Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-10
A review
Or the District Wants as Expressed
in the Appropriations
ASKED FROM NEXT CONGRESS.
Some Necessary Increases In Salaries
Especially In The Wages Paid Worsrpmon
Others Probably VIII Bear Cutting Down
Altogether a Fair Bill Made Out Against
Congress

rusal Of the estimate Of appropriations
for the coming year. presented by the
District Commissioners, is that the
good work Of The Globe in showing the
low rate Of wages received by the
street cleaning laborers has borne
fruit. In their estimates the Commits
sioners have incorporated an item for
$4,000, which, If allowed by Congress.
will raise the pay Of 21O laborers en-
ployed on street cleaning from 1925 to
$3.50 per day,
An increased remuneration is asked
for all along the line in the police de.
Dartment including estimates for sup
erintendent from S1SOO to $4,000 five
captains, $1,000 to s1,SOO each; four
surgeons, $54O to $500 each; ten lieu
tenants, s1,32O to $1,000 each; Al SER
geants at 81 200 instead Of 35 at s1.14O
each; and 25 desk sergeants at 81 ,OsO
each instead Of twenty-five station
keepers at $84O each.
Under the fire department heading
are two new items: Provision for 30
assistant foremen at $1,000 each, and
30 privates at S72O each. 1t is more
than likely Congress will see fit to
grant at least a portion Of the in.
crease in salary requested by the Com
missioners on behalf Of the firemen,
herewith given: Superintendent. s.. 600
to $4,000 chief engineer. 81 200 to S2,-
400; three assistant chief engineers,
$1,000 to $500; fire marshal, $1,000
to S1,800; 80 foremen. 81 900 to 81. $50:
II engineers. $1,000 to S1,10O: 81 driv-
ers at $3.50 instead Of 25 at $500; and
166 privates, from $40 to $500.
Increase in the salary Of a number
of officials is requested, as below Sup
erintendent water department. $3.50 to
S3,0UO; police judges, $4,000 to $4,000;
deputy health officer, $1,S00 to S2,25O;
Chemist. $1,000 to $2,4OO; Veterinary
surgeon, $1,000 to S1.5O0; secretary
Board Of Commissioners, $2,16O to S2,-
500; two privates secretaries, 81 200 to
81 400; deputy property clerk, $1,000
to S1,40O; clerk Of board Of assessors,
81, 200 to 81 500; two assistant superin-
tendents Of schools. $2.500 to $4,000;
director Of high schools, $2.500 to 49,
600; deputy collector of taxes, S1,S0O
to $4,000 bank messenger, $1,000 to
81 200; acting auditor, S2.100 to 2,400;
attorney District Columbia, $4,000 to
s4,500; chief clerk engineer depart
ment, 81 800 to $4,000; computing en-
gineer, s2.7O0 to $1,000; inspectors gas
meters, $1,000 to s12OO superintendent
sewers, S2,75O 20 $4,000; assistant
building inspector $1,000 to $4,000 as
sistant surveyor, $1SOO to $4,000; five
principals of high schools, $1,000 to
S1,SOO.
The Commissioners have made every
possible provision for ,ne Carnegie
Library. Positions for thirty-three
persons, covering all grades from the
Librarian to char women, have been
provided. Other items under this head
are $4,000 for the puchase Of books
and $4,000 for a bindery plant
Purchase Of ground for playground
purposes, contiguous to the Brent, the
Gidday's and the Western High School
is recommended. No less than eight
buildings for school purposes are under
process of construction at this writing.
Among the new officers provided are
eleven medical inspectors of the public
schools, to be appointed by the board
of education, at $500 each.
Under the new code a department
of insurance is created. salary Of
superintendent thereof at $4,000 and
clerk at 81 900 is provided.
Seventh street merchants and shop
pers will rejoice at the prospective
Appalling of that thoroughfare between
Z street and Pennsylvania avenue and
between G and X streets, material inn
provement over the present cobble
stones The price asked therefor is
$4,000.
Under the street schedule the Brook |
land section, heretofore faring we'll to |
secure one small paragraph, now forges |
to the front with half-dozen more or !
less pretentious items. Paragraphs |
for the Georgetown and Northeast Sec |
tion call for the annual grading and !
paving present thoroughfares.
To grade and resurface Delaware !
avenue, Second and Third streets, N. !
E., the sum of $4,000 is asked This
section, gridironed, as t is, by the B. !
& o., could well afford to wait for its
street improvements until some dis
posal Is made Of the track of that in.
stitution, either overhead, viaduct, or
concentrated Let some Of the several !
plans under consideration be put into |
effect and there will be sufficient time
to improve the unoccupied streets Of
the vicinity.
To grade and macadamize Twelfth |
street, n e., from the Queens Chapel |
to the Brentwood roads $1,000 asked, |
This is commendable, meaning not SO |
much the improvement Of the |
as the ABSORPTION of the
first named road into the streets Of the
city.
While S280.0O0 is asked for the gen
eral maintenance of the sewer system
no specific reference is made to the
Tiber creek, that open sewer Of the
southeast section On the contrary
$4,000 is appointed to pave South
Capitol street to NJ to p, and P21 500 to
widen and pave NJ street from Four
to South Capital
One crosses and the other parallels the
death trap in question. With one
voice the residents Of that section