Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05

VltrlIied DOCK f{h street between E and G
streets northwest, 5000. =
Street Cleaning Item.
For sweeping. sprinkling and cleaning
streets total appropriation Of 1851 900 is
asked, which is an increase of $4,000 over
the current appropriation. There is also
an increase of $500 In the current appro-
priation for cleaning improved alleys, and
5000 additional is asked for cleaning un-
improved streets and alleys.
SHgnt increases are asked in salaries.
and one new inspector at 81 900 is asked.
For removing snow and ice $1O0OO is asked,
an increase of 5000 over the current ap-
preparation.
The City Trees.
For the parking commission-For contin-
gent expenses, including laborers, cart
hire. trees. tree boxes, tree stakes, tree
straps, planting and care of trees on city
ana suburban streets, whitewashing care
of parks and miscellaneous items, 10000
an Increase of S2OOOO
In a note added the Commissioners say:
Inc increased appropriation Is needed for
the proper maintenance of the trees of the
city ana their appurtenances. A casual
exa minatfon of the trees, many of which
should be replaced by reason of their old
and ragged condition or of their undesira-
que character. will indicate the reasons
Tor asking for this increase. With the
present amount of the appropriation 1t is
cot possible 10 replace all trees destroye
Dy storms or otherwise, and to keep them
IN nh eondltion necessary to make one of the
chle1 beauties of Washington credit TO
the city and one of its distinctive features
Street illumination.
Lighting = For illuminating material
lighting. extinguishng, repairing. cleaning
and inspecting public lamps OF avenues
streets. roads and alleys, purchasing and
expense of erecting and maintaining new
lamp posts, street designations, lanterns
ana mixtures; moving lamp posts, painting
lamp posts and lanterns, replacing and re-
pal1lng lamp posts and lanterns damaged
OF unnt Tor service, for storage and carriage
OF material. $40, 100, an increase of $5O,OOO
Fer electric arc lighting, including neces-
sary inspection, in those streets in the
District CT Columbia now provided with
Underground conduits for the reception of
wires for electric lighting purposes, SOS. COO
an increase of $i3 600.
Care of River Front.
An increase OF So. 600 is asked for the care
of the river front. making the total appro
priation $500.
For the bathing beach the Commission
ers ask for an appropriation of 5000 This
was reduced at the last minute from
$4,000, because of the fact that the esti-
mated revenue did not come up to expec-
tations.
VI otiiliHS new deep wells an apprOprt2-
ton of $4,000 is asked, which is Just
double the present appropriation for this
important work.
Under the head CT bridges several new
Items occur. For construction and repair
or bridges an appropriation of $4,000 is
asked, and Tor reconstructing the Navy
Yard bridge across the Eastern branch
70 coo Is urged. There is also an item OF
$3o,0OO for reconstructing the bridge across
Rock creek at NJ street.
Washington Aqucduct.
Next come the estimates for the support
of the Washington aqueduct, and the Com
missioners give the following figures and
explanations:
For engineering. maintenance and gen
eral repairs, s21 ,OOO.rr
For repairing the rorth connection Of the
by-conduit Dalecarlia reservoir, $1,000.
For repairing the Conduit road, 5000
FOR building combined storehouse and
stable at GreatrFalls 5000.
For purchase or condemnation Of a site
Tor storage yard $4,000
For protection to the inlet to the conduit
at Great Falls, S5,GO0.
The by-condut around the Dalecarlia
reservoir has been in bad condition for
several years and is considered too danger
GUS to permit men to enter it for the pur-
pose of cleaning it, In order to render it
fairly efficient the entire north connection
and the portion of the .by-conduit adjacent
to it must be rebuilt, and an estimate is
accordingly submitted for the work.
special estimate is submitted for repairing
the Conduit read for the reason that, owing
to the great amount of public travel over
the road. it is constantly in need of repairs
LOT which the appropriation for the aaue-
duct system is not adequate. A storehouse
and stable is needed for shelter and protec-
ton TO the valuable government propertv
stored at Great Falls. the present buildings
used for that purpose being decayed and
insecure A convenient storage yard is
needed at the aQueduct office in which to
place castings and machinery required for
repairs. The inlet to the conduit at Great
Falls should be protected by a masonry
wall to prevent injury to the water supply
by freshets and floods in the Potomac river
The item for increase of water supply is
$65O,OOO.
The Public Schools,
Next are the estimates for the support
Of the public schools. There is an in
crease of s37,925 for salaries This in
cludes twelve new teachers at $500 each,
one at 5000, one at $1.7OO. seven at $1,000,
three at 1890. three at $500, three at ss25,
one at 1915, eight at $3.50, two at sG25, one
at 5000, four at 1915. fifteen at $3.50, one at
$500, nine at $475. To bring about these
changes, which are not all for new teach
ers, 1t was necessary to reduce the num-
Der IN some classes. An appropriation Of
$4,000 for kindergartens is asked There
are numerous increases in the pay of tani-
tors.
The estimates for new buildings are:
Buildings and grounds, $235.OOO, distribut-
ed as follows: One eight-room building and
site. northeast. $37,5Oo; one eight-room
building and site. southeast. $45,5OO; one
four-room addition. Birney School, $14 900:
one manual training school. building and
site and equipment, first eight diyt-
sions. $4,000; one manual training school
building and site, ninth. tenth and eleventh
divisions. 100000; one four-room building
and site. Twining City. $780, one four.
room building. Grant road, $4,000; one
four-room addition, Benning {white), 49,
coo; one eight-room building and site, ninth
division. 81. rebuilding Lovejoy school
building, 10000; for rent Of Miner building.
$2.25O; for janitor. Miner building. $500; for
kindergartens. $4,000.
Police Department.
In the police department the following
changes in the current appropriation oc-
cur:
One new lieutenant whose duty it shall
be to remain at headquarters all night in
lieu OF the lieutenants who are now de-
tailed from the several precincts. The