The Washington herald., 1913-12-02
DISTRICT HEADS
MAKE ESTIMATES

plan, despite the fact that the last Con-
gress amended the District appropriation
hill by requiring the District to bear alone
the expenses Of its playground.
Great Falls Project.
The Commissioners declare they are
unable to include the amount Of s1,0oo,-
900 for the Great Falls Cwater and power)
project at this time and care at the
same time for the pressing needs Of the
District on other accounts without ex-
ceedIng the total net revenues Of the
District plus 100 per cent, which they
are forbidden by law to do. The
Commissioners regard the project as ex-
tremely desirable and urgent. and hope
that the matter may be covered in a
separate bill to be submitted otherwise
than through the District Commission
ers."
The item OF s1l0.oOO for a physical val
uation of local utilities, exclusively re-
ported in The Washington Herald some
time age. bids fair to be carrier in the
District bill now about to be framed
by a subcommittee Of the House Appro-
priations Committee. There is some ques-
ton in the minds OF members Of the
subcommittee whether this amount re-
quires legislative authority beyond that
lAaANico III Nilc Jul lhC PdOlC
utilities commission, but the preponder-
ance of authority seems to favor the
item Few of the other items involving
new projects will be carried in the House
bill, however.
It is a little more than possible that
| the request for a central city warehouse
| will be granted by the COMMITTEES. mas
much as a report favoring such an insti-
! tuition was adopted unanimously by the
last District committee, or on the further
grounds that such a departure would
result in a reduction or expenses II
would be mere conjecture to attempt to
predict further what the District sub
committee may recommend.
But IL the House committee is restrict
ed thus. the Senate Committee has nc
| such obstacle. The rules OF the Senate
| permit the including on appropriation
bills OF any items contained in the annual
estimates. so that the Commissioners may
be able to get their entire program into
4 the Senate bill, after which II will moi
| be subject to a point OF order in the
House. The hope and expectation is that
many OF the projects which might bt
thrown out by the House on points Of
order may be reported out OF the HOUSE
District Committee-the legislating body
while the appropriation bill is in the Sen.
I
back for conference the House will have
gone on record favoring these project;
and will not be inclined to instruct 1t:
| conferees against them.
| No Police Increase.
The Commissioners failed to ask fol-
any material increase in the police force
despite the complaint of Mai. Sylvester
that his present force is inadequate.
Frk 4
vanced as a blow at the high cost OF
living, as a means OF eliminating to
\ some extent the middleman in the hand
ling of foodstufis.
TT Is the desire Of the Commissioners" !"
| says the notation on this item. etc
establish large. sanitary municipal
market to the end that producers OF
foodstuffs may be brought closer to the
consumers of foods, and that the cost
OF foods of the character handled in
municipal markets may be less to the
/ consumer"
The theory advanced In the report
made by then Representative William c.
Redfeld, now Secretary of Commerce,
| that a great saving in the purchase OF
| supplies for the District could be ac-
comnshed IL these supplies should be
bought in large lots and the District
had a safe place to store them. is car
/ ried out In the estimates for the purchas-
ing department. The Commissioners ask
100000 for the purchase Of supplies
! sl0,e for the purchase Of four trucks
/ $50, 900 for the erection Of large ware
/ house, and for necessary force. including
a superintendent at 5000 per annum.
Street Improvement Estimate.
As opposed to the ss7,soo carried in ths
present act for work on streets and al
leys. the Commissioners ask HTS, 200.
The schedule for projected street worl
i Is as follows:
! v street from Tenth to Florida avenue
| Warner street from New Jersey avenue
/ to Fifth street northwest. K street north
west from Washington Circle to Twenty
I eighth street, I street northwest from
lTwenty-sixth street to Virginia avenue
| Howison place southwest from NJ to \
street, NJ street from Halt street Il
First street southwest. X street south
\ west from Four-and-one-half street Il
Eighth street. Thirteenth street north
east from B street to c street Mint
street northeast from H street to X street
| K street from Seventh street to Tent
street northeast. Tennessee avenue north
4 east from B street TO d street Massa
| chusetts avenue southeast from Thir
teenth street TO Fourteenth street, New
Jersey avenue southeast from NJ stree
to N street. Pennsylvania avenue south
east. south side. from the end Of pave
\ ment to the bridge; street southeas
from Eleventh street to Thirteenth street
IL street from Seventeenth street Il