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

IN ESDAH. JAM ARl =!
away with the old lease to w. w. Riley.
1t is proposed to begin the operation of
the market March Is.
ures Office is promoted from 500 to 81 30.
| The superintendent of suburban roads
| is granted an increase from 5000 to
So, 300
The service of a skilled machinst to
| work in the school buildings is provided
| for in the municipal architects office. and
the superintendent of repairs is promoted
from $1.eo0 to 1880. and he is allowed
$3.50 for maintaining a motor truck.
| The assistant surveyor is promoted
from 81 500 to 5000.
| Public Library.
| The bill provides that hereafter the Ia
koma Park branch of the Public Library
shall be kept open on the same days and
| during the same hours the main IL
brary. Five assistants at $500 are allow
| ed in place of four, including one for the
Takoma Park branch
| The sum Of $500 is appropriated for
the main library and the Takoma Park
branch for subscriptions to periodicals.
| etc: in the contingent expense fund of
5000 the use of a bicycle is authorized.
| The purchasing officer and the secretary
of the board of charities are allowed
$500 each for the maintenance of We
| hicle.
Telephones in private residences are
! specified in the bill. to be placed in the
homes of the superintendent of the water
| department. superintendent of sewers.
| secretary of the board Of charities, hea 18th
| officer, chief of the fire department and
superintendent of police.
| Maintenance and repair Of markets is
reduced from $500 to $500
Test of Building Materials.
The bill provides that
Hereafter materials for fireproof build
ings. other structural materials and all
other materials purchased for and to be
used by the government of the District of
| Columbia, and necessary to be tested,
| shall be tested by the bureau of stand
ards under the same conditions as SIM
| liar testing is required to be done for
| the United States government"
Under assessment and permit work the
sum of $4,000 is allowed. $4,000 less
than the estimates. and the note at
| tached to the committees bill. showing
the necessity for this money, is as fol-
| lows:
This estimate is for surface work. An
estimate is also made under the esti-
NIT work ($15O.OOO) specifically for sewer
| work. The necessity for curb and side
walk construction and alley pavement
coming under this appropriation has, as
| is we'll known. greatly increased in recent
years. There are numerous dilaridated
alley pavements throughout the city that
should be speedily replaced. as we'll as
many old brick sidewalks to which the
same remarks apply. Moreover. it is
most desirable that suburban develop
ments should be promptly followed by
sidewalk construction, since it is easily
several years before roadway improve
ments in the outlying sections can be
undertaken. The increased appropriations
for resurfacing work involves an Incl
dental increased need for new curbs,
which is chargeable to this fund under
the law. For the above reasons the
| amount herein asked for can be most ad-
fiscal year. We have legitimate de-
mand for such work that s25O,O0O will not
more than half meet
Apportionment for Street Work.
For work on streets and avenues S67, 800
Is allowed, reduction of $500; improve
ments and repairs on the Georgetown
schedule. $500; northwest section sched-
ule. including. specifically Vermont ave-
nue., V street and 18th street, $4,000;
southwest section schedule. including I
street from 9th to 7th street. &c. 700:
nOrthea st section schedule, S19. 800; south
Carolina avenue and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., as described in said schedule and
also $1,000 for A street from Massachu-
sets avenue to 18th street, and 18th
street. $4,000
For paving street northwest, from
18th to 18th streets, $500
Navy Yard Grade Siding.
The navy yard grade siding will be
authorized to remain for the special bene-
fit OF the District government, under the
following new legislation:
so much of the act making appropri-
atoms for the naval service for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1911, and for other
purposes, approved June "a. 1910, as re-
quires that within thirty days after the
ton with the United States navy yard
in the District of Columbia, therein pro-
vided for. the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company shall
at its own expense. remove the existing
track connection with said navy yard, is
hereby amended by limiting the portion
of the existing track connection to be
removed to that portion of track which
lies east of the west building line of I'd
street east; and the portion of said exist
ing track connection lying within public
space west of the west building line of
I'd street east. as the same now exists or
may hereafter be changed under the au-
thority OF the Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, is hereby authorized to
remain as grade siding and spur tracks
or sidings therefrom. constructed at the
grade OF the abutting public space, are
authorized to be extended into property
abutting on the public space occupied by
this portion of said track connection,
with the approval of the Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia, and upon
such conditions as may be imposed by
them"
Explained by Commissioners
The Commissioners have explained this
new legislation in the following note:
Near where the existing navy yard
connection leaves the main tracks of the
railroad. and from that point to the west
building line of I'd street east, there is a
District property yard. and a square on
which is located the present garbage
| transfer station into which there is eX-
tended spur track from the navy yard
siding. 1t is desirable that the present
navy yard connection be retained at grade
for the use of this property yard, for the
use of the garbage transfer station and
also to permit spurs from this siding into
adjacent squares used and to be used for
business purposes If this siding is main
| tanned al grade within the limits named,
it will not interfere with traffic, and will
not continue any dangerous grade cross
ing as there Is no necessity for any traf-
fic crossing the siding at any street This
retention will be valuable to the District
| In that an existing grade siding into a
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