Evening star., 1907-10-20

the temporary provision for advances
from the Treasury to the District, re-
neWed annually. since 1907. We cannot
issue bonds, as is done everywhere else.
for extraordinary improvements. We do
not need to, for our partner, the United
States, is able and willing to advance us
the money, to be depaid gradually, with
interest at . per cent. What we need is
to have these loans made on account of
extraordinary improvements calling for
large sums and beneflting the future,
kept on a separate account on the treas
ury books and repaid gradually at a stated
minimum out of District revenues. What
We have already borrowed for this pur-
pose from the Treasury can be repaid in
five years at $500, coo a year without re-
quiring that any estimate for current ex-
penditures be cut, and future advances
can be handled on the same basis.
The Salary List.
The sum of $4,000 Is included for the
salaries of the Commissioners, their sec
retaries and the working force in what is
known as the executive office. This In
cludes $4,000 for the two civilian Com
missioners-$5, 600 each-S7SO for the En-
gineer Commissioner, which sum, added
to his pay as an army officer, equals that
of his colleagues, and $1,000 is included
for additional compensation for the two
assistant engineer commissioners, who are
also army officers. Estimates are also
made for two assistant secretaries to the
Commissioners at 81 800 each, one clerk
at 800 another clerk at $1,000 an ad-
ditional clerk at $1,000. three clerks at
81, 200 each, one clerk at S12O and another
at 5000 and an amount sufficient for the
payment of messengers and laborers. No
Increase is represented in the total of
this appropriation compared with the
present appropriation. c. B. Robinson,
District veterinarian, Is mentioned for
81 200 which salary he has been receiving
for several years.
For the salaries in the Office Of the
District building inspector the Commits
sioners have specified the sum of S34 $50.
This represents an increase of 81, 100 COM
pared with the present appropriation. and
is $500 less than was asked for by
Building Inspector Ashford. In this total
for the building department Inspector
Ashford comes in for salary of $4,000,
which is $3.50 more than he receives at
sistant inspector of buildings. who re-
ceives 81 800, is mentioned for 81, 100, an
increase Of $500, which is $500 more than
was asked for by Inspector Ashford in
his estimates to the Commissioners. The
sum of $4,000 will be devoted to the en-
ployment of ten assistant inspectors of
buildings at 1920 each. This represents
no increase. For the temporary employ
ment of additional inspectors 81, 400 will
be asked. and $1,000 Is asked for two
civil engineers or computers at $500
each, 81, 400 for a craftsman, 81, 900 for a
clerk, 81 800 for two clerks. $3.50 for a
construction, whose present salary is
$1,000. Is mentioned for an increase of
$500.
Mechanical Engineer.
The sum of $500 is asked for upon the
recommendation of the building inspector
with which to create new office in his
department. to be known as mechanical
or heating engineer 1t will be the duties
of this official to inspect heating ap-
paratus, gasoline tanks. boilers and 10
cate the same, and do other miscellaneous
work now performed by the assistant
inspectors of elevators and fire escapes
With the view of enforcing the new fire
escape law, the Commissioners make pro-
vision for the employment Of two fire
escape inspectors at 81 200 each. At
the present this law Is being enforced by
an inspector on the temporary roll of the
building department. the funds for which
will be exhausted the first of November,
and unless the appropriation for these
two permanent inspectors Is made avail
able as soon as Congress convenes the
enforcement of the fire escape law will
have to be abandoned until the first of
next July, when the District appropra-
ton for the next fiscal year will be avail
able.
For the care of the building occupied by
the District government. 4G4 Louisiana
avenue, the sum of $114S Is asked This
Includes the payment of janitors, engin-
GERS, f1remen, elevator operators. watch
men and laborers during the two months
intervening between the time the present
appropriation expires and the date Of the
opening Of the new municipal building.
which Is mentioned by the Commissioner
as September 1, 1908.
Additional Force Later.
With the occupancy of the new munich
pal building this force of caretakers will
be greatly increased and in their esti-
mates the Commissioners ask for $50 900
for this purpose. This sum includes a
superintendent of the building at $500
clerk to be known as assistant super
intendent at $1,000; a stenographer at
$500; one chief engineer, 81 400: four as
sistant engineers at 81 900 each: one cleo
trician. 81 400: four dynamo tenders at
1915 each: three firemen at $S75 each:
three coal passers at $720 each; one cleo
tricians helper at $1,000: one carpenter
$1,000: one pipefitter. 81 600; one painter.
81 900; one plumber. $1,000: eight elevator
operators at s720 each: three skilled
laborers $120 each; three laborers at $500
each; two pneumatic tube operators at
S12O; four ldVatOry attendants (male) at
$3.50 each: four female attendants at 5000
each: one chief cleaner at $3.50; assistant
chief cleaner at $500. and thirty-siX clean
els at S..4O each. one chief Watchman at
81 600: assistant chief watchman at $40
and twelve watchmen at $720
In Other Offices.
For the payment of salaries In the office
of the District property clerk the Commits
sioners have included an appropriation
of $4,000. This is 81 500 more than the
present appropriation, and 81 900 less than
was asked for by the property clerk. This
| increase of 81 800 over the present appro-
priation will be devoted to the emplov-
| ment of two additional clerks at $500 each
The sum of SIG 400 was included in the
estimates for the payment of salaries In
| the office of the plumbing Inspector This
| is an increase of $500 compared with
| the present approprat ton for this depart-
ment, and s400 less than was asked for
! by the plumbing inspector The plumbing
| inspectors provision in his estimates to
| have his own salary raised from 81 coo
| to 2.400 is not included in this appronria
| ton. Two thousand four hundred will be
| devoted to the employment of three ad-
| ditional clerks
For the payment of salaries in the as
| SCISSORS office the sum of $4,000 is pro-
vided, which Is an increase of So 500 over
the present appropriation and 1000 less
| than was asked for by the assessor in
his estimates to the Commissioners This
| increase of $500 will be devoted to the
| hiring OF temporary clerks for preparing
numerical work and will be asked to be
made Immediately available. All the sal