over-due personal taxes, and for other necessary items, two thousand dollars: Provided, That the fees and cost of proceeding collected by the collector of taxes under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, for making distress and sale of property for personal taxes in arrears, shall be deposited by said collector in the Treasury of the United States as other revenues of the District are deposited FOR AUDITOR'S OFFICE: For one auditor, three thousand dollars; one chief clerk, who shall, in the necessary absence or inability of the auditor from any cause perform his duties, without additional compensation, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one bookkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; for temporary clerk-hire, one thousand dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, and other necessary items, three hundred dollars; in all, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.. FOR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE: For one attorney, four thousand dollars; one assistant attorney, two thousand dollars; one special assistant attorney, one thousand two hundred dollars; one law clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, two hundred dollars; for rent of office, one hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, printing, and other necessary items, four hundred dollars; for judicial expenses, including the printing of briefs and witness fees in District cases before the supreme court of the District of Columbia, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand six hundred dollars....... FOR SINKING FUND OFFICE, UNDER CONTROL OF THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES: For one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including books, stationery, printing, and miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars; in all, two thousand seven hundred dollars. FOR CORONER'S OFFICE: For one coroner, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including jurors' fees, stationery, books, blanks, removal of deceased persons, making autopsies, and holding inquests, seven hundred dollars; for services in care of morgue, three hundred dollars; in all, two thousand eight hundred dollars..... FOR MARKET-MASTERS: For two market-masters, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one market-master, nine hundred dollars; for hire of laborers for cleaning markets at rate not exceeding one hundred dollars per market, three hundred dollars; for repairs and painting during fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, one thousand dollars; contingent expenses and other necessary items, four hundred dollars; in all, five thousand dollars... FOR ENGINEER'S OFFICE: One chief clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand four hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk, at nine hundred dollars; one computing engineer, two thousand four hundred dollars; one $20,400.00 2,000.00 16,500.00 11,600.00 2,700.00 2,800.00 5,000.00 inspector of asphalt and cements, two thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one inspector of gas and meters, two thousand dollars; one superintendent of streets, two thousand dollars; one superintendent of roads, one thousand four hundred dollars; one superintendent of lamps, nine hundred dollars; superintendent of parking, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant superintendent of parking, seven hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one draughtsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; three inspectors of streets and sewers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three axmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; one messenger clerk, at six hundred dollars; two messengers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; two laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; in all, forty thousand and fifty dollars... That hereafter all fees collected by the inspector of gas and meters and the harbor-master and amounts collected for leases of streets and reservations and wharf charges shall be paid to the collector for payment into the Treasury to the credit of the United States and the District of Columbia in equal parts. For contingent expenses, including books, stationery, binding and preservation of records in the engineer's and surveyor's offices, printing, transportation (vehicles, animals, saddlery, forage, and repairs), maintaining and keeping in good order and repair the laboratory and apparatus in the office of the inspector of gas and meters, and other necessary items, four thousand six hundred dollars For placing in good order the laboratory and apparatus in the office of the inspector of asphalt and cement and for general supplies, one thousand dollars .. That overseers and inspectors, temporarily required in connection with sewer, street, or road work, or the construction and repair of buildings and bridges, or any work done under contracts authorized by appropriations shall be paid out of the sums appropriated for the work, and for the time actually engaged thereon; and the Commissioners of the District, in their annual report to Congress, shall report the number of such overseers and inspectors, and their work, and the sums paid to each, and out of what appropriation. [Total amount for Salaries and Contingent expenses, $182.814.] STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, AND ROADS. For work on sundry streets and avenues and replacement of wood pavements, six hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, to be expended in the discretion of the Commissioners on streets and avenues specified in the following schedules and in the aggregate for each schedule as stated herein, namely: GENERAL SCHEDULE: For paving the following streets and avenues, namely: C street (southwest and southeast), from First street to New Jersey avenue; Seventh street northwest, from Q to Boundary streets; Eleventh street southeast, from Pennsylvania avenue to Anacostia Bridge; Four-and-a-half street, from H street to Arsenal, and from D street northwest to Pennsylvania avenue; Brightwood avenue, Seventh street extended, from Grant avenue to Princeton street; Street on the south and west side of the Treasury Building, from Fifteenth street to Pennsylvania avenue, and removing gates and other obstructions; $40,050.00 4,600.00 1,000.00 |