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

Repairs to Streets and Alleys.
Repairs to streets, avenues and alleys.
$3.50, 600 instead of 500, 600: replacing
sidewalks and curbs east and north
sides of Treasury building. $500, new
item; for same purpose. east and north
side government printing office, $1,000,
also a. new item.
Repair of country roads-Following are
new items: For removal of the super
structure and substructure of the old An
acostia bridge, $4,000 provided that the
uneXpended balances of appropriations
heretofore made for the construction of
the new Anacostia river bridge and its
approaches shall continue available dur
ing the fiscal year 1910 for all necessary
expenses to complete said bridge and its
approaches. Sixteenth street bridge across
Piney branch: For widening bridge across
Piney branch on the line OF 18th street,
said bridge to be widened to a width over
all of sixty-five feet. 5000 Anacostia
flats: For employment of special counsel
to investigate and determine the owner
ship of the land and riparian rights along
the Anacostia river for the purpose of
improvement of the Anacostia fats 5000.
Sewer Construction.
Sewers-New item for purchase and
maintenance of one motor truck, $500;
for continuing work on extension of east
side intercepting sewer from boundary
sewer to Brookland. $4,000 instead Of
$4,000, and the following new items:
For changes in grade vicinity of 18th
and E streets northwest and I'd and N
streets southwest, required by the ADAM
dOnment of two sewer canals by the
construction of the sewage-dispoSal SyS-
tenn, and for the protection of the said
system from flooding by river overflow
at these points during the high water.
$4,000. For the Rock creek west side
intercepting sewer: For beginning work
on the intercepting sewer on the west
side of Rock creek northward of p street
ESTIMATED cost, $29S,000)), $4,000. For
Piney Branch valley trunk sewer: For
beginning the construction Of the Piney
Branch valley trunk sewer between 18th
street and Georgia avenue ESTIMATED
cost, sS00,000), $4,000.
Cleaning Streets.
For sprinkling and cleaning streets:
Amount raised to 1921, 600; new item for
cleaning snow and ice, and not exceeding
$1,000 for implements. $4,000 to be i'm
mediately available and expended In dis
erection Of Commissioners.
Bathing beach: Temporary service, sup
plies, etc, raised to $1,000; repair of
houses, etc, raised to $500, and the fol-
lowing additional items: For construction
of swimming pool at present bathing
for colOred bathers at present plant.
$1,000; for one dressing house on river
front, at point to be determined by the
Commissioners and for services and sup
house. $1.Oe0; all the appropriations herein
made for the bathing beach. except for
salaries of superintendent and Waterman,
to be Immediately available.
Wells-New item for drilling deep wells
and maintaining same, 5000.
PlaVprOun0S-Ten thousand dollars in
stead of $500: for improvement of
Georgetown site, new item. $1,000 addi-
tional
Public Convenience Stations.
Public convenience stations-New items
as follows:
For one new public convenience station
under the sidewalk on the east side of
9th street northwest between F and G
streets. 500. 500
For one public convenience station on
the west side of 10th street, near New
York avenue, $4,000.
For one public convenience station on
thetriangle west of Dupont Circle between
Goth and P streets and Massachusetts
avenue $1,000
For one public convenience station to
be located on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue between list and Sd streets
north, So, 500: Provided, That the above
public space to be selected by the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia.
and the jurisdiction and control of such
portion of any public reservation so
selected as shall be required for the loca-
ton of such stations and their approaches
is transferred from the United States
official having charge of the reservation
to the Commissioners of the District. such
notice by the Commissioners to the Off
cial of the location of the sites for the
stations.
- Electrical Department.
Electrical department: Engineer salary
raised to $3.50; assistant engineer at
5000 instead of superintendent; new
item for craftsman at $1,000; three tele-
phone operators raised to 500; amount
for general supplies raised to $4,000; for
replacing wires raised to $4,000; for ex-
tension of police patrol system raised to
81. 800.
Lighting:- Replacing lampposts, etc,
raised to $2SO.OOO. provided no more than
| $4,000 a year shall be paid for flat
| famed burner lamps adjusted to secure
ordinary pressure variations; new prOvi-
sion making contracts for lighting
streets, etc, for not longer than three
years; for electric arc lights and extern
/! sion of same, raised to $4,000; new item,
| for purchase of motor delivery wagon,
| ST. 200.
| Washington Aqueduct.
| Washington aqueduct: For care, sal
aries. etc. raised to $4,000.
| Rock Creek Park: For care and i'm.
provement of Rock Creek Park and OF
the Piney Branch parkway entrance to
said park from 10th street extended, ex-
! elusive of building for superintendent 8
| residence, to be expended under the
direction of the board of control of said
park, $4,000: land the said board of con-
| troll is hereby authorized to purchase
| eight hundred and sixty-seven one thou
sandths acre. more or less. of land ad.
| joining the northern boundary of Rock
| Creek Park. assessed parcel sixty-four
three, for sum not to exceed $500
chargeable to said appropriation.
Public Schools.
l. Public schools, office of the board of
| educa tion-New item for chief clerk, who
| shall act as secretary in absence of that
| official. 81 eco; clerk to carry out chile
| labor law raised to $500: new attend
ance officer at $40; new item for two in.
spectors of child labor at $1,000 each.
Teachers-A provision is added that al
teachers of manual training. drawing
| physical culture, music, domestic science
| and domestic art in the normal, high and
manual training schools, and the assist
| ants to the directors Of primary instruc.
| ton shall be placed in group \. class six
| Provided, That hereafter no teacher OF
these subjects shall be appointed without