Evening star., 1921-12-05
DISTRICT ESTIMATES
TOTAL $25,570,876;
$4,381,764 INCREASE

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race. 29th street to Broad Branch
road, $4,000
Northwest-For paving Randolph
street, 18th street to 14th street, thir-
ty feet wide, $4,000.
In all, S275.90O, to be disbursed and
accounted for as street improve
ments." and for that purpose shall
constitute one fund.
Grading streets. alleys and road
For labor. purchase and repair or
ears. carts. tools or hire of same, ana
horses; and labor of the inmates OF
the Washington Asylum and Jail may
be used in connection with this
work (increase of $4,000 submitted),
S50,000.
$575.OOO for Repairs.
A total of $575. 900 is asked for re-
pairs of streets, avenues and alleys,
including resurfacing and the main
tenance of motor vehicles.
For construction and repair of side
walks and curbs around public reser-
WationS and municipal and United
States buildings. 100000 is asked.
For repairs to suburban roads $23O,-
900 is asked. For construction and
repair of bridges $4,000 is asked.
For the Highway bridge across the
Potomac the following appropria-
tions are recommended: Two draw
operators. al S1.100 each Gncrease OF
$50 each submitted). $4,000; two draw
operators. at $500 each (increase of
$3.50 submitted). sl,S00: four watch-
men. at $500 each increase of $3.50
submitted), S3,600 labor, So, 900: light
ing. power and miscellaneous supplies
and expenses of every kind neces-
sarily incident TO the operation and
maintenance of the bridge and ap-
proaches decrease of s4O), s9.600.
For the AnacoStia River bridge an
Increase of 5000 is urged. bringing
the total estimate for employees, sup
plies and expenses up to 5000.
sewer Estimate Lower.
For sewer work total of $6l2,o00
is asked, as compared with S63I 900
appropriated for the current fiscal
year.
This includes $4,000 for continuing
the construction of the upper Po-
tomac interceptor.
Other items are $4,000 for clean
Ing and repairing sewers and pasins
with a wage schedule totaling s62,000;
for operation and maintenance or tne
sewerage pumping station, including
repairs, total of $4,000, OF whlch
$4,000 is for wages. which is ldentl-
cal with the estimate for the current
fiscal year. although S33,s4S was ex-
pended during the preceding fiscal
receiving basins. S125.Ooo; Tor su-
burban sewers $150.0Oo.
Other estimates for maintenance and
care of streets include 100000 Tor
dust prevention. cleaning ana SNOW
removal; sSOO.OO0 for disposal of city
refuse; $29.194.95 for garbage trans
fer station. for the purchase or the
. site on which the present station is
located. This property has been occu-
pied for this purpose for many years,
lot having leased at
rental of $500. The price asked Is 90
cents per square foot. which IS be-
lieved to be reasonable. 1t mas an
area of 34.347 square feet. An ap-
propriation of $4,000 for the erec-
tion on this property of two-story
garage and shop is asked.
s3O,OOO Asked for Land.
For acquisition of land in the vicin-
ity Of the sarSage sta oo d.spoSas i ssked plant
This plant has been located at COCK
Pit point, Prince William county, Va
for more than twenty years. Ihe DIS
trict leases twenty -fve-acre tract
on which the disposal plant IS sl,-
uated The District needs dumping
ground Immediately adjoining TINS
plant, but is unable to secure such
right except by purchase of the iahd
Such dumping facilities are an I'M,
peratiye necessity and 1t is pelle.eo
land on which the plant stands as
protection to the Districts interests
in the future.
For the care of trees and parkings'
$4,000 is asked
For the municipal bathing beach the
following salaries are recommended:
Superintendent increase OF sow SUI SUI
mitted), $500; two watchmen at ssvo
each (increase of $500 each SUP
mitted), S1.S00: temporary services
iptpnpncp. Si,5uU.
For repairs to buildings, pools ana
upkeep of grounds S1,7s0 is asked
For Fairgrounds the following, sal
ary schedule is recommended: super
visor S2500; inspector of piaySrounds
Gncrease of $40 submitted), sl.44o:
clerk (stenographer and typeWriter)
increase of s240 submitted), Sl,44o.
To be employed not exceeding ten
months: Twenty-Five directors Oh
Fairgrounds or recreation centers, at
S95 per month each Gncrease OF s2o
per month each submitted). S20,9oU:
assistant director. at S95 per month
increase of S3o per month supmit.
ted), $3.50: general utility man. at sso
per month increase of $40 per month
submitteD. $500. To be employed not
exceeding seven months: Three assist
ant directors, at $95 per month each
increase of s35 per month each sub
mjtted), S1,995: four assistant direc-
tors at $50 per month each increase
of $40 per month each Submitted).
1880. To be employed not exceed
ing four months: Six guards or swim
ming teachers: at ss5 per month each
increase of S35 per month each sub
mitted), s2.2S0. To be employed not
exceeding three months: Four assist
ant directors, at S95 per 4nonth each
increase of S35 per month each sub
mitted), S1.140: twenty-five assistants.
at SIS per month each increase Of
$25 per month each submitted.
S4,950. To be employed twelve months:
Twenty-Five watchmen, at sI5 per
month each Cincrease of S25 per
month each submitted), sls,Soo; CLERK
(who shall be a bookkeeper). at S110
per month increase of $35 per month
submitted). S1,320. For services of
extra directors at not exceeding IS
cents per hour Gncrease of $500 sub
mitted). $1,000. For services of extra
watchmen at not exceeding IS cents
$500.
Playground Sites Recommended.
For the purchase of sites for new
Fairgrounds the following recon-
mendations are made:
For the purchase or condemnation
of a piece of ground to take the place
Of Columbia Heights playground.
$4,000. This is on Park road between
within one block of the Columbia
Hsights playground. which we vacat-
ed June 10, 1921, is level ground, has
shade. water and is in every way
desirable.
For the purchase or condemnation
OF piece of ground to take the place
OF Gallinger playground. $4,000. Gal
l.pger playground. located at 18th and
c streets northwest. was supposed to
be permanent. but in october. 1917. it
Then this piece of ground OH F. street
between 21st and 22d streets was