The Washington herald., 1907-09-14
NEEDS SET FORTH
Departments Submit Esti-
mates TO Commissioners.
ALL ASK FOR AN INCREASE
superintendent of street Cleaning
Wants siO.O0O for Removing Snow
and lee. from CroSs-vvaII<s and Gut
ters-EIeetrIcaI Engineer and Other
District Officers Also Report.

Among the important recommendations
of john r. Twohey. superintendent Of
street cleaning. in his annual estimates
of expenses for the next fiscal year, is
that the appropriation of $1,000 for clean
ing snow and ice from the cross-walks
and cutters be increased TO $4,000 1T Is
submitted" SAYS Mr. Twohey, that an
ample fund should at all times be avail
able for this purpose as otherwise the
department is Of necessity handicapped in
the performance Of its duty TO the public
Mr.. Twohey requests an appropriation
of 500 $40 for the street cleaning depart
mcnt- to be expended as follows. Salaries.
$500, sprinklng and cleaning Streets
So. 600: for removing snow and ice, $40.
600. and for the collection and disposal Of
garbage. Sl6S. $40. Il is recommended thar
one Of the inspectors be made chief in
spector at an increase of 500 In his pres
ent salary Of $500: that the salaries Of
a. J. Holt, stable foreman. and g. L. DitJ-
mar, steographer, be increased, respec-
lively. from $1,000 TO SLIGO and $,2O TO
$500
Electrical Engineers Needs.
Walter c. Allen. electrical engineer.
yesterday submitted 20 the Commission
ers the estimates OF his Office for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, amount
ing to total of $3.50. The estimates
include The following items: For general
supplies. repairs. new batteries. battery
appliances, &c, $1,000; placing under
ground wires Of fire alarm, telegraph. po-
lice patrol. and telephone service. $4,000;
extension of police patrol system, $500,
for lighting streets. avenues, alleys, and
roads Of the city, and for purchase of
necessary fixtures, &c. $4,000; for cleo
tric arc lighting and for extensions OF
such service {l5+550; for purchase OF
twenty-five additional fire alarm boxes,
5000, for repairs 10 underground wire,
/ fire and police wire systems, $1,000, for
extension Of fire alarm circuits, $1,000.
/ Increase in salaries of the following
/ employees is recommended; 3. G. Eddy
/ superintendent from S.6o0 TO 5000,
/ Thomas J. Fisher. electrical Inspector,
from 1880 10 $1,000, j. j. Murray cleo
/ trlcal inspector. from $3.50 70 Sl.5C1 An
/ appropriation of Sl,4oO for an additional
/ clerk is also recommended.
Code salary Not Granted.
Thomas r. Drake. superintendent of
/ insurance, in the annual estimates of his
office, submitted to the Commissioners
/ yesterday. calls attention 20 the District
/ code. which fixes his salary from july
/ 1902. at $50 The District appropriation
committee. however, has never seen fit
+ 10 grant the increase OF 500 20 his present
/ salary. no other increase Ia salaries IS
recommended for the employees of this
. office.
The total amount of the appropriation
requested is Sl3.lD. which is $3.50 NOR,
/ than was allotted this office for the pres
4 eut fiscal year This includes an item f0l
All auditor at salary of Sl.Jfl.
says Assistants Deserve Increase.
In the annual estimates of expenses foI
the office Of the disbursiug officer of tn.
District for the next dscal year, begin.
ming July /, lsJS, an appropriation of $50
is requested by Disbursing officer Charlie,
/ G. Rogers. While not asking an InCre8s,
ln his own salary of $3.50. Mr. RoEeu
recommends that the salaries Of his thre,
/ assistants be increased as follows: G.. n
Lewis. deputy disbursiuE officer, from
81 30 70 SISg. Paul Dean. clerk, from
81 3JO to Sl5JG and J. T. Lusby. clerk
from 500 10 $500. An appropriation o.
500 is recommended for "a new clerk .l