Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30


| Repairs county rosds-For the current
] work the appropriation is reduced from
$4,000 to S100OO0.
| Highway bridge across the Potomac
One draw operator at SI20. one additional
Waterman at $500. miscellaneous ex-
| penses. $3.50. as compared with S10.66O
this year: in ALL $1,000 making the final
total the same as this year
Sewers.
|, Cleaning and repairing sewers-An in
crease from s44 800 to $4,000 is allowed
under this head.
Maintenance and operation Of sewage
pumping station-Increase allowed Of
S4.375 from S3s.62o to $4,000.
I Main and pipe sewers and receiving
ba Sins-SO.OOO an increase of $1,000.
Suburban sewers-Only $4,000 is al
lowed. a reduction of $4,000. and the fol-
lowing provision is inserted: And the
commissioners of the District of Column
bia are hereby authorized to construct
service sewers in Conduit road and levy
, assessments for the same, under the
proper act. Another legislative. provision
under this head directs the Commission
ers to acquire by purchase or condemna-
ton "a right of way for a trunk sewer
in the valley lying north of the proposed
line of T street and the south of the
Naval Observatory grounds. from Wiscon-
| sin avenue to Rock creek.
| For purchase or condemnation of rights
of way for sewers-Recommended $4,000,
an increase of $1,000
Continuing work on extension Of east
side intersecting sewer-Recommended
$4,000. decrease Of $4,000.
Streets.
| Disposal of city refuse-An increase of
S11 6l5. from S16S. $40 to S179.94 to meet
the provisions of the new refuse contract.
| Bathing beach--Temporary services.
| supplies and maintenance, an increase
from 81 $50 to s., 600: repairs and improve
ment of lighthouses and wharves. $500.
footnote says that it is intended to
mai perfect bottom that can be washed
clean at any time, which will prevent
weeds and maintain pure. healthy bathing
| water with little expense.
| REORGANIZATION completing equipment
| of outdoor Fairgrounds. $500. reduction
over the current appropriation of $500.
Public convenience stations-For MAIN
| tenance. including compensation of neces-
sary employees. So an increase of
81 200; for constructing public convenience
station to be located on public reservation
No. s. $4,000. Also the following limita-
| ton: and the jurisdiction and control Of
such portion of said public reservation as
may be required for the location and
operation of this station and approaches
thereto is hereby transferred from the
chief of engineers of the United States
Army to the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Electrical Department.
General supplies. etc.-s12oOO, a reduc-
ton of 5000.
For placing wires in underground con-
duits-s13.OOO. a reduction of 5000.
Lighting-For this purpose $252. $50 is
appropriated. an increase of $2I12, with
the following new legislative limit alton:
IS <ri1
Of Columbia are hereby authorized 1r
their discretion to extend the street light
ling system by incandescent forty-candle-
power lamps, on and along the CONDUIT
road from its intersection with the Canai
road to the District line A furthe pro-
vision prohibits the making of contracts
for lighting in the District. either by gas
or electricity. for more than one year. SO
far as the lighting of the Conduit road
is concerned this authority granted in the
bill for 1909 has been requested OF Con-
gress for the past four years. and IN
recent opinion by the controller of the
Treasury that official held that the street
lighting appropriation. without some such
authority as this. could not be used Tor
the purpose in question.
Electric arc lightins-Not exceeding
$115 900. an increase of S14JW.
Alarm boxes-For twenty-five additional
boxes with appurtenances, 5000. No add1-
tional boxes were authorized In the last APP
propriation bill and it is recognized that
fire protection is needed for the large num-
Der of buildings that have been erected In
the past two years In sections without
such protection. For the purchase ana
cost of replacing the present break wheels
in fire alarm boxes with approved plat
mum point key breaks, S1.1OO A note
appended to this paragraph says that tnls
is CARRYING out the most important recon-
mendation Of the national board or nre
underwriters and If adopted will greatly
increase the reliability of the fre alarm
boxes.
Washington Aqueduct.
Preliminary Investigations and Surveys
for Increasing the Water Suppply.-For
this purpose $4,000 is recommended. A
note by the chief Of engineers attached 70
the paragraph says; THE present rate OF
daily consumption Of water In the District
of Columbia about 100000 gallons
per diem suggests the necessity OF provid-
ing in the near future second condult
from Great Falls with necessary reser-
voirs. etc. A survey OF practical routes
is essential to proper consideration OF
this subject and should be entered upon
at once" Another provision under this
head reappropriates the unexpended bal
ances of the appropriations in the current
law for dredging the Dalecarlia reservoir
and for riprapping its sides.
Filtration Plant.-A reduction Is here
made from $4,000 to $4,000 and limita-
ton is added specifying that the amount
that may be used for parking the
grounds at the Washington city reservoir
shall not exceed $1,000. Another new
item under this general head Is a recon-
mendaLion for an appropriation OF $1,000
for an emergency fund.
Public Schools.
For Teachers.-Fiifty-n new teachers
are provided for estimated, and all
salaries are provided for at minimum
legal rates and separate sum is provided
for the longevity pay authorized by law.
There is a total under this head Of 1.648
teachers.
Librarians and Clerks.-The committee
recommends eighteen librarians and clerks
instead OF the sixteen provided for in
the present law.
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 begin
when they enter upon their duties.
Hereafter the following rules for divi-
sion of time and computation of pay for
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