Evening star., 1920-03-25

~ $l0,S54,4oV
Water Service.
'The expenses of the water service
are recommended to be paid entirely
from the revenues of the water de-
partment. which has been the practice
for many years. The amount carried
In this bill for the water service is
$S46.110. The estimated water reve-
nues for 1921 aggregate $S0S.OOO. a
deficit for the ensuing year of $3S,11o.
This sum will be cared for, however,
by the balance In the water fund eX-
pected to be carried forward from
the fiscal year 1920 of approximately
$130.OO0.
''The committee has eliminated from
the bill extensions of the water dis
tribution service aggregating $355.0oO-
These improvements have been post
poned but cannot be postponed In
definitely, and as they are of the char
acter of betterments which hereto
fore have been paid from the water
revenues. the committee has recon-
mended a provision increasing the ex-
listing water rates by not less than
25 per cent per annum so as to pro-
vide water fund adequate for the
continuance of the extension of the
system of water distribution and at
the same time provide rate that will
not be excessive to the consumers In
comparison with the rates paid for
water in other localities. On the basis
of the estimated revenues on present
rates (SS0S.O0O the increased rates
should raise the water revenues to
$1OIO.O0O for the fiscal year 1921. the
committee estimates
Eliminated Certain Projects.
The appropriations committee elm
mated from the estimates submitted
fair
projects authorized and appropriated
for in 1916 and 1917. Although ap-
preparations of $427.500 already had
been made for these projects, they
were never undertaken, because the
cost has so increased that 1t was
found impossible to undertake them
with the amounts so appropriated and
authorized.
These projects. with the amounts
estimated for the fiscal year 1921 by
the Commissioners and omitted by
the appropriations committee. are:
Wharf. $4,000; public convenlemce Il nno.
station (Sth and F streets), $4,000;
WheatIy School, addition, $4,000;
Takoma School. addition: $4,000:
Gage School. addition, $4,000; police
station house, $4,000; Industrial
Home School for Colored Children.
boys cottage, $4,000; barn, 81, ,3Oo; !;
Municipal lodging house, 100000. To-
tai. S291,500.
other items in the estimates not
previously appropriated for or car
ried in this bill, but deemed urgent
by the Commissioners. are as FOL,
lows: Site for new refuse dlsposal
plant. ss50,ooO: new site for Indus
trial Home school. $4,000: additional
land for school sites. $S4.500; twelve
street Improvement projects, 1881 ,lo0;
water service extensions, $355,ooo-
Total. 81 221 200.
The sum of s2.270,000, requested by
the Secretary of War for 1ini beginn,ngi
sources of water supply for the city
was not submitted to Congress Tor
in connection with TINS
bill.
Contingent and Miscellaneous.
The appropriation for motor We
hicles is increased from s3o.iO0 TO
ss.4oO. or by $500. This sum Will
ffiprovide for six new automobiles to
replace horse-drawn vehicles at pres
ent in use and also will allow the ex-
change of six Sworn-out automobiles
and their replacement by new ma
chimes, as well as provide for the
m aintenance of thirty-four automo-
biles, five motor truckS ana ten Hiotoi
cycles.
Coroner's office-The appropriation
for the coroner's office is Increased by
$4,000. This sum provides $1,000 ad-
ditional for contingent expenses.
50 900 additional for the erection of
plant at the morgue. for
which an appropriation of $4,000 has
already been made. an $1,000 for the
purchase of an auto truck for remov-
ing bodies to the morgue to replace
the present horse-drawn vehicle.
Recorder of deeds-The appropria-
Q 60 - ~H for
the recorder of deeds is omitted. the
believing that 1T may be
possible to provide space for that
office in property now owned or other
wise rented.
Buildings. injured by fire-An appro-
priation of $4,000 is recomme ended FOR
the repair of buildings owned and
used by the District of Columbia when
injured by fire. This item represents
an increase of $4,000 in the total of
the bill, but is not a new appropria-
ton. as work of this character has
of a previous fund for
similar purposes.
Weights. measures and markets of
fice-An additional motor vehicle to
be used on the lighter work of the
weights and measures service and to
cost $500. Is recommended and the
sum. of $3.50 is recommended for its
maintenance.
Surveyors office-A new appropria-
tion of $4,000 is recommended for
making surveys to mark permanently
on the ground the permanent system
of highways for the District of CO.
lumbia and to facilitate the work of
surveying in connection with build
ing operations. The total cost of COM
pleting such work for the entire Dis
trict is estimated at $4,000.
The tidal of appropriations under the
hoo Nf MIC
laneous expenses" is increased from
s19422O to s2os.23o. or by $4,000.
improvements and Repairs.
Assessment and permit work.
streets-The appropriation for as
sessment and permit work upon
streets is increased from 100000 to
S2S5. 900.
Street improvements commit
tee recommends the improvement of
thirty-four street projects aggregat-
ing s495,600. as. compared with the
Improvement of twenty-three prof.
ects aggregating S454,30O for the cur
rent fiscal year. The Commissioners
requested the improvement of forty
six street projects, aggregating $S77.-
300.
The principal items of improvement
recommended are as follows:
Grading Connecticut avenue north
west. Pierce Mill road to Chapei road,
s39. 900; reconstructing the canal wall,
northwest, $4,000: paving Nichols
avenue southeast Sheridan road to
ST. Elizabeth's Hospital. $4,000; paw
ing New Hampshire avenue north
west. I street to 27th street, $4,000:
paving Potomac avenue southeast,
nth to 18th street. $4,000; paving
cath street northwest X street to
Virginia avenue. $4,000: paving Bel
mont road northwest, Massachusetts
avenue to Connecticut avenue, $4,000 !;
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