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FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 670. 1901. 841 For completing the erection of a workhouse for males, iift thou- “'°’kh°“¤°- sand dollars: Provided, That the total cost of the building sllyall not ffg’{@m, . exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, including the one hun- ` dred thousand dollars heretofore appropriated; and said Commissioners are hereby authorized, in their iscretion, to expend for temporary frame structures to meet present institutional needs not exceedm ten thousand dollars of the sum herein and heretofore appropriated for this purpose. For repairs to buildings, painting, lumber, hardware, cement, lime oil, removal of floors, and repairs to plumbing, steam heating and cooking apparatus, two thousand dollars. For erection of bathrooms and closets for two buildings known as the "Old Men’s Home," one thousand five hundred dollars, to be immediately available. - _ MUNICIPAL ALMSHOUSEZ For the urchase by the Commissioners of h£§€¤*°*P¤‘. ¤l¤¤¤· the District of Columbia of a suitable site in the District of Columbia Purchase pt site, for a municipal almshouse, twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much °t°" ‘“"h°m°°‘ thereof as may be necessary; for the preparation of lans for suitable buildin s for such almshouse, two thousand five hundred dollars, or so _ much tgereof as may be necessary; in all, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars; and the total cost of such almshouse, exclusive of ‘°°“l°°“Hm“€d· site, and including water sup ly, heating, ventilating, and lightin apparatus, and improvement ol) grounds s all not exceed one hundred an twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That if acceptable to the Pnwcsp. Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Inte- t“§?,{.’i'§“.,§‘f’§t§f me "‘“` rior is hereby authorized to transfer to them for a site for said alms- · house the tract of land containing about sixty acres belonging to the United States lying south of Congress Heights and east of Nichols Avenue and detached from the present site of the Government Hospital for the Insane, and in the event of this acceptance and transfer, the said sum of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be available for construction of the buildmgs for the said almshouse. F on nnroim sonoon: For superintendent, one thousand five hun- R°‘°”” °°h°°l· dred dollars; assistant superintendent, nine hundred dollars; teachers and assistant teachers, hve thousand and forty dollars; matron of school, six hundred dollars; four matrons of families, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; three foremen of workshops, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; farmer, four hundred and eighty dollars; engineer, three hundred and ninety-six dollars; assistant engineer, three hundred dollars; baker, cook, shoemaker, and tailor, at three hundred dollars each; laundress, one hundred and eighty dollars; two dining-room servants, seamstress, and chambermaid, at one hundred and forty-four dollars each; iiorist, three hundred and sixty dollars; watchmen, not to exceed six in number, one thousand six hundred and twenty dollars; secretary and treasurer to board of trustees, six huncdlred dollars; in all, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty-two ollars. · . For support of inmates, including groceries, iiour, feed, meats, dry goods, leather, shoes, gas, fuel, hardware, furniture, tableware, farm implements, seeds, harness and repairs to same, fertilizers, books, stationery, plumbing, painting, glazing, medicines and medical attendance, stock, fencing, repairs to buildings, and other necessaiiy items, including compensation, not exceeding nine hundred dollars, or addi- . tional labor or services, and for transportation and other necessary expenses incident to securing suitable homes for discharged boys, not exceeding five hundred dollars, all under the control of the Commissioners, .twenty-six thousand dollars. For one additional one hundred horsepower boiler, including all expenses of installation, foundation, brickwork, connections, and so forth. three thousand dollars.