Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-24
DISTRICT ESTIMATES



for widening Sherman avenue for conform
ity with the adopted and recorded plans of
highway extensions.
For grading and crawling Kenesaw ave-
rue and Park road, $4,000. Provided, that
Park road. or Park highway, between Ken
esaw avenue and Klingle road be dedicated
to the District of Columbia for conformity
with the adopted and recorded plans of
highway extensions.
For paving Harrison street, Anacostia
Monroe eastward, 5000.
For paving Spruce street. LIE Droit Park
from Larch street to Hardwood avenue
5000
For grading Massachusetts avenue ex-
tended, $4,000.
For grading and crawling Providence.
Lansing Hartford and 10th streets, Brook
For grading and regulating Yale, Bis
marck Princeton. Harvard and Columbia
streets between It'll and 14th streets, and
for graveling 18th street, completing i'm
provement, $1,000.
For paving r street extended from Flor
Ida avenue westward, $4,000.
For grading Illinois avenue, 5000.
For grading Michigan avenue. 5000.
For paving Hardwood avenue from Maple
to Spruce. 5000.
For grading and crawling 10Th street,
Brookland completing improvement. and
improving the connection between such
part and the Brentwood road, $1,000.
For grading and crawling Albemarle
street and opening same by purchase or
condemnation to Grant road, continuing
improvement, 5000.
For grading and regulating road connect
Ing Dad Branch road with Chevy Chase
Circle, completing Improvement, 5000.
For grading and regulating Belmont and
Kalorama streets between 18th street and
Columbia road, 1900.
For grading and regulating California
avenue. I'D, 24th and streets. Belair
Heights, $4,000.
For grading and regulating Wilson street.
LIE Droit Park, 5000.
For grading and regulating Trinidad ave-
nue. from Florida avenue to NJ street, $1,000.
For grading 22d and 9th streets, Lang
don. $1,000.
For grading and regulating 18th street
extended from Florida avenue to Mount
Olivet road, $4,000.
For grading and graveling. Pierce and
High streets Anacostia, from Jefferson to
Maple, 5000; provided. the land necessary
to unite these streets be first dedicated.
For grading and crawling Flint street,
Brightwood Park. $1,000.
For paving Massa chusetts avenue ex-
tended from 22d street to Sheridan Circle.
5000.
For paving street west from 1st street
to LIE Droit Park avenue, 5000.
FollowiI in Importance is a list of the
sewers scheduled for Improvement and to
be built during the next fiscal year. The
list, recommended by the Commission
ers, Is IS follows:
basin, $4,000.
For replacing obstructed sewers, $4,000
For main and pipe sewers and receiving
basins, $4,000.
For completing the construction of the
following named sewers now under con-
tract: Rock creek and b street intercept
Ing sewer, 100000; lexington valley sewer
$1,000; kenesaw avenue sewer, 10000;
Brookland sewer. $44, I64.
For constructing in part the Tiber creek
and New Jersey avenue high level inter-
cepting sewer, $4,000 Provided, that the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
are authorized to enter into contract for
the said work at a cost not to exceed
$4S3, 800: Provided further. that said Com
missioners are authorized to construct such
longing to the United States, and after
cor struction across such lands the surface
of the excavated portion shall be restored
to its original condition.
For suburban sewers, 1921 600.
For condemnation of rights of way for
construction, maintenance and repairs of
public sewers, $1,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary.
For automatic flushing tanks, s., 500.
Streets.
Repairs streets, avenues and alleys-For
current work of repairs of streets. avenues
ard alleys, $4,000. And this appropriation
shall be available for repairing the pave
The amounts thus expended shall be col
lected from such railroad company as pro-
vided by section five Of IAN act providing
q permanent form of government for the
District of Columbia" approved June IL,
1878. and shall be deposited to the credit
of the appropriation for the fiscal year in
which they are collected.
For replacing sidewalks and curbS around
public reservations, $4,000.
Repairs county roads: For current work
of repairs of county roads and suburban
streets. $4,000: Provided. that this appro-
priation shall be available for the repairs
of all county roads except such as are
rendered useless by the opening and inn
proving of new highways established under
the act approved March 2, 1893.
Construction of county roads, $lSO,WO!
Grading unimproved streets. roads and
alleys: For grading unimproved streets;
roads and alleys. at cost not to exceed
10 cents per cubic yard, $4,000.
For the parking commission: For contin-
gent expenses, including 1aborers, cart
hire, trees tree boxes, tree stakes, tree
straps, planting and care of trees on city
and suburban streets, embarrassing. care
of parks and miscellaneous iterns, $4,000;
for improving the District park in front
of the Center market. $1,000.
Care of bridges: For ordinary care of
bridges, including keepers, oils. lamps and
matches, $500; for construction and re-
pair of bridges. $4,000; in all, $23, 800.
For widening approaches to street,
$1,000.
Rock Creek Park: For care and improve
ment of Rock Creek Park, S., OOO Provided,
that of this sum $1,000. or SO much thereof
as may be necessary. may be expended for
plans of Improvement by an eminent land
scape architect.
Water Department..
The following sums are estimated for to
carry on the operations of the water de-
partment to be paid wholly from its reve-
nues, namely:
Revenue and inspection branch:
One chief clerk. .......................S,S 10000
Two clerks at 81, 400 each........ 2SO0OO
Three clerks. at $1,000 each.......... 100000
Chief Inspector. Observation-Disclosures. N'GOO
Eight inspectors. at $500 each........ 100000
Messenger Observation-Disclosures. 6U0.UO
For distribution branch:
SUPERINTENDENT 2OOO0O
Craftsman Observation-Disclosures. 1, 50O.W
Foreman Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Clerk Observation-Disclosures. 400. 90
Two clerks, at 81 600 each. 100000
Timekeeper Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Assistant foreman $4,000
Taper and machinist 10000
Assistant Taper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Go0.OO
Three steam engineers, at 81, 100
each ................... 100000
Blacks NTH Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Two plumbers, at $50 each.......... 1,5Oo.OO
Two assistant machinists. at 1854