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

roadways of the approach on both sides of
the bridge, provided that the work shall
be done by the District portable asphalt
plant.
For completing the bridge across Rock
creek on the line of the Pennsylvania
avenue $135,1t9 is asked
For the alteration of the Pennsylvania
Avenue bridge across the Eastern branch
SO as to provide for draw Sto.oW Is
asked This item is requested by the
War Department.
Sewer Experimentation operation OF the
sewage pumping service $4,000 Is asked,
an increase of ST. 100. The increase is
necessary to provide for the operation OF
the Poplar Point substation, which will
start service July ], 1914.
For main and pipe sewers and receiving
basins, $4,000 an increase of $4,000
considerable portion of this estimate is
needed to rebuild old brick sewers. some
of which have been In service half cen
tury, and the Commissioners especially
urge that the estimate is of prime inn
portance A large increase for suburban
sewers is noted, the estimates carrying
SOS. 800. which is $i23.'0o greater than
last year. This carries the extension of
the College Pond trunk sewer. the extern
sion of the Piney Branch trunk sewer.
the Pinehurst trunk sewer and the Mlchi-
gan Avenue trunk sewer.
For assessment and permit work. sew
ers, s15OOOo. an increase of $4,000. is
asked. For the work on the Anacostia
main interceptor along the Anacostia
river $4,000 is asked, the same as last
year For continuing work on the Rock
Creek main interceptor. $4,000. an in
crease of $4,000, is asked.
Cleaning Of the Streets.
Streets-For dust prevention. clea ming
and snow removal the Commissioners
want S2S5,O0o. Last year they received
$25O.OOO. The estimate includes $1,000
for cleaning alleys which have never
been cleaned before.
For the construction of sheds. store
rooms etc. for the STRENGTHENING sta
bles. $4,000 is asked.
The Commissioners ask for S119.9iJ for
the disposal of city refuse this sum hav
ing remained unchanged for five years.
Having determined to do away with the
contract system of dispoSinE OF the city
waste. the Commissioners ask for $3.50
for investigating the systems employed
by other cities. The Commissioners say
that the District is paying to contractors
the cost of complete disposal plants and
collection equipment once every five years
whereas the disposal plant would prob
ably have a life of forty or fifty years
The estimates of the Commissioners for
the last two years have carried request
for 10000 for investigating these systems.
but Congress has not appropriated money
for that purpose.
The Commissioners want $4,000 for the
care of parks, trees, etc. which is
81 800 increase.
The Commissioners ask for two new
bathing beaches. one in Potomac Park. to
cost $66.OOo. and one the Anacostia
river between 800 and 1000 feet west
from the Pennsylvania. Avenue bridge. 10
cost S21 ,396. The Commissioners also
ask for the necessary jurisdiction on the
banks of the tidal basin and the Ana
costa river.
Because motor trucks are rapidly re-
placing horse vehicles the Commissioners
find it necessary to install q new public
scale. 81 200.
The board of Commissioners has asked
that the expense of the Fairgrounds
S97 I4t-shaH be paid one-half by the Dis
trict of Columbia and one-half by the
United States. The present appropriation
carries SIS $40, paid by the District alone.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
crease of five. For maintenance. equip
ment and supplies. etc. for Fairgrounds
the sum of $3.50 is asked, practically
5000 more than last year. The increase,
if granted. would do away with the ne,
cessity of the annual congressional ball
game The Commissioners asked for
81 900 to equip the new playground in
Tenleytown
To Purchase Playground.
For the purchase of the site of the
Mount Pleasant playground $4,000 is es-
timated The tract lies between Park
road KENYON street. 18th street and 18th
street. and contains $4,000 square feet,
and is said to be the last available space
in the northwest.
4 director of Fairgrounds at $500 is
recommended.
The Commissioners ask Tor money 10
.lif ia
tions One would be near 10th and II
streets northeast, the site for which
would cost S1,0D and the construction
of which would cost $4,000, and the other
one near Wisconsin avenue and NJ street
$4,000.
In the electrical department total of
S47.t6S7 is asked which is little over
81, 100 increase. An additional empioye is
asked for, and the Commissioners recon-
mend that the head of this department
receive $1,000 instead of 500
Lighting of the city Is estimated S,3S,-
Sa. which is 1882 more than the Dis
trict received from Congress for the pres
ent year This amount includes 1913
for the purchase of theSnecessary posts
for proposed extensions For purchasing
fifteen new fire alarm boxes for location
where buildings have been recently erect
ed $1,000 is asked
Under the head of the Washington aque-
duct $4,000 is asked for the operation
and repair of the aqueduct and it's &C
cessories. including the purchase of one
motor truck. The estimate is a reduc-
ton of 81 800. The continuation of the
of Conduit road, $1,000, the
same as last year, but the War Depart
ment claims that $1,000 extra will be
needed to keep the road in order because
of the greatly increased automobile
traffic.
For completing the installation of water
meters to be placed in the United States
buildings reservations or grounds in the
District The sum of S2S $50 Is asked,
nearly $24 eco more than WAS allowed last
year but the War Department believes
that material diminution of waste will be
effected through meters. The Commits
s;ioneTs ask for 81 coo for erecting house
for the assistant to the overseer at Great
Falls. The War Department claims that
1t is hard to get proper man to act as
oyerseer at the falls unless proper quar-
tiers be furnished.
Great Falls Project Waits.
1t is following this portion of the esti-
mates that the Commissioners claim that
after careful revision of the items TO be
provided for they were unable to in
cludc the amount of s1Vn,D0 for the
Great Falls project and at the same time
care for the pressing needs of the Dis
trict on other accounts without exceed