Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
Asks for $40, 900.

The public utilities commission asked
for $4,000 in a lump sum for its work.
including the pay of all experts, engi-
neers. etc. but the bill carries $751;
1855.
Two increases in salaries and trans
fer from the per diem to the permanent
roll were asked for in the street clean
ing division without response from the
committee.
Although the Commissioners asked
for eighteen new automobiles, the bill
carries but six and limits them to two
seated vehicles. for the use of the three
assistant engineers, the superintendent
of construction, and two for the sur
veyors Office.
One of the biggest items asked for
was 100000 for new municipal fish
wharf and new municipal market.
This was the same recommendation as
last year. and 1t met with exactly the
same reception. the bill not includ-
ing it.
certain markets. but the Eastern mar
ket is the only one to receive attention
in the bill, and $4,000 for roof repairs
is all it gets
The Commissioners asked for s14.7ss
for third steel shelter for the produce
market, and the bill does not carry it.
Neither does the bill carry $1,000, as
requested for plans for reconstructing
the wharves.
For work on the streets and avenues,
The present act carries $4,000 for this
purpose. and the Commissioners asked
for s16O,4O0.
The much exploited strip of cobble-
stones on 7th street northwest. between
New York avenue and Q street. will be
repayed with concrete, and the bill
| carries 100000 for the completion of
! this work under the Borland alan,
| whereby the owners pay for a portion
Of the work. The bill also specifically
directs the repaving of 10th street
northwest from Pennsylvania avenue
to street northwest, $4,000. and
Florida avenue, between 7th and 9th
streets northwest, 5000.
Suburban Road Expenses.
Under the head of construction of sub
urban roads the bill directs the expen
| diture of 100000 as follows:
Northwest-Sherman avenue, Columbia
| road to Park road, grade and improve
$4,000.
| Northeast-V street. Lincoln road to
I'd street. grade and improve. $500.
Southeast-Naylor road. east of Good
Hope road to District of Columbia line
grade and improve $4,000.
NorthweSt-Canal road south side re.
tanning wall, reconstruct (provided che
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
pays one-haif), grade and improve
Northeast-For improving a roadway
from Division avenue and Grant street
toward the District line near Chesapeake
junction, in accordance with plans or
nile in the Office of the Engineer Conn.,
missioner. grade and improve. $1,000
| and so much as may be necessary of the
appropriation for grading streets in
Burrville authorized by the act making
appropriations to provide for the ex-
penses of the District of Columbia for
the fiscal year 1915. is authorized to be
| used for grading this roadway.
+ Northwest-Georgia avenue, Irving
street to Rock Creek Church road. grade
and improve, $4,000.
Northeast-Myrtle street. South Da-
kota avenue to Central avenue, grade
| and improve. $4,000
Northwest-W street. North Capitol
| street to Flagler place. pave s12.100.
Observation-Disclosures street, 18th stree,
ss.so Ns'n street. grace ana improve
Northeastasherir road. end of ma
grade and Improve. $4,000
| Standardization avenue. Washing
ton court to Deane avenue. grade
So. 500.
| Southeastern street. Alabama avenue
to Nichols avenue, grade and improve
Southeast Pennsylvania avenue
Branch avenue to Bowen road. widen
$1,000.
| SOUTHEASTERN street, Good Hope road
/ to Minnesota avenue. grade and improve
$4,000.
Suburban Road Repairs.
Another reduction is found in sub
urban road repairs. $145.o00 being rec
commended in the bill. which Is $30. 00l
less than the Commissioners estimate
Although the appropriations commit
ftee has never skimped on appropria
lions for sewer work. it reduces tn,
\ $4,000 estimate for main and pip,
sewers to $67.500 in the bill. and tn,
important item of suburban sewers l.
but s145.1oO which is $4,000 less thar
the estimate.
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