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

Meridian Hil PARK. $4,000 d asked.
For new payements on the & and F
street roadways through judiciary Park.
For new fountains, 5000 10 asked. II
Is planned to improve the site OF the old
reservoir at Wisconsin avenue and r
street northwest, and make II park at q
cost OF 10000. For changing walks In
Franklin Park, 5000 is asked. and Tor
asked.
To keep open the Washington Monu.
ment on Sundays. 5000 is asked.
New Park Reservations.
The army engineers figure that there
are number Of parcels Of land in the
city belonging to the government formed
by the filling in Of the bed OF the old
Washington city canal and its branches.
Some Of this land. they say, Is used for
streets. several portions have been &C.
cupied by the District for property yards.
while others are unoccupied. 1t Is be-
states should be protected. and pro-
vision has been inserted In the estimates
placing this property under the 5urisdic-
ton Of the chief Of engineers to be laid
out as park reservations.
For continuing the Improvement OF the
Anacostia river. $4,000 Is asked. Fol-
maintenance OF the Improvement Of the
Potomac river at Washington. 10000 IL
asked. For repairs to Interior Depart
ment. pension building and old post ONCE
building, $4,000 is asked.
Repairs to patent office building. $43.0eO
Special improvements to pension once
building. $25.3SO.
Special repairs to old post once build.
ing, $6.025.
Renewal Of cables connecting pension
Office building with the power plant In the
old post Office building. 12.500.
The Secretary OF the Interior asks $780,
for use Of the Government Hospital fol-
the Insane; also 100000 for additional
building for women at that hospital
A new. dormitory for women at the Co
lumbia Institution for o the Deaf !.
special improvements for the heating and
power system.
For new buildings at the bureau OF
standards. including chemical iabora-
tory. fireproof testing laboratory. 1925
600 Is asked Also testing machine
which will carry a load Of 100000 pounds
and costing 100000. It il also requested
that $4,000 be spent for a site for test
ting laboratory near an industrial center.
building at the National Training School
for boys. $4,000 is asked.
Government Printing Office.
Office Of the public printer: It is recon-
mended that the grade OF assistant tele-
phone switchboard operator at $500 be
eliminated. and that all operators be paid
at $40.
Public printing and binding: Salaries for
printers. pressmen and all others engaged
in public printing are estimated at IS.
268, 1877. an increase OF over $500. O00 The
total number Of employees IL estimated al
1904, a decrease Of thirty-two.
A mail carrying system Is proposed al
$4,000. It is planned to install a subway
with mail conveying apparatus from the
government printing Office to the new city
post Office.
Bureau of engraving and printing-For
printers and assistants. 81. 81. $40 is esti-
mated, an increase Of $S3.740. For plate
printers wages at piece rates. s.. 1855
is estimated, an increase OF $780,
Repairs to the Smithsonian Institution
building are estimated at SIC. 600; for COM
pleting fireproof book stacks at the
Smithsonian. $4,000 Is asked.
Walks. roads and bridges at the Zoo.
Sis. 600; new aviary building. 1900.
The geological survey asks for an in
rious ways all over the United States, ex-
planning that the work Of the survey is
now at Crisis.
/ Current expenses at the Government
Hospital for the Insane are estimated at
1884, 9433 a decrease OF about $4,000.
For salaries and services at Freedmen
Hospital, an increase of $3.50 is asked
For expenses at the Columbia Institu-
ton for the Deaf, an increase OF $1,000
is asked.
Of the commissioner are outlined as
follows: One new assistant at s., 900; one
at $500: one civil engineer additional
2,OOO; one additional pathologist, $500