The Washington times., 1908-03-30

ltlee which prepared the bill.
Chairman TaWney Of the committee
ureS this year was in full effscf q
GAS CONTRACTS.
gas IN Washington VIII be won :,
the near future. This being a fat
'he committee did not wish TO bavs
the District government bound h.
a long contract for higher rates
than those which may be cbarr~9
individual consumers.
Holiday on Labor Dav.
Another feature OF e-ss- f-,---.--
= mat all per diem emp.oves - -
-'is1rlct government may De 7-s-~a5
cave with pay on Labor Dav
another authorizes the Cor17,f--s,-----
20 install FIRE apparatus in -ba s-,,..--,-.
OF the District for the 77ea % = =
organizations. 'o--il 1eer
or the public schools anoos-.
ma Nd IN the bin that an school r,,r1,S,.--.
81 tNe District shall have all sxf+s -,
IooFs opening outward. ana no. -
exits In all school bui15f,g- -r-a-7 =
unlocked each school da,v r-o-, -, -,
-'our before until one-haIf bou- -
school hours Janitors who ,-foT.-o 49,,
1-' De sunnarIly removed
$4,000 Cut in Water Funds
FOR the Water Department which g
Sei1-supportlng, Sl25, ,I60. z re7r,c-fo, -
more than $4,000. is recomnensa5
- - estimated that the wafer vez--
-H-e'' ior the year 1919 VIII be son go
out II Is provided in this bin 80 -
lne last seventeen approDrisrfo, b5l,y
max 'le surplus OF these revenues .o,-s-
llie appropriations shall Ice applies =,
lAe Work Of extending the high service
water distribution system. The sst5-.
mated ultimate cost Of this svsts-- {-
about S5,6o0.foG. which includes e. 30 ~
for the Installation Of meters f, -,--f--,+-
premises. Up 10 date S3.352 s5s hss E,[.sr1
system. - '-~o
II Its report accompanying the I'M
oLic subcommittee says the total ser1
slsL revenues or the District for re
Ilscai yea- 1873 wiz amount 10 abo--T
sSSll,O5J, While the Districts Share -
lhe appropriations recommended In rI,5s
nlil WlL aggregate S4.siS. 1916. the 10 al
,tl--g VI. recommended being So s36 2Sg55.
including additional amounts crrrfe.
n oJner bills -he total charge aEai1sT
the DlStTlct revenues n 1903 viii Dc-
exceed 81 200 2SS.4& CT 81 G10 rs ~ -.
than the estimated revenues 49, -
the law this surplus must be 1lSe5 +,
reimburse the General Government fo-
sums advanced to the District, il hav-
ing eeen provided that the reTavr1e~.-
should extend over the five wears -
ginning July ], 1865
Estimates Cut Freely.
That the Commissioners estimates
were cut with great uniformity. is evr-
dent from a perusal Of the biI-
The appropriation for the executive
Office last year was $10f.5lS; for this
year Slll.S2S was asked and only SO. .7st
recommended OF the $50 SS5 asked for
the care Of the District building. Sa.-
2f0 is recommended. OF S5I, 700 asked
for work on specified streets. only So
100 is allowed. and the appropriation
for county roads construction is cut
rom Slit,4uV IN the present law 10 $500
The request for $3.50 20 replace the
sidewalks around the Treasury build
ing was refused.
on the sewer estimates, the subcom-
mittee got very busy Requests for
$4,000 for sewage disposal dikes. S75.0lQ
for the Rock Creek sewer. S22008 for
the StickfOCt branch sewer, S29.415 for
the North Carolina Heights trunk sew
er. and S31.S75 for the Fourth street.
southeast, relief sewer. were all refused.
The cut IN this department was from
SS06,s25 in the current law 70 S271.050.
Fairgrounds Ignored
The Comm ssioners se,Eest for Al
appropriation OF SlSs,0O0 Cor the pur-
chase Of playground sites vas ignored.
as were requests foI $500 for drilling
Special Cape MAJ Tour
over Easter from Washir gton va Penn
sylvania Railroad April g. S13.50 covers
found trip transportation and one AID