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months' service, three hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer for sweeping B street sidewalk used for market purposes and the wholesale market square, two hundred and forty dollars; sweeping B street used for market purposes, four hundred and eighty dollars; hauling refuse (street sweepings), three hundred dollars; in all, two thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.

EASTERN MARKET: Laborer for cleaning sidewalk and street where used for market purposes (farmers' market), one hundred and twenty dollars..

WESTERN MARKET: Laborer for cleaning sidewalk and street where used for market purposes (farmers' market), two hundred and forty dollars..

FOR OFFICE OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: For sealer of weights and measures, two thousand five hundred dollars; first assistant sealer of weights and measures, one thousand two hundred dollars; second assistant sealer of weights and measures, nine hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; in all, six thousand and eighty dollars

FOR ENGINEER'S OFFICE: Record division: For chief clerk, one thousand nine hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; clerk, eight hundred and forty dollars; two messengers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; engineer of highways, three thousand dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; three inspectors of streets, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of streets, two thousand dollars; superintendent of county roads, one thousand five hundred dollars, and five hundred dollars additional as assistant engineer in Rock Creek Park; superintendent of parking, one thousand three hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of parking, one thousand dollars; clerk, nine hundred dollars; inspector of asphalt and cements, two thousand four hundred dollars: Provided, That the inspector of asphalt and cements shall not receive or accept compensation of any kind from or perform any work or render any services of a character required of him officially by the District of Columbia to any person, firm, corporation, or municipality, other than the District of Columbia; inspector of gas and meters, two thousand dollars; assistant inspector of gas and meters, one thousand dollars; assistant inspector of gas and meters, eight hundred and forty dollars; messenger, five hundred and forty dollars; inspector of sewers, one thousand two hundred dollars; superintendent of sewers, three thousand dollars; general inspector of sewers, one thousand three hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; leveler, one thousand two hundred dollars; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two inspectors of property, at nine hundred and thirtysix dollars each; permit clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; assistant permit clerk, nine hundred dollars; index clerk and typewriter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars each; inspector of material, one thousand two hundred dollars; two property-yard keepers, at one thousand dollars each; engineer of bridges, two thousand one hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; assistant engineer, one

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thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two transitmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; transitman, one thousand and fifty dollars; three rodmen, at nine hundred dollars each; three chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; draftsman, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; clerk, six hundred dollars; three messengers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; inspector, one thousand five hundred dollars; inspector, one thousand two hundred dollars; bridge inspector, one thousand two hundred dollars; eight foremen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three subforemen, at one thousand and fifty dollars each; bridge keeper, six hundred and fifty dollars; three bridge keepers, at six hundred dollars each; foreman, Rock Creek Park, one thousand two hundred dollars; foreman, one thousand and fifty dollars; four foremen, at nine hundred dollars each; clerk, seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant inspector of asphalts and cements, one thousand five hundred dollars; two inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; inspector, nine hundred dollars; clerk, seven hundred and fifty dollars; two skilled laborers, at six hundred dollars each; skilled laborer (now employed at two dollars per diem), six hundred and twenty-five dollars; assistant engineer, two thousand two hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; assistant engineer, two thousand one hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one ⚫ thousand five hundred dollars; inspector, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; draftsman, one thousand and fifty dollars; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; two messengers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; four foremen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; six foremen, at nine hundred dollars each; janitor, seven hundred and twenty dollars; principal steam engineer, one thousand five hundred dollars; three assistant steam engineers, at one thousand and fifty dollars each; four oilers, at six hundred dollars each; five firemen, at eight hundred and seventyfive dollars each; superintendent of repairs, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand and fifty dollars; clerk, six hundred and 'twenty dollars; driver, five hundred and forty dollars; superintendent of stables, one thousand five hundred dollars; blacksmith, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars; two watchmen, at six hundred and thirty dollars each; two drivers, at six hundred and thirty dollars each; in all, one hundred and seventy-eight thousand six hundred and eightyseven dollars

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OFFICE: For special assessment clerk, one thousand seven hundred dollars; seven clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one clerk, seven hundred and fifty dollars; in all, twelve thousand six hundred and fifty dollars

STREET-SWEEPING OFFICE: For superintendent, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant superintendent and clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; ten inspectors, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; ten inspectors, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; three assistant inspectors, at nine hundred dollars each; foreman of public dumps, nine hundred dollars; messenger and driver, six hundred dollars; stable foreman, one thousand dollars; foreman of repairs, one thousand dollars; clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; stenographer and clerk, seven hundred and twenty dollars; blacksmith, nine hundred dollars; mechanic, seven hundred and eighty dollars; mechanic's helper, six hundred dollars; hostler, five hundred and fifty dollars; hostler, four hundred and eighty dollars; eight dumpmen, at

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four hundred and eighty dollars each; one laborer, four hundred and fifty dollars; in all, forty-five thousand and twenty dollars

BOARD OF EXAMINERS, STEAM ENGINEERS: For compensation for board of examiners of steam engineers in the District of Columbia, three, at three hundred dollars each, nine hundred dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE: For superintendent of insurance, three thousand dollars; examiner, one thousand five hundred dollars; statistician, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand dollars; stenographer, six hundred dollars; temporary clerk hire, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand eight hundred dollars

FOR SURVEYOR'S OFFICE: For surveyor, three thousand dollars; assistant surveyor, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; computer, one thousand two hundred dollars; record clerk, one thousand and fifty dollars; inspector, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars; draftsman, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars; clerk, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars; draftsman, nine hundred dollars; assistant computer, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars; two rodmen, at eight hundred and twenty-five dollars each; three chainmen, at seven hundred dollars each; two chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; clerk, six hundred and seventy-five dollars; charwoman, one hundred and four dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand and twenty-nine dollars;

For services of temporary draftsmen, computers, laborer, and drivers when required, and for an additional field party when required, all expenditures under this sum to be made only on the written authority of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, four thousand five hundred dollars;

In all, twenty-six thousand five hundred and twenty-nine dollars......... FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY: For librarian, three thousand dollars; assistant librarian, one thousand two hundred dollars; children's librarian, one thousand dollars; assistant, nine hundred dollars; four assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two assistants, at six hundred dollars each; three assistants, at five hundred and forty dollars each; copyist, four hundred and eighty dollars; cataloguer, nine hundred dollars; cataloguer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; cataloguer, six hundred dollars; three temporary cataloguers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; stenographer and typewriter, seven hundred and twenty dollars; three attendants, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; five attendants, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; collator, three hundred and sixty dollars; two messengers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; ten pages, at two hundred and forty dollars each; two janitors, at four hundred and eighty dollars each, one of whom shall act as a night watchman; engineer, nine hundred dollars; fireman, five hundred and forty dollars; workman, four hundred and eighty dollars; two cloakroom attendants, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; five charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, twenty-eight thousand and sixty dollars

For keeping the library open fifty-two Sundays from two o'clock postmeridian to ten o'clock postmeridian (eight hours), five holidays. from ten o'clock antemeridian to ten o'clock postmeridian (twelve hours), and for extra services three hours on Saturday afternoons during July, August, and September, one thousand seven hundred dollars MISCELLANEOUS, FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY: For purchase of books, seven thousand five hundred dollars;

For binding, three thousand dollars;

For fuel, lighting, fitting up building, and other contingent expenses, seven thousand dollars;

In all, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. [Total amount for Salaries, etc., $564,875.]

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CONTINGENT AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

For contingent expenses of the government of the District of Columbia, namely: For printing, checks, books, law books, books of reference and periodicals, stationery; detection of frauds on the revenue; repairs of market houses; painting; surveying instruments and implements; drawing materials; binding, rebinding, repairing, and preservation of records; maintaining and keeping in good order the laboratory and apparatus in the office of the inspector of asphalt and cement; damages; livery, purchase, and care of horses and carriages or buggies not otherwise provided for; horseshoeing; fuel, ice, gas, repairs, repairs to pound and vehicles, use of bicycles by inspectors in the engineer department not to exceed five hundred dollars, and other general necessary expenses of District offices, including the sinking-fund office, board of charities, excise board, personal-tax board, harbor master, health department, surveyor's office, sealer of weights and measures office, police court, and department of insurance, and purchase of new apparatus and laboratory equipment in office of inspector of asphalt and cement, forty thousand dollars; and the Commissioners shall so apportion this sum as to prevent a deficiency therein: Provided, That horses and vehicles appropriated for in this Act shall not be used by the Commissioners for any other purpose than to visit such points within the District of Columbia as it may be necessary to visit in order to enable them to inspect or inform themselves concerning any public work or property belonging to the said District or to do any other act necessary to the administration of its affairs

No part of the money appropriated by this Act, except appropriations for the militia, shall be used for the purchase, livery, or maintenance of horses, or for the purchase, maintenance, or repair of buggies or carriages and harness, except as provided for in the appropriation for contingent and miscellaneous expenses or unless the appropriation from which the same is proposed to be paid shall specifically authorize such purchase, livery, maintenance, and repair, and except also as hereinafter authorized.

No part of the money appropriated by this Act shall be used for the payment of premiums or other cost of fire insurance.

For contingent expenses of stables of the engineer department, including forage, shoeing, purchase and repair of vehicles, purchase and repair of harness, blankets, lap robes, purchase of horses, whips, oils, brushes, combs, sponges, chamois skins, buckets, halters, jacks, rubber boots, and coats, medicines, and other necessary articles and expenses, five thousand dollars; and no expenditure on account of the engineer department for the items named in this paragraph shall be made from any other fund, except as hereinafter authorized

For postage for strictly official mail matter, seven thousand dollars.
For rent of District offices, nine thousand dollars
For rent of old record vault, six hundred dollars.

For rent of office for department of insurance, eight hundred and forty dollars...

For rent of property yards, three hundred dollars

For rent of storeroom for property clerk, three hundred dollars. For necessary expenses, including services of collectors or bailiffs. in the collection of overdue personal taxes by distraint and sale and otherwise, and for other necessary items, three thousand five hundred dollars

For rent of office for corporation counsel, one thousand dollars. For judicial expenses, including procurement of chains of title, the printing of briefs in the court of appeals of the District of Colum bia, and witness fees in District cases before the supreme court of said District, two thousand dollars

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For livery of horse or horse hire for coroner's office, jurors' fees, witness fees, removal of deceased persons, making autopsies, ice, disinfectants, telephone service, and other necessary supplies for the morgue, and the necessary expenses of holding inquests, including stenographic services in taking testimony, and photographing unidentified bodies, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars

For general advertising, authorized and required by law, and for tax and school notices and notices of changes in regulations, three thousand dollars

For advertising notice of taxes in arrears July first, nineteen hundred and six, as required to be given by Act of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, two thousand dollars, to be reimbursed by a charge of fifty cents for each lot or piece of property advertised For the enforcement of the game and fish laws of the District of Columbia, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioners, five hundred dollars

For continuing work on the municipal building for the District of Columbia, five hundred thousand dollars

For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to remove dangerous or unsafe buildings and parts thereof, and for other purposes," to pay the members of the board of survey provided for therein, other than the inspector of buildings, at a compensation of not to exceed ten dollars each survey, and to pay the cost of making safe or removing such buildings upon the refusal or neglect of the owners so to do, two thousand dollars

For purchase of a site for property yard, and for the erection of necessary buildings thereon, thirty thousand dollars.

For surveying and marking the burial ground for the indigent dead, adjacent to the site of the municipal almshouse, as required by the Act of Congress approved January twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, three hundred dollars..

For the erection of suitable tablets to mark historical places in the District of Columbia, to be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, five hundred dollars..

To enable the recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia to secure for use in his office, by purchase and exchange, twenty ElliottFisher book typewriters, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars: Provided, That hereafter the recording of all instruments filed for record in the office of the recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia shall be done with book typewriters, except in those cases where, on account of the character of the work, the use of a pen shall be found by the recorder to be necessary

[Total amount for Contingent and Miscellaneous Expenses, $612,740.]

IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS.

ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS: Toward carrying out the provisions of the Acts of Congress providing for the elimination of grade crossings and the construction of a union railroad station in the District of Columbia, approved February twelfth, nineteen hundred and one, and February twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and three, for purchase or condemnation of the land necessary for the plaza and new streets, and for reconstructing, grading, and paving, together with the necessary incidental work in connection therewith, the streets, avenues, and ways changed in line or grade or newly created under the provisions of said Acts, including the employment on the approval of this Act of special assistant counsel at a rate not to exceed three thousand dollars per annum, and one clerk, at a rate not to exceed one thousand

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