The Washington times., 1912-01-11

trict ana to prepare complete plans,
maps. specifications and estimates for
the production, distribution and utilixa-
Won or the maximum electrical power
Ss fo Ss sSS sss Srssssd rn
lighting In the District; the plans. maps
and specifications shall be sufficiently
In detail to form the basis OF con-
tract or contracts for the execution OF
Il wara AND Sy the rspsl sP .S
all OF the lands that are required TO be
taken or flowed and the water and
water rights that arc required to be
of he Sr ss Of the ,ns
graph $4,000 is appropriated.
Rock Creek Park.
For the care and Improvement tt the
increase Of 5000 The. Commissioners
asked for $4,000
Public Schools.
Longevity pay-Principals Of the grade
manual training schools are included
time. These arc new positions author
ICED by the act OF March g. l011. The
t0tnI Tor longevity pay Ii reduced from
S56, ,00, the current appropriation. TO
$SSM ssgo ooG The Commissioners asked for
Allowance to prineipais--The total Of
this allowance to principals Of grade
school buildings for services rendered
ay .Is s reduced ssdSn fro E thsr ,s aSs ss,
sioners. asked for s sss,SSo.
Kindergarten supplios-An Increase
under TINS head from 32.soc t9 5000. as as
authorized. '"o 0'eHe' %
Janitors and care OF buildings and
grounds-For the care Of the new nor
NAL school building for the white
:s asoser sss e az ISssa asa two santSs At
at $3.50 each; total of 5000.
Western High School-An additional
laborcr at $3.50 q year. making three In
Normal school. No. For the care
Of the new normal school building for
the colored schools. the bill allows q
lanftor at 800 laborer at $500. and
additional. 1anitor at s72o. and an addi-
tional laborer at $500. are allowed for
the new Grover Cleveland School A
janitoi at $540 a year is provided for the
n% ,o SunE in the o swst.h aeh
for the Military road and Burrville
schools. The appropriation for the
care Of smaller buildings and rented
rooms. including cooking and manual
training schools. Is reduced from 10000
Misceilaneous-For rent of school
building, repair shop. storage. and stock
rooms, 1000. an increase OF $500, by
transfer from the appropriation for tenn
porary rooms for classes above the Sec
ond grade, now on half time, and to
provide for increased enrolment, which
Is reduced from $4,000 to 5000 The
appropriation for repairs and improve
ments to school buildings Is increased
from $4,000 to SS5, 900. and a special item
OF $4,000 for plumbing 10 omitted. The
installation Of sanitary drinking foun-
tains In buildings not now supplied Is
directed. The Commissioners told the
committee In urging the appropriation
be 100000 that there are more
than $50 school buildings In the Dis
trict, besides eighteen portable schools.
These represent 5000 900 invested In
buildings. These buildings contain over
2,000,O square feet of Moor area, 10000
square yards OF blackboards, twenty
four acres of roof surfaces, four and
one-haK miles of rain spouts. nine miles
of roof cutters, six acres of window
glass. 800 plumbing fixtures, $500 doors
and locks, and 1000 square yards Of plas-
tered ceiling. The amount they asked
for. they pointed out. represented only
The appropriation for furniture. pianos.
additions to buildings, tools. etc, Is re-
duced from $l4550 to Is. 80. The Com
missioners asked for $3.50. The item
for the purchase OF pianos for school
buildings and kindergartens Is cut from
1000 to $500 The appropriation for text
books and school supplies Is reduced
from $500 to $65. 900; for equipment.
grading, and improving SIX additional
school Fairgrounds. from 81 900 to $500;
for utensils material, and labor, for