Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
D. c. APPROPRIATION
BILL SUBMITTED TO
HOUSE, WFTHRAISES
Measure Carrying $685.
311 Expected to Come
Up Tomorrow.
TEACHERS INCREASED, AND
SALARIES ARE REGULATED
Two-Platoon System Included, and
Deputy and Assistant Chiefs
Are Also Provided For.

AIC AlSO 3IOSlucu xUI.
The District appropriation bin was
submitted to the House today, Carrying
increases in salaries for all low-paid enn-
ployes of the District government in cd
dition to the $12O increase carried In Q
special bill.
The total carried in the bill, including
water service, is $13 3,556, Bill 66, ss against
estimates of 81, ,5o2, 2,a24.9e. and an sp-
preparation Of $l5, jos, ,7o7.s5 for the cur
rent fiscal year.
Chairman Sisson Of the subcommittee
on the District submitted his bill and
report to the full appropriations COM
mittee this morning. and was instructed
to send 1T in to the House. It IL ex-
peeted that the bill will come up for
consideration in the House tomorrow.
The bill carries appropriations for taxi
ing over and operating tho garbage-dis-
| posal plant and for installing q two
platoon system in the fire department. II
increases the number OF school teachers
| and equalizes the salaries in the four
lower grades. 1t increases the salaries
Of all District workers under $1,000. and
few above that salary for particular
reasLls.
Withholds School Appropriation.
| The biggest reduction from the esti-
mates is in Withholding appropriations
for permanent school buildings. It has
been found that school buildings au-
| thorized two years ago could not be con-
strueted on account of the shortage of
labor and the prohibitive cost. To meet
the emergency the District Commission
ers and the board of education agreed
| with the appropriations COMMITTEES that
portable school buildings should b eu-
Ethorized to be installed in the most ccn-
tgeeted sections Of the city. 80
For the portable buildings S131. 80 -
made Immediately available \
| To install the fwo-piatoon system In
the fire department, which was urged
on the committee as war measure:
new deputy CHIEF engineer at $z,beo
| and four battaiidh chief engineers at
! $4,000 are authorized. It also calls for
one sergeant at $1,000: seventy-ntne
privates. in class two. at s1.14o each,
and fifty-nine privates. in class one. at
$3.50 each. making a total Increase In
| the fire department of 144 men at sala-
ries totaling $15S.4O0.
For Disposal of Refuse.
An item CT ssos,ss7 is carried in tho
made Immediately available. There is
a provision. however. that proceeds
from the disposal of city refuse and
garbage shall be paid into the Treasury
of the United States to the credit. half
and-half of the United States and the
District government
This appropriation is to enable the
District Commissioners to carry out the
80 1ox. rtv1cr
and disposal of garbage. miscellaneous
refuse and ashes of private residences
This work includes inspection. allow
ances to inspectors for maintenance OF
horses and vehicles and motor vehicles
used in the performance of officials
duty not TO exceed $25 month; Tor
horse-drawn vehicles not to exceed $2s
a month; $50 a month for automobiles
and SIS a month for motor cycles.
Increase for Daniel Donovan.
One of the notable cases of salary In
crease for special services is an in
crease of $500 to Daniel Donovan.
secretary to the board of Commission
ers on account of the additional work
imposed upon him in taking charge OF
the SelectiVe draft.
The total amount for general ex-
penses Of the District for the fiscal year
1919. exclusive of the amount for the
water department. payable out OF wa
ter revenues, is Sl2,T77,396.66. of which
sum the general government and the
District of Columbia each are required
to pay $5,3SS.6 6SS33
The amount similarly appropriated
for the current fiscal year us1s) IL
l4.405, ,277S5.
Compared with the appropriations for
the current year 1918, and with the es-
Inmates submitted to Congress for the
ensuing fiscal year. 1919, the following
differences are shown:
The bill appropriates $1.629 ,881.1e less
than for the fiscal year 1913.
1t appropriates $6.029.08S.s3 less than
the estimates
1t provides for 4os more specific sal
aries than for the current year and ts7
less than specifically called for ia the
estimates.
In addition to the total sum Of ,Sl3,-
III 1866 appropriated for the hscal
year 1919, and payable by the half-and-
half system. there is recommended for
the water service, payable wholly from
the water revenues, s77S.915.
The whole sum appropriated by tho
bill, including appropriations payable
half-and half, and out of the water rev.
enues, amounts to $1S,b56,311.66. being
s5. $40, 1858 less than the estimates and
s1,572.396.19 less than the whole ap-
for 1918.
Changes in D. g. ofhces.
Specific changes in the number Of
grades Of officers and employees Of the
District and their rate Of compensation.
in the BILL are a. follows:
Executive ofiice-The following fn-
creases in pay are recommended: One
secretary to tho board of Commission
ers, from $2,400 to $2,70o: one clerk
from 81. 200 to $1.400; one stenographer
and typewriter from $840 to $1,000; an
additional clerk at $720 is recommended
in the purchasing division.
Assessors ofHce-An additional drafts
man at S1,200 is recommended. The fol-
lowing employees are transferred to the
office of the collector of taxes: One
assistant assessor, $4,000; three clerks.
at 1,e00 each, $4,000: two clerks. at
S coo each, $4,000: one clerk. 5000: one
clerk. s72o; one messenger. $500; total. g
$3.50.
Special assessment ofice-The follow
ing employees are transferred to the col
lector's office: Four clerks, at $1,000
each, "a, 500; one clerk, 5000: total. $5.7oe.
Personal tax board-An additional clerk
at $500 and one at $1,000 are recon-
mended, and an inspector at $1,000 IL
to the collectors oface.
License bureau-The following new ems
ployes are recommended: One clerk,
q 400: one clerk. S1.z00:, one messengsr.
$500.
Excise board-The following smpicy-
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