The Washington times., 1919-12-01
Cite Needs of District.

Foremost In the needs OF the city
ss outlined in the report is that OF
more schools, teachers. policemen,
fireman. modern bridges, and fire
stations.
The salary schedules for Officers
and employees of the District should
be revised. the report states, to pro-
vide adequate compensation commen-
surate with the importance OF the
duties performed and in accordance
with the greatly increased high coss
Of living.
Tnere Is q most urgent necessity
for the immediate provision of an In
crease In the water supply. the de
mnads upon the system having ex-
ceeded its safe capacity for the last
two summers SO that water consump-
sion had to be restricted
Wa, Affected District.
In presenting conditions as they are.
the Commission says:
Tho world war has affected the
District In two ways, each OF which
demands an accelerated program of
municipal Improvement: ii has large
ly and permanently Increased the
population. although in what precise
degree can not yet be determined. and
IL has necessarily halted the orderly
and regular development which would
have gone on IL there had been no
war. In common with all other Sec
tions of the country the District also
IS affected by the increase in costs
quires q greater number of dollars
to do a given amount of work"
The Commissioners believe there
should be without delay a greatly
augmented street and highway i'm
provement program: a prompt proyi-
OF modern bridges replacing the pres
ent untitled structures: a park provi-
areas for park purposes; and provi-
sion for modern equipment and ac-
oem odations for several refuse dis
posal systems lately come under the
direction of the District -----.--s----.-
increase nthe personnel of the
Police Department the Commissions
ers tell CongI ess. "as well as In the
salaries OF its members are made i'm
perative by the growth of the city:
the fire department needs not only
better salaries but it should be ex-
panded by the provision OF additional
houses in newly built up sections of
the city, and above all. it should
be modernized by the substitution of
motor equipment for horse-drawn
apparatus"
Funds and additional authority are
asked in order to give the District
an opportunity to begin building the
New Gallinger Hospital. which will
replace the Washington Asylum Hos
pital The present amount eppropria-
ted Is insufficient, due to increase in
cost and materials.
woutd Replace school
An institution for the care of
feebleminded persons is urgently
needed. and new building to re-
place the rather antiquated Indus
trial Home School.
The report asks that Congress
adopt the bill providing for increas-
District by way of the Patuxent
river. However. they Go not approve
all articles in the bill and request II
be modified 20 provide for the needs
OF the Maryland community.
II this bill is passed il will mean
that the first high pumping area in
the District viii be almost entirely
eliminated. due 70 the gravity pres
sure OF water coming from the Pa
tuxent It is pointed out that sew
eral times X was necessary to cur
tail the use Of water here and that
the pumping stations had cared for
and distributed what was considered
an unsafe quantity OF water.
That the highways leading from
the District 10 Maryland be Just as
good as those in the neighboring
state. IS another request. At present
most OF the roadways are surfaced
with water-bound raeadam. which