Evening star., 1919-12-01
18th street to 18th street. % feet wide.

block roadway of 9Th street, Schoo
street to II street, 40 feet wide, $S5,OoO
Northeast-For paving Linden street
12th street to 18th street, 80 feet wide
$1,000.
Northeast-For paving Callan street
6th street to 7th street, "a feet wide
$4,000.
Northeast-For paving 18th street
c street to d street. 35 feet "ioe
$4.50O.
Northwest-For paving Buchanan
street, Georgia avenue to Iowa ave-
nue., 80 feet wide. s11,3oO.
Northwest-For grading Belmont
road. Massachusetts, avenue TO Con-
nectiCut avenue. and placing Sloe"ais
on north side. $4,000.
Southeast-For grading 5th street,
Savannah street to property hne'
$4,000.
ing Minnesota avenue. Quarles street
TO Eastern avenue, 80 feet wide, b,ioo.
Northwest-For paving Hobart place
cast of Georgia avenue, "a 1eet "loe'
sl3, 100.
Northwest-For paving Randolph
street. 5'h street to Rock Creek Church
road. 80 feet wide, s10,600.
Northwest-For paving Princeton
place, Warder street to Park place, 80
feet wide, ST.4O0.
Northw est-For paving 9Th street.
Newton street to Otis street, "a feet
wide. S3.S00.
Northwest-For paving Park road.
14th street to 18th street. present
width. S2S.0O0.
Northwest-For paving California
street. Phelns place to 23d street. 80
feet wide $4,000.
Northeast-For paving I street, sth
street to 18th street. 80 feet wide
Southeast-For paving 18th street. r
street to G street. 80 feet wide, $4,000.
Northwest-For repaving the road
way of Louisiana avenue, Penns!l-
vania avenue to 10th street. in ac-
cordance with plan approved by the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia. $50, 600.
Southeast-For paving G street. 18th
street to 18th street, 35 feet wlde'
$1,000.
Northwest-For paving upshur
street. New Hampshire avenue to
4th street As feet wide. $4,000.
SOUTHEASTERN paving Potomac aye. aye
nue.. Pennsylvania avenue to 16th
street. 40 feet wide. $4,000.
Northwest-For paving f street,
Virginia avenue to 23d street, 32 feet
wide. $4,000.
street to Ohio avenue. 40 feet wide,
$4,000.
Northwest-For paving Harvard
street Georgia avenue to 5th street,
"a feet wide, IS. 400.
Nor 'hwest-For continuing the grad
ing of New York avenue from Florida
avenue to Bladensburg road, $4,000.
In all sS71. 300, which is an increase
, of s422.ono for street improvements.
s653OOO Asked for Sewers.
For sewers a total of sS53o00 is
asked. as compared with $424.000 ap-
propriated for the present fiscal year.
An estimate of 100000 for dust
snow removal is made. For the dis
poSal of city refuse. enabling the
Commissioners to carry out the pro-
visions of the law. a total of S73n "04
is estimated an increase of about
$4,000. 1t is provided. however. that
this appropriation shall not be avail
able for collecting ashes or miscel-
laneous refuse from hotels, places of
business. large apartments or board
ing houses.
1t is proposed that for the play
grounds a total of s160.980 shall be
expended, to BE- paid oily o't of
the revenues of the District of CO.
lumbia
Included in this estimate is s12.500
for the construction of two SWIM
ming pools on sites to be selected by
the District Commissioners.
Public Schools Estimates.
In the estimates for the public
schools the Commissioners propose
that there shall be appointed busi-
ness manager with Ine RANK Ol dS-
sistant superintendent and a salary of
$4,000. In estimating for the prin-
cipalS and teachers. n1mberin~ 'S3.
the Commissioners propose two addi-
tional principals of normal high and
manual training high schools at $500
each. 1t is provided that the prin-
cipals of the normal and manual
training high schools. other than the
Central High School, now in the serv-
ice of the public schools or hereafter
to be appointed shall be placed at
basic salary of $4,000 year and
shall be entitled to an increase of 800
year for five years. One additional
assistant principal at $500 is recon-
mended.
Seven additional teachers in the nor
NAL high and manual training high
schools promoted for superior work
into group B of class s. at $1,000 each,
are recommended. The following addi-
tional teachers are also recommended:
Twenty-Five in group A of class 6, at
81 ,06e each; SO in class 5. at 81 600 each;
20 in class 4, at 5000 each: 20 in class
5, at $3.50 each; 10 in class 2, at $3.50
each: 10 in class 1, at $3.50 each.
A proviso similar to the old law that
no part of these appropriations shall
be used for the payment of any teach
er to give instructions in German is
retained. The total proposed for the
teachers salaries is s2,077,1 $50.
An increase of sss.435 in the amount
appropriated for longevity pay Is pro-
posed, bringing the total to $536,435
An increase of $4,000 for teachers.
1anitors. etc. in the night schools is
recommended.
For repairs and improvements to
school buildings and grounds $3.50 600 is
asked. an increase of $4,000. For re-
modelling the Hamilton School building
1900 is asked. An increase of SO, 900
is recommended for text books and
school supplies for the use Of the pupils
iE the first eight grades, making the
Buildings and Grounds.
The following estimates for build
ings and grounds for the public schools
tctaliHg sso4,5eo are urged:
For additional amount required for
the new Eastern High School building
(submitted), $50, 900.
And the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia are hereby author
ized to enter into contract OF contracts
for said building at cost not to exceed
s1.5Oo,O00, including its complete equip
ment.
For additional amount required for
an eight-room addition, including as
seYnbly hall, to the Petworth School
sS5, 900.
For additional amount required for
an eight-room addition to the Dean
wood School $40 900.
And the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia are hereby authorized
to enter into contract or contracts for
said building at cost not to exceed
S190.000.
For additional amount required for
an eight-roon addition, including assem-
bly, hall, to the Burrville School, $4O,-
600. And the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia are hereby au-
thoriZed to enter into contract or con-
tracts for said building at cost not