Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-14
Report of Committee.

| %il,'oIo iof
Increase recommended by committee
(neD, $3.020.1s5.62
Amount as reported to the Senate
$14,y52 .oo2 So
Amount of regular estimates for
1917. S15.473. 6,G.34
The bill as reported to the Senate is
less than the estimates for 1917, $521.-
6733S
Amount of the law for 1916 tinclud-
ing seo,s2s in deficiency acts), s11,s49.-
I9O7.45.
The bill reported to the. Senate ex-
leeds the law for 1916, $4,000. 1881.
Amount of estimated District reve-
nues for 1917 available for payment of
District items on half-and-half basis
carried in this bill exclusive of water
! Department.. S7,735,377.5S.
| Amount of bill as reported to the
Senate. half -and-half basis. and payable
from District revenues exclusive of
appropriations for water Department.,
ISI,t1o,761.4S.
The bill as reported to the Senate is
under the estimated revenues of the
District OF Columbia for 1911, half and
half basis. S324,616.02.
Amount of bill as reported to the
Senate payable from the United States
Treasury, S7.410, 761.48.
Amount of bill as reported to the
senate payable from the revenues of
the District of Columbia and water de-
partment, S1.541.24l.4S
Inc changes in the amounts of the
House bill recommended BY the com
Imlttee are as follows:
| General eXpenses-increas As
SCISSORS office. biennial assessment, sal
aries, T1l,50o; Office of superintendent
to1 weights, measures and markets
81 $50; Engineer Commissioners office,
sslo; public utilities commission.
5000 street cleaning division, $500:
department of insurance (net). 81 200:
enforcement of child labor law. $4,000
Total. $27420
streetS-Just prevention, cleaning
ana snow removal. $4,000: disposal of
| city refuse, S11.6l5, parking commits
SION $4,000; bathing beach, S72o; play
grounds, two swimming pools, $500;
pubic convenience station at Wiscpn-
IN IN o Avenue ana N street northwest
| $4,000: total, s54.S95
Contingent penses-Contingent ey-
| penseS tprinting reports of District
| sover1menD, $4,000; purchase and
| maintenance of motor-propeIed We
hlc!es, Slo,l64: site and erection of CEN
ceHaneous expenses, coroner's office,
| S4Oo: maintenance. operation, etc, of
refrlgerating plant, fish wharf and
market. $1,000; repainting and repair
ing IN Eastern and Western markets.
$4,000; erection of third steel shelter
at farmers produce market, SIS. 900.
purchase and installation of twenty
hve-ton railroad scales, $1,000; auto
truck and maintenance thereof, for Of
flee Of superintendent of weights. meas
ures and markets, $3.50; maintenance of
motor vehicle used by superintendent
OF weights. measures and markets, $500;
alterations and improvements at the
| repair shop, $500. Total sS7Sl4
| improvements and reDairs-Work or
streets and avenues. $4,000; repavine
I'm street northwest, from r street tc
Florida avenue, $4,000; repavng f
street northwest. from 9Th street te
18th street, SIS 1000; grading streets
roads and alleys, $1,000: damage ant
payment for ground on account of con
demnation proceedings to Thomas w
and Alice N. Keller, s4,14o; construction
and repairing sidewalks and curbs
around public reservations, $4,000: re-
pairs tosuburbsn roads, $4,000: Calvert
Street and kinsle Ford bridges, plans
$4,000 Total, S451, 80.
Sewers-Main and pipe sewers and
receiving basins, 1000; suburban sew.
ers, s55,0oO. Total. $4,000
Electrical department-Extensio and
boxes, etc. $4,000; street lighting. gas
and electric. $4,000: total, s16.s0O.
| Washington aqueduct-Operation sal
| aries etc, 81 900.
Rock Creek Park-Care. Improvement
and maintenance. $4,000
Public schools - Officers, S1.s00;
tea cheers, s7.400; vacation schools and
Fairgrounds, care, instruction and su-
pervision, etc, $1,000: longevity pay,
$35, 900; night schools, sl5250; jani-
tors and care of buildings and
grounds, s42.332: medical inspectors
$500: rent of school buildings, $500;
equipment of temporary rooms and to
provide for increased enrolment un-
der compulsory education law $1,000:
repairs and improvement to school
buildings, $4,000; alteration and re-
modelling school,. buildings and
grounds. $4,000; removal and re-erec-
ton of portable schools. $4,000; pur-
chase and repair of furniture, tools,
machinery, etc, for manual train
ing schools. $500; furniture, etc.
5000; contingent expenses, $500;
utensils. material and labor
school gardens. $1,000; building and
grounds at the following schools
Elizabeth V. Brown. $4,000: Petworth,
$1,000, Burrville, $4,000, Wheatley
ssl;s0o; Gage, 100000; fifth division. at
18th and Monroe streets northeast,
$4,000; between 10th and 18th streets
on or near Spring road northwest, S4O,-
900: Armstrong Manual Training, s21,-
2o3: manual training center in eleventh
division, 10000; Flake. $4,000; Norrnond
Wilson Normal. $4,000; Bradley. SO, 900
Lovejoy. $1,000; Langdon. $4,000; Addi-
son. $4,000; lexington, $4,000; Brent
$1,000; Garrison. $1,000; sixteen-room
e eponnGg vest sss ooo of Soldiers Home
Weightman, $3.50; John F. Cooke
$4,000; Tyler, $4,000 Madison. $4,000;
sixteen-room building in seventh divi-
sion. $4,000; Columbia Institution for
the Deaf. $3.50. Total, s751,s91.
Metropolitan police-Salaries. s51.-
10o.s2; repairs and improvements to
police stations, $1,000; miscellaneous
and contingent expenses $4,000; main
tenance of motor vehicles, $500; motor
vehicle for use of major and supertn-
tendent, $500. Total, $5S,700.62
Fire department-Sala ries, $500: re-
pairs and improvements to engine
houses, $1,000. Permanent improve
ments-Fire engine. motor-driven, S.
500. two com bination chemical and hose
wagons, motor-driven. at $500 each,
I'll 1000; tractor, motor-driven $4,000:
aerial hook-and-ladder truck, motor
driven. $4,000: installing steam heat
in engine and truck houses, $4,000.
Total, $4,000
Health Observation-Disclosures $4,000:
enforcement of provisions of the acts
to prevent contagious diseases, S. 900:
repairs to buildings on reservation 10.
$4,000. refuse incjnerator for smallpox
hospital and quarantine station, $500:
motor wagon and maintenance $4,000 !:
maintenance of motor vehicle for sani-
tary and food-inspection service 500;
alterations to pound and stable, $1,000;
total, $l4.2o0.
Courts-Municipal court salaries Of
judges. $4,000; writs of lunacy, 81 400;
total. $4,000
Courts and prisons-Support of con-
victs. $4,000; miscellaneous expenses.
SO 900 Total s53 600