The Washington times., 1916-12-04

new plan shall be not less than forty
feet.
"That upon the approval of said
new highway plan for said subdivis'
ion OF Barry Farm, the said Commits
sioners are authorized to open, ex'
tend, or widen any street, avenue,
road, or highway laid down on said
where buildings. project beyond the
highway lines shown on said plans,
and Il is practicable to move such
buildings back to such highway lines,
the said Commissioners are author
ICED to designate such buildings N
ings to be moved, and when 80 desig.
mated the condemnation Jury shall
allow In It's verdict for damages 10
such buildings no greater amount
than may be necessary to move such
buildings; and tho Commissioners are
further authorized to include In said
highways any land owned by the Dis
trict of Columbia that they shall deem
necessary. The cost OF said condem.
nation proceedings and all expenses
surveys and of the preparation OF
plats, shall be paid from the appro-
priation herein made for the extern
sion OF streets and avenues"
CONDENSATION Rider.
A legislative rider broadening the
scope OF condemnation proceedings In
the District OF Columbia Is requested
by the Commissioners as follows:
THAT hereafter In all proceedings
for the opening, extension, widening,
OF STRENGTHENING OF alleys and minor
streets and for the establishment OF
building lines in the District OF CO,
not be restricted as to the assessment
area, but shall assess the entire
amount awarded as damages plus the
costs and expenses OF the proceedings
as benefits upon any and All lots. parts
of lots, pieces OF. parcels of land which
they may md will be benefited by the
opening, extension, widening, or
STRENGTHENING OF the alley OF minor
street, or by the establishment OF the
building line as they may md said
OF land will be benefited"
A new bridge to, cost 5000, a por-
ton OF which cost shall be borne by
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Is
proposed over the tracks or the wash
ington branch OF that railroad In the
line OF South Dakota avenue.
SEWERS.
Estimates for sewers include s20o,'
900 for suburban sewer work. s125,0OO
for assessment and permits work,
SiO7, 900 for main and pipe sewers. and
receiving basins, $4,000 for operation
and maintenance OF sewage pumping
system, $50, 900 for continuing work
on the upper Potomac interceptor.
The Commissioners further submit an
estimate OF $4,000 for sewage treat.
ment works and the purchase Of
necessary land for these works TO be
located on the Potomac river, between
the Home for the Aged and lnhrm ana
the United states naval magazine.
STREETS
Representing an increase OF $50
900 the estimates for dust prevention.
cleaning. and snow removal on the
streets, call for an outlay OF s33o.O00
For disposal OF city refuge the sum
The city heads once more attempt
to persuade Congress to appropriate
for a garbage disposal plant, at total
cost not TO exceed 100000. OF this
amount 100000 IL requested for the
next fiscal year and IL Is rscommena,
ed that the garbage plant be located
on land belonging TO the District IN
the subdivision known as Blue plains.
For the contingent expenses OF the
parking commission an appropriation
OF 100000 Is sought. this being an IN
An additional Waterman at the
bathing beach and n salary increase
OF Si2O for the one now employed,
are recommended, The sum OF BOO
Ii sought for repairs to the bathing
beach.
FAIRGROUNDS
For maintenance, equipment and
supplies for Fairgrounds the sum OF
$50. 300 IL recommended. this being
an increase OF $4,000. Four additional
directors are requested and q salary
increase OF $40 n month IL proposed
for those now employed.
Employment OF an Inspector OF
at $1,000, a director TO
assist In directing social activities mt
81 200 and clerk at 500 are new
positions recommended for the play.
asked to employ seventeen assistant
at sI5 n month each, this
change meaning an additional four In
personnel and an extension or service
from three TO ten months. Other
new playgroInds items are Gao .
month for four months; for site ana
OF one natatorium t25,'
900: for contingent expenses TO keep
open all equipped Fairgrounds or tho
public schools, not otherwise pro-
vided for during the summer months.
and for special and temporary ser.
vices at Fairgrounds, $4,000,
The Commissioners also request that
they and the, director OF
be authorized to accept
the ttTNiCtb OF buCH peEsons Ne Hiuy
10 aid In the management
and upkeep OF Fairgrounds.
A new public convenience station, In
Eighth street northwest. south OF y
street, to cost $4,000. is recommended,
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.
A salary increase OF $500 IL pro-
posed for the electrical engineer; a
5000 increase for one electrical In.
spector; an increase OF Si,OT6 for re.
placing police patrol signal systems
In the Third and Tenth precincts and
n $4,000 Increase for the electrical
lighting OF the city. the total OF this
latter appropriation being $i25.O0O
An increase OF $4,000 IL sought In
The fund for Installation OF IRE alarm
boxes: 5000 for additional lead-cov-
cred cables, and 1880 for the con.
struction OF a brick or concrete store
house for storing the supplies OF the
Electrical Department. Leg
Islation that would require the street
railway companies TO install an un-
foreground trolley system on Georgia
avenue extended and would also re
auire the Potomac Electric Power
Company and the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company to install
wires is proposed In the
following language.
Text OF Proposal
THAT the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and the Brightwood
Railway Company are hereby directed
and required to remove all OF the
oaIaa and Oyerhead wires owned and