The Washington times., 1912-01-11
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reduced from $4,000 to 10000 The Com
missloners recommended this reduction
as the result of the installation OF a
smoke consuming device.
NO changes In salaries authorized for
the Following offices:
Special assessment Office, Board OF
Examiners, Automobile Board, Depart
ment of Insurance, Surveyors Office.
In the Surveyors Office the r,commen-
cation Tor exchange of wornout auto
mobile is also refused.
Municipal Architects Office.
A new item of $500 is allowed for al
terations and repair Of the repair shop
and storage yard by day labor or other
wise ard another new item of $3.50 for
the maintenance of the motor truck of
the superintendent Of repairs Is included.
All salary increases refused.
Street Cleaning Division.
Name Is changed to Street Sweeping
Office" The following reductions in the
force are made by the committee: One
blacksmith at $500, one mechanic at $3.50.
one blacksmith helper at $720; seven
dump men at $40 each; two mechanic
helpers at $50 each; one wheelwright at
fourteen jobs abolished at an annual
saving of $3.50, to the annual roll.
Such employees as are needed will be
taken on as per diem men and paid out
Of the lump sum appropriation. All in
creases OF salary refused
Public Library.
Provision Is made under this head for
an assistant In charge Of the Takoma
Park branch at 1900. an assistant at
$3.50, and a janitor at the Takoma
branch at $500. An increase from 5000
to $500 is allowed for fuel. lighting and
other contingent expenses. All other
that the salary Of librarian be Increased
from $500 to $4,000. rejected.
Contingent Expenses.
judicial expenses, including procure
ment Of change Of title, the printing of
briefs in the Court Of Appeals Of the
District Of Columbia, witness fees. and
expert services In District cases before
the Supreme Court Of the District, re-
tising notice Of taxes in arrears July i,
1911. as required by law. $780, an in
crease Of $700 For the enforcement of
the game and fish laws Of the District.
500, reduction Of $400 For the pur-
tihcation number tags for horse-drawn
vehicles in the District, $50. an increase
Of $3.50. For maintenance and minor
repairs to the District markets, 1850, q
reduction Of $500
improvements and Repairs.
Assessment and permit work-Appro-
priation reduced from $4,000 to $500, 900.
Work on streets and avenues-Ap-
Is reduced from $7s,5Oo to
$57.10o. The following three new items
are included: For paving g street
between Pennsylvania ave-
foot roadway. $500; for paving alley
connecting E and q streets. In square
1043. $500; authority Is given for the
expenditure of not more than 5000 Of
the existing appropriation for the elm
land. grading, etc, for the paving of
the central island in the Union Station
plaza.
Construction of Roads.
The appropriation under this head is
reduced from 1923. $50. to s74. 725. a cut Of
sS.92j. A new paragraph authorizes
the use CT bituminous macadam on
streets, avenues; and roads to he i'm
proved or paved. .
Street Repairs. ~
The appropriation for current work
Of repairs of streets, avenues, and al
leys. is reduced from $425.000 to $4,000,
and the sum made Immediately avail
able Is reduced from 100000 to $60. 900.
A provision is included authorizing a.
asphalt plant. 1t authorizes
the Commissioners in their discretion
to use such portion Of public space ly-
Ing south of Water street and east of
Fourteenth street southwest, as may in
their Judgment be necessary for the
site Of an asphalt plant. and the storage
yards and other accessories therefor
They are further authorized ITO est;lb-
lish. construct. OF purchase, maintain,
and operate. on the site described, an
asphalt plant with the necessary ac-
cessory structures. materials, means
Of transportation. road rollers, tools.
and machinery. and railroad sidings, In
one portable mixing plant for
:he utilization Of old asphalt material
now wasted, all or any of the above
work to be executed by day labor or
contract. as in the Judgment Of the
Commissioners NAV be deemed most ad-
to the District Of Colum-
The total expenditure authorized un-
der this provision is limited to SS7, 500
and II is provided that after, July 1,
1913 the limit of cost for making or re-
laying sheet asphalt pavements shall be
reduced from 81. so per square yard, as
now fixed by law, to $1.68 per square
yard.
Another new paragraph extends tile
give the Commissioners to
make such changes In the lines of the
curb OF Pennsylvania avenue and it's
streets in connection with
to apply to street and ave-
nue. improvements provided for in the
bill on condition that no change shsll
be made unless there Is a resulting de-
crease in the cost of the Improvement
The appropriation for replacing and re-