The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

An outburst of comparative generosity
marked the Senate subcommittee on Dis
trict appropriations, when its chairman.
Senator GaIlinger. reported the appro-
priatiOn bill yesterday afternoon.
The subcommittee boosted the amount
for the District $I.190S95 over what the
House thought was proper. making its
total $l2,3O GS6.5O. one Of the items on
which the subcommittee was willing to
loosen the purse strings was the raising
of the salaries of the District Commits
sioners from 5000 to 5000 per year.
New Bridge Favored.
An appropriation of $4,000 for a new
Rock Creek bridge on the line Of @
street is made, with $1,000 on which to
begin work at once. The subcommittee
wants the $4,000 snow and ice fund avail
able for cleaning the snow off any pave
ment, and not merely those in front of
public places.
Fairgrounds are to get 5000 for main
tenance and repair. The sum for super
vision of the grounds is placed at S15,7SO
half to be paid by the District
T" prevent the police and fremens
pension fund from falling so low that
only partial payments can be made.
the COmmi iSSiOnerS are authorized when
it becomes necessary to turn into the
fund all license fees except those de-
rived from liquor sellers.
Increased in Number
Teachers in Glass A, which includes
those not teaching in the academic
courses. are increased in number from
216 to 2H6, with minimum salary of
1000
All the nonacademic teachers are put
on the same basis in the matter Of
IoEevity increase.
TIL, subcommittee would increase the
amount for street cleaning from $3.50
600 to S27O.OOO with $40 600 Immediate
" available. II would also authorize
the Commissioners to take over all or
any part of the contract cleaning when
they deem it best.
Among other features in the amend
ments are:
The transformation OF Willow Tree alley
into public playground, at a cost of
$4,000
Provision for the purchase of a site for
a new cOlored high school and for a
building for the colored Normal School
An appropriation Of $4,000 for the
reclamation and development of the Ana
costa flats.
No change is made in the House pro-
VISION against the establishment of a
reformatory near Mount Vernon, but pro-
vision is made for the uniting of the
Jail and workhOusc as one institution
Work on streets and avenues-The
total is increased from S51. .5On to S795OO.
with specific increases as follows:
Northwest section schedule, from S9NO
to $4,000: northeast section schedule
from $500 to S3n.SO0. For removing
granite block and repavinG with asphalt.
GTr
$1,000, for grading and improving Sew
enteenth from 3 street TO T. street SI4-
COO: for the purchase or condemnation of
necessary land, paving. and construction
Of walls, steps, and terraces for connect
ing Belmont and Fifteenth streets north
west. 5000: grade and improve Fessen- |
den street, Belt road to River road north !
west, $500; grade and improve Rock
Creek Church road from Georgia avenue |
to Fifth street northwest IS, 500: complete !
grading and improving Of Seventeenth |
street from Newton street to HamIin |
street northeast, $500
For grading Irving street from Thir- |
teenth to Seventeenth streets SH 400; grade |
and improve Massachusetts avenue ex-
tended. from Wisconsin avenue to Idaho |
avenue, $9.4oO; grade and improve Ken |
nedy street. Fourteenth street to Six
teenth street northwest. $500: grade |
and improve Holmead place northwest.
Otis street to Spring road. $500: pave Il
street northwest. from Second street to |
Rhode Island avenue. $LlOO: grade and !