Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-23
INCREASE ASKED FOR
Commissioners Add to the Items in Annro.
priation Bill.
New School Buildings and A.lditiopn,
Fire Engfnes-Amendmeut In
the Pension Law.

Inc District appropriation bill, as amend
ed py the District Commissioners after
passing the House of Representatives and
forwarded to the Senate approximations
committee, contains many items which
were stricken out In the House. and many
OF the amounts allowed by the House viii
De materially increased, IL the Senate an
proves OF the recommendation of the Com
missioners
for resumihg the work of completing the
tunnel between the distributing reservo,r
and the Howard University reservoir and
ior other work connected therewitb the
sum Of 1888, ,453 is asked, also authority :,
use an unexpended balance under the act
OF July 10, 1882, making a total sum for tho
puIpoSes OF $ooo,Ooo. For the protection of
sum of 5000 is asked
Inc Iollowirg amounts are asked for nm
oer the head of public schools: For one
elsn,-room building and site, third division,
eeu.heast Sio,?oO; for one manual training
school building and site, for first eight n.
VISIONS, Sloo.VO; the same amount for A
hke purpose for the ninth, tenth and eIey
entn divisions, and for a four-room building
Oh Grant road. $4,000.
The Fire Department..
Under the fire department the Commits
slcners ask for three new engines at 81 on
each. and four new hose carriages al $500
each Fer house. lot and furniture for an
engine company in the section between 18th
ana Goth and Z and streets the sum of
$4,000 is asked; $4,000 fer one between 10Th
and 18th and b and c streets southwest.
S22,V0 for enc for northern GEORGETOWN:
$4,000 for truck house between 9th and
10th and and ID streets southwest and
$4,000 for one between NJ and O and :;ad
an. goth streets. For two new trucks
$7.0oo.
Ihe Commissioners also recommend that
the law relating to the pensioning of men,
Ders OF the fire department be so amended
as to provide pension of 500 month for
the chief engineer, should he become Inca
pacltated from age or from injury or dis
ease contracted in the line of duty; S15 a
month for assistant chief engineers; 500
Tor forenen. so for prfvates. and $50 for
engineers, firemen and hostlers.
Survey and Map.
The sum of 5000 is asked for with which
to make accurate typographical survey ana
map of Georgetown, and plats, field notes
and surveys of the territory east and soutl;
Of the Eastern branch and in and near
Takoma Park
The Commissioners recommend an appro-
priatfon of $4,000 for the free public IT,
brary, $4,000 OF which is for compensation
of librarian and assistants and $4,000 fol
rent, fitting up of rooms, books and con-
tingent expenses, all to be Immediately
available. The Commissioners are much
interested in the library. and will make a
personal appeal for the appropriation.
Under the health office the Commits
sioners ask for the sum of SD 900 for the
enforcement of the act of March 3, 1897,
to prevent the spread of contagiou dis
eases, TO remain available until used. They
also ask for $500 for maintaining disin-
fecting service, and $l,090 for the abate-
ment of nuisances. the costs of abate-
ments to be credited to the fund and then
to be deemed a continuous appropriation.
For the extension of the fire alarm and
patrol telegraph system the sum of $4,000
is asked.
Most of the other increased appropria-
tons are such as would make the bill of
the same proportion as the estimates sub
mitted by the Commissioners made it, and
they have heretofore been published in
TIE Star.