Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06

| E1stlHdteu revenues are sumcient ]
to meet increased expenditures.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill. estimating for the conduct of the
District government during the fiscal year
1872, carries a total of ST.. ST., ,9e5 90. as
compared with the appropriation Of $1O.-
527.O45.D for the current fiscal year. an
increase Of $2,345. .939.91. The Commits
sioners have been careful, however. to
keep within the estimated revenues, and
even the increased total does this with
something to spare
There are general increases provided
for in practically every branch Of the
District government, which, in connec-
ton with estimates OF nearly a million
for the purchase Of the Meridian Hill.
Montrose and Kfngle Ford Valley tracts.
to be added to the park system. bringb
the total to more than two mniions
greater than the current appropriation.
All the changes in the bill. including In
creases. decreases and new places and
projects desired to be created. are Get
forth in the following itemized review Of
the bill:
Increase for Commissioner.
Executive office: Increase Of 81 600 sanh
to the three Commissioners; increase to
assistant secretary to the Commissioners.
500: increase to clerk from $500 -
81. 100; increase of clerk from sl.2oo 10
81 800: additional messenger. $3.50: In
writer: preparation of index Of laws re-
lating to the District, etc.. 81 800.
Property division: Increase Of $500 to
purchasing officer: increase of 500 to
deputy purchasing officer; increase Of
800 to second purchasing officer: ono
clerk from $1.200 to 81 200; increase OF
$40 each to three clerks: increase OF $40
to stOrekeeper; increase OF 500 to m
spector of stone; increase OF $50 to tn-
spector Of materials: two clerks in
of $64 to property yardkeeper; one ad-
ditional yardkeeper at $1,000.
Building inspection division-Automobil
for employees, $3.50; motor cycles for in
Spectors, $500.
Plumbing inspection dvision-Fors tenn
porary employment of additional assist
ant inspectors, an increase from $1,000 to
81 200.
Care of District buiiding-Ipcrease Of
500 to electrician; additional laborcr at
$500; increase of $50 to assistant chief
Assessors office-Record clerk. $l.5oo:
clerk, $3.50.
Collectors ofice-Increase of 500 to
cashier.
Auditors ofice-One clerk increased
from 5000 to $130.
Disbursing office-One clerk. increased
from $500 to $1,000, additional clerk at
$1,000.
Additional Assistant Counsel.
Office of corporation counsel-Additional
fifth assistant. 81, 800; stenographer. $500.
Superintendent of weights and meas
uresIAssistants salary increased from
500 to $1,000; one clerk. from $1,000 to
81, 100: purchase of small quantities OF
supplies to aid in short weight detection.
$50.
Engineer Commissioners office - In
crease of $500 TO superintendent of county
roads: same to superintendent of sewers;
increase of 500 to assistant engineer:
additional Inspector, at 81 200; increase Of
500 to foreman; increase of $3.50 to chief
clerk; increase of $10O to assistant permit
clerk; increase of 500 to head clerk OF
surface division; clerk, increased from,
81 $50 to 81. 400; one clerk, from 81 DO to
tional clerk. at $500; two clerks. increased
from $50 to $40; laboratory assistant, at
$40; driver, at $40.
Municipal Architects Office Superin-
tendent of construction, now overseer, ct
S6. So to 1000; increase of $500 to chief
heating ventilating and SAM.
tary engineer, 5000; craftsman, $1,3OOs.
driver. $40; increase of $500 to superip~>
tendent of repairs; assistant superinten4S
ent of repairs, $1,000; copyist at $40: ono
motor truck and three motor cycles,
3d. 600.
Street sweeping office-Four assistant In
spectors at $720 each; wheelwright at $500:
painter, $3.50.
$500 to superintendent; increase Of 500
to examiner: increase of 500 to statis-
tician: increase Of 500 to clerk
Surveyors office-Increase of $75 to as
sistant computer; additional messenger.
clerk at $780,
For Public Library.
Public ibrary-Increase Of 500 to an.
'istant librarian; assistants in charge OF
work for the blind. $1.2OO; two assistants
1t $500 each; one additional assistant, at
TO; increase of $40 to workman; pur-
,hase of books. $1,000, an increase of
Il 1.5O0: binding. $500. an increase OF
300; authorization to the Commissioners
O make a contract for binding books for
hree-year periods, subject to approprta-
ions by Congress.
Contingent and miscellaneous expenses
surveys Of old subdivisions. ~, 500; add.
streets southwest, $4,000; purchase Of
and other material, $5OO00:
sand and gravel walk.
18, 500; alterations in repair shop. 5000
improvements and repairs = Paving
.oadways under permit system. $4,000:
grading and improving 18th street north
vest from B to e, $4,000; removing
granite block and repaving with asphalt
'th street northwest. from X to p, &2h-
90; asphslting = street from 1ith to
streets northwest. 5000. Replacing and
epairing sidewalks and curbs arounA