Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-28
THE DISTRICT BUDGET
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maintenance and repair Of beach baths and
floating baths, $1,000.
For public scales-For repairs and re-
placement of public scales. 500.
For public pumps-For the purchase, re-
cleaning and protecting public wells, filling
abandoned or condemned public wells,
$4,000.
The Electrical Department.
In the electrical department it is recon-
mended that all per diem employees be
placed on the annual roll at approximately
the same salaries. The salary of the SUI
perintendent is increased from $1,000 to
1900. The appointment of an additional
repairman at $500 year is asked.
For general supplies, repairs, rent of sta
items of expense $13,375 is asked. The cur
rent appropriation for this purpose is $15,-
600. For placing wires of fire-alarm tele-
graph and police telephone service under
ground in existing cOnduitS, and other nee
essary items, s33,2O0, and for extension of
police patrol system. 5000
For street lighting the sum of S21l 500.
an increase of $500. is requested. in
connection with tits item the Commission
ers recommend that they be authorized in
their discretion to extend the street light
ing system on and along the Conduit road
from its intersection with the Canal road
to the District line and to use SO much of
this appropriation may be necessary for
maintaining the lamps. The location OF the
necessary posts. poles, wires, fixtures, etc,
and the use of the road therefor Shall be
subject to such reasonable REGULATE Is
may be prescribed by the officer in charge
of the Washington aqueduct.
For electric arc lighting, including neces-
sary inspection, and for extension of such
service the sum not exceeding $S3,35O is
asked. This is an increase OF $3.50.
Washington aqueduct: For operation.
maintenance and repair of the aqueduct
and its accessories. including the Conduit
road. the Washington city reservoir and the
Washington aqueduct tunnel, $4,000: for
building combined stOrehouse and stable at
Great Falls. $1,000 new); for preliminary
surveys for additional conduit from Great
Falls, $1,000 new.
Rock Creek Park.
For Rock Creek Park the Commissioners
ask appropriation of $4,000 an increase
Of $4,000 over the current appropria ton.
This amount is to be used for extending the
sy stem of macadam roadways. &c.
The Public Schools.
Under the head of public schools the
Commissioners SIX that the salaries of the
two assistant superintendent be raised
fl rom s., 800 to $4,000 year each. For the
secretary to the board an increase is sub
mitted from $1,000 to 81 200 a year, AMI ior
the chief clerk, from 81, 400 to s1GUJ. The
Commissioners approve the Encouragement
OF teachers salaries as submitted by the
board of education and heretofore printed
in full in The Star.
The provision is made that IN assigning
salaries to teachers no discrimination snail
be made between male and female teachers
employed in the same grade OF school ana
performing a like class of duties: and II
shall not be lawful to pay or authorize or
require to be paid from any of the salaries
of teachers herein provided any portion or
percentage thereof for the purpose OF add
ing to salaries of higher or lower grades.
For night schools 100000 increase of
$1,000; contingent expenses, night schools,
81. eco Gncrease of $500; for kindergarten
instruction, s43,Ga0 increase of $1,000;
cabnetmaker for repairing school furniture
New). $1,000; for medical inspectors
$4,000: rent of school buildings and repair
shop. ST. .OGO: for repairs and improvements
to school buildings and grounds, &ooo
increase of $4,000: for repairs and changes
in plumbing in school buildings, $4,000 dn-
crease of $4,000; for the purchase of tools
and special books for the manual training
school. $4,000 increase of $1,000: fuel,
5000; contingent expenses of schools,
900 increase of $4,000: for text books
and supplies, $4,000 increase of s2a0D: for
vacation schools new, s2D1; extending
telephone system, 5000. Under the head
of buildings and grounds for public schools
the Commissioners ask:
For completion of Business High School,
100000; for extension of Mckinley Manual
Training School, $13J 600; for purchase OF
lot adjoining above school on the south,
So GOO; for purchase of lot adjoining Arm
strong Manual Training School, S3.933; for
completing eight-room Gage building. in
second division, 10000; for completing
eight-room Ludlow school, in sixth divi
sion, $50. 900; for site and toward construc-
ton of eight-room building in sixth diVi-
sion, $50, coo. The Commissioners omit the
recommendations of the board of education
for all other new buildings, additions to
buildings and sites for normal training
schools.
Police Department.
In the police department the salary of
the assistant superintendent is raised from
81, 800 to $1,000, and the four captains, from
81, 800 to $1,SOO a year each. Minor in
creases are asked in the salaries of Clerks
Rabbit, Stonebraker and German. The
recommended increase from 500 to 500 in
the salaries of the police and fire surgeons
is disallowed. The salaries of the l'euten-
ants s ra sed from 81 ,32) each to 81 800, and
an eleventh lieutenant recommended for the
proposed Anacostia precinct. The salaries
of the sergeants are to remain the same,
but the number of such officers is increased
from 30 to A.. The Commissioners recon-
mend that the number of privates in class
one. receiving 5000 year each, be increased
from $50 to $40, and that the number of
class . privates. receiving $1,0S0 each a
year, be increased from 245 to 2i5.
These increases will take in the forty add
ditional privates of class l now receiving
s72O a year each. 1t is recommended that
the $72O class. created by Congress this
year, be abandoned, suitable men can
not be obtained at that figure. The desk
sergeants are recommended for increas es
from $40 to $1,000. For contingent eX-
penses of the department the sum of 3d.. 600
is requested increase of $4,000. For the
purchase of a site and the erection of a
station house in Anacostia, to be known as
the eleventh precinct. $4,000 is recommend
ed. For the house of detention an increas-
ed appropriation from 5000 to S11,S90 is
asked.
Fire Department.
In the fire department the Commissioners
ask that the salary of the first assistant
chief engineer be raised from 81 200 to