Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20

II, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
Anacostia, 10000. and four-room building
at Deanwood. 10000.
Police Department
In the police department the Commission
ers recommended few, IL any, salary in
ereases. contenting themselves with provid-
ing for the addition of five sergeants. and
ten privates of class 1. The construction
OF a target range. gymnasium. etc. for the
whole department on the lot adjoining No.
Is recommended. at cost Of 5000. The
IRE department fares In much the same
manner. but as has been previously stated
many times. an effort will be made by
means Of separate bills to carry the salaries
of the policemen. flremen and public school
teachers to a higher level. Provision Is
carried ia the estimates for new fire house
ct Rennsng. new house north OF Florida
house In the vicinity Of AZ and x streets
northwest, new house for No. 4 engine COM
pany and for three new IRE engines. one
aerial hook and ladder truck and one COM
bination chemical andfs,ose wagon.
Highway Improvement.
OF great interest to members Of the cat-
ixens' associations which have earnestly adj
vocated more work on streets in their DIFF
ferent sections and OF equal importance to
mendations made by the Commissioners for
highway improvements during the next fis-
cal year. These are contained in the an
nual estimates of the Commissioners 1t be-
Ing estimated that total OF nearly 100000
can very properly be spent on street work
during 1906-07. The different thoroughfares
especially marked for Improvement, II the
recommendations are approved by Congress
and are carried in the appropriation bill,
include, with the amount deemed necessary
for each, the following:
Northwest sectfon-E street. 18th to 18th.
lave, 80. 100; street, 18th to Florida ave-
Sc. $50.
Northeast sestion-12th street. B to c,
pave, $500: B street, 18th to 18th. pave,
$11, 100; g street. Maryland avenue to 9th:
pave, $4,000; E street, 7th to Maryland
avenue. pave. $1,000; Florida avenue. 5th
to 7th, pave, 10000.
Southeast section-M street, South Capt.
toll to 1st pave. 5000; 18th street. g to 1.
pave. $500; Virginia avenue, I'd to 9Th
streets. pave. $16 200; 10th street. to L.
pave. 5000; 9th street. e to X, pave $15,-
800; 9th street, X to N, pave. $1,000; Mass
achusetts avenue, 18th to 14th. pave. $4,000;
South Carolina avenue, 18th to 10Th, pave,
$4,000.
Southwest section-Canal street north
side), to D, pave, $1,000; South Capitol.
C to e, pave, $13 500; Sth street, H to Wa
ter, pave, $500; X street, AZ to 9Th, pave,
So 500.
Georgetown section-31st street, X to
Canal, pave. $500.
New Items Included.
Important new items In this years bud
get are $4,000 for repair Of buildings
owned by the District Of Columbia when In
jured by fire." $4,000 for purchase Of site
for new property yard and construction
of necessary buildings thereon: $4,000 for
construction of sand wharf at the foot OF
Georgia avenue southeast. and $2o.oo Tor
nP fr m O.
trict. For construction of country roads
100000 Is deemed necessary. and the rec
ommendation Of the engineer department
that 100000 be allowed for repairs to
streets, instead of 100000. as at present, Is
also approved.
Under the head of extraordinary improve
ments comes the approval Of estimates OF
$4,000 for continuing construction OF the
Anacostia bridge; for continuing construc-
ton of Connecticut avenue bridge. 100000;
completion of bridge across Piney branch
on the line OF 18th street extended $500
$3S. 900 for reconstruction Of the bridge
across Rock creek on the line of X street
and SIS, 600 for approaches to the Anacostia
bridge. An amount Of $1,000 is asked for
maintenance OF the new, Highway bridge.
New sewers are recommended as follows:
In valley Of Falls branch. SAL 900: begin
ming intercepting sewer along west side of
Rock creek between P street and the Mill
tary road, $4,000, and for beginning sewer
to serve Langdon, Monticello. South Brook
land and University Heights.
The Recommendation of Superintendent
Stidham of the street cleaning department
that the Commissioners be empowered to
do any or all Of the street cleaning directly
or by contract Is approved. together with
the increase IN appropriation from 1871 $50
to $273. 40. and Congress is also asked to
provide $4,000 for cleaning away snow.
instead of $500, with separate appropria-
lions after each storm.
Crusade Against Weeds
The effect of the crusade against weeds
in the District is evidenced by the approval
Of Health Officer Woodwards estimate Of
5000 for that purpose next year. The
by the health officer this year to get as far
as the Secretary of the Treasury Is that
providing for the purchase of site and the
erection of pound. total, $11 900. few
Increases in the force at the command of
the health officer are allowed.
OF he board Of charities estimates one Of
the most important to be approved by the
Commissioners is an item of $3.50. 600 for be-
ginning the erection OF the municipal hos
pital.
In the Police Court an increase of u,GOO
each Is asked for the judges, and provision
for five additional bailiffs to take the place
OF policemen detailed about the court is
approved.
The recommendation. previously noted in
The Star, that an appropriation be made
for making a preliminary survey looking to
the establishment, at some time in the fu-
ture, OF an additional conduit from Great
Fails. Is another item approved by the COM
mtssioners: and one OF the most important
in the concluding pages of the estimate
of water meters and the installation of
same in private residences. This item, how
ever, Is marked ito be repaid by the water
department at the rate Of $4,000 per an
mum. beginning with the fiscal year ending
June 90, 1908"
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