The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-28
ESTIMATED COST TO RUN THE DISTRICT
IS S20050Z5, SAY THE COMMISSIONERS

Piney Branch on the lire of Sixteenth
Street extended. $4,000 is requested. For
continuing the Connecticut Avenue
Bridge acros Rock Creek. 500. GOO is sub
mitted. Amounts requested for sewer
maintenance and improvement are as
follows.
For cleaning and repairing sewers ard
basins, sos. 600
For main and pipe sewers and receiv-
ing basins. $50
For suburban sewers. $4,000
For purchase or condemnation CT /
rights of way for construction. mainte /
nance. anu repair Of public sewers. or so I
much thereof as may be necessary, |
l.O00
For Continuing completing the con- |,
struction of the extension OF the bound |
airy sewer to the vicinity Of Twenty |
second and A Streets northeast, now |
under contract. $4,000.
For continuing completing construc-
tion of the sewage disposal system |
pumping station, and for machinery
therefor. $4,000.
For Constructing completing the B
Street ard New Jersey Avenue trunk
sewer $34O, 0O0
Toward constructing outfan sewer and
siphoui for completing the outfall sewer.
| siphon and outlet, including cost or
| securing rlght-of-way for outfal sewer,
by purchase or condemnation, $4,000.
For continuation of work on the low
area trunk sewer $4,000.
For lower section of Rock Creek and
B Street intercepting sewer, $4,000.
For Water and l. Street intercepting
| sewer, Sl9SGO.
For Four-and-a-half Street intercept
| ing sewer, $114000
For outlet to old B Street sewer. $4,000.
| For dykes. $4,000.
For completion of work on the Ari-
Zona Avenue sewer $4,000
For Ivy City trunk sewer. $4,000.
Street Cleaning.
An increase of $4,000 is asked for the
cleaning of streets. bringing the total
amount up TO 500, Co., For cleaning snow
and ice from the streets $500 is re-
| quested instead of 81. 900 as now allowed
A decrease of s12. 500 is noted in the item
for disposal of city refuse.
An Increase OF $4,000 Is provided in
the contingent expenses of the Parking
Commission. making the amount avail
able for this purpose $4,000
For the Harbormaster's Office $3.50 is
fixed by the Commissioners. Mr.. Sutton
had only estimated $3.50. AS the current
appropriation for this office is $1,000 the
increase is $3.50.
The only item for the bathing beach
is 5000 for care and maintenance. No
Improvement is provided for.
In the Electrical Engineers office. an
! increase Is provided for the superin-
tendent of $500. bringing his annual COM
pensation up to 81. 800. Provision is made
for the transfer OF all other employees
from the per diem roll 20 the regular
roll. An additional repairman at $500 is
requested. The contingent expenses are
decreased from $4,000 to S13,375. and the
amount for placing wires underground
is reduced from s4S. $50 to $33, 200. For
lighting SZ11 800 is allowed against S2Os.-
600 for the current year. For electric arc
] LIGHTING fo Cd Of
coo allowed for the current year.
The Washington Aqueduct.
For building a storehouse and stable
. at Great Falls. needed in maintenance
of the Washington Aqueduct. 5000 is
requested. For preliminary surveys for
additional conduit from Great Falls,
$500 is needed.
For completing the filtration plant.
: 81. 5S6. lao is approved. For care and inn
provement of Rock Creek Park, $4,000
is requested, an increase of $4,000 over
the present year.
The Public Schools.
An increase Of 500 is requested in the
salary Of each Of the two assistant SUI
perintendents OF public schools. bring
!, ing their salary up to $500 and $500,
respectively. The secretary is to receive
$500 instead Of s., 60 as at present. The
e chief clerk IS to have 81. 600 instead of
81. 400 and one additional clerk is pro-
J. vided at $500. For the director Of manual
training 81. 500 is recommended, and ar
a increase of 800 In the salary of each OF
the five principals of high schools is sp-
q proved. This brings their salary up &c
1900 each. The principal of the McKin-
n ley Manual Training School is recon
c mended for an increase from S1,600 u
$500, and the same provision is made
. for the principal of the Armstrong
n School. The principals of the two nor
l. NAL schools are to have 5000 each, in
stead of 81 900
Il Provision is made for the promotion o.
four high school teachers and thre-
n manual training teachers from s., 200
q one manual training teacher. and TN
% principal of Franklin School from 81, 300
J. Provision is made for director OF mu
sic, director of drawing, director o
d physical culture. director Of cooking. di
p rector of sewing. two teachers Of man
ual training, and two high school teach
N eTs, nine in ali. at 81 400 each. (Increas
lie of seven from $1,000 and two from sl.oO
4 TO $1,000
~ Principals of Buildings
Q. Another item approved is for five prin
cipals Of buildings "a 81 200 each Pro