The Washington times., 1912-12-02
District Departments Ask
Many Salary Increases
for Their Emnloyes.
REQUEST ADDITIONS
TO CLERICAL FORCE
Expected Democrats Will Use
Pruning Knife on Estimates in
Interest Of Economy.

III. 900 be appropriated for the purchase
Of fifty-four acres Of land lying on the
northeast boundary Of the National
School for Boys. The depart.
ment says that this area. already sub.
divided. may be sold to undesirable per-
sons unless acquired by the Govern.
ment.
In the estimates Of the War Depart.
Quested for the Improvement and care
OF public grounds In the District.
Among the new public grounds projects
are the following: Replacing park
lodges In Lafayette. FRANKLIN, judiciary.
and Lincoln parks. t2s.ooo; fountains in
parks. 5000: cement sidewalks about
Treasury building. 5000: improving
Meridian Hill park. S25,00o: improvement
Of Potomac park east Of railroad EN-.
bsnkment. $1,000.
For White House Repairs.
The Democratic House IL asked to al.
low $4,000 for "extraordinary repairs OF
the Executive Mansion" The war
Department suggests that this sum NAV
be spent for draperies. upholstering,
painting. and the recovering of furni.
ture In the discretion Of the President.
A total OF $25.0OO is asked to continue
the work Of erecting the memorial to
Ulysses 8. Grant.
The Interior Department makes a bid
for q number Of additional clerks, and
quite few salary increases. Another
Assistant Attorney IL desired. and II is
proposed to give the first assistant sec.
retary $3.50 salary Increase, the as.
sistant secretary, $500 additional. and
the assistant attorney $500 more.
All OF the departments seek to obtain
and to add new officials or clerks TO
take care Of extra work. Very few
recommendations similar to these were
approved by Congress last year. and II
The the Democratic mo ra economy streak con:
Uncle Sam, In Washington and else
weeks.
A reeapitulation Of the estimates by
Government departments shows the fol-
lowing apportionment among the sew
eral civil and military establishments:
Totals for Departments.
Legislative. 3l3.2sl. 1882: executive,
$780, 7so: State Department. A.4S?.0l2Si:
Treasury Department. S1A2.3I3.S70: Ter
ritorial governments. sl5S. $50: independ-
ent Offices. S2.ss. .l65.l2: District of Co.
suhuid, Slo,usS,oSt.", "hT department,
S2ll. .254. 7O29l; Navy Department, 3l5i.
5T.53: Interior Department. $2S, ,6ea-
1G4.5s; Postoffce Department (proper3,
&2.Ol4,5lo: Department Of Agriculture.
s23.S76. 80: Department Of Commerce and
Labor. $l6.s73, o6+62; Department Of JUS
tice, SO. 7ss.S37: total. $S23.4l5.455.l4 minus
the big Postoffice Appropriation budget.
While the Treasury Department, act
ing upon the request Of the various de-
partments. has submitted estimates for
the above sums. this does not Indicate
their appropriation. The Democratic
economists Of the House slashed into
the estimates last session. and probably
will repeat the pei formance now. Very
few OF the thousands Of salary Increases
recommended were allowed and offices
were abolished here and there.
For continuing improvements. con-
tract work and maintenance Of the sew
crRl hundred harbors and streams car
ried in the estimates. the War Depart
ment recommends q total appropriation
Of sc, 766.9s2.
The estimates also provide for the an.
nual expense Of continuing the work
on authorized public buildings In var!-
Gus sections Of the country.
The Legislative branch Of the Govern.
ment carries a larger total because OF
the recent reapportionment bills add
ing forty-four new members OF the
House and four new Senators. These
Will dra The usual salary and mileage
a allowap,