Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-02

Tuberculosis Hospital. 1919
Board Of childrcn's guardians i'@"".'o
: in shi,drsn i''p'e o'"o', o11ooO
Industrial Home school. ............ 6,l12oo
. building for feebIe-mndcd children. 50,e0.oo
Municipal lodging house -'o.'o
w,ssion '''''e'n 100000
TranSnor,.tio NJ manners " $4,000
Total sos. 81 / 90
EXPANSION NJ water mains. sl79. 600 OF
Water department: .. ,oo q,
ointment s1ai,ss Expenses .......:...... 800 ot
Fuel, repairs, ETC. .-.-....t-. .-..'.. -0''''
The only decrease was in the items for
:: the Justices of the peace. 1t amounted
to SIT, 400. The House provision Tor SIX
justices of the peace at $3.50 each ana
$500 each for rent and other expenses
was stricken out.
Changes Recommended.
The changes recommended by the Sen
ate committee are as follows:
General expenses: In the executive Of
flee. salaries of two Commissioners raised
I'D $1,000 each, and Of the Engineer COM
missioner to S1,7S0. so as to make his sal
: airy the same as that of the others;
deputy inspector OF buildings, $-'VoV' III
dex clerk, $12O
Two laborers at $500 each; fuel, light,
. power and miscellaneous expenses IdlSeu
from S26, 900 to $4,000.
Assessors office: One clerk raised from
5000 to S72O.
Collector office: Deputy's salary raised
TO So 600; messenger to $IfO.
Auditors office: Chief clerk and deputy
auditor. $500: deputy disbursing officer
raised to $1,000.
Coroner's office: For hostler and labor
er. 1915.
ONCE of sealer of weights and meas.
CT a instead
one
Engineers Office.
Engineers Office, record division: En-
gineer Of bridges raised to $3.50; super
intendent Of repairs raised to $l.sOO; as
sistant superintendent OF trees and park
ing raised to $1,000; duplicating clerk
added at $500; one craftsman at $500 and
another at $3.50, instead of two at the
latter figure; chief clerk raised to $1,000;
assistant inspector of gas 1neters raised
to $500; messenger raised TO $500; a new
provision for a municipal archlteca, whose
duty 1t shall be to supervise the. prepare.
ton of plans for and the construction OF
all municipal buildings, and repair ano
Improvement of all buildings belonging to
the District under the direction OF the
Engineer Commissioner, at a salary Oh
$4,000 and all laws or parts of laws plac-
ing such duties on the inspector of build
J ingS ares repealed. =.
Special assessment office: Two clerk:
!, added at 81 800 each and the number a.
81 100 reduced from seven to five.
Automobile board: For acting secretary
$500.
Surveyors office: For services of tenn
porary craftsman. computers, laborers
and additional field party when required
$4,000 instead Of 5000.
Public Library. =
Public Library-Chief OF useful arts de-
partment, $1,000; two assistants at 5000
each, instead of one at the same figure;
purchase of books. 10000 instead OF
$500: item for fuel, lighting. ETC.. made
to- include purchase and maintenance OF
vehicles. and amount increased to $1,000
Contingent and miscellaneous expenses
For new equipment in Office of asphalt
inspector. $4,000 instead of $4,000; for
expenses in connection with collection OF
overdue personal taxes, 5000 instead OF
$500; livery for coroners office and
other expenses of that office, $500 in
stead of $1,000: additional item for max
ing surveys to obtain data with refer
ence to old subdivisions. $500; additional
item for furnishing Office of assessor ir
office of register of wills with copies Of
Wills petitions. etc, s9vv: additional item
for extra services to classify and bind ole
records of the District of Columbia 500
new item for repairing fire damage tt
District buildings. $4,000; new item fol
fireproof cases for Office of register o.
Wills. $1JU: for installing permanent
electric wiring system in the Western
market. made to include gas at same cos
of $500.
Eliminating Grade Crossings.
Elimination of grade crossings: Com
missioners empowered to use part of un
expended balance for elmina ton of grade
crossings in connection with new Unior
station. for construction of three flag
STATS on the plaza: sum for improvement
of the plaza and purchase of ground nee
essary TO complete plaza and adjoining
streets increased from 100000 to 5000
provided Washington Terminal Compan.
first conveys to United States all porto,
of terminal area lying north of ,Massa
chusetts avenue and south of the line o
balustrades and of the north line of lamp
posts of the central island
Assessment and permit work: Amour
raised from $160O go to 100000.
Work on Streets and Roads.
Work on streets and avenues: Genera
appropriation increased to 100000: George
town schedule increased to 5000: north
west schedule TO $1,000; southwest SEIZED
ule to $4,000; southeast schedule to $50
600: northeast schedule to $4,000 new
item for replacing granite block Will
asphalt. 10Th street between Pennsylvania
avenue and street and street north
west from w lSc0nSln avenue to 2Stl
street, and for paving with old grant
block Sherman avenue north OF Florida
atenue. $4,000. and for asphalt on I'll
street northwest, from . TO Il street
5000.
Construction of country roads-In iten
for $1,000 for grading and improving 1Gt
street northwest Il ppviso is inserted tina
5000 of this amount shall be used 10 ill
20 its full width of 100 feet that portion O
the street that is south of Piney branch
Rhode Island avenue extended. new tier
to grade and improve. provided neceSsar
land TO open ii to the District line wit
fun width is donated, S15,tWo; 18th street
Euclid street to Park road, grade an
improve, forty feet wide. $4,000; Rhod
Island avenue. Lincoln road to 4th stree,
grade, $4,000: 4 street. Lincoln road I
I'd street northeast, grade and improve
grade and improve. 5000: I'D stree
southeast, Naylor road TO Minnesota ave
nue.. and from . street, I'D to 18th stree,
grade and gravel, $4,000. EesSenden stree
northwest, River road to Wisconsin ave
nue., grade and improve, 5000; Ritten
house street northwest, from Georgia ave
nue. to Blair road, grade and improve
sl2 800, 4th street northeast, from end q
present pavement TO Rhode Island avenue
macadamize, 81 400
For grading Massachusetts avenue an
streets southeast, from the Bowe
road to 18th street, including the con
struction of the necessary CulVertS, pro
vided that said thouroughfares. betwee
the limits named h. first dedjrafp ed I