The Washington times., 1916-12-04

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submitted for the public utilities com
mission, this being an increase of s1b.-
An Increase of $3.50 each for two
clerks; 500 for a chief inspector;
500 for the. foreman Of repairs and
| an additional clerk at $1,000, are pro-
posed In the estimates for the street
cleaning division, n decrease of one In
| the personnel of the board of examin-
ers, steam engineers, IL recommended.
OF 5000 Ia submitted for one computer.
and there Is an increase of s425 In
the estimates for temporary services.
An appropriation of $4,000. new
permanently mark on the ground
streets IN accordance with the perma-
nent system OF highways planned"
The Commissioners again make the
Recommendation that two special in.
spectors at $1,000 each be authorized
to enforce the child labor law. instead
OF detailing two privates from the
police department to this work.
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Numerous salary increases are
asked for the employees OF the free
public library, including the Takoma
Park branch. Increases recommend
ed are:
Librarian. $500, making the salary
$4,000; assistant librarian, $500; chief
ant In charge of school work. 5000;
chief order and accessions division. n
new position, $1,000; reference libra
rian, 5000 increase; chief Industrial
division. and director of library train
Ing class; two new. positions, $1,000
each; assistant In charge OF binding
new position, $1,000; one additional
assistant, $40, and one additional at
s720.
Catalogue Chief.
The employment OF a chief OF the
catalogue division at 81 500, n shelf
lister at $40, a stenographer and
typewriter at 5000. one additional at.
tendant ut S120. and one shelf curator
and head page at 5000, are other new
library positions recommended by the
commissioners.
There Is also proposed an Increase
or 5000 In the allowance for substi.
crease In the fund for books. period.
calls, and. newspapers, and $500 in.
crease In the appropriation for bind.
Ing.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
The Commissioners submit an in.
crease OF $500 In the general print.
Ing and contingent fund OF the Dis
trict government and n new item OF
$4,000 for printing all annual and spe.
cial reports OF the government OF the
District OF Columbia.
A total OF s20,96O is asked for the
purchase, exchange, and Maintenance
or motor vehicles for the District
government.
A $500 increase for the contingent
expenses OF the morgue. establish
ment OF n cold storage plant at the
morgue to cost 1880 and n motor
vehicle for the morgue. 5000. are rec.
commended.
by law the Commissioners ask $4,000
instead OF $4,000. A new item OF
$1,000 for purchase and exchange OF
bound'book recording typewriters and
Increase OF $3.50 In tho estimates for
purchase OF motor and other tags.
AUTOMOBILE TAX.
The Commissioners renew their rec.
ommendation OF year ago that the
personal property tax on automobiles
be abandoned and that instead all au.
tomobiles shall be required TO take
out an annual license. This IL In nc.
cordancc with the original recommen-
of taxes. II IL proposed that the Com
missioners NIX the annual license tax
and that the change shall become ef
fective on and after January I, 1918.
MARKETS.
An appropriation OF sT.400 Is asked
for repainting and repair work at
the Eastern. Western. and Farmers
$500 Is asked in the general markets
maintenance fund.
RefriEerntinE Plant.
The sum OF $4,000 In estimated for
operation, and repairs
to refrigerating plant, $500 for light.
ing the new municipal fsh wharf. and
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the inspectors OF weights and meas.
ures, with an additional ST20 for
and repairs.
The construction OF a new wharf
This wharf is TO be located on land
belonging TO the United states lying
south OF Water street and between
NJ and " streets southwest.
STREETS AND AVENUES.
The larger appropriations for
streets and avenues total as follows:
Assessment and permit work. $500.
900; work on streets and avenues. as
per schedules submitted, S223, 500: con-
struction OF suburban roads, 1920, roo:
repairs streets, avenues and alleys.
to suburban roads, sii5.ooo: repair OF
sidewalks and curbs around public
and buildings, $4,000:
and repair OF bridges,
S27 900 Ia decrease OF Sis,000).
The Commissioners submit add
tional estimates for the repaving and
Improvement OF various streets and
roadways, this schedule being as fol
'owsi
Repave with asphalt the granite block
roadway OF Fourteenth street SOUTH
west from II street 10 ID street, 20
feet wide VI, 10 %
Ilepave with asphalt the granite
block roadway OF street north
west from Washington Circle TO
Twenty-sixth street. 20 feet wide. 500 90
Repave with asphalt the granite
block roadway OF X street north
west from Twenty-sixth street TO
NRock Creek. 40 feet wide.,,,,,,,.., Il. 500 90
Repave with asphalt the roadway
81 Thirteenth street northwest from
y street 10 + street, 80 feet wide.
and the use OF this width or less on
thorized for use hereafter In con-
neeton with Its improvement.,,,., 1850 90 |
Repave with asphalt the roadway
OF street northwest from Twelfth
street to Thirteenth street. 20 feet
Repave with asphalt the roadway OF
Twentieth street northwest from I
street TO X street 80 feet wide.,.,, $500 90 |
Repave with asphalt the roadway OF
Wisconsin avenue northwest from
NJ street to street. present width
AZ feet and 80 feet ,,,,,,,,.,.,,.,.., 10 900 90
Repave the roadway OF Louisiana
avenue northwest from Tenth street
TO Pennsylvana avenue. present |
width 70 feet and Is feet,.......,,... 2a.Soo 90
Repaye with granite block on a con-
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