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 676 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 387. 1897. Conduit Road, Congress Heights, and Langdon, four rooms, at seven hundred dollars per building, two thousand one hundred dollars- Seventh division, Connecticut avenue extended, two rooms, three hundred and iiity dollars; in all, three thousand eight hundred and iif dollars. °°""'“"°“°°‘*’°“‘°" thxm contingent expenses, including furniture, books, stationery, prin t- ing, insurance, telephone service, and other necessary items not otherwise provided for, twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars. F'°°t°’°"'°°k°‘°t°' For text-books and school supplies for use of pupils of the iirst eight grades, who at the time are not supplied with the same, to be distributed by the superintendent of public schools under regulations to be made by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and for the necessary expenses of the purchase, distribution, and preservation of H said text-books and supplies, forty thousand dollars. _`g°' For purchase of United States iiags, one thousand dollar . F°"’"‘ For purchase of water filters, two thousand dollars, to be immedi- Buildings ately available. ° BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: For one eight—r00m building and site, northeast, third division, forty thousand dollars. For one eight-room building and site, northwest, fifth division, forty thousand dollars. thllor oiéefiglht-room building and- site, seventh division, county, forty onsan dollars. For eight-room building and site in the vicinity of North Capitol and B. streets, forty thousand dollars. For lot adjoining Curtis School building, to be acquired by purchase or condemnation, five thousand dollars. - For constructing second story, and for heating plant of school buildgig at Congress Heights, to be immediately available, twelve thousand ollars. For purchase of additional ground, and for additional building of two rooms near line of Connecticut Avenue south of Chevy Chase Circle, to be immediately available, eight thousand dollars. For completing Western High School, to be immediately available, fifty thousand dollars; and the limit of cost of said Western High School building, including site, is hereby increased from one hundred thousand dollars to one hundred and thirty-three thou and dollars, and a further contract for the completion of said building is hereby author- within the said limit of one hundred and thirty-three thousand o ars. €,,'{,’{"{,'§;,i,,,,;_ Provided, That the total cost of the ite and of the several and respective buildings herein provided for, when completed upon plans and specifications to be previously made and approved, shall not exceed the several and respective sums of money herein respectively appro- ,,mPm¤"hm_m_ priated for such purposes. _ _ _ That the plans and specifications for each of said bmldings, 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. "*·“°°· ron Mnrnoroniman romon. s“““"“· For major and superintendent, three thousand three hundred dollars captain, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three lieutenants, inspectors, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, who shall also be property clerk, two thousand dollars; clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; clerk, nine hundred dollars; four surgeons of the police and fire departments, at five hundred and forty dollars each; additional compensation for twelve privates detailed for special service