Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28

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For the coliectioA AHA disposal of ashes
and miscellafieosss a refuse from hotels
apartment houses markets. restaurants
and other business establishments not 9TH
erwise provided fS $a6sB00 fnew).
The Parking Commission,
For the parkingwomMission: For contin-
gent expenses inciadnkf laborers; cart hire,
trees, tree boxes, Tree Qtakes, tree straps,
planting and care f,tTAes on city and sub
orban streets. while washing. care of parks
and miscelianeouatites,s $4,000; increase
of S1JOOO r!k ast
For the care andampnyement of grounds
around municipal buildings not otherwise
provided for, ands of ground belonging to
the District OF Columbia, $1,000
Harbor and river fron&. For the improve
ment and protectiunvof the harbor and river
front, the enforcement Of laws and regula-
wharves and buildings, and for ether neces-
sary items and service, So, 4S0
Bathing beach: For all necessary ex-
penses OF removing to and establishing the
bathing beach on the inner basin near the
present bathing beach site, to be available
from the 18th Of May. 1902; for care, opera
ton. maintenance and repair Of bathing
beach, to be expended IN the discretion Of
the Commissioners OF the District OF Co
lumbia $1,000
For public scales: For repair and replace
ment OF public scales, 500.
For public pumps: For the purchase re-
placement and repair of public pumps,
cleaning and protecting public wells filling
abandoned or condemned public wells, $4,-
GEO.
The employees Of this depart ment are also
placed on the annual roll. For general sup
plies, ST. 400; for placing wires of fire
alarm and police telephones under ground
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of police patrol system, 5000: for rebuild
ing old police patrol circuits, $4,000.
Street Lighting.
For street lighting the sum of s219, 200 is
| requested. with the following explanatory
prevfsos, ETC.: at4,E Us
For illuminating material, lighting, ex-
| tinguishing, repairing and cleaning public
| lamps on avenues, streets, roads and alleys:
purchasing and expense of erecting and
maintaining new lamp posts. street desig
nations, lanterns and fixtures; moving lamp
| posts. painting lamp posts and lanterns;
replacing and repairing lamp posts and Ian
terms damaged or unfit for service; for rent
of store room. carriage of material. livery
| and other necessary items and services.
s219, 7OO: Provided that no more than $50
per annum for each street lamp shall be
| paid for gas. and no more than $50 (now
500 for oil. lighting. extinguishing, repair
| Ing, painting and cleaning. under any ex-
penditure provided for in this act: Pro-
vided, That all of said lamps shall burn
every night, on the average. from fifteen
minutes after sunset to forty-five minutes
before sunrise: Provided further. That be-
| fore any expenditures are made from the
: appropriat lions herein provided for the con-
tracing gas companies shall equip each
street lamp with a self-regulating burner
and tip, so combined and adjusted as to
secure under all ordinary variations of
pressure and density a consumption OF five
cubic feet of gas per hour: Provided furth-
er, That not more than s25, 600 (now 5,000)
of said appropriation may be expended for
| lighting, extinguishing repairing painting
and cleaning public lamps of a higher CAN
die-power than those provided for above,
| and not less than sixty-candle power, which
lamps shall not cost to exceed $50 (now $3.50
per lamp, and shall otherwise be subject to
| the rest rictions OF this paragraph.
The Commissioners omit the requirement
of the gas companies to- purchase and pay
for the erection Of new lamp posts. street
| designations, lanterns and fixtures" and es-
timare for electric lighting ST.. 400.
Washington Aqueduct.
Operation. $4,000; new stable Great
Falls. 5000; preliminary surveys for addi
tional conduit from Great Falls. 5000.
Filtration Plant.
For completing a slow sand filtration
plant and for each and every purpose con-
| nected Herewith. Including preparation OF
plans. and for the purchase OF such scien-
tific books and periodicals may be ap-
proved by the Secretary Of War to be
available immediately and until expended.
81, 4sS, 405. LAX $50, -sz 49,
Rock Greek Park. .r -.
For care and Improvement Of Rock Creek
Park. to be expended under the direction Of
the board Of control OF said park. $780, 600;
Increase Of $4,000. r. ,ss
The, Public Schools.
The Commissioners approve the estimates
for the public schools as submit ed by the
board Of education and heretofore publish
ed In full in The Star. In addition to regu-
lar teachers salaries these include 200
for night school teachers and $4,000 for
kindergarten instruction. The estimate for
contingent expenses Is increased from $40,-
900 to $4,000. Under new buildings and
grounds the estimates provide:
For the construction OF a Business High
School building. $4,000.
For the extension of Mckinley Manual
Training School, $135, 600.
For the purchase of lot adjoining McKin-
5000
For the purchase OF lot 25. square 553.
adjoining Armstrong Manual Training
School, as a site for the erection Of an ad-
dillon to said school, 1898
For the site for one eight-room building in
the second division, $4,000.
For construction of one eight-room build
Ing In the second division. $4,000.
For site for one eight-room building in
the sixth division. $40. COO; for construction
of one eight-room building in the sixth
division, to relieve the Taylor School, $48,-
O00 in all, SOS, OO0.
For one four-room addition to Takoma
School, $4,000. For one four-room manual
training school. northwest corner 9TH and
G streets southeast, S25.0 coo.
For purchase of lot adjoining Brent
School, 300.
For the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb the sum of $40. 500 is asked.
Metropolitan Police.
In the police department the Commits
sioners approve the increase in salary OF
the assistant superintendent from $500 to
$1,000. They also approve the increase In
| salaries Of five captains Zone new from
$1,000 to 81, 800. Three clerks at $500 EACH
The salaries of the four police and fire sur
geons are raised from $40 to 500 each
The superintendent estimate for additional
assignments to the detective force Is APP
proved Each lieutenant is raised from
Sl32O to $1,000. Forty-fve sergeants are
provided for at 1920 each. The Commits
sioners ask for thirty more privates OF the
first class at $500 a year each and thirty
additional privates in class two at $l,oS0
This will make total of $50 privates, as
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