Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-16


| creased from 81 900 to 81 200: H. f. Brooks,
assistant permit clerk, $500 to 81, 900; NJ K
Smith, clerk. $40 to $500. One new in
spector in the office Of the superintendent
OF parking at $1,000 one assistant engineer
at 800, chainmen at $3.50. rodmen at 500.
Increase from $1,000 to 81 800 for the salary
OF principal engineer at the sewage pump
ing station. the Commissioners having been
unable to secure a man at the 81 800 salary.
Two new oilers and one fireman are also
provided. G. D. Coleman. superintendent
OF repairs, increased from 81, 500 to 81 800;
T. E. Billingsley, clerk. $64O to $72O
Special assessment division, no change.
Street Cleaning Department.
500 for one inspector.
Automobile board-No change.
Insurance observation-disclosures E. Drake,
superintendent. 5000 to $500.
Public Library-Librarian, s., GOO to 81, 600;
assistant librarian. $1,000 to s1sO0: secre-
tary to librarian, new officer, 81 900; chief
OF the circulation department., a new officer,
$3.50; reference librarian, new, 81 900; chief
of order department., new, 81 900. One new
assistant, order department, 5000; assistant,
order department., new, $40; two assist
ants. order department new, 5000 each.
Chief of the catalogue department, new.
$4,000; cataloguen. new,nS72O: two assistant
stenographers new, $780, three attendants,
new, 81 go; one attendant, new, $3.50; mes
senger, new, $3.50; page, new, $500; en-
gineer, increase from $500 to $1,000; fire.
man, $54O to $3.50; library guard, new, $720;
charwoman, $50; for purchase Of books,
increase from 1880 to $4,000; for binding.
| increase from $1,000 to $4,000.
Contingent Expenses.
Under the head of contingent expenses,
the Commissioners recommend an appro-
priation of s415OO, an increase of $500;
$4,000 is wanted for rent of District Of
fees an increase Of $1,000; $1,000 is wanted
for judicial expenses, an increase of $1,000;
incidental expenses of the coroners Office
for next year are placed at $1,000, instead
of S2,750; for advertising $1,000 is needed
next year. instead Of So 600.
New items aggregating $4,000 are in
cluded in the contingent expenses to cover
the cost of testing material for ireproof
buildings, for preparing digest of the
opinions of the corporation counsels and
for repair of buildings owned and used by
the District of Columbia when injured by
fire.
Under the caption Of miscellaneous build
ings the estimates provide 1000 for gravel
wharf. $40, 900 for cement warehouse $50, 600
for addition to Eastern Market, 81, 500 for
alteration Of building to be used as the
District Of Columbia repair shop, $40, 900 for
paving roadways under permanent system,
| $50, 900 for work on streets and avenues an
| increase of $4,000.
For replacing granite block with asphalt
on streets $4,000; paving of approaches to
SOuHeCtlCuL AVENUE $Ol,OUU, paving
on Water and P streets approaching en-
trance to War College, $4,000; construction
of county roads and suburban streets, $780,
600; repairs to county roads, $500 an in
tia bridge, 81, 500; for constructing bridge
to carry Monroe street, Brookland, over
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks. 81, 900.
For preliminary work to determine the
riparian rights along Anacostia river; for
purpose of Improvement Of Anacostia flats.
SIC, 600; for preliminary work in connection
with a conduit over Rock creek. 5000; for
suburban sewers, $4,000, an increase of
1000; for beginning work on sewer along
the west side Of Rock creek. between P
street and Military road ESTIMATED cost,
| $29S, 0OO), $4,000: for sewer in valley of
Broad Branch, $23!SOO.
Public ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of play
ground Sites. 100000; maintenance and
equipment, $4,000 an increase of 49, 900.
Electrical department-W. c. Allen, cleo
trlcal engineer, $500 to 5000; James c.
Simpson, 81 600 to $1.SO0; one new cleo
trical Inspector at 81, 200; superintendent Of
lamps, new, $3.50.
Washington Aqueduct.
Estimates of the Washington aqueduct,
which the Commissioners by law are re.
quired to include with their own. provide
for an appropriation of SIC, 1000 preliminary
to the construction of new conduit.
The public school salary list is passed in
accordance with the reorganization act of
the last Congress. New schools provided
| for include extension of the Emery, Gage,
Petworth and Langdon schools, replacing
| the Mott School with a modern structure,
the purchase of additional ground for the
M Street High School, Armstrong Manual
Training School, thes Morgan and Lovejay
schools. the Seaton and Adams schools and
for sites for new schools in the northwest
and the northeast.
In estimating for the police depart;
ment provision Is made for the natural
increases by promotion in classes and g.
in accordance with the congressional re-
organization act $4,000 is estimated for
there construction of cell robin of the first
second, fourth and sixth precinT stations;
gymnasium and retaining wall at seventh
precinct station house.
Fire Observation-Disclosures estimating for
fire department salaries in accordance with
the reorganization act and for additions to
the fire-fghting force incident to the man
ming of new fire houses, SIC. 900 Is allowed
for repairs to engine houses and grourAfs
an Increase of $4,000; $4,000 is estimated
for house and equipment for a chemical
engine company, to be located at Lang
don, D. c.: $4,000 for house and equip
ment of new truck company. to be located
in the southwest section; $23 900 for new
house for No. Engine Company; So $50
for new fire engines and apparatus.
Public Health.
Health department-Chief Inspector M.
G. Motter, increase from 81 800 to 80 900.