General expenses. Salaries, etc. Executive office. retary, etc. for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, namely: GENERAL EXPENSES. FOR SALARIES AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE: For two Commissioners, at five thousand dollars each; one Engineer Commissioner, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight 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; three clerks, one of whom shall be a stenographer and typewriter, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one stenographer and typewriter, seven hundred and twenty 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; two assistant inspectors of buildings, at one thousand dollars each; and one of the assistant- inspectors of buildings shall hereafter also perform the duties of inspector of elevators and fire escapes, without additional compensation; 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 laborer, at one dollar per day, three hundred and thirteen dollars; two laborers, at three hundred and sixty dollars each; one steam engineer, nine hundred dollars; one property clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one deputy property clerk, one thousand 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; four assistant inspectors of plumbing, at one thousand dollars each; one harbor master, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, forty-six thousand four hundred and eighty-one dollars: Provided, That Redemption of scrip the accounting officers of the Treasury, in the settlement of the accounts of Josiah Dent, Thomas P. Morgan, and William J. Twining, late Commissioners of the District of Columbia, are hereby authorized and directed to credit and allow audit numbered fifteen thousand and seventy-seven, made in favor of John F. Cook, collector of the District of Columbia, October seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, for four thousand and seventy-nine dollars and seventy cents, on account of the redemption of special tax scrip certificates numbered, respectively, eight hundred and nineteen, nine hundred and fourteen, nine Delivery to owner. hundred and twenty-six, and nine hundred and twenty-eight: And provided further, That in crediting and allowing said audit fifteen thousand and seventy-seven, as aforesaid, no money on account thereof shall be paid out of the Treasury of the United States, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to deliver the said special tax scrip certificates to Isaac S. Lyon, the owner thereof. 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; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk and draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one clerk, in charge of records, one thousand dollars; 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, nine hundred dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Proviso. certificates allowed. Assessor's office. Collector's office. FOR COLLECtor's Office: For one collector, four thousand dollars; one cashier, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one bookkeeper, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk and messenger, one thousand dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollars; in all, fourteen thousand two hundred dollars. FOR AUDITOR'S OFFICE: For one auditor, three thousand dollars; one chief clerk, 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 clerk, one thousand dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one disbursing clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, seventeen thousand seven hundred dollars. Auditor's office. FOR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE: For one attorney, four thousand dollars; Attorney's office. one assistant attorney, two thousand dollars; one special assistant attorney, one thousand six hundred dollars; one law clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, two hundred dollars; in all, nine thousand 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; in all, two thousand four hundred dollars. FOR CORONER'S OFFICE: For one coroner, one 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; in all, three thousand six hundred dollars. FOR ENGINEER'S OFFICE: Record division: One chief clerk, one thousand nine 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 clerk, six hundred dollars; two messengers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; Sinking-fund office. Coroner's office. Market masters. Engineer's office. Surface division. Surface division: Computing engineer, two thousand four hundred 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; inspector of streets, one thousand two hundred dollars; two assistant 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; superintendent of parking, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of parking, seven hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; Subsurface division: One inspector of asphalt and cements, two Subsurface division. thousand four hundred dollars; one inspector of gas and meters, two thousand dollars; one assistant inspector of gas and meters, one thousand dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one superintendent of lamps, one thousand dollars; three inspectors of gas and electric lighting, at nine hundred dollars each; one inspector of sewers, one thousand two hundred dollars; one superintendent of sewers, two thousand four hundred dollars; one general inspector of sewers, one thousand three hundred dollars; two assistant engineers, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one draftsman, one thousand two hundred dollars; one leveler, one thousand two hundred dollars; three rodmen, at seven hundred and eighty dollars each; three chainmen, at six hundred and fifty dollars each; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two inspectors of property, at nine hundred and thirty-six dollars each; two sewer tappers, at one thousand dollars each; one permit clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant permit clerk, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, sixty-seven thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars: Provided, That the last clause of section five of "An Act providing a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia," approved June eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: The President of the United States may detail from the Engineer Corps of the Army not more than three officers, junior to the engineer officer belonging to the Board of Com. missioners of said District, to act as assistants to said Engineer Commissioner in the discharge of the special duties imposed upon him by the provisions of this Act. 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. That overseers, inspectors, and other employees temporarily required in connection with sewer, street, or road work, or the construction and repair of buildings and bridges, or any work authorized by appropriations, and all expenses incidental to or necessary for the proper execution of said work, shall be paid from and equitably charged against the sums appropriated for said work; and the Commissioners of the District, in their annual report to Congress, shall report the number of such overseers, inspectors, and other employees, and their work, and the sums paid to each, and out of what appropriation. SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARITIES: For superintendent of charities, three thousand dollars; messenger to the superintendent, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, three thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES. For contingent expenses of the government of the District of Columbia, namely: For printing, checks, books, stationery; detection of frauds on the revenue; repairs of market houses, painting; binding, rebinding, repairing, and preservation of records; maintaining and keeping in good order the laboratory and apparatus in the offices of the inspector of gas and meters and the inspector of asphalt and cement; damages; care of horses not otherwise provided for, horseshoeing; fuel, ice, gas, repairs, insurance, repairs to pound and vehicles, and other general necessary expenses of District offices, including the sinking-fund office, office of the superintendent of charities, including rent, harbor master, health department, and police court, twenty-two thousand five hundred 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 be used only for official purposes. For contingent expenses of stables of the engineer department, including forage, livery of horses, shoeing, purchase and repair of vehicles, purchase and repair of harness, blankets, lap robes, purchase of horses, whips, oil, brushes, combs, sponges, chamois skins, buckets, halters, jacks, rubber boots and coats, medicines, and other necessary articles and expenses, five thousand five hundred dollars; and no expenditure on account of the engineer department for the items named in this paragraph shall be made from any other fund. For rent of District offices, three thousand six hundred dollars. For necessary expenses in the collection of overdue personal taxes by distraint and sale or otherwise, and for other necessary items, one thousand five hundred dollars. For judicial expenses, including procurement of chains of title, the printing of briefs and witness fees in District cases before the court of appeals of the District of Columbia, one thousand dollars. For livery of horse or horse hire for coroner's office, jurors' fees, removal of deceased persons, making autopsies, ice, disinfectants, and other FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 232. 1894. necessary supplies for the morgue, and holding inquests, and photographing unidentified bodies, one thousand dollars. For general advertising, authorized and required by law, and for tax Advertis and school notices and notices of changes in regulations, one thousand nine hundred dollars. For advertising notice of taxes in arrear July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, as required to be given by Act of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, twelve thousand dollars, to be reimbursed by a charge of one dollar and twenty cents for each lot or piece of property advertised. To enable the assessor to continue account of arrears of taxes on real property due the District of Columbia, including the payment of necessary clerical force, two thousand dollars. Notices o taxes. Arrears c count. Georgeto For additions and repairs to Georgetown market house, six thousand house. five hundred dollars. PLATS OF SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON And GeorgeTOWN: To pay the expenses of such surveys as may be necessary to enable the Commissioners of the District to determine whether plats of subdivisions of land within said District offered for record have been made in conformity to the "Act to regulate subdivision of land within the District of Columbia," approved August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, two thousand five hundred dollars. Surveys a outside sub Vol. 25, p Extension ways. Vol. 27, p From Dis Proviso. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS: To pay the expenses of preparing a plan for the extension of a permanent system of highways in conformity with the "Act to provide a permanent system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying outside of cities," approved March second, nues. eighteen hundred and ninety-three, six thousand dollars; to be paid wholly out of the revenues of the District of Columbia: Provided, That of the above-named sum three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as erick Law may be necessary, shall be expended by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the preparation of sketch-plans and report by Frederick Law Olmsted, on the extension of the streets and avenues of the District of Columbia. ASSESSMENT AND PERMIT WORK. Report,et Assessm mit work. New Yor Proviso. For assessment and permit work, one hundred and sixty-five thou sand dollars, and a sufficient amount of this appropriation may be applied to and expended for the immediate removal of the parking, except trees, and paving the space in the center of New York avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, and one-half the cost thereof shall be assessed against the abutting property and collected as herein provided for assessment and permit work: Provided, That hereafter the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and empowered, health, etc. whenever in their judgment the public health, safety, or comfort require it, or whenever application shall be made therefor, accompanied by a deposit equal to one-half the estimated cost of the work, to improve and repair alleys and sidewalks, and to construct sewers and sidewalks in the District of Columbia of such form and materials as they may determine, and to pay the total cost of such work from appropriatious for assessment and permit work, Said Commissioners shall give notice by advertisement, twice a week for two weeks in some newspaper published in the city of Washington, of any assessment work proposed to be done by them under this Act, desiguating the location and the kind of work to be done, specifying the kind of materials to be used, the estimated cost of the improvement, and fixing a time and place when and where property-owners to be assessed can appear and present objections thereto, and for hearing thereof. One-half of the total cost of the assessment work herein provided for, including the expenses of the assessment, shall be charged against and become a lien upon abutting property, and an assessment therefor Vol. 26, p Applicat Advertis work prope Hearings Assessme shall be levied pro rata according to the linear frontage of said property. Payment of one-half One-half of the cost of the assessment work done under the provisions of cost. Interest. Notice. Service of notice. Provisos. etc. Sale of property. of this Act shall be paid to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia, as follows: One-third of the amount within sixty days after service of notice of such assessment, without interest; one-third within one year, and the remainder within two years from the date of such service of notice, and interest shall be charged at the rate of eight per centum per annum from the date of service of such notice on all amounts which shall remain unpaid at the expiration of sixty days after service of notice of such assessment, which in all cases shall be served upon each lot owner, if he or she be a resident of the District, and his or her residence known, and if he or she be a nonresident of the District, or his or her residence unknown, such notice shall be served on his or her tenant or agent, as the case may be, and if there be no tenant or agent known to the Commissioners, then they shall give notice of such assessment by advertisement twice a week for two weeks in some newspaper published in said District. The service of such notice, where the owner or his tenant or agent resides in the District of Columbia, shall be either personal or by leaving the same with some person of suitable age at the residence or place of business of such owner, agent, or tenant; and return of such service, stating the manner thereof, shall be made in writing and filed in the office of said Commissioners: Provided, That Cost of publication, the cost of publication of the notice herein provided for, and the service of such notices shall be paid out of the appropriations for assessment and permit work. Any property upon which such assessment and accrued interest thereon, or any part thereof, shall remain unpaid at the expiration of two years from the date of service of notice of such assessment shall be subject to sale therefor under the same conditions and penalties which are imposed by existing laws for the nonpayment of general taxes; and if any property assessed as herein provided for shall become liable to sale for any other assessment or tax whatever, then the assessments levied under this Act shall become immediately due and payable, and the property against which they are levied may be sold therefor, together with the accrued interest thereon, and the cost Deposits for request of advertising, to the date of such sale. Property owners who request improvements under the permit system shall deposit in advance with the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia an amount equal to one-half the estimated cost of such improvements, and in such cases it shall not be necessary to give the notice hereinbefore provided for. All moneys received by the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia for work done upon the request of property owners, as herein provided for, shall be deposited by him in the United States Treasury to Payment on comple- the credit of the permit fund. Upon the completion of work done as aforesaid at the request of property-owners, the Commissioners shall repay to the then current appropriation for assessment and permit work, out of the permit fund, a sum equivalent to one-half of the cost of the work, and shall return to the depositors, from the same fund, as Return of surplus. application may be made therefor, any surplus that may remain over Receipts. and above one-half of the cost of the work. All sums received by the collector under the provisions of this Act on account of assessment work, and in payment of assessments heretofore made for compulsory permit work, shall be credited to the appropriation for assessment and permit work for the fiscal year in which they are collected: Provided further, That the costs of service connections with water mains and sewers shall be assessed against the lots for which said connections are made, and shall be collected in the same manner and upon the same conditions as to notice as herein provided for assessment work: And provided further, That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. ed improvements. tion. Water and sewer connections. Repeal. |