Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-29

J. 1913.
Rosedale street and Rosedale street. 18th
| to 18th street. grade and improve. S62uo.
Northwest, Macomb street. Connecticut
avenue to Ross place, grade and improve.
| $1,000.
Naming of Streets Authorized.
The bill states that 1.-THE part of Goth
street northwest in the District of CO.
lumbia, beginning at Park road and eX-
| tending north along the west side OF
square 2617 to the north end of said
square. shall hereafter be designated
Park road: and the part of said Goth
street. beginning at Park road and ex-
tending south along square 1904 to Adams
Mill road shall hereafter be designated
Walbridge place.
| The Commissioners are authorized to
use whatever portion of public space
south Of Water street and east Of 14th
street southwest as may be necessary for
the site of a municipal asphalt plant. The
| District must pay to the United States
one-half of the estimated value, s19.5OO
| to be appropriated entirely from the rev.
enues of the District. The bill authorizes
the Commissioners to establish and main
| tain such a plant, the total expenditure
being limited to $4,000
For repairing sidewalks and curbs.
$4,000 is appropriated. an increase of
$1,000. An automobile at 81 800 is author
| lied for the use of the section of the en-
suburban roads. The entire appropria ton
for this section is $4,000. For construc-
| ton and repairs Of bridges. $4,000 is al
lowed, reduction Of $4,000. as 1t is ex-
planned that the special repair work pro-
vided for last year has been completed.
| Four watchmen on the highway bridge
are promoted from $500 to $130.
For the completion of the . Street
bridge across Rock creek S95.OO is ap-
propriated to finish a $275,OOO job.
Appropriation for New Bridge.
A new bridge across Rock creek on
the lines Of Pennsylvania avenue at a
cost of $4,000 is authorized, and s25,-
900 is made Immediately available. The
Capital Traction Company will be re-
quired, within ninety days after the
bridge shall be ready, to remove it's
tracks from 26th street northwest be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and NJ
street, and from NJ street northwest be-
tween 26th and Goth streets. and re-
locate them in Pennsylvania avenue
and across the bridge herein provided
for. to junction with their present
tracks at 29th street and Pennsylvania
aveune northwest, and to repave the
street space and the space on the NJ
street bridge over Rock creek from
which their tracks will have been re-
moved. The traction company will be
required to pay for one-third of the
cost of the bridge
In the sewer department an increase
of $4,000 is allowed for cleaning and re-
pairing sewers and basins: $50 900 is
StructiOn of the AnacOStia main inter-
ceptor. which is an increase Of $4,000.
A reduction of $1,000 is made in the
appropriation for dust prevention.
streets, the total allowed being $4,000.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated for
the purpose of investigating the collection
and disposal of garbage and other waste.
this work being incidental to future plans
for a municipal garbage and waste dis
posal plant.
The parking commissions contingent
expenses for labOrers. tree repair men.
etc, are reduced from $4,000 to $500.
Water for Bathing Beach.
The boys who splash around in the
bathing beach pools next summer will
be swimming in water from the White
House, as the bill provides:
For the construction. by contract or
otherwise. of an underground drain from
the fountain lying south of the White
House reservation No. - and of the
Washington Monument observation No.
y to the bathing beach near 18th and 3
streets northwest $500; and the Com
missioners of the District Of Columbia are
authorized to enter SAID reservations for
the purpose of installing said DRAIN
The explanation is given by the Conn
missiOnerS as follows:
There is fountain operated just south
of the White House and within its
grounds which discharges and wastes wa
ter at the rate of 1880 gallons an hour.
1t operates about twelve hours a day
from April 1 to November 1 each year.
making a total daily flow during this
period of 331 600 gallons or a total during
seven months of 30 S34 600 gallons of wa
ter wasted. 1t has appeared to the Com
missionerS that this waste could be uti-
liZed in filling the swimming pools at the
bathing beach, which are now filled from
the water mains of the distribution sys-
tenn of the water department. To do so
would involve the construction of a drain
ten inches in diameter distance of 2,015
feet at an estimated cost of $500 The
elevation of the water in the fountain
is twenty-five feet above the elevation of
the water in the bathing pools. There are
six bathing pools. which require total
of 4S9 100 gallons of water to fill daily.
AS the wastage from the White House
fountain is 1909 gallons daily. it will be
seen that an economy could be effected
by piping this waste water from the foun-
taking the water directly from the water
mains The cost of the water to private
consumers taken from the mains is
cents per hundred cubic feet. or 30 cents
per 1000 gallons.
Detailed Estimates Required.
The bill also provides that The Com
nlissioners shall submit for the considera-
ton of Congress. in the annual estimates
for the government of the District of Co.
lumbia for the fiscal year 1915. detailed
ceeding two public bathing beaches. with
all necessary buildings. on separate sites
other than that now used and where
tidal water shall be constantly available
for bathing purposes.
New twenty-five-tOn railroad scales for
18th and B streets northwest at $500 is
authorized, and other scales now in serv
ice are to be repaired at $3.50. For MAIN
tenance of all Fairgrounds 5000 is al
lowed, an Increase of $1,000. For play
ground salaries. one clerk is promoted
from $40 to $500. the supervisor is al
of eleven directors are provided for. one
assistant director in place of seven and
thirteen assistants in place of five, and
ten watchmen in place of eight are al
lowed.
For the development of the land &C
quired in Willow Tree alley. to be used "a
an interior park. the sum of 1000 is APP
propriated.
Railways to Maintain Lights.
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