Evening star., 1921-12-05
ST, ,O63, 200 Recommended
For Water Department
Out of It's Own Revenues

! FOR the water service in the Dis
trict a total % S1,063.200 is recon-
. mended by the District Commission
ers. This sum would be appropriated
whoily out of the revenues of the
water department.
FOR the operation of the Washing
| ton aqueduct, including salaries of
employees, maintenance and repair of
lne aaueduct and its accessories
Macmillan Park reservoir. Washing
ton aqueduct tunnel. the filtration
plant and the plant for the prelin-
mary treatment of the water supply
an appropriation of $4,000 is pro-,
posed.
Salary Schedule Asked.
The salary schedule in the water
department is recommended to Con-
gress, as follows:
For revenue and inspection branch
| Water registrar. who shall also per
form the duties of chief clerk lin
crease of $40 submitted). $3.50;
clerk lncrease of $3.50 submitted)
Sl,S6o: clerk increase of $40 sub
mitted). S1.4i6: three clerks at $3.50
each increase of $3.50 each submit
ted, S3,1S0: index clerk tincrease of
$3.50 submitted), sf.6S0: eight meter
computers. at S1.260 each increase
of $500 each submitted). s10.0SO:
meter clerk increase of S240 submit
ted, S1,440: two inspectors at $3.50
each increase of $3.50 each submit
| ted. S2.52o; nineteen inspectors. at
$1.140 each increase of s240 each
submitted). S21,660; messenger Gin
] crease of 5000 submitted), $500.
| For distribution branch-Superin-
/ tendent Cncrease of $500 submitted),
| $500; engineer of $500 submitted +.
, $4,000; assistant engineer increase
! of $3.50 submitted), S2.160: assistant
! engineer increase of $3.50 submit
ted. s1,9S0: master mechanic fn-
! crease of $3.50 submitted). S2.76O;
| foreman fncrease of S240 submitted).
! 5000; assistant foreman (increase of
! $2S5 submitted. s1.560: assistant
i foreman, increase of S240 submitted)
/ 81, ,440: assistant foreman increase
| of S255 submitted). s1,3SO; assistant
! foreman fncrease of s240 submitted,
/ S1.140: chief steam engineer increase
of s24o submitted). $1,000: two steam
engineers, at 5000 (increase of $3.50
| each submitted). si.0S0.
! $5.O4O for Engineer Aids.
/. Three assistant steam engineers. at
] S1.6S0 each increase of $500 each.
!, subrlitted), 5000: chief inspector of
J valves Gncrease of $3.50 submitted)
+, S1,S60; leveler Gncrease of S240), sub
of 5000 submitted), $500: craftsman
! Gncrease of $270 submitted), S1.320;
| clerk Gncrease of S240 submitted)
$4,000; clerk increase of s240), sub
mitted). S1.740: clerk Gncrease of
$500 submitted). Sl.5O0; two clerks.
| subnittedD, S2.sS0; stores clerk fn-
| crease of s240 submitted). S1,740:
! two clerks. at S1,260 each tincrease
| OF $500 each submitted), $500; time
/! keeper Gncrease of S420 submitted)
| S1.320: two rodmen, at $1.14o each
! increase of S240 each submitted).
S2.2S0; two chainmen, at $3.50 each
| Gncrease of S2S5 each submitted),
! $500; four oilers. at $1,000 each Gn-
crease of s24o each submitted. s4,soo;
crease of $3.50 each submitted). S4,320;
| janitor increase of S240 submittedD
S1,140; driver Gncrease of $3.50 sub
mitted), $500: driver Gncrease of
s27O submitte6, $500: two messen.
| gers, at $500 each Gncrease of $500
| each submitted), $500.
Pumping system Sought.
! For the maintenance of the water
| department distribution system, in
cluding pumping stations and ma
chinery. a total of $4,000 is recon-
mended.
/ For extension of the water depart
ment distribution system, laying of
/; service mains. etc. 100000 is asked.
and for installing water meters, $780,
i 900; for installing fire and public
hydrants, $4,000; for the purchase
and installation of one 10,000,O00-ga gall
| ION 3fV,VoV,
for laying 10,400 feet of 30-inch main,
1st and Adams streets northwest, by
! way of Rhode Island avenue and 10th
! street northeast, $4,000. The lay
| ing of this main is of vital impor-
tance The territory. which embraces
| roughly speaking, Brookland. Lang
don and Woodbridge, is now served by
two twelve-inch mains, which are
| utterly inadequate to supply the
amount of water necessary during
extreme weather conditions The
! thirty-inch main here asked will sup
| ply approximately four times the
amount that is now being used in this
territory and it's construction will
supply this territory for great many
years to come. This main has been
| asked for in the estimates for the last
two OF three years.
$4,000 for Water Main.
!, For laying 1890 feet Of twenty-inch
water main from Chevy Chase Circle
| to Georgia avenue by way Of Rock
Creek Park, $4,000. This main has
! been requested for three years and is
| of great Importance to bring the level
! of Reno reservoir back to the loca-
tion of Walter Reed Hospital and Po-
For laying e,10o feet of twenty
| inch water main in Georgia avenue
| from Military road north, $4,000. This
| main is needed to complete the north
ernmost loop of the twenty-inch main
| for the third high service. This ter
rftory now overtaxes it's one feeder.
q twelve-inch MAN,, which. isstotally