The Washington times., 1913-01-29

| told to submit next year detailed es-
| Inmates for the construction of not ex-
| ceeding two public bathing beaches,
| with all necessary buildings, on sepa-
| rate sites other than that now used
| and where tidal water shall be con-
| stantly available for bathing pur-
poses''
| Fairgrounds.
For maintenance, equipment, construc-
ton of toilet facilities. and other ex-
penses, 5000
The Supervisor of Fairgrounds is au-
! thorized to receive salary of $500.
| and the salary of a st6nographer Is in
creased from $40 to $500; thirteen in
stead of eleven directors are authorized
at SO month.
The bill omits three assistant direc-
tors at $50 month for three months
and one watchman at SIS a month for
three months
in all the sum Of $26,275 Is appropri-
afed for Fairgrounds, payable wholly
out of the District revenues.
Electric Department.
The increase of salary recommended
for the electrical engineer was not al
lowed, nor were other salary increases.
The sum of $l350O was appropriated for
general supplies: for placing wires un-
der ground. $1,000; for extension of po-
ice pdtTOl SySteIil, >,VVu, ana iOf uSHt-
ing and installation of public lamps and
lamp posts and incidental expenses,
$39l 900, in lieu of the $SSS,000 asked.
The bill contains legislative pro-
vision that steam railroads in the Dis
trict shall hereafter paw for the light>
ing Of the streets and avenues through
which their tracks are laid, and that in
event of default of such payment the
District may sue for the lighting bills.
This provision, however. does not repeal
Iax zlof III
ton Terminal Company.
The bill carries 5000 for additional
flre-alarm boxes. and 5000 for COM
pleting the installation of additional
lead-covered cables.
The Commissioners are authorized to
erect store house on land belonging
to the District In square S57 at a cost
OF 1850, to store the material and sup
plies used by the electrical depart
ment.
Washington Aqueduct.
For operation and maintenance Of the
aqueduct, including salaries and pur-
chase of one motor truck. $34.5OO; for
ment of the Conduit road from Foxhall
road toe sGreat Falls. $1,000: for care.
including salaries, of the filtration
plant. $1,000. as requested.
Parking grounds around Mcmillan
park reservoir, 5000: lining tunnels.
$4,000; purchase Of water meters. N.7oO.
The Comm, m,ssioners asked S33, 900 for tn
last named purpose.
For care and improvement of Rock
Creek Park, as requested. $1,000.
Public Schools.
The proposed increase of $1,000 in the
salary of the superintendent of public
schools was not approved and practic-
ally all of the other increases recon-
mended met the same fate. The dill ap-
propriates $500 for the salaries of
Officers of the public schools instead of
$54.D0 carried in the estimate, and s., 100
for salary of attendance officers in
stead of $500. The total appropria-
tion for teachers salaries is 81 36l 800
An increase of three librarians and
clerks is authorized, but the teachers
in number and salary remain as they
now are except that seven additional
teachers are put in group B of class q.
and six are transferred to group of
class G.
For longevity pay. ss75.OOO is approprl-
ated and Si06, 600 was asked.
For allowance to principals of graded
school buildings for services rendered,
in accordance with existing law,
$4,000 is appropriated.
For salaries in night schools. sl7.5Oo is
appropriated and $500 Is allowed for
contingent expenses.
Janitors and laborers for school build
ings are provided for as estimated ex-
cept that the engineer instructor for
the colored manual training school is
increased from $1,000 to 81. 800
chief medical inspector of public
schools at $3.50 is a new item.
The sum of $1,000 is made available
for rent Of buildings and 100000 is ap-
proprtated for repairs and improvements
to buildings and grounds. The estimates
called for $4,000 for the latter item.
In this appropriation there is included
a provision for the installation Of sani-
tary drinking fountains, but the COM
mittee did not make the specific appro-
priation of $1,000 asked for this pur-
pose.
The estimates for tools and material
light and power, contingent expenses
and text books and supplies were fol-
lowed with hut little change. The same
applies to estimates for school
gardens. maintenance and repairing of
Fairgrounds and apparatus for the de-
partments of physics. chemistry and
biography.
of motor car for the superintendent
of schools at $1,000 and a motor deliv- |
cry vehicle for use of the Board OF
Education at s.. 900 and the maintenance 1
of these vehicles at $500.
Buildings and Grounds.
The following appropriations are made |
for school buildings and grounds:
Complete equipment OF normal school |
building for coored pupils. ............. SO 600
school ................ s3.ooo
Toward the construction Of
Central High school uotal cost not
to exceed 81 200. .0O0) Observation-Disclosures. eco 600
Toward the construction Of new
Street High school for colored pupils
total cost not to exceed $3.50 OO0l 80 900
of siX-room addition
Birney school .......................... 81, 600
Ss WORTH school II ..",...,.:............. 1900
p,,,.I,,.. - ,,ro,,pd aliacont n
school I1' for or playground space...,...',,, 7.5OO
Purchase of lots for annex 10 John +.
Cook school 500 |
The bill carries a provision that al |
school buildings provided for shall nave |
exists opening outward. which shall lie
kept unlocked during school hours for J
fire protection.
The appropriations for the Columbia
institution for the Deaf. the instruction
Of the INDECENT blind. and the instrIc-
ton of coIored deaf mutes were not re-
1uced.
Metropolitan Police.
The committee authorized no inc; ease
IN the number of policemen In the Dis