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800 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 370. 1889. com-acts. not be authorized to make any contract for gas or other illuminating material, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, for any longer period than one year: ‘ _ _ F¤*>¢¤’i<= ¤8h*i¤8· or electric lighting, including necessary expenses of inspection, on one or more of the princi al streets of the c1t1es of Was mgton and Georgetown, including the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, ummm. forty thousand dollars; Provided, That no more than sixty cents per Limit mum. night shall be aid for any light burning fromsunset to sunrise, and · no more than fbrty cents per night shall be paid for_ any light burning from sunset to sunrise and operated wholly or in part by overhead wires· and each arc light shall be of not less than one thousand actual candle- ower, and no part of this appfopriation shall be used for electric lighting after September thirtiet , eighteen hundred and 0v¤r1¤•¤ wiru eighty-nine, by means of wires that may exist on or over any of the streets or avenues of the cities of Wa,shington and Georgetown: Provided further, That the Commissioners of the District of Colum- F-·=x¤¤¤¤¤<>¤¤¤r¤<=¤¤ bia shall investigate, ascertain, and report to the nrst session of the M hgmm Fift -first Congress what deduction mag be made for gas and electric lighf , both for annual and for ve year contracts. and that they be aliiliorized to invite proposals for supplying said light at reduced rates, and in this they are not limited to any one system. H¤rMrf~¤¢- Hannon AND RWE]: Fnonr; For the improvement an protection of the harbor and river front, the enforcement of laws and regulations, constructing and maintenance of wharves and buildings, and $o1i1other necessary items and services, two thousand Eve hundred 0 ars. sense. Fon PUBLIC SCALES: For repair and replacement of public scales, two hundred and fifty dollars. _ , P¤¤¤p¤· Fox Pmzmc Pumps: For the lpurchase, replacement and repair of public pump, four thousand do rs. Aqueduct. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. d {or engineering. maintenace, and general repairs, twenty thousand o ars. mtucsawn _ Punmc Scnoons. Suvermwndwvs FOR OFFICERS: For superintendent iirst six divisions, at two thousand seven hundred dollars ; superintendent seventh and eighth divisuerkaem. ions, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one clerk to superintendent of iirst six divisions and secretary to board of trustees, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk to superintendent of seventh and eighth divisions, eight hundred dollars; messenger to superintendent first six divisions, three hundred dollars- messenger to sulperintendent seventh and eighth divisions, two hundred dollars; in al , seven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. Teachers. Fon TEl\CHERS: For teachers, not to exceed seven hundred and forty-five m number, including teachers of manual training schools, to be employed at a rate of compensation not to exceed the rate ro- . vided by the present schedule of salaries, and at an avera e salhry not to exceed six hundred and eighty dollars, five hundred and six thousand six hundred dollars; and no increase in salaries paid to teachers in grades now receiving one thousand dollars or more, except in cases of ipromotion to fill vacancies occurring before or after the passageof this act and except in salaries to principals of normal, manual training, drawing and country schools, and no increase in the number of teachers 1D any of suc grades exclusive of principals of such normal, manual training, drawing and country schools, shall be made, and the minimum compensation shall not be less than at the rate of three hundred dollars per annum, and the names of and actual coglpensation paid to each teacher under this provision shall be report to Congress at the beginning of each regular session by