The Washington times., 1921-12-05
PAY.
URGED FOR.
MUNICIPAL.
Appropriations Include 1885,
900 for Additional
Schools.

The budget for the District Of
Columbia, asking for an appropria-
ton of 25,570.876.75 to run the
city government for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1928, was submit
ted to Congress today by the Pres
ident.
Provision for More Schools.
The bulk of the expenditures are
for the ordinary running Of the gov
ernment and additional buildings for
schools and additional water supply
facilities. The usual estimates for
road repair work is included.
Increases In salaries for nearly All
the statutory and smaller paid en-
pioyes Of the District government are
Included in. the budget. The increased
rates will be the minimum rates In
their respective classes, as recently
fixed by the Bureau Of Efficiency.
The estimate for running Of the
schools for the year was cut from
$10.446, ,608.24 to S5,41s,280,' with an
additional $2,156, 900 for the erection
and completion Of public school build
ings.
More than $500, 900 is asked to con-
tinue work on the Gallinger Memorial
Hospital.
increases asked for in the salaries
Of the District Commissioners were
ignored by the director of the tndget.
but the superintendent of schools was
given a raise. The salaries Of the
District Commissioners will remain
at $1,000 year, while the salary
Of the superintendent Of schools will
be $500 a year II Congress agrees
to the recommendations Of the di-
rector Of the budget.
Two $500 Salary Cuts.
Two big decreases in salaries Of
District employees are contained in
the budget. A cut Of $500 is ma 'e
in the salary Of the executive secre-
tary of the Public Utilities Commits
sion and q similar cut is made in the
salary Of the superintendent Of the
work house and reformatory. Under
the budget both these officials will
receive $4,000 a year instead OF
$4,000.
In addition to the regular appro-
priation bill, the budget carries items
amounting to $1,415,030 for projects
in the District Of Columbia. These
items are carried in the sundry civil
bill and, according to law, the Dis
trict must pay so per cent OF this APP
preparation, the Federal government
40 per cent.
In this bill, $50, 900 is provided for
the lighting OF public grounds; $780,
900 to continue work on the Key
Bridge In Georgetown; $500 for the
burial of INDECENT soldiers; 5000, 900
for parkway between Rock Creek and
Potomac Parks.
This bill also carried provisions for
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
National Geological Park; 100000 for
Columbia Hospital; $52,10 for
salaries in the District Supreme
Court; S136,2s0 for salaries Of EN-
ployes of the public buildings and
grounds office; $477,740 for the care
and improvements Of buildings and
public grounds and $42 40 for salaries
and expenses In the Court OF Appeals.
Purchase of Site Urged.
The request of the Commissioners
| for money to purchase the ground,
on which the present garbage transfer
plant Is located, for S29 9,l94.95 Is con
| tanned in the budget. This property
! has been occupied by the District as q
| transfer station for many years, the
District paying a rental of IL 800 p
year. The price asked is 85 cents q
square foot. and the Commissioners
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