FORTX —EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 226, 227. 1884; 123 mat: '1`hat the words "subdivision twelve of" be inserted in the act ol send legxslutrye assembly entitled “An act to amend section three hundrwl and forty-seven of the code of Washiugton", approved N0- vemhvr twenty-third. eighteen hundred and eighty-three, immediately alter the word ‘~ that" where it firsts occurs in said act, and immediately belore the wyord *‘section" therein, and that construction and effect be gzven to send act as though it contained said words. Approved, July 5, 1884. CHAP. 227.—An act uraking appropriations to provide for the expenses of the gov- July 5, 1884. ernment of the District 01 Columbm for the fiscal year ending June thirticth, —·—·>— exghteeu hundred and eighty-tive, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rqvresentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the half of the following Diguigt of co. sums named, respectively, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in l¤¤¤bi¤- the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the other half out of the APP’°P"i°"i°"“· revenues of the District of Columbia, for the purposes following, being the estimated expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the Decal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty- tive, namely: GENERAL Exrmusns. Fo}: SLLARIES AND CONTING-ENT EXPENSES. For executive chico: For two Commissioners, at ilve thousand dol- commissioners. lars each; one Engineer Commissioner, nine hundred and twenty-four dollars (to make salary five thousand dollars); one secretary, two thou- secretary. sand one hundred and sixty dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hun- clerks. dred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollarsone messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one driver, four hundred and eighty dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, Contingent exstationery, and other necessary item s, two thousand five hundred dollars ; www- _ in all, twenty-one thousand two hundred and forty-four dollars. ' For assessors office: For one assessor, three thousand dollars; two Aggggggr, asm. assistant assessors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one license mt as ¤ c s s ora, clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one inspector of licenses,one °1°*k· 'md °**h°’°- thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant or clerk, nine hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk one thousand dollars; one clerk and messenger, nine hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, detection of frauds on the revenue, and other necessary items, one thousand dollars; in all, thirteen thousand six hundred dollars. For collectors office: For one collector, four thousand dollars; one collector, cw,. cashier, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one bookkeeper, one icr, clerks, and thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks, at one thousand four hun. °*h°'°· dred dollars each; one clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including (g,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oxtemporary cIerks,printing, books, stationery, and other necessary items, pauses. two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars. For auditoris office: For one auditor, three thousand dollars; one Auditor, chic! chief clerk, who shall in the necessary absenceor xnebxhty from any clerk, cbrks. and cause of the auditor perform his duties, without addxtxonal compensa· ° °"‘ tion, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one bookheeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand mx hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, snr hundred dollars; for temporary clerk-hire, one thousand dollars; for contmgent