Evening star., 1901-10-30

vision being made for the occupancy OF the
magnificent new building donated by An
drew Carnegie According to the estimates
the salary of the librarian will be raised
from 81 600 to 5000 a year. and that of
the assistant librarian from 5000 to 81 200.
The other items for the library are:
One reference room assistant. $500; one
children's room assistant, 1920; one chill
dren's room assistant $540: one issue di-
vision assistant, S720; one issue division as
sistant, 5000; one issue division assistant.
$40; one registration division assistant,
$500; cataloguer, $500; cataloguer, SI20;
cataloguer $500; three temporary cata-
loguers at $40 Ito be Immediately avaia-
ble), -$l62O; stenographer, and typewriter,
$40; two attendants, reading room, at $3.50
each, $500; one attendant. reading room,
$3.50; two attendants, delivery room, at $3.50
each, 5000; two attendants, delivery room.
at $3.50 each, $720; two messengers at $500
each, $I2O; two janitors al $3.50 each, $500;
one engineer, $500; one fireman, $40; one
workman $3.50; four charwomen at $50
each. S120. Mscellaneous-For the pur-
chase of books, to be Immediately availa-
plant, $4,000; for fuel, lighting, fitting up
building and other contingent expenses,
$1,000.
The Contingent Fund.
The Commissioners ask for a contingent
fund of $4,000. The sum of s24, go was ap-
propriated this year. Some of the general
items again appropriated for are:
To enable the assessor to continue ac-
count of arrears of taxes on real property,
&c, $1,000; special repairs to market houses,
$3.50; enforcement of game and fish law,
$500; to enable the register of wills to con-
tinue the work of comparing. correcting
and reproducing certain records, or will
books, in his office, &c. $500.
Permanent system of highways.
To pay the expenses of carrying out the
plan for the extension of a permanent sys-
tenn of highways in conformity with the
'act to provide permanent system of
highways in that part of the District of Co.
lumbia lying outside of cities, approved
March 2, 1893, to be paid wholly out of the
revenues of the District of Columbia, s., 500.
The sum Of s150,0oO is asked for assess
ment and permit work, with the proviso
of the United States and the District
of Columbia shall be exempt from assess
ment for improvements.
Sewer Work.
For the general maintenance of the sewer
system the same appropriations as last year
are asked. For continuation Of work on
the Arizona avenue sewer, s75 900 is asked,
other items being:
For the extension of the boundary sewer
to the vicinity of 22d and streets north
east, now under contract, $4,000; for con-
tinuing the construction in part, of the east
side intercepting sewer, between ODD and A
streets northeast, and 18th street southeast,
now under contract $4,000; for sewage dis
posal system pumping station, $375, 900; for
low-area trunk sewer 100000; for trunk
sewer in western part of Georgetown, $20,-
600, and the Commissioners are authorized
to enter into contract for whole work al
cost not to exceed $4,000.
Disposal of Refuse.
The Commissioners ask for only $107, ,079,
as against s115,OOO appropriated last year,
for the collection and disposal of garbage
miscellaneous refuse and ashes from private
residences in the city of Washington and
the more densely populated suburbs, for
collecting and disposing of dead animals
and night soil in the District of Columbia
and for the payment of necessary .nspec-
ton, incidental and contingent expenses.
They again ask $4,000 for collection and
disposal of ashes and miscellaneous refuse
from hotels apartment houses, markets,
restaurants and other business establish
mentS
An increased appropriation from $4,000
to $4,000 is asked for the contingent eX-
penses of the parking commission.
Fire Department.
The Commissioners have included in
their estimates for the fire department all
the items suggested by Mr.. Robert w.
Dutton, the chief engineer. The Commits
sioners recommend that the head of the
department, at present known as the chief
tendent, and that his salary be raised from
$1,000 to $4,000 per year. The present first
assistant chief engineer will be designated
chief engineer, with an increase of salary
from $1,000 to 2,400. In addition to this
there shall be three assistant chief
gineers at 81 500 each instead of two at
81 200 each as at present. The salary of
the fire marshal is raised in the estimates
from 81 900 to 81 800, and an assistant fire
marshal provided for at 1900. The Com
missioners estimate for thirty foremen at
81 900 each instead of twenty-four at ST.,
600 each; thirty assistant foreman at 81 900
each new), seventeen engineers at 81 100
each instead of fourteen at $1,000, seven
teen firemen at $500 each, six tillermen at
5000 each, thirty-one drivers at $500 each
instead Of twenty-five at $500 each, 166
privates of class 1 at 5000 each instead of
166 privates at $50 each, and thirtyfour
privates of class at $720 each new). The
sum of $S3, 600 is asked for miscellaneous
expenses and S154, 900 for an increase of
the department, as follows:
For Site house and furniture for engine
company in the southwestern section of the
city, $4,000; for site, house and furniture
for engine company in the northwestern
section of the city, 100000; for site, house
and furniture for engine company in north
eastern section of the city, $50 900; for
house and furniture for truck company in
the southeastern section of the city, to be
located on land owned by the District in
square 923, $50, 600; for house and furniture
for chemical engine company, to be located
on a site to be donated at Good Hope, S15,-
0OO for the construction and equipment of
a school for the instruction of members
of the fire department, to be located on
District property in square S72, Sc, 600; for
purchase of three extra first-class steam
engines, $4,000; for purchase of three com
bination chemical and hose wagons at ST.
500 each, $5,400; for purchase of two chem
ical engines at $4,000 each, 5000; for pur-
chase of two trucks, $1,000.
Estimates for Police.
The Commissioners have approved the
estimates of Major Richard Sylvester, the
superintendent of police, which call for an
increase in the number of privates from
575 to GAG These are to be divided as fol-
lows: Glass two, $780, at 81 ,0SO each; class
one, 316 at 5000 each Major Sylvester's
estimates also call for the purchase of an
automobile for the use of Headquarters
and for placing the office of harbormaster
heretofore maintained separately under the
supervision of the police department. The
salary of the captain and assistant superin-
tendent is raised from 81 800 to So, 600, and
that of five captains from 81 800 to 81 5000
each, The salaries of the four police and
fire surgeons are raised from $40 to $500
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