Evening star., 1919-12-01
Figures Submitted
Include Water/
Service: (
LOCAL REVENUES
NET $s,s3445o
Available Under $3.50
Plan After Relief
Funds Deducted.

Funds Deducted.
| Estimated appropriations for the
| District of Colombia for the fiscal
year ending JurN Ss. 1921, submitted
to Congress toJay amount to S1s,17a.-
! 1868, including the water service
These estimates exceed the appro-
i priation foy'the present fiscal year by
7 s., SO, 795, ,eS OF the total, $ls,2i2,
| 006.03 is chargeabie to the general rev
enues and s9S7,71O is chargable to the
revenues of the water department.
Permanent annual appropriation for
| the District of Columbia amounting
! to $l.10J.60 also is estimated for
bringing the total for the District OF
/ Columbia for general expenses and
! permanent appropriation UP, to $2e,- O.
| 2SJ,3l663.
| Extimates ID. G. Revenues.
The District Commissioners SUBJ
! mitted also an estimate of the revenue
| of the District derived from taxes.
| liceuSes, etc, showing total estl-
mated revenue of S10129, ,450. The net
! revenues available. however. to be
used under the half-and-half plan OF
| financing the District are figured at
| $685., 450, after the amount required
| for the policemen and flremen's relief
| fund has been deducted.
| The estimates submitted by the Dis
| trict Commissioners for general ex-
penses cover, therefore, nearly all OF
the expected revenues. plus an equal
amount to be contributed by the fed
! eral government for the upkeep of the
National Capital.
! Funds Otherwise Expected.
! The District Commissioners. as shown
in a letter of transmittal. point ou;
that estimated amounts chargeabie 70
| the general expenses of the District
S1S.242, ,006.03. do not include the foi-
lowing estimates of appropriations.
which may be carried in other bills
than the District bill.
! National Geological Park. s12o,ooos
burial of INDECENT soldiers. $4,000; i'm
provement and care of public grounds.
! including Rock Creek Park. SS2 5000;
| lighting public grounds, $4,000; con-
Meeting parkway between Rock Creek
and Potomac Park. 100000; new
! bridge to replace the Aqueduct bridge
| (key bridge). s250,000: salaries and
expenses, Court of Appeals, Si0,91o.
salaries. Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia. $4,000; Columbia Hospi-
| tai for Women and Lying-in Asylum.
$4,000; total. S1.e29,91o.
Some Wholly Local Items.
| Provision has also been made by the
I Commissioners in the general revenue
| fund for the fiscal year 1921 for the
following items which are chargeabIe
wholly to the revenues of the District,
namely:
! Extensions. etc. of streets and ave
nues. $4,000: refunding taxes. etc.
| $4,000; salaries of employees, public
buildings and grounds Carried in leg
| islative, executive and judicial bilD.
! $40 900: salaries, Fairgrounds, S61,t2e.
| maintenance. etc. playgrounds. $S9.S6o'
minimum wage board. S7,4T5; total.
| S29S,455.
No Salary Raise Estimates.
| The District Commissioners made TO
! increases in the estimates for salaries.
| although they recommended the ap-
| pointment of number of additional
! employees. The estimates for the sal
aries of the policemen and f1remen
were made without regard to the in
! creases proposed for them by the bill
| now pending in Congress.
| Among the principal increases are
! those for street improvements, col
/, ored schools, public Fairgrounds. for
| the support of INDECENT insane in ST.
i Elizabeth's Hospital and for continu
| ing the reclamation and development
of Anacostia Park.
Among the new. items submitted is
$4,000 to complete the construction
of the wharf on land owned by the
United States lying south of Water
street between NJ and y streets south
: west. For repairs of streets, avenues
and alleys $3.50 900 is asked. an in
crease of S1J0000.
For repairs to suburban roads $500, .
00o is asked. an increase Of 100000
Estimates for Streets.
The following street improvements are
estimated for:
Northwest-For grading Connecticut
avenue, Pierce Mill road to Chapel road,
so feet wide. $4,000.
Northwest-For repaving the granite
avenue. Chapel road to Chevy Chase
circle, 60 feet wide, S136,000.
NorthweSt-For paving the granite
block roadway of 18th street west from
C. street north to street south, so and
20 feet wide, S34, 900.
!, Northwest-For reconstructing canal
wall. $4,000
Southwest-For repaving the granite
block roadway of the east side of 14tll
street. ID street TO Water street, 80 feet
wide. $4,000.
Southeast-For paving Nichols avenue.
Sheridan road 10 entrance to ST. Eiiz-
abeth's Hospital, to and 30 feet wide,
$4,000.
Northwest - For paving jefferson
street, NJ street TO Is street, so and 50
feet wide, $4,000.
Southeast-For paving Massachusetts,
avenue. 18th street to 18th street, 40
feet wide, $500.
Southeast-For repaving the granite
block roadway of G street, Sth street
to 9Th street. So feet wide, $1,000.
Northwest-For repaving 18th street.
H street to I street. 60 feet wide. $4,000.
Northwest-FoFr paving Girard street.
east of 18th street, 30 feet wide,' $3,4e0.
Southeast-For repaving the granite
block roadway of 18th street Potomac
avenue to Anacostia bridge, so feet wide.
S32. 900.
Northwest-For paving New Hamp-
shire avenue. street to 27th street,
two 2G-foot roadways and 10-foot
center parking. $4,000.
Northwestern repaving the granite
to 7th street. SO feet wide, $4,000.
Northwest-For paying Mckinley
street, 39th street to Belt road. 80 feet
wide. $500.
Southeastern paving Potomac ave-
nue.. 18th street to 18th street, 40 feet
wide. $4,000.
Northwest-For paving Marrison
street, 3Sth street to Belt road, 30 feet
wide. 1880.
Northwest-Forr repaving the granite
block roadway of Georgia avenue, Co
lumbia, road north to present asphalt
pavement, present width, S11.50e.
Northeast-For paving 14th street, r.
street to G street. 80 feet wide, $4,000
Northwest-Fcr paving 18th street
E street to New York avenue, 40 feet
wide. $500. S.
Northw est-For repaving the road
way of cath street, X street to Vir-
ginia avenue. 90 feet wide. $7l.ee0.
Northeast-For psfing Ames place,