The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-03-31

eral debate this week The agricultural
appropriation bill is now near passage.
and the District bill is the next one on
the calendar, unless some change is made.
1t is not probable that many changes
will be attempted on the floor, in spite Of
the fact that the bill is perceptibly smaller
in its total than that Of last year. The
items on which points Of order might be
well raised are few and far between, ap-
parently, as there are few new items in
the BILL
The pruning hook was not used sparing-
ly in making up this budget, which. with
out the water department. amounts 20
Just s.. 4S6. 2SsS5. The water department
is given s125. 100 so that the grand total
is S9,56l, 1895 The amount asked by the
Commissioners, including the water de-
partment. was 1878. 1855. or $685. 81
less than was allowed. For the fiscal
year OF 1905 SO. Az 1856 was appropriated.
which is $SS1.14S2S more than the amount
in the bill for the fiscal year of 1893.
How PART Came About.
Part OF the 100000 cut is caused by
the fact that last year there was an APP
preparation OF S55OO0O for the Municipal
Building. which was unnecessary this
year The next greatest cut comparing
the last years budget with the present
one, was in the Improvements and re-
pairs" More than $4,000 was pared from
this one item
The Commissioners asked Tor almost
100000 for new school buildings they
are TO get slightly over $4,000. Decreases
were made in the two departments
named. in the matter of contingent ex-
penses Of the District Building. in chart
ties. in the electrical department in the
police department. In Washington Aque-
duct expenses. in sewers. in streets, and
in prison.
Increases were granted the fire depart
ment, the courts. the administration OF
the District salaries account; while the
health department broke even, and in
several small miscellaneous items the bill
this year IS the same as that of last.
The water department gets A25,l60, a
reduction of more than $4,000.
1t is estimated that the water revenues
for the year 1893 Will be $50 600. but il
is provided in this bill. az in the last
seventeen appropriation bills, that the
surplus of these revenues over the apprO-
priations shall be applied to the work of
extending the high service water distribu-
tion system The estimated ultimate cost
OF this system is about S56O0.OOO. which
includes l.200O00 for the installation OF
meters In private premises. Up 20 date
S3,563,956 has been expended in extending
the high-service system.
Total Revenues Given.
In its report accompanying the bill, the
subcommittee says the total general reve-
nues Of the District for the fiscal year
1903 will amount to about $5.9ll.090. while
the Districts share Of the appropriations
recommended in this bill viii aggregate
&.1S,1H67. the total amount recommended
being 50. .2S9.35. exclusive Of the water
department.
Including additional amounts carried in
other bills, the total charge against the
District revenues in 1893 will not exceed
$4.900, 293. IS, or S1Ol0,7 1854 less than the
estimated revenues.
The appropriation for the executive
Office last year was Sl04519; for this year
Sill. SIS was asked and only S1Oo764 recon-
mended. OF the So SO asked for the care
Of the District building. S3l, 24O is recon-
specified streets. only $50 700 Is allowed
and the appropriation for county roads
construction is eur from Sl47,4OO in the
present law to $3.50
Busy on Sewers.
Requests for $4,000 for sewage disposal
bikes. $4,000 for the Rock Creek sewer,
500 for the Stickfoot branch sewer,
s29, 40 for the North Carolina Heights
trunk sewer, and $3l,S7 for the Fourth
street southeast relief sewer. were all re-
fused The cut in this department was
from S3O6.S35 in the current law 70 S271, CO.,
The Commissioners request for an APP
preparation Of SlS6,O0O for the purchase OF
playground sites was ignored. as were
requests for 5000 for drilling wells; 5000
for grading and improving Rosedale site,
and $4,000 for the construction Of bath
houses and purchase of sites.
The committee refused requests for APP
propriations of 5000 for q dwelling for
the Waterman at Great Falls: 5000 for
a storehouse and stable at Great Falls
and $1,000 for parking the grounds at
the Washington city reservoir The
Commissioners asked S9O.61o for the i'll
tration plant but only $4,000 IS recon-
mended The appropriation for the cur
rent year IS 10000 The cut under the
Washington AQueduct' is from S192, OoC
10 Sl2O,oOO
For Rock Creek Park.
For Rock Creek Park $4,000 was asked
by the Commissioners, and but ST, 600 was
granted This is identical with the cur
rent appropriation.
arr1fc cf0 % ~
schools. and get S2,4o1.517. The current ap-
preparation is S2.44l. 159.
F'ifty-nine new school teachers are pro-
vided for as estimated. and all salaries
are provided for at minimum legal rates
and a separate sum Is provided for the
longevity pay authorized by law There
is a total under this head OF $40 teachers.
These legislative provisions are included:
THAT the salaries Of all teachers and
clerks and Librarians in the high and
manual training schools, duly elected.
whose services commence with the OPEN
ing day OF school shall begin on
the first day OF September. and shall be
paid in ten monthly installments, the first
payment TO be made on the first day
Of October and the payment for
June to be made upon the completion of
the school term in June. provided that
the salaries Of other teachers shall be-
gin when they enter upon their duties.
Rules Set Forth.
Hereafter the following rules for d.
vision Of time and computation of pay
for services rendered are hereby estab-
lished
~Compensations OF teachers and librari-
ans and clerks in the high and manual
training schools shall be divided into
be paid for each school month. and in
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