The Washington times., 1906-10-16
Commissioners ESti-
mates for Needs OF
Next Fiscal Year Are
$t1,829,11763.
MORE MONEY WANTED
BY ALL DEPARTMENTS
Request of the Board OF
Education for Rented
Rooms Is De-
MED.

The Commissioners today completed
their list of estimates of the expenses
Of the District for the next fiscal year.
The estimates will be submitted 10
Congress ar the next session. The total
amount asked for by the Commissioners
is 81. .S29. .117.63.
Commissioner MaCfarland states Lhat
this is Sl,247,9S9 less than the onlclal es-
innate submitted 10 the board. OF the
total amount asked for I,Sl5.0oO Is for
extraordinary projects of Improvement
These comprise the District building,
S555.O 900: high pressure fire protection
service. $50, COO; suburban sewers, S+J0'-
500: municipal hospital for chronic cases
100000: railway terminal work, S'7'00.
The expenditure Of &is55,0oo leaves
total OF s.. $50. .3I7.S3 for current eNpendl-
lures and the annual payment or $yto'-
4Os for Interest and sinking fund on the
old bonded debt.
Districts Debt.
on this debt it IS estimated that, II
all the appropriations are expended be-
fore July next the District VIII then
owe the United States Treasury A,6l,-
g3s.S7.
The largest item in the estimates for
current expenditures is the one Tor pub
lie schools. in this the Commissioners
Include an Increase of over 20 per cent
{n recommendation for school build
ings and grounds. a total amount OK
y627. .4q3. They recommend that action pe
deferred on projects fo- other new build-
ines Tor which the Board Of Education
estimated SS44.O00
I'm the school estimates The Commis-
sionars include the extension OF the
Emory. Petworth. Gage. and Langdoa
nu5lfc schools. the replacing Of the Mott
school Building. with modern struc-
lure on an extended site, the purchase
or additional ground for the NJ street
High School. the Armstrong Manual
Training School the Morgan, LoyeJoy,
Seaton and Adams Schools, and for
sites i'm the Northeast and Northwest
sections OF the city.
Against the Board.
The Commissioners do not approve OF
the Board OF Education-s estimate for
renting rooms TO provide full day
schools for pupils In the tirst and second
grades. They believe that children un-
der eight years Of age should not be 4
kept in school all day.
LHeF d.SD LiSd EitiLohG bA tltN t'Ne+A "a %
estimate 10 provide free text books for /
INDECENT high school pupils, on the /
ground that no class distinction should /
be made in the public schools contrary !
20 their essential democracy and be- /
cause parents who are able TO keep +
their children in the high schools are I
sufficiently Well of TO provide the neces- /
sary text books.
Slight increases are provided for in I
all of the departments of the District /
government. The chief of police and 4
fire departments ask for a much larger /
amount than usual, because Of the in /
crease in salaries.
Addiuoal Expenditures and necessary /
advances in salary have slightly IN /
creased the estimates Of the Plumbing /
inspectors once, Health Office, Water /
Department, DisEuCsing Oflcer's De /
partmeut Building Inspectors ON ser I
Sewer Department, and several otner /
branches Of the District government
In the Commissioners list Of estimates /
they make reference to the Water De /
partment. The cost OF running the de /
partment for the year is estimated at !
Sl36 GIG The Office is self-supporting /
however. through the water rents and /
viii carry from now on the. cost Of in |
stalllng water meters in residences.
Salary Statement.
N nile INT Aflllill4o0AtlANA7 nave ehtf- 3
proved salary increases in certain de- /
partments, they have disallowed those
of others, The following summary
will show approximately how the va
rious departments fare in the esti-
mates:
In the executive Office an increase Of
500 a year is recommended to the
salary of w. c. Hibbs, Commissioner
Macfarlands secretary, and that Of
one clerk from 5000 TO ST20; veter-
mary surgeon and his departments no
change; building inspectors depart
ment the salary OF Building Inspector
Ashford increased from $3.50 to
So. .0O0; A. NJ Boynton, assistant in
spector, from 81, 500 TO $1.SOO; in
sistant inspectors aEd two new as
sistant inspectors, one AT 81, SEQ and
one at $500. are asked; property
clerks Office, NJ. c. Hargrove property
clerk s. 600 TO s. soc.