The Washington herald., 1911-12-05
DISTRICT BUDGET
FOR ALL PURPOSES
IS s12,954,720.5O
Increased Salaries Figure
Largely in Estimates.
GENEROUS WITH PARKS

Recommendations for increase of sal
aries practically right down the line,
from the Commissioners to the as
Sistart chiefs of the various divi-
sions of the District government, take
prominent place in the annual esti-
mates for the District, submitted to
PCongrcss at the opening of the session
yesterday. The total budget is $I2,-
o54,72o.5o.
LIKELY TO BE TRIMMED. ,
Members Of the Appropriations Com
mittee refused to comment on the esti-
mates or the size of the budget. That
the estimates will undergo a severe trim
ming by a Congress bent on economy
at least in the matter of current appro-
priations-is taken for granted. The Dis
trct approprIa ations for the current fiscal
year carried Sl2 206l, ,2S6, nearly $780, 900 less
than the estimates for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1913 The total number
| of new positions IL is proposed to crea e
is 1S4.
In asking increased salaries for the
Commissioners, the Commissioners point
out that their terms will expire before
the proposed increase would go into
effect.
Among the projects for which appropri-
ations are asked are the following:
Benning road bridge and viaduct, s11O,-
900; bridge across Rock Creek on line of
Pennsylvania avenue. $4,000; examina-
tion of Calvert street bridge and prepa-
ration OF plans for new structure, 5000;
| preparation of plans for garbage dis
posal and municipal reduction plant, slO,-
| 900; investigation of Great Falls water
power, $4,000; swimming pools for play
grounds, 5000; water meters for United
States service, $4,000; emergency care
of INDECENT patients. SIS, 900; additional
building and pOwerhouse at TuberCulO-
sis Hospital, $50, 900; Hlingle road, s12,-
900; klingle Valley Park, $4,000; Rock
Creek and Lovers lane, 50 500; Piney
Branch Valley highway, $4,000; land to
extend Rock Creek drive, $4,000; park
between Piney Branch and Arkansas
avenue $252 900: Fort Davis and Fort Du-
pont parks, $4,000, and Mount Hamilton
Park, $4,000.
The School Budget.
For the public schools, a total of s. %
800 is asked. This is an increase of only
$2S.6SO over the appropriation for the
current year. 1t is recommended that
Sl25,O0 he given the board of education
for the completion OF the Normal School
building for colOred pupils, and $l5O,OoO to
start work on the new NJ Street High
School For the new Central High School
$3.50. 900 is asked. Other school appropria-
tions asked are $1,000 for additional
ground adjacent 20 the Cochran School,
$3S 900 for a fOUr-rOOm addition to the
Cochran School S66, 200 for the erection
of an eight-room structure on the site
purchased west of the Soldiers Home.
~ m g.
construction of a fOur-roOm annex to the
Takoma School, a similar amount for
the construction OF a four-roOm annex
to the Chevy Chase School. and S25, 900
for the construction of a four-room an
mex to the Birney School.
Additional teachers in the different
classes are asked for, together with an
increase of $500 in the salary roll of the
night school. An increase in salary from
1920 to s15oa IS asked for the supertn-
tendent of tanitors
Some Increases Asked.
The increases asked for in the different
divisions. in part, follow:
Executive-Commission from 5000 to
$1,000; two assistant secretaries TO the
Commissionaries. sl,4O0 TO $1,5OO; clerk.
81 800 to 1,SOO; clerk, $500 to 81, 400; Dis
trict veterinarian, 81, 200 to $500; purchas-
ing officer. 81. $50 to 5000; deputy purchas-
ing officer, $500 to Sl,7OO: stenographer
TO purchasing officer, $1,000 to 81, 400; four
clerks, from S72O to $50; storekeeper, 5000
to $1,000; driver, $3.50 to $500; inspector,
$500 to $1,000; inspector in charge of sand
and fravel wharf. $50 to $500; two clerks,
$500 to s72O; property yard keeper, 1886 to
$1,000.
Building inspection division-Principal
assistant inspector $500 to 5000; five as
SgC q Fro
cape inspector, $1,4oO to $500; civil en-
gineer $1,5OO to $3.50.
Assessors office-Clerk, 1,4OO to 81, 800;
messenger 5000 to $50.
Collectors Off1ce-No increases in sala-
ries are asked, but 1t is proposed to Great
an additional assistant cashier at S1,4OO
and the office of chief bailiff at $1,000.
In Auditors Omce.
Auditors office-Chief clerk, 5000 to
$500: bookkeeper. $500 to So,1OO. 1t is
proposed to create the positions of ac-
countant at sl.SOO, coupon clerk at $780,
and stenographer at $500.
Deputy disbursing officer, 81, 500 to 81
800.
Corporation counsel, &,5OO to 5000.
Coroners office-Coroner, $500 to s., 900:
morgue master, $72O to $50; assistant and
janitor, $3.50 to $500; hostler. $3.50 to $3.50.
Office Of superintendent OF weights and
Observation-Disclosures, $500 to $3.50; sec
ond assistant, $1.0S0
Engineer Commissioner oflce-Engineer
of highways, $1,000 to $1,000; superintend-
ent OF county roads, 5000 to 81. 300: su-
perintendent OF sewers, 5000 to $500;
assistant inspector of asphalts and ce-
ments, $3.50 to $1,000; assistant engineers
81, 500 to 8, 600 and $, $50 to 500 an 81 500
additional assistant engineer is asked;
inspector OF trees and parkings, $1,000 to
81, 200; three subforemen, $1.O50 to 81, 800;
foreman, $500 to $1,000: assistant permit
clerk, $1,000 to 1900; head clerk, surface
division. 81, 400 to $500: secretary to En-
gineer Commissioner, $1,4O0 to $3.50; ste
nographer to engineer officer in charge of
surface work, 81, 800 to 1885, clerk, $3.50 to
$40; four messengers, $40 to $500: super
intendent of stables, 1850 to 81, 500; as
sistant inspector Of gas and meters, s, ,0eO
to $500; assistant inspector Of gas and
meters. $500 to 1900.
In Building Line.
Municipar architects ofice-ChIef
craftsman, $500 to 1850; superintendent
Of repairs, Sl.500 to 81, 800; assistant super
intendent, $500 to s1.4Oo; boss grader,
81. 900 to 1890; clerk, $50 to $40.
Special assessment Objective clerks,
81, 200 to 81, 800.
Street-cleaning division - Superintend-
ent, $500 to 5000; assistant and clerk,
$1.60o to 1850; chief inspector, $500 TO
Loo; foreman Of repairs, 81. 800 to 81, 800.
Insurance department-Examinero Of in
surance, S,7oo to 5000.