Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-17
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
Building Estimates Completed
by Board of Education.
| TO BE FORWARDED TODAY
Commissioners Engaged on Needs OF
Other Departments.
ENGR0SSED WITH THE BUDGET
Maj. Sylvester Asks for New Home
for the Harbor Precinct-Another
Police Boat Desired.
WITH THE BUDGET

Continuing the consideration OF the Dis
trict budget for the next fiscal year, To
be submitted to Congress next winter.
the Commissioners were in hoard session
practically all day today. Several large
tables in the board room are covered
with maps and papers OF various kinds
and there are many huge piles Of closely
typewritten sheets representing the esti-
mated financial needs OF several Of the
larger departments.
The estimates for the schools. which
take the largest portion of the Districts
appropriations. have not yet reached the
Commissioners. But it was announced
| today that the estimates for new build
| ings, additions to old buildings and for
| other additional equipment have been
completed by the board OF education and
will be forwarded to the District build
| ing this afternoon. The estimates Of the
amount needed to pay salaries will not
| be forwarded until October l. After Dis
trict Auditor TWeedale has passed on the
salary rolls for September and has thus
| fixed the status of the teachers. officers
and other employees of the public schools.
the exact amount needed for next year
| will be easily determined. and therefore
the board before submitting estimates
Will walt until the September salary rolls
have been made up and passed by the
| auditor.
| All the other estimates to be considered
! by the Commissioners are in the hands OF
| the District heads, with minor exceptions:
therefore they are busy considering the
financial needs of other departments
and will take up the school wants latee.
Needs Of the Harbor Precinct.
new home for the harbor precinct ana
a larger force of men at the water front
are among the imperative needs which
Police Chief Sylvester has asked the Com
missiOners to consider. 1t is pointed out
that the harbor precinct force is housed
in building not constructed for police
station. and that it's facilities are not
adapted to the needs
| A larger force of men at the precinct is
desired to allow for the operation OF the
police boat at night, when necessity re-
| quireS. Maj. Sylvester. IL is understood.
has renewed his request of last year for
| appropriations for salaries for an assist
/ ant engineer and for an additional deck
| hand. needed to complete a night crew.
| The assistant engineer is needed to o.
| crate the boat at night.
| Bridge, railroad and steamboat acci-
dents occur at night, Police Chief Syl-
vester recently said, "as well as fires
| along the river front, and 1t Is necessary
to have a crew hand during these
| hours. as the day men cannot perform
| extraordinary duty under present restric-
! lions. Under the steamboat inspection
requirements the patrol boat shall not be
| operated over thirteen hours any day
| with a single crew. In consequence. I'M
der emergency calls the services of the
boat and single crew cannot be had.
Another Police Boat Needed.
The calls for the Districts police boat
| to do work in the lower part Of the
| Potomac river, in connection with drown
Ing and other accidents involving Dis
| trict residents, have also emphasized the
necessity for a police boat which can
perform duty in salt water. The USE
| fulness of the present police boat is limit
| ed to fresh water and several requests
| to have the boat proceed to Colonial
| Beach and other lower-river points tn
assist in the recovery of bodies. and
| for other similar work, have been re-
| fused.
| In that connection. it has been suggest
| ed that a motor boat of fair size, fast
| speed and adapted to work i'm salt water
would greatly increase the efficiency Of
the harbor precinct. Not only would such
a boat be able to proceed to the scene OF
an accident in District waters quickly,
but it could be sent, in a short time. tn
lower river points to do work in aid Of
local residents.