Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-16

electrical department Of the District. Sew
eral increases in salary are in the estim tie
$3.50 GOO Is for street lighting, sl25.Ooo
for electric arc lighting and $5OOOOO for
the purchase of additional fire alarm
boxes 5000 for installing underground
cables and $1,000 for installing twelve
police patrol boxes.
District Water Supply.
The Washington aqueduct is down for
an appropriation of $229O4O. of which
$33 800 is for operation and maintenance
of the aqueduct and its accessories and
5000 for the construction Of a combined
storehouse and stable at Great Falls,
Md; $86,64O for care. maintenance and
operation Of the filtration plant; 5000
for the purchase of a coagulant, and $780,
600 for remodeling the Georgetown reser-
voir and constructing works to provide
for the preliminary treatment of Potomac
water by means of cOagulant.
For the care and improvement of ROCK
Creek Park the Commissioners ask for
SO, 600 An improvement provided for Is
at the Piney branch entrance, from 10Th
street extended.
Police Department Estimates.
An increase Of nine:y-eight policemen is
provided for by the Commissioners in esti
mating for the police department. The
total estimate for this department Is
$l.12S. 263.52. More than $50, 600 of this
sum is for salaries. The remainder is for
contingent expenses and improvements.
Among the latter is an item OF 81. 600 for
the purchase of a site for a substation In
the ninth police precinct. $4,000 for re-
construction of the cells and cell corridors
in the first, fourth and sixth precinct
sation houses, and $1,000 for the pur-
chase Of two motor patrol wagons.
In estimating for his department Maj
Sylvester asked that the salaries of the
captains be increased from $1,000 to
Sl.SO0. that the salaries of the lieutenants
be increased from $1.33O TO 81 800. and the
sergeants from $l.2'O to $1.:en. These in
creases were vetoed by the Commission
ers. They did. however, grant an addi-
tional captain. five additional lieutenants
and three additional sergeants.
No cut was made in the estimates OF the
board OF charities of the District, for the
other institutions in this city for next
year. The sum of $llS5l27 was asked
by the Commissioners for these PURPOSES
This Is $5OO.OOO more than Congress an
propriated for the present fiscal year
Few increases Of salaries are included in
this estimate The most prominent indi-
vidual item Is the 100000 appropriation
for the construction of municipal hos
pital previously mentioned
For the administration of the health de-
partment and the institutions under II the
Commissioners asked for 500, $50: $500
OF this is for the construction Of an adtli-
ton to the smallpox hospital. $40 900 for
sinking deep wells for the community.
so 600 for reconstruction of the dog
pound and $1,000 for the maintenance of
an additional pound wagon. Ten addi-
tional sanitary and food inspectors and
three additional clerks at 81. 400 are pro-
vided for. Provision was also made for q
deputy health officer at $500.
For Fire Protection.
For the improvement and maintenance
Of the fire department and the construc-
ton Of nine additional fire engine houses
the Commissioners asked for 1851 $50
The new houses are to be located as
follows: In the vicinity OF ~ and D
streets southwest: in the vicinity of Rock
Greek Church road and Georgia avenue
northwest: In the vicinity OF Wisconsin