Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-01
For More School Room.

They ask 81 ,155 800 for new school sites
and buildings. including a new site for
a new Eastern High School. In all they
ask for the public schools 81. 49, .245. The
present appropriation for schools is
s2,379,54O. For the Public Library, long
denied what is regarded as it's rightful
share of the public funds, the Commits
sioners ask 10000, an increase of $2694O
over the present appropriation.
For breathing spaces the Commission
ers have estimated broadly, asking that
the Patterson tract, eighty-one acres in
extent, lying west of the Columbia In
stitution for the Deaf, be made into
park. in conformity with the Mcmillan
park commission plan: they have made
provision for the acquisition of smaller
parks throughout the District. and rec
ommend that the Mount Pleasant play
grounds site be purchased at $50 600.
The entire estimates for Fairgrounds
amounting to $97, 7,145 are figured by the
Commissioners to be paid one-half by
the District and One-half by the United
States. The present bill ignores the
principle that the federal Treasury should
pay for one-half of the Districts ex-
penses in Fairgrounds.
The Commissioners plan to lay the
foundations of a new municipal hospital
to take the place of the antiquated af-
fair at the Washington Asylum. The
new one is planned for the site at 11th
and Ipshur streets. a special hospital
for inebriates Is projected, also new
municipal lodging house to take the place
of the little one now in existence, termed
disgrace by the Commissioners
Two New Bathing Beaches.
No new buildings VIII be recommended
for the Industrial Home School. as the
Commissioners declare they will urge
that new site for the school be bought
further out IN the country. Two new
bathing beaches are estimated for. one
In Potomac Park. o. the banks of the
tidal basin; the other on the Anacostia
river In further accordance with the
policy OF municipal ownership the Com
lnissioners ask for $3.50 to start an
investigation of municipal waste disposal
plants.
The Commissioners plan a municinaI
hsh market, to cost $125,S0O with re-
frlgeratinS plant, storage spaces and
a new fish wharf costing $4,000 They
also ask for $4,000 to draw the plans
ana take the first steps toward erect
ing municipality controlled market.
In accord with the recommendations
OF the House District committee of the
last session of the SiXty-second Con-
Sress they ask for $ls6.o00 to start
a city warehouse, in which the sun
plies used by the various departments $
Of the District government may be
kept under one roof, accounted for by
one system ana distributed scientific
ally and accurately at great saving
III time and money They also plan to
eliminate the dangerous grade cross
ing on the Bennins road.
Details OF the Commissioners csti-
mates are explained below:
Explanation of Estimates.
Estimates for the executive offices
total $29,100.3o. an increase of $500. OF
this $3.50 is for additional salary for
the senior assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner: 500 for the assistant
secretary to the Commissioners; $500
80 clerk now at 81 ,0o0: $120 to a
clerk now ut $500 the SANE amount
to a 5000 messenger. and $l20 to an
other messenger.
ror> the compilation of the laws of
the late corporations of Washington
Legislative assembly and of acts af-
fccting the District the sum of $4,000
Is asked. The Commissioners explain
that the present compilation omits a
large number of laws relating to the
District.
Purchasing division: One inspector in
creased from 500 to 1000; one inspector
from $50 to 81 900 Two laborers at Seasl
each raised TO clerical positions at x79O
each. The Commissioners explain that
the duties of these employees are such as
10 require better salaries than have been
naid heretofore
Building and inspection division: The
commissioners ask that the assistant in
spector OF buldingns he increased from
Si,SW TO 1000, as the present salary ID
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