The Washington times., 1919-12-01
ASK 19 MILLIONS
TO RUN DISTRICT
Estimates Exceed Last Appro-
priations by s3,799,795.
Largest Slice for Schools.
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missioners oHice, $lSO,230, as against
s1s6, $50. last year; municipal archi-
tects once. <33 O6O: street cleaning
division. $44,1S0: insurance depart
ment. $13 $40: surveyors office, S34..
1000; free public library, $77,56O.
The Public Utilities Commission
asks for $54.840 as against $41,04O
lust year, This estimate includes S10,-
900 for incidental expenses Including
the employment Of expert services.
The Minimum Wage Board wants
7.475 as against 5000 last year.
Employees Compensation - Fund,
$4,000.
CenusGe.t Funa RaiseA.
The contingent fund would be
$224.s4o as against s1ss.22o last year.
The sum Of $4,000 Is asked to com
plete construction Of the wharf be-
tween M and N streets southwest.
sessments ana permit work including
For improvements and repairs as
maintenance OF motor vehicles. $685.
| 600 Is asked. This Is an increase Of
| $4,000.
For repairs to streets, avenues and
alleys, including resurfacing and re-
pairs to asphalt pavements, the esti-
mate is $650.00Q. This Is an increase
OF $4,000 and 100000 Is asked for
| repairs to suburban roads In the Dis
trict. as against 100000 last year.
Street improvements.
For street improvements, $S77,300
| Is requested, as against $454.0O0 last
year. These includes: For grading
Connecticut avenue, Pierce Mill road
to Chapel road. $4,000. for paving
Connecticut avenue, Chapel Dad to
Chevy, Chase Circle. $13s.oo0. for re-
40 nj -
Fourteenth street west from c street
| north to B street south, $4,000; for
reconstructing Canal wall, $4,000:
for paving jefferson street. II to K
streets, $4,000; for repavinE Fiji
, teenth street, II to / streets, $4,000;
for paving New Hampshire avenue,
street to Twenty-seventh street.
two 20 foot roadways and q ten feet
center parking. $4,000; for paving
Potomac avenue, Eleventh street to
Thirteenth street, $4,000: for repav-
ing granite block roadv ay Of Sixth
| street, School street 70 H street.
$4,000 for repaving the roadway Of
Louisiana avenue, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Tenth street ia accordance
with plan approved by District Com
missioners. $4,000; for continuing
the grading Of New York avenue
from Flori a avenue to Bladensburg
road. $4,000.
Sewers and Basins.
Cleaning and repairing sewers and
basins is estimated at 500 900. an In
crease Of $4,000, and for ope at on
and maintenance of sewage pump ng
service. $9S.OO0. or an increase of
$23 900 Is asked.
For suburban sewers. $225 900, IN
increase OF $4,000. is wanted.
For continuing construc ion lp-
per Ptmac Interceptor between ARIA
and streets and the Chain Bridge.
$4C, 900.
The cost Of dust prevention, clean
ing and snow removal of the stree 8.
Is estimated at 900; disposal VI
city refuse. $73O,OS4.
The Parking Commission asks &8O.-
600. an increase Of 10000: electri al
deI Artment. $549.715 as against $780,
Ol5 last year.
Mere Teacher. Wanted.
One hundred and forty-five addi-
tional grade school teachers are ask
ed for. as follws:
Normal High and Manual Training.
AZ at 900: group A class 9. 3sf
teachers, at 81 .06O each; class 5, 1i2
| teachers at $1,000 each; class T. SIS.
at 5000 each: class 3, 4S3, at $3.50
each; ,,o class Ia ,:so 3 ss4. & at $500 eh; class
An appropriation Of 1886. 435 is ask
ed for longevity pay for teachers
This is an increase OF $s6.435 For
night schools. see, 900 Is asked, an in
crease of $4,000.
Americanization work requirements
is given as S23.5OO. an increase OF
$4,000.
Repairs and improvements to school
buildingse. and are estimated at
$25O,OOO and increase of $4,000.
100000 For High School.
An additional appropriation Of $780,
600 for the new Eastern High School
Building is asked. and $4,000 for an
eight-room addition to the Petworth
School.
Other appropriations for school ex-
tensions include:
Eight-room addition to Deanwood
School. $4,000: eight-room addition
to Burrville School. $40, 200: an eight
room school build .ng, between Eight
eenth and Twentieth streets and Mon
roe and Newton streets, northeast,
s3o'oeo; for assembly hall and gym
nasium, at Phelps School, 100000;
eight-room addition to Wheatley
School, s5s,0o0; for eight-room addi-
tion TO Takoma School, $4,000; four
! room addition to Gage School, $4,000;
for repairs and remodeling old Gen.
trail High School. $4,000; for pur-
chase of additional ground at Buc-
hanan School. $4,000. For purchase
of additional ground at Dunbar
School, $4,000.
Deaf and Blind Schools.
An appropriation of S20,250 is asked
/ for the Institution for the Deaf.
For the instruc ion of blind children
Of the District $500 is asked ~
Fifty additional privates are pro-
vfded for in the police estimates
which calls for 4S0 privates of class
3, decrease of thirteen; 17S priva es
, of class 2. an Increase of ninety-two
and 1876 privates of class /, at a de-
crease of twenty-nine.
An app opr alton of $40 900 is asked
for the erection of a new police sta.
tion house in the suburban sec ion of
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