The Washington times., 1913-01-29
ELEVEN MILLIONS
APPROPRIATED FOR
CAPITAL EXPENSES
Asphalt Plant Is Authorized and
Money Is Granted for Work
on Anacostia Flats.
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&c be due the United States on account
of the care of insane patients of the
District at the Government Hospital for
the Insane. This is a back-pay bill
which is said to have been accommodating
for years and against the payment of
which the District government has pro-
tested
The purchase of four barges for the
workhouse, at a cost OF $1,000, is au-
thorized.
$4,000 for 0ccoquan.
The bill provides that the sum of $4,000
appropriated in the army bill of last
year to reimburse the District for the
site acquired for reformatory and then
abandoned, may be used in the pur-
chase of additional land at Occoquan.
The title to such land 10 be taken in
the name of the United States.
The appropriation for the Anacostia
iats authorizes the Commissioners to
condemn for park and highway pur-
poses the following land along the Ana
costa river:
All that land lying on the right bank
of the Anacostia river beginning at the
easterly side of Anacostia bridge. and
extending to the northeast boundary line
between the District of Columbia and
the State Of MARYLAND. comprised be-
tween the high-water line of the Ana
costa rivSr as determined by the Uni
ted States Coast and Geodetic Survey
and line following approximately the
contour of ten feet elevation above
mean low water at the United states
navy yard as determined by the Uni
Ted states Coast and Geodetic Survey,
which said line is indicated in red on
the plan filed in the office of the En-
gIneer Commissioner of the District of
Columbia, and approved by the Com
nissioners of the District OF Columbia:
and also the land on the left bank of
said Anacostia river from the easterly
side of the Anacostia bridge to the
northeast boundary line between the
District of Columbia and the State of
Maryland. comprising all that land be-
tween the high-water line of the Ana
costa river as determined by the Uni 1
ted States Coast and Geodetic Survey
and line following approximately the
contour of ten feet elevation above
mean low water at the United States /
navy yard as determined by the United i
states Coast and Geodetic Survey, !
which said line is indicated in green on 1
the plan hereinbefore referred to; and |
also all land below the high-water lines |
on each side of said Anacostia river ,
between the Anacostia bridge and the \
northeast boundary line between the
District of Columbia and the State of 1
Maryland that is not now owned by /
the United States.
tSreet improvements.
The Commissioners are also autho-
rzed TO condemn and acquire the neces-
sary land to preserve the Klingle Val
ley road.
A new item is appropriated of s2l 900 |
Tor grading and improving road from ;
point near the bridge over Piney 1
branch at Sixteenth street running |
along the Piney Branch valley to Four |
teenth street.
The following authorization is mad. !
for the construction OF the Q Street /
bridge parkway:
The Commissioners are authorized |
ana directed to institute in the Su- \
preme Court of the District of CoIum |
oia proceeding in rem to condemn ,
tne land that may be necessary TO pro-
woe parkway at the intersection of 1
Iwenty-sixth street, Twenty-seventh |
street, and Q street northwest and a ;
connecting highway from said PARKWAY
along the boundary of the Oak Hill |
cemetery, across the north part OF !
square 12A, TO Twenty-ninth and r.
streets. In the District OF Columbia. /
a; -. appioAiIhdleiy on plan filed |
IN the Office of the Engineer Commits /
sioner Of the District of Columbia !
FOR convenience of the District and |
nav! yard, the bill amends a previous |
Jaw requiring the Philadelphia. Balti- |
more. and Washington railway IN re-
move its track connection with The nav
YARD Dy saying that the portion of the |
existing track connection lying within !
PUBLIC space west of the west build
ing line or Second street, cast, as the |
afG
changed under the authority of the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia, is hereby authorized TO re-
main as grade siding. and spur tracks
OF siding therefrom, constructed at the |
grade Of the abutting public space are
authorized to be extended into pron-
erty abutung on the public space oc- /
cupied by this portion of said track
connection, with the approval of the
IoInfilisslcners OF the District OF Co
may be imposed by them.
Executive Department.
Despite the statement of the Com
missioners. in favor of an increased
salary, in order that the Commission
ers may make no personal sacrifice in
accepting positions at the present SAL
airy, the bill does not recommend any
increase for the three Commissioners
Of the District
in the executive office, one clerk ia
increased from $500 to sl4OO: an
other from $1,000 TO I.45O lin the pur-
chasing division): one from $1,000 TO
$l,eoo Tin the building inspection di-
yislonl, and an additional accountant
at sl,50O Is allowed in the Auditors |
office.
The Auditors office is also allowed !
four, instead of three, clerks at 81 200 !
but the number of $1,000 clerks Is re-
duced from six to five.
In the purchasing division one in
spector of property, at 1896 is omit
ted, and one additional property ward
keeper is authorized.
A new appropriation OF $1,000 for
transportation. by bicycle or other
wise, is authorized for the building
inspection division.
The sum of $3.50 is appropriated 10
reimburse three assistant plumbing
inspectors for the maintenance 'of
themselves Of three motorcycles
No salary increases were made in the |
plumbing inspecting division.
Counsers Salary Raised.
The committee recomSnends that the
salary of the Corporation Counsel, Ed
ward H. Thomas, be increased from
$500 to 5000, but no additional salary
increases in tine Corporation Counsel's
office are allowed.
The salaries in the assessors office,
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