The Washington herald., 1911-01-19

% <U.OU0. OF which $1O.O00 u m3oe 1mme-
diately available.
For grading ana improving q connect.
ing street between the Intersection of
Sixteenth street and Columbia road and
the Quarry road entrance to the Zoolog-
ical Park and for grading and improving
Lanief place from Quarry road to the
connecting street; Eighteenth street. from
Summit place to the connecting street;
Geneseo place between Eighteenth street
| and Quarry road. &C.. $4,000
Parking commission: The total under
this head is increased from $500 tc
$42.500
Bathing beach: The item for repairs
| and improvements to bathhouses. bath
ing pools. and grounds is Increased from
1900 to N.1oo.
Provides for PlsNErounds.
change is made in the method of
| appropriating for the Fairgrounds Of the
District. After bitter fight in the House
| last session a provision was incorporated
| In the current law approprfating 81, 900
for Fairgrounds. with the specific direc-
| ton that this sum should be payable
wholly from the revenues Of the District,
The current law was followed with refer
ence to the Fairgrounds item in the bill
as reported by the subcommittee to the
full committee to-day, the amount being
raised from $1,000 to $lS.7o0. But the full
committee made a change in this. pro-
viding that physical improvement Of
Fairgrounds. maintenance. repairs. &C.
this item amounting to $3,00Nshould be
paid for Jointly. half by the District and
half by the Federal government, but that
the appropriation for salaries-amounting
to SIS. 5.700-should be paid for entirely by
the District.
1t is understood that there was a close
vote on this proposition in committee and
that the friends Of the Fairgrounds will
make a fight on the floor. in order to
revoke the precedent established last ses-
sion in violation of the organic act under
which the Federal government and the
District operate in partnership for the
settlement Of annual expenditures on the
half and half principal.
Improvement to Willow Tree Alley.
Interior Park: Under this head $4,000
is appropriated for the condemnation of
land in the interior OF square 5Si and
for the development Of the land SO ac-
quired as an interior park. This is the
project for the improvement of Willow
Tree alley. and its conversion into an
interior park or playground, in order to
eradicate unsatisfactory moral conditions
and also as a sanitary civil Improvement.
Tie estimated cost Of the completed prof.
ect is $125, 900.
preparation under this head Is decreased
from sl4. 200 to $11, 80.
Electrical department: The item for
the extension Of the police patrol system,
including purchase of material, is de-
creased from $4,J 800 to 5000.
Washington aqueduct: The total under
this head is increased from $4,000 to
$1,000. and a provision included permit
ting expenditures from this sum on ac-
count Of the plant for the preliminary
treatment Of the water supply. For be-
ginning the lining of unlined portions Of
the Washington aqueduct tunnel to pre-
ven: leakage, disintegration. and fall of
rock. $500: to complete the investiga-
ton and surveys for increasing the water
supply OF the District by investigation
and surveys to determine the availability
and adaptability of the Patuxent River
for this purpose. 5000: for beginning the
remodeling of the Georgetown reservoir,
to complete the work for the preliminary
treatment of the water supply. &C.
$4,000.
Increase Park Approximation.
Rock Creek Park: The appropriation
for the park is increased from $3.50 to
10000. and a provision is included that
hereafter the Piney Branch parkway be-
tween Sixteenth street and Rock Creek
Park shall be under the jurisdiction and
control Of the board Of control Of Rock
Creek Park.
Public schools: The number of teachers
is increased from 1.7s4 to 1.75O Teachers
OF Group A. class 6. are increased in
number from 211 to 2l6, teachers in class
A frnv
from 4s6 to 4SS. teachers in class from
SS6 to 3S. The appropriation for allow
ance to principals Of graded school build |
ings for services rendered as such in |
addition to their graded salary is reduced |
from s3S,5oo to s3s,13O. Under the head |
Of janitors. specific salaries are provided |
for Janitors and laborers in the several |
schools instead Of by lump sum for each |
building, as at present.
The paragraph in the current law pro-
viding for twelve medical inspectors Of |
the public schools is amended so as to |
specify that two of these inspectors shall 1
be dentists The item for repairs and |
improvements To school buildings and |
grounds is increased from $50 900 to |
10000 The item for special repairs to
and wages in plumbing in existing school
is decreased from $4,000 to
s25. 900.
More Funds for Manual Training.
The item for the purchase and repair
)f tools. &c, to be used in connection
with manual training is increased from
10000 to $4,000. For furniture, &c,
14.550 is carried in the bill, in place of
10,550 in the current law. The item for
he purchase Of textbooks and school
supplies. from $4,000 to $500. The
land repair of city school
fairgrounds is estimated for at $500, an
Increase Of $500.
An increase from $1,000 to H,425 is
recommended for the purpose of ex-
ending the school telephone system.
FOR the purchase of apparatus and for
the equipment and maintain.
ng the physics department in the Gen.
raj. Eastern, Western and M street
Ugh schools 5000 is carried, an in
rease Of $1,000. and for the purchase
4 equipment for the chemistry and
biological laboratories in the Central
Eastern, Western. Business, M street
Ugh schools, Normal School No. I and
formal School No. 2, s.. 100 is carried.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
)umb: The appropriation under this
ead is increased from $4,000 to
II 900. Il
Increase In Police Force. Ii
Metropolitan police-The number Of
rivates of class is increased from SIS
} 5s7, the number of privates Of class
ON 81 to s.. and the number Of privates
closs 10 roduced FINN, ~ IN 20 'rba