Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-14


Engineer Commissioners Ofce.-Clerk
at 81 $50 Zone transferred to auditors Of
fice).
Office Of Municipal Architect.
Municipal Architects Ofice.-In the par
agraph relating to the duties of the mu
niciral architect is directed to prepare
or supervise the preparation Of plans
''for' and "superintend'' the construc-
ton of all municipal buildings, and the
repair and Improvement of all buildings
belonging to the District Of Columbia land
serve" under the direction of the Engineer
Commissioner of the District of Columbia
the words in the quotation marks are
new. Municipal architect. $4,000 Grams
ferred from engineers ofhce); chief drafts
man. $500 transferred from inspector
of buildings office: craftsman, 81, 400
transferred from inspector of buildings
office; superintendent of repairs. $1.Jo3
transferred from engineers office; boss
carpenter. Dos timer, boss painter, boss
plumber and boss steam filter, five in all,
at $1,000 each TALL transferred from en-
gineers office; boss grader at 81 1000
transferred from engineers office; clerk,
S1.OJO transferred from engineers office;
clerk. $500 transferred from engineers
office: driver. $40 transferred from en-
gineer's office: in all $17.210. The esti-
mates for this new office were $29.31o.
Street sweeping office.-This office was
reorganized in accordance with the est
amount was allowed The appropriation
for the current year is. $4,000
Surveyors office.-Computer and transit
man, 81 .o0O rodman, SS25. The purchase
and maintenance Of motor vehicle Is
allowed and the appropriation for this
purpose and for temporary services, etc.
is increased from 5000 to $4,000
Free Public I.ibrary.-The amount ap-
propriated for the Free Public Library is
$50, 800. the same as for the current year.
The estimate for 1911 was $42,340. Under
miscellaneous the purchase OF a new
motor vehicle is permitted.
Contingent and Miscellaneous Ex-
penses.
Contingent expenses Of the District.
SCI 600. an increase over the current ap-
preparation Of 81 COO.
In the paragraph for contingent judicial
expenses. printing of briefs, ETC., for
total of 5000. the same as the current
year. the words land expert services" are
included. to permit payment of such
services.
Contingent livery. jury fees, telephone
service, etc, $1,000. an increase OF $1,000
over the current appropriation.
For the purchase and maintenance or
one motor vehicle for the official use of
the Engineer Commissioner and his as
sistants in inspection work, S., 400, or so
much thereof as may be necessary a
note explains that leach of the assist
ants to the Engineer Commissioner is now
supplied with two horses. vehicles and
harness OF an estimated value OF about
5000. This motor vehicle can be econo-
mically used by the assistants in visiting
the outlying sections of the District with
great saving in time. and more efficiency
in Inspection
Section four of the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation act of Feb
ruary Z. 1905 is made to apply to car
riages. motor and other vehicles owned
by and used in the several branches of
the District government. fThis Is the law
forbidding the use of such vehicles on
anything but official businessl.
For general advertising. authorized and
required by law and for tax and school
notices. etc, $4.7G0 an increase Of 500.
Advertising notice Of taxes in arrears
July /, 1910. $500. decrease of 500
Board of Survey.
The amount to be spent by the Com
missioners in paying members of the
board of s;:;-..-cy in connection with the
removal of unsafe buildings is in this
bill limited to mot exceeding 5000"
For furnishing to the Office Of the as
SCISSOR copies Of wills. petitions and all
necessary papers wherein title to real
estate is involved. $500. a decrease of
$500.
For the purchase Of enamel metal or
leather Identification number tags for
motor vehicles in the District, 500. an
increase of $500
The sum Of $1,000. instead of 81 800 as
last year, is contained In the bill ito
complete the classification, reminding,
ETC.. Of the old records of the District of
Columbia.
The appropriation of $4,000 for 1910 for
repair of District structures when in
jured by fire is ''reappropriated and con-
tinued available.
The Commissioners of the District are
authorized and empowered to exchange
typewriters. adding machines and pianos
in part or full payment for new articles
of similar or improved character, credit
to be allowed on vouchers in payment for
such new articles.
For constructing conveyers, engines.
etc, at the District sand and gravel
wharf.
For the purchase of one book typewriter
for use i'm the Office of the surveyor Of
the District of Columbia. $780,
The chief of engineers OF the army is
authorized and d rected to transfer to the
Commissioners the control and jurisdic-
ton over reservation 1Sj for use by the
District as a property yard. This res
ervation is located at the intersection of
o street north, New York and Florida
avenues.)
For flreproof steel cases for the office
, of the register of wills of the District
For testing materials for fireproof
buildings, 500.
! For repairs to the Western and